WE'VE GOT MAIL - I MEAN, COMPANY!!

Yay, we were so excited to have John and Shona come to visit us! They were able to get away for a trip to New Zealand, which, of course, included the interminable hours both coming and going. Shona's sister Laura stayed with the kids so they could have this little get-away. Thanks, Laura!!

We kept on the go and showed them many of our favorite places. They were good sports and let us haul them up and down hills, through the bush, onto beaches and rocks, and endured several long car rides. John was our chef nearly every night and we enjoyed his making us stuff we were really hungry for!

We had our cameras at the ready and documented their visit on location.

On a bluff above the Taman Sea

On a volcanic hill across from the Auckland skyline

At a cave on the beach of the Auckland harbor

Inside a fortification on the coastline guarding the Auckland Harbor

Umm, not paying much attention to the view

or the Party Tree on the location of The Lord of the Rings set

The two little American Hobbits in the Hobbit Hole

The Sky Tower towering over them

In front of the New Zealand Temple in Hamilton

Did you see a pattern developing among this couple????

Sad to see them go, but we really enjoyed having them here and had a nice time with them. Hopefully it will be a trip they'll remember for a long time.