New Zealand

Welcome to New Zealand!!!

Arvid, Ryan and I arrived in New Zealand on April 10 (Brooklyn's 1st birthday!). Here we are at the airport!

We did SO many fun things, but I will have to spend lots of time chronicling everything. This will take some time. So let me start by adding a picture of the harbor in Auckland at the beginning of our trip...

That afternoon, we went to a maritime museum and had a great time. Later we took a ferry to an outlying town where we strolled the area, went to dinner, and browsed at a bookstore.

Among our many activities, Ryan did his first bungee jump. This was off a platform that jutted out from a cliff. He landed in the water - from his head to his waist (in that order).

In the close up, you can see the cliff and the platform - and, of course, his wetness!

Crazy kid, but he'd do it again!

Hooray for Scott!

Not only did Scott get his mission call, but he also changed my blog so the toolbars are in English instead of Chinese. So I can now READ how to sign in and post a new blog. YAY!!! And it's about time as I was tired of looking at those old pictures of my big glasses and frizzy hair.

Since the name of this post is about Scott, I will show you a picture of what he's been doing...

That's right: lounging on our balcony overlooking the South China Sea while sipping cool drinks with tropical umbrella decorations and chatting on the phone with Emily. Ah, the life!

On June 1, he starts work at the Consulate. He'll be working in CLO (Community Liaison Office) until June 26.

Here he is holding his mission call - right before opening it. If you haven't heard, he's been called to the Taiwan Taipei Mission (Mandarin speaking). He enters the Provo MTC on July 8. It'll be fun to have him serving in the same country (different mission) that David has been in for 2 years. David returns to Hong Kong on June 26 - we're on the countdown!