Easter Vacation Visitors

Graig and his fiance Nicole, arrived on the 9th of April for Easter week. We enjoyed spending time with them and getting to know Nicole. We went into NYC and did the sites there and shopped Chinatown for purses. Nicole and Graig went to Wicked while Mick and I checked out the Metropolitan Museum of Art there in NYC. It was pouring down rain so the museum was a great activity while they were at the play. Nicole loves games so we did one of my favorite activites, that is playing games!!! They headed home on the14th. Graig headed back to school BYU-I and Nicole went with him for job interviews. She was offered a job at Rexburg Elementary teaching 1st grade. What a blessing that is for them. The wedding date has been set for August 6th at the Seattle Temple. Graig is attending BYU-I while Nicole is back home in Maple Valley Washington working and preparing for the wedding.

My cousin Leslie Harmer Ewell and her family and friends arrived on the 9th also. They stayed with us until sunday the 19th. They pounded the pavement and saw NYC, Washington DC, Gettysburg, Washingtons Winter Encampment, and hit a Broadway play of guys and Dolls. In the picture is top left, their exchange student from Sweden, Eric, their friends and ours now, Mike and Nicole, Austin, James and bottom row is Robbie, Kenzie and my cousin Leslie. It was fun having a house with 10 extra people. Another one of my favorites....company!!!! It was a breeze after 22 for New Years. Remember our door is always open and we love company. We have already completed one year of our two year mission for Mars, so time is winding down. We've had our hump day, as the missionaries say.