Finally - for our adventures with the Xu Family!
(There is SO much to tell about - but I am just so behind in my blogging, again I will use short hand and hopefully the pictures will speak for themselves!)
Carved Pumpkins, though a couple weeks later than most people
We went hiking up the canyon near our house. They had never seen snow before coming here!
They loved the fall leaves! -and raking my backyard (:
Trey got tickets for everyone to watch the Jazz! They loved chanting "DE-FENSE!"
We went to a local craft fair and car show
We went to the Children's Museum
Made Sugar Cookies and decorated them (they don't use ovens or bake in Taiwan)
Candy, Kevin, Trey and another missionary that taught them went to the SLC Temple for a session. I watched the 5 kids. Thank goodness for the Sister missionaries that helped me for about 1/2 hour of the 3 hours! They gave us a little tour. Not an experience I'd want to repeat, but worth it.
They Loved DI! Candy got a ton of church paraphernalia to take home to her primary and for her home (:
We went up to Snow Basin Ski Resort. It wasn't open yet, but they just started hiking up the mountain when we got there. Got to the top of the first lift and played in the snow for a couple hours! They loved it. They were such great sports about everything!
One of the highlights was the last night we had in Utah, Candy cooked an amazing Taiwanese feast for Victoria's Birthday. It included all the Taiwanese traditions like Long Noodles for long life, cracking red eggs on the birthday person's forehead and best of all - Chicken feet!
I made the cake.
The True Grand Finale was of course Disneyland!
Needless to say it was amazing and SO fun. They are an incredible family who we love and miss so much already! We are so glad they got to come and that we could share a part of our world as they and the Taiwanese did so generously when we were there.
(There is SO much to tell about - but I am just so behind in my blogging, again I will use short hand and hopefully the pictures will speak for themselves!)
Carved Pumpkins, though a couple weeks later than most people
We went hiking up the canyon near our house. They had never seen snow before coming here!
They loved the fall leaves! -and raking my backyard (:
Trey got tickets for everyone to watch the Jazz! They loved chanting "DE-FENSE!"
We went to a local craft fair and car show
We went to the Children's Museum
Made Sugar Cookies and decorated them (they don't use ovens or bake in Taiwan)
Candy, Kevin, Trey and another missionary that taught them went to the SLC Temple for a session. I watched the 5 kids. Thank goodness for the Sister missionaries that helped me for about 1/2 hour of the 3 hours! They gave us a little tour. Not an experience I'd want to repeat, but worth it.
They Loved DI! Candy got a ton of church paraphernalia to take home to her primary and for her home (:
We went up to Snow Basin Ski Resort. It wasn't open yet, but they just started hiking up the mountain when we got there. Got to the top of the first lift and played in the snow for a couple hours! They loved it. They were such great sports about everything!
One of the highlights was the last night we had in Utah, Candy cooked an amazing Taiwanese feast for Victoria's Birthday. It included all the Taiwanese traditions like Long Noodles for long life, cracking red eggs on the birthday person's forehead and best of all - Chicken feet!
I made the cake.
The True Grand Finale was of course Disneyland!
Needless to say it was amazing and SO fun. They are an incredible family who we love and miss so much already! We are so glad they got to come and that we could share a part of our world as they and the Taiwanese did so generously when we were there.
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