Raini

Raini came home for the weekend. She brought two friends that had never been to AZ. Kelly from California and Makiko from Japan. It was fun to see people enjoy the beauty of our state. Seeing things through another's eyes brought back the appreciation for all the beauty that is all around us. Especially Makiko. Everything she saw was so beautiful and exciting. Even a cactus. To see her jump for joy, literally, filled me with the same joy. We went to Sedona to see the red rocks. They went rock hopping at Oak Creek. We stopped at the top of the canyon to look down and browsed the Native American jewelry venders. We spent the night at my mom and dads. My sisters family came. They live in Flag. We went to dinner in Williams at a place called Cruisers. Raini took a picture of Makiko dressed in Harley Davidson gear and we asked a biker guy to pose with her. He was great. We made S'mores at the fire pit my parents have in their back yard. A first for Makiko. She really enjoyed making the S'mores. Raini and I entertained them with all the goofy camp songs. We learned a new song from my niece Sedona. Listened to the train pass all night long. Didn't get much sleep. The next day my dad took them on a hike up Mount Humphrey (I think that was the mountain). My dad made it all the way to the top. He was very excited about that. He is in 70's. Not bad. We had lunch then headed for Phx. Raini had to go home later that night. Another 6 hr. drive. It was a very nice visit. I will post some pictures if Raini sends them to me. HINT, HINT!!!!!!! Very good weekend.