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July in Utah

We arrive in Utah and meet our first grandson, Austin Thayne Fenwick.

He is pictured here with his parents, Sterling and Erika.

Austin is blessed the next day with both sets of his grandparents, pictured here.

He is the first grandson for all of us.

Erika's family, including Cami.

Austin with both his grandpas, Arvid & Monti.

What a happy little boy!

Austin and his Grandma Joyce

Three of our kids - Ryan, 18; Erika, 25; David, 22

In the midst of being with my kids, I attend a reunion lunch with a bunch of HK friends.

front: Kim, me, Marj

back: Heidi, Denise, Lynelle, Tara

And another one with Lily & Athena.

Arvid also gets to talk with a good friend, Craig, when he and I visit the Palmer family.

We have a small family reunion with some of the relatives on Arvid's side.

For part of it, we went to the Bull Wars in Kamus (and met the Wade's there - from HK).

Bulls, bulls, bulls.

Arvid's sister, Cindy (front center) flanked by a cousin, Kurt and his wife, Linda,

with me and Cindy's husband Daryl in the 2nd row).

Me, Austin, Daryl and Cindy

We spent a day in Park City and went up a chair lift...

(Ryan, Gloria-Arvid's mom, and Bill-her friend)

and down the Alpine Slide.

(Cindy, Daryl and Ryan)

We celebrate Cami's 2nd birthday

Ryan takes her outside for a walk...

...while her parents play with her new toys.

Great-grandma Gloria and Cami

Playing games with Erika, David's roommate, David and Ryan

Cindy, me, Linda and Gloria in the Wasatch Mountains....

... on an ATV trip

(Arvid and I are in the front seats - Arvid driving)

Ryan, David, Erika and Sterling get a turn.

Sterling shows how dirty we all got!

We also get to celebrate Cindy's birthday.

(One hundred points to any of you who can guess how old she was turning...)

Look at all the fun we're having....

Yep, just sitting around...

...but talking, laughing and having fun!

Arriving in the USA

After leaving Hong Kong, we went to the DC area to get ready for our new move.

We stop at Krista's home in Maryland and visit her family.

"Princess" Kate playing with her new fairy tale toys.

Ryan and Travis being entertained by Brooklyn.

Krista and I swim with the girls.

Krista shows us "7 months pregnant."

We get together with the Johnsen's, whom we knew from Hong Kong.

Ryan and I play with Kate and Brooklyn...

Callie, Wendi, Krista and I go to the midnight premier of the newest Twilight movie.

Visiting my dad's grave at Arlington National Cemetery.

Ryan and I take Arvid to see the Changing of the Guards as he'd never seen it.

Visiting with our friends, the Rollins, whom we knew in South Africa.

Mary and Krista pose (8 months & 7 months, respectively)

Grandpa and Kate

Grandpa and Brooklyn

We say goodbye and head to Utah. But I plan on going back for the new baby!

Saying Farewell to Hong Kong

Some friends at the Lai's fabulous end of the year party

(before all the expats go to the USA for the summer)!

Some of us in our Institute class.

A bunch of my friends all go to the Jardine's Noon-day Gun....

...and one more sam pan trip in Victoria Harbor.

End of year party at the Hillam's: Terry, Suzan, Katie and Marj

And Chris, Carrie, Helen and Lily.

Cheryl, Lynelle, Arvid and Wylie.

Nadine, Kim, Brian and Mike.

One last trip to Macau - to see the Cirque Du Soleil.

The three of us in the lobby of our REALLY nice 5 star hotel.

(And I admit - this trip was before Ryan's big shave in April...)

A farewell dinner with some of our friends -Bradford's, Wade's, Lew's and Westergard's.

Our last Sunday - saying goodbye to the guards at church.

Farewell party at the Consulate - Arvid, me, and his staff:

Christine, Amy and Sharon...

...and Joey and her husband PC:

Christy and Kelly on the Peak.

Dinner with the Perkins.

Magnificent Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour.

My last view from the back window of our flat.

And then we're off!

But we'll only say Farewell - and not goodbye. We love Hong Kong!!!