Friends

Of course it's fun to go to Vegas and to take the boat out on the lake but by far my favorite thing about our trip was being able to catch up with friends. There are so many people that I didn't have time to visit but we were able to see some of you and we are so happy that everyone is doing well. I got to meet two new babies and spend some quality time with people I love. I am so blessed with great friends.

My good friend Kari came all the way down from Washington with her 4 kids. I can't believe she flew on the airplane by herself with all those kids in tow but she is amazing. Her parents have a dairy farm just outside of Logan Utah and she invited us up for the fourth of July festivities. Man, they sure know how to party in those small towns!! We went to the Lewiston 4th of July parade and the kids got way more candy from the floats then they knew what to do with! The boys got to ride around the farm on the ATV and see the baby cows. They even got to see the cows coming in to be milked for the day. We ate at the famous ice-creamery right in Lewiston (home of the "Fat Boy" ice cream sandwich) and to top off the wonderful trip we saw some awesome fireworks.

It's so fun to meet up with people that you haven't seen for over a year and feel like you have never left. Thanks so much to all of you for making my trip so memorable. Now, come and visit ME!!!!

Kate and Steve Mooth with new baby Wilson

It was kind of crazy being in Utah and catching up with friends from Germany, I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone!

Kari Christensen with new baby Eli

I love this shot of these four kids. The Christensen's and Durtschi's, together again...life was good:)

I got to meet up with Gary and Jenn Halversen at Cafe Rio. This isn't a photo from Cafe Rio but an old photo from girls camp 2007...good times!

I didn't get a picture but I have to give a shout out to Duane and Rachel Andersen and also Brandon and Jamie Plewe. Rachel and Jamie were my YW leaders when I was growing up in Buffalo, NY. It's lots of fun to get together and have them tell me what a rotten teenager I was:)