Jake spent his final two weeks at home before leaving for USAFA going on his farewell tour. In addition to scheduling bike rides, lunches, dinners and phone calls with friends, he spent time with family downtown at Grandma and Grandpa’s place. It was a perfect day for swimming!

After swimming for a while, many of the kids relaxed in the hot tub (with adult supervision, of course).

Who let the turtle in the water?

What’s a family gathering without Derek teaching the twins a new game?

Jake then went to say goodbye to Dave and Judi.

We will post more summaries and reflections from the past week, but the following two pictures give a glimpse of the transformation of this 18 year-old in less than 24 hours.