Allen Family Visit - FUN

We were so thrilled to have Mauri, Gary, Kyri, Graysen, and Tanzi come visit us after Christmas.  Even though nearly all of us had colds, we had a great time together.  The following pictures pretty much tell the story :)   Thanks, Allens, for brightening our holidays!

At the Mission Office

At the tree in our church parking lot

Can you even see the kids?  HUGE, awesome tree :)

At the cross - wonderful viewpoint of Ventura.

It was cold and windy

The channels - behind Yolanda's Restaurant

(where we had lunch)

Fun at the apartment

Cute hairdo, Tanzi

Flying kites at the beach!  Kyri had been so sick all morning; we were happy she was feeling better and had some fun at the beach.

Big sand bank by the shore.

Note Tanzi's dry clothes

Note Tanzi's wet clothes.

A wave caught her off guard, and she sat down in the cold water

Sadly, after this picture, I dropped my camera in the sand.  It has not worked since :(  As Elder Mecham used it to take pictures of the missionaries' apartments, we replaced it yesterday (New Year's Day - when we inspected seven apartments), but I'm planning to take the camera in to a shop to see if it can be fixed for a reasonable price.