The first couple days were super busy. What a joy it is for me to be able to share
this part of my life with such a good friend.
My first trip to Argentina was 10 years ago… I never would have imagined
all that has taken place since then.
It was so exciting to pick up Natalia and Mirko from the
airport on Sunday. Of course, after
coming to my parent’s house to drop things off the first thing Mirko wanted to
do was go to a store. He loves to shop…
especially for food. Natalia and I of
course spent the whole time just visiting.
Monday we went to a lot of different stores. Not only did they want to experience
everything they had some last minute Christmas shopping they wanted to do.
It seems like all we were doing was shopping and eating
so Natalia, Mirko and I went on a five mile walk on Monday afternoon before
dinner. Thankfully the weather
cooperated and did not rain. They also
got to get a small experience of Christmas lights as we walked and they saw one
of the houses decked out with lights. During
this time Shane was able to get caught up on his homework so he could enjoy the
rest of the vacation with us.
On Christmas Eve, we decided to take them to Snoqualmie
Falls since it was so beautiful outside.
Natalia knows it as “My waterfall” since it is where I would often go to
study my Bible…. especially when I needed to get away and pray about a big
decision. I was excited to be able to
share the waterfall with Natalia but quickly disappointed when we arrived and
it was cloudy right where the waterfall was… and nowhere else. Of course, we didn't let that get us down;
instead I took them out to another important place in my life, Lake
Retreat. We got lucky and Topher and Hilary
were still there so Natalia got to visit with him for a little bit.
Fog at My Waterfall... we could hear it there somewhere.
Visiting Lake Retreat with Topher & Hilary
Enjoying the beauty of the lake...
Family picture at Lake Retreat...
That evening they got to experience their first reunion
at my church. Natalia especially enjoyed
the candlelight portion of the service.
Once again we were lucky and ran into Emily at church with her
family. So, once again Natalia had the
opportunity to catch up with Emily and meet her family.
Candle Night Service...
Natalia, Emily & Hudson
After the service we took Natalia and Mirko through one
of the neighborhoods in Maple Valley so they could see a lot of houses with Christmas
lights. What an experience it was for
them as they had only seen it before in the movies. By the time we got back to my parents we were
all starving and grateful that my Mom had prepared Korean food for dinner. After dinner I had to stay awake late and
make desert and wrapping presents. We all
went to bed exhausted after a couple of busy days.
Natalia enjoying the Christmas lights...
The guys enjoying youtube videos...
Making Pecan Squares...
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