A Really Fun Week

Last week we had the opportunity to host a missionary family for the week. They are church pastors in Trujillo, Peru and have been home in Louisiana for the past 10 months (to have a baby). They came to town last week for the annual General Assembly conference for our church denomination. We had a great time getting to know them and our kids loved making new friends. After the first night, their two oldest kids had slumber parties upstairs with our kids every night and cried when they left. It was a little busy having 8 kids in the house all week, but totally worth it. One of the reasons we bought the house we live in is because we wanted to be able to host missionaries and guests, and I'm so glad we have the ability to do that.

You can check out more info about them at www.perumission.org and www.stuing.blogspot.com

 Here are our big kids' memories from the week:

Catherine: This was a really fun week with them here. We loved it. It was hard to say goodbye. I love playing with Satomi, Sam, and Ezra. I hope they come and visit us again. And I love this picture. I loved when she slept in my room, played Barbies with me, and loved seeing her and Anna dress up like princesses. 

Will: I liked playing with Sam, shooting the bow and arrow and I didn't want them to leave.

Anna: I didn't want them to leave. I had fun with them. It was hard to say goodbye to them. I had fun with her sleeping in my room, playing Barbies and dress up with her. 

and please note--this is what happens when you take two crawling babies outside. they crawl in opposite directions!!