We hung out at home for a while, letting the littles warm up to them. (That took about 45 seconds, by the way.) Kathleen remembered them and their sweet children -- a bit -- from our time in Hawaii, but John and Amy were new faces for the other three. Only a few minutes into their visit it was like we'd never been apart! John and Amy brought sweet, thoughtful gifts for everyone. Really, I'm not sure they could have made anyone happier. Jim and I were over the moon to have some of our favorite Hawaiian treats again. And the girls wore necklaces from John and Amy the next day at the baptism. They could barely be convinced to take them off for baths and bed!
Eventually we loaded up the whole circus and headed to Stanford to give John and Amy the nickel tour. We love to show off Stanford's pretty architecture; the kids make sure everyone sees the fountains. I think John and Amy were just happy to working their way back to Hawaii. It was a pleasant day here -- not as nice as Hawaii, but far, far more pleasant than the weather in Kansas!
One neat thing about John and Amy's layover was the timing. We were baptizing Luke the next day, and John and Amy are his godparents. We loved that they were able to meet him before he was baptized. The timing was serendipitous; we made the arrangements to baptize him independently of our friends' travel plans. What a blessing!
Luke and his sweet, sweet godparents.
Our time with our friends passed too quickly. They'll be leaving Hawaii soon; we'll be leaving California soon. Sadly, we won't be any closer to one another, since they'll be in Washington state and we'll be in New York. But we hope and trust that we will see each other again soon, even though we don't know when or where that will be. Aloha a hui hou, friends!
1 comment:
Wow...that sounds like one long layer over to get the nickel tour! Fun, fun!
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