To say we were excited to see our friends from China after so many years was an understatement! We were waiting a searching with each opening of the security doors at the airport.
They are here!
lots of hugs!
first selfie in more than 3 years
Excited to see Hudson
They brought us gifts from China. They said, "We remembered that you guys always bought bread, so we brought you some!" :)
Xiao Jun also gave me this nice tea set and some China tea!
Regan left her violin and books behind....they brought them to her!
Look at all of the local food/snacks!!
Then we took them for an Italian breakfast
Plus, Regan and the girls made homemade sugar cookies and decorated them in teh shape of an Italian flag as a welcome to Italy present for them.
We didn't waste any time starting to show them around. We wanted to try to keep them going to help with jetlag.
We got some great pictures, but didn't stay long...it was HOT!
We also tried to teach them how to drink water from the fountains...very funny :)
Yoyo helped Hudson with a piano pice that he's been trying to teach himself.
The girls played Chinese chess
We all played Chinese checkers
One of my favorites!
Kelly and Xiao Jun
Yoyo and Regan
Lauren, Katherine, and Winter
the girls
gelato
Lauren had been saving her coupon for a colored highlights for a while...
She decided it was time to go purple
I think it turned out cute!
our friends do not like all of the sun in Rome...So even though our days are reaching 107, they are bundled up
They askec to see the black sand beach
The water was too rough to swim. The girls tried but the lifeguard blew them back in. Lauren was out of breath trying to swim back in.
But rough waters resulted in more shells to find!
even in the car! Hahaha
Exploring the park near our house
We only had 2 bikes so the kids took turns
It looks like a post card
The sheep were heading back
Bubble tea!!!
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