March 3 2020 Mackies visit

Hope, Spark, Lacey & Court Visit to New Zealand!

We had more visitors the last week of February… Lacey & Court brought Spark & Hope to see us and we visited a lost more of New Zealand…

Flying in

We visited the Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park…

Hope was chased...

Feeding the Birds...

Not a Bird! A Living Dinosaur!

And the Waitomo Caves (Glowworms)… (No pictures allowed inside...)

Yes, we were on a boat in a cave.

Glowworms...

The caves...

No pictures inside, but we made it!

Yes - That's an eel...

Hamilton Gardens…

Cute Statues!

Being a scarecrow is fun!

Sometimes we feel BIG...

And Sometimes Small... (That's Spark...)

Imagine the Garden you can have with these tools!

Cathedral Cove (Long Hike down to the beach!)

Goats along the route...

Cathedral Cove

Dancing on the Beach

Dreaming about...

A sailboat?

Should we cliff jump?

(there is music with the video if it works...)

Hiking back up...

Raglan (Bridal Veil Falls and the Black Sand Beach)

The Falls

The Black sand...

Lunch on the Wharf...

And Slides at Parks…

And Pizza Night!

Hobbiton...

Little Artist!

Anyone home?

Party Field...

Drinks at the Inn...

A wizard in the making?

What a day!

Mount Maunganui

water is so fun!

Rocks are too!

Lacey and Court snorkeling with the Big Ships...

Plenty of Parks and new Friends from Sri Lanka…

Hope's favorite activity

Look - no hands - like a roller coaster

New Friends...

And Duck Island Ice Cream...

Yes, I do like it!

So do I!

A Fun Day

The Last Day...

Marine Discovery Center...

Clear Bottom Boats...

Sand Castles

A Break

Frisbee on the Beach..

And more Swings!

What a Week!

We are very grateful for our children and grandchildren – That makes life great!

Elder Tune from Kiribati (pronounced Kit-ti-bus) came to a Stake Conference and shared about going often to a hotel but never getting breakfast – they asked him why – he said it was too expensive! But it was free to all!

Do we know the privileges and blessings we deserve? Maybe we could all study more and make sure we are taking part of those privileges and blessing in store for us!

We Love you all!

Elder & Sister Despain