yakity-yak-yak: Visitors from "The Land Down Under"

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Visitors from "The Land Down Under"

Tony Morganti and his son Caleb visited us last week. They came all the way from Perth Australia, and spent an entire week with our family. We felt privileged to have them spend almost a third of their US vacation in Logandale. (We think Logandale is a pretty great place, but we admit it is not a US tourist attraction, and visiting in July....well....we let's just say Logandale has its better months.) Kent baptized Tony 28 years ago while serving as a missionary in Perth. Tony has kept in touch with us through the years, and has actually come to the states several times. Check out some of the fun things we did with the Morgantis during their week in Logandale: (Shown here in no particular order.)

Epic Game of Disney Monopoly. (The game will never be the same without Tony (aka-the devil :) ) And yes, spoonfuls of peanut butter were necessary nourishment during the long and intense game.

Lake Mead

Luke and Tony tubing at Lake Mead (Trip also involved skiing and wakeboarding)

Visit to the Las Vegas Strip-Luke and "Bumblebee" (Ironically, I call Luke my "baby bumblebee" :)

Caleb and Tony spoke in our ward (L-5). (And it was AMAZING!) The Askeroths came to hear them speak and meet the Morgantis. The Morgantis susequently ate dinner at the Askeroth's later in the week, leaving a "secret visitor" delivered all the way from Australia. (You'll have to ask the Askeroths how a hide-and-seek game of a 1" picture of a certain grade-school teacher came to be a family tradition in their home and how this picture made its way half way around the world and back again.)