Seeing the City (Day 3 & 4)

Today my dad spent another day in meetings so me and my sister spent some time at home with mom. I really enjoyed seeing what my mom does at home and spending some time just visiting with her...I miss that! This afternoon, my sister and I were able to go out on the streets of Mexico. We even got brave and ate at one of the resturants (I'm keeping my fingers crossed I don't regret that :) It was delicious!! After we walked around the streets for awhile, we decided to go check out the mall. I was AMAZED at how nice the mall was. It was nicer than a lot of the malls in the United States. The prices were expensive!! My mom said the mall prices are sometimes double what you buy things for in the states. We did find an ICEE and I was in HEAVEN!! It is so hard to get a cold drink around here. I am having a great time and am excited to get my dad back in town so we can see some more missionary work!

Happy Birthday To My Dad! (Day 2)

Yesterday was such a neat day. My dad had Zone Leader Training first thing in the morning, which gave me the opportunity to meet several missionaries. They are all so cute and it was so much fun to get to know them. My sister and I were able to sit in on the training and I can't tell you how neat it was to hear these young men sing. The training is in a room above my parents garage and when they sing, their voices fill the streets. The spirit is amazing. After the training my sister and I helped my mom get the food ready and it was amazing how quickly the food disappears. I heard several American Elders comment on how they love eating at President's home because it's a taste of home. My mom has almost perfected all of her American dishes here in Mexico, thanks to Costco!! After we ate, we were able to sing Happy Birthday to my Dad. It was great being here to celebrate his birthday with him. We were able to sing happy birthday in English and then the Elders sang it in spanish. After the celebration we jumped in a car and drove 2 hours to Cocoyoc where my parents and the other 25 mission presidents in Mexico are meeting with members of the 70 for 2 days of training. My sister and I went to dinner last night while my parents were in meetings and it was so fun trying to use our high school spanish to communicate. I feel for those new missionaires :) PS...I have tried to spell check and it tells me every word is not spelled correctly because it is trying to spell check spanish words and I'm not sure how to fix that, sorry!!

I'm In Mexico!!!!! (Day 1)

This is just awesome!!!! I have so many pictures and could write forever and I have only been here for 5 hours, but I am sooooo tired! I just wanted to post a few pictures of my first day here in Mexico. Getting to see my parents has just been amazing! My sister brought her son that my parents hadn't seen and they love having a grandchild around. After leaving the airport this afternoon, my parents brought us back for a delicious dinner and then the office elders, APs, a cute neighbor and a missionary couple came for some cake. I can't believe how beautiful the mission home is!! I will write more later...after sleep!

A Few Visitors At The Mission Home

My grandparents (my mom's mom and dad) and my aunt and uncle (my mom's brother and his wife) flew to Mexico this past week to visit my parents. This is a picture with my grandma and grandpa, under the flag, and my aunt and uncle at the left of the picture meeting a few of the missionaries. 11 days until I leave...I'm so excited :)

Missionaries That Arrived Thursday

Coming and Going

Top- Missionaries arriving (American Elders with be coming Thursday)

Bottom- I assume these are the Elders returning home (I didn't get a clear explanation on that, but wanted to make sure I posted the picture).

I only have 4 more weeks until I leave for Mexico. I'm so excited to see my parents and get to meet all the wonderful missionaries. I will make sure to post lots of pictures from my trip :)

BYU and Bread

My parents bought six 15 lb. loaf of bread from the bakery and used them for lunch at zone conferences.


My parents are big BYU fans. This is one of the zones showing their support for the cougars!