We had our first visitors!!! In June, just a few days after I flew back from the states, our friends stopped by for an extended weekend. Tim and Owen grew up together. Tim and his wife Stacey have been living and teaching in China for the last 5 years and had darling little Seth there last year. The last time we saw them was right before they moved to China, and while they have been back to visit, we have been out of country too, so we have not seen them since. They are moving back to Michigan for Tim to start medical school this fall! We were so excited to have them stop here on their move back. It was a great visit and great time to be able to catch up with them and spend time with them after all these years. We're excited at the prospect of seeing them more often now and for them to join the medical school world!
Aside from just the time being able to catch up, we had a great time showing them around London. Unfortunately the weather didn't want to cooperate and it poured the first day we went into central and little Seth wasn't a huge fan of that ;) We did however have one of the coolest experiences ever possible in London. We showed up to Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard ceremony. Little did we know what we were about to see. The inside was blocked off, there was a red banner on the balcony, and the Queen's flag was flying. Turns out it was the Trooping of the Colour, the official celebration of the Queen's birthday! There was a parade with the guards and a royal flyover! And of course, the whole royal family was there!! We couldn't have planned a better experience in London.
Aside from the Trooping of the Colour, we wandered all around London and saw the tourist sights. The weather held up on our second trip into central, so we were able to see a few more things. We also went to Richmond Park after church, and spent a lot of time just hanging out as they began the difficult process of readjusting to the western world. We had a great time with them and are so glad they were able to visit. We wish them much luck as they begin the crazy journey of medical school!
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| Trooping of the Colour Parade (gates made it tough for pictures) |
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| Finale of the flyover |
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| Royal Family!!! |
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| Pictures with the royal family! |
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| That flag flies whenever the Queen is present |
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| Yay for visits from good friends! |
We had our first visitors!!! In June, just a few days after I flew back from the states, our friends stopped by for an extended weekend. Tim and Owen grew up together. Tim and his wife Stacey have been living and teaching in China for the last 5 years and had darling little Seth there last year. The last time we saw them was right before they moved to China, and while they have been back to visit, we have been out of country too, so we have not seen them since. They are moving back to Michigan for Tim to start medical school this fall! We were so excited to have them stop here on their move back. It was a great visit and great time to be able to catch up with them and spend time with them after all these years. We're excited at the prospect of seeing them more often now and for them to join the medical school world! 
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