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| Grandpa Randy and Grandma Margaret welcoming us at the airport |
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| Down to Byron where we met up with Great-Grandma Lois, Lisa and the girls, and Aunt Lori and Carl |
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| Next morning we went to "breakfast on the farm"! We haven't missed for the last 5 years! We certainly weren't going to let a little thing like living in Ethiopia stop us this year! |
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| The amazing pancake machine |
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| Yum! |
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| Ride 'em cowgirls! |
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| Then into Rochester for the famous dachshund-dash! |
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| Campfire at Grandma and Grandpa's |
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| Hot dogs! (not Dachshunds) |
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| Getting sticky-faced |
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| Hi! |
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| Mercy and Linnea are best friends, Mercy loves sitting on her lap and playing together |
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| We shared a huge Blizzard on the way to the... |
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| ZOO!!! |
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| All 4 girls checking out the Grizzlies |
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| No trip to the zoo is complete without riding on a praying mantis. We have tone of these in Langano. You can also see the colobus monkey in the background - another native of Langano. |
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| Exploring a cave at the zoo |
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| Running through the zoo fountain with Linnea! We got drenched! |
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| Liya and Charlotte seeing who can get wetter |
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| Mercy explains to Grandpa how picking one's nose in public is socially acceptable in Ethiopia. |
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| Drying out on the warm rock |
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| Jump! |
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| Mercy and Linnea exploring the fountains with Grandma and Grandpa. |
