7-9-16 Missionary Evening at the Blickenstaffs

That evening, after some time at the beach, more missionaries gather at the home:

 Missionaries are used to pizza at large gatherings!

 These boys couldn't wait to get out the hammocks!

 Pretty comfy, if I do say so myself!

 FaceTiming from Utah:)

 Time to say Goodbye:(

 Q&A time with President:

The evening closed with a few zone conference videos, what could be better?!

7-9-16 Open House at the Blickenstaff Backyard in Camarillo, California!

Our son-in-laws and elders helped a ton to set up tables and chairs in the backyard!

 K.O. Tacos put on a feast of street tacos featuring pollo, asada, and al pastor!

 Salsa bar, sour cream, guacamole, rice & beans:

 Finding shade under the apricot tree:

 We love meeting fiancees! 

 Our senior couple drove down from northern California!

 Our children gather under the patio cover:

 Tons of friends from our stake!

 Members bringing investigators:

 Neighbors in our ward:

 Long time friends:

 New bishop called while we were in Taiwan:

 This couple on the right just got back after two years in Beijing:

 Next door neighbors:

 My cousin from O.C.:

 Ruben did a fabulous job with the tacos!

 My grandson found my seminary props for a little sword fighting!

7-2-16 Welcome Home!

Somehow the kids all thought we had flown on Delta instead of United:( The first to find us at LAX was our daughter-in-law Jacky, who took a picture of our son Jacob's wacky humor:

Caitlin's signs are a little more endearing!

The rest of the kids joined us while our oldest daughter's family put in our order at Tito's Tacos!

One of our favorite spot to eat by LAX and the LA Temple!

Our granddaughter Finley was so excited to see us!

Getting back to our home in Camarillo in the afternoon:

My shoe barely made it to the front door! It came apart running through the SFO airport to catch our connecting flight to LAX (after our Taipei flight departed 90 minutes late):

The jet lag took its toll, and we both have been taking naps and slept 9 hours the first night!

So good to be home:)))

7-1-16 Farewell in Taipei

Dinner with the Jergensens presiding over the Taipei Mission. They gave us a wonderful surprise: a three-column study version of the Old Testament! Can't wait for our missionaries to get this!

 A friend to several of our missionaries serving in Taichung:

 Younger brother of one of our elders:

 Returned from a mission in Canada: