Home and visiting kids and grandkids

 Sunday, the 16th we spoke in Sacrament meeting.

 We got our missionary plaque from Bishop Arnell.

 We went to Provo and stayed a night with Whitney's family, little Arthur!

 George and Theo getting to know us again.

 We drove 10 hours to Ashleigh's house in Washington. Playing with Jayden and June.

 Jamie and Whitney flew in and surprised Ashleigh. We went to Bill's Berry farm, a fall tradition.

 We ate apple donuts fresh off the conveyor belt.

 Alan and I soaking in the family!

 We did peddle cart racing and a corn maze.

 We shot apples from big sling shots.

 Ate caramel apples.

 Talked with Johnny Appleseed.

We went to see the movie, Crazy Rich Asians, and then watched Ashleigh in her play, Mama Mia!

On our way and home

 The youth wanted to have dinner with us at our favorite taqueria.

 Each one said something about us and then we told them how much we love them and hope they stay strong in the gospel and do well in life.

 They made posters and were so sweet, we will miss them so much!

 Sunday after church we had tostadas.

 In the hall outside the kitchen.

 Members eating in the chapel.

 Saying goodbye to Esther, Lucrecia, and Vilma Garrido.

 We went to the capital and stayed with John and Chris Norman and went to see Mama Mia 2.

We miraculously met Carolina Lopez in the capital. When we turned in our car she was at the area office waiting to go get her visa for her mission to Mexico. We all took the same van, which dropped her off at the mexican embassy, then dropped us off at the temple. Lots of hugs and tears!!

 3 of our kids were able to meet us at the airport, one was a surprise. We didn't know she would be there.

Justin, Whitney, and Jamie. We plan to photoshop Ashleigh in later! (if she doesn't beat us to it)

Final days in Fray and Juan Pablo's baptism

 We gave our bed away today and are using the mission bed for 2 nights before we head to Coban for interviews with president Faundez on Sunday. We also gave away our washing machine.

 Packing our bags and sweeping the floor and getting spider webs out of the rooms.

 District meeting under the carport by our house on Friday until noon.

 Walking with the elders down our driveway, so we don't bottom out on the bumps in the road.

 Lunch appointment with Luki and Vilma, great salad, rice, and chicken.

 Dinner at our Friday night appointment with Luis and Dolores Coy in Chahal. Great soup!

 Aurora, us, Angela, Luis, Dolores after dinner,

 Saturday morning baptism of Juan Pablo, 14 year old neighbor of Florentin and Sonia Garrido.

 Elder Faundez' first baptism.

all done.

 The group that was there.

 Afterwards we had lunch with Esther, Luki, and Vilma. They invited all 6 missionaries and us. This was the first member's house we had dinner at when we arrived 10 months ago in Fray. So it is fitting that it also be the last one as well.

Eating appointments

 We went to Coban for our p day and when we drove through Chisec, we saw E. Hernandez and Perez in the street. We worked with both of them in Fray.

 We go through a town we used to call "the dirty little town", until we learned its name was Balbatzul. It's about 200 yards long and very pretty before and after the town, but very dirty in the middle of town.

 This is the town trash heap, they burn it on the side of the road and just keep adding to it.

 Sonia and Florentin invited us to their house for pizza one last time. We brought pepperoni, cheese, and sauce, and they had pineapple, ham, onion, pepper, and the crust. Julian offered a prayer and he and Mitzi ate at the table with the missionaries.

 Everyone was full and it was delicious!

Mitzi fell asleep on Sonia's lap, the grandkids are so cute!

Relief Society baking class

 First we all washed our hands outside in our pila.

 Making chocolate chip cookies and reading off the recipe.

 Crushing the graham crackers for Hello Dollys.

 Cutting the Hello Dollys.

 They ate all the cookies, Hello Dollys, and took brownies home to their families.

Passing the brownies out. We had 20 people in the house, 4 kids, 4 elders, 10 women, and us.