Naoki

Naoki came with us to church.  We aren't allowed to try to teach him anything religious, so I sat back ready to answer questions.  It was fun to watch him take a hymn book and his translator and go to work.  I saw him discreetly wipe a tear away, but he had a hard time being there for three hours.  Apparently he doesn't have a church that he attends at home.  After that we packed everyone up and headed up to squaw peak and for a glance at Bridal Veil falls.  It was pretty windy and cold, so we only stayed long enough to take pictures, hike around a little and Julie and Mike Ward came up and we shot each others family pictures again.  The Wards came over for dinner and games after.  Naoki looked a little overwhelmed by all the people, but he had seconds at dinner and enjoyed our game.  We played King of Tokyo and we were laughing that you don't mess with the Japanese when it comes to Tokyo.  Monday I took him to Canyon View to shadow a student for the day and then off to the Scera Shell to play chess and eat donuts. 

Tuesday we played Ping-Pong, exchanged gifts and wished him well for the rest of his trip this morning.  I enjoy hosting these boys, but it's hard to say goodbye.

Evelyn said that she was the horse... I think she watched Harry Potter with Sam or something.

Seth kept carrying these around.  So cute.

Shopping on Saturday

These guys were awesome!  Frying pan and smolder.