Genki, Hiro, Reo, and Shunsuke

We hosted Japanese students again. That was a blast.

We were to have 2 boys for about 13 days, Hiro and Genki. Then we got an email requesting we take 2 extras for the first 4 days. We got paid extra and it was fun. We got Reo and Shunsuke. We picked them up on the 4th of july and took them to JCW's for burgers. We got them matching t-shirts to wear. Keenan also gave them socks from the freedom run. I made apple pie and we went to watch fireworks. The boys had school everyday, so we only had evenings and Sunday for fun. We kept the fridge stocked with soda and they liked that. I made them pizza, pancakes, french toast, eggs. The funny thing was that they were pretty excited to find out I am a cooking teacher then the first morning I made them breakfast, I made probably the WORST batch of rice I've ever made. LOL. My friend joked that I should just pretend that we like mushy, sticky, wet rice here in the US.

We went to City Creek, dressed like cows for Chick fil A Day, went to Harley Davidson Store, Keenan took them to an Orem Owlz game, they met Brock Watkins and played baseball with him, got soda, got treats, went to Music and the Spoken Word, church, hiked Battle Creek Falls, taught them to play 5 Crowns, went to a car show, etc. We got attached to all four boys.

Genki means happy and that name suited him. He was such a pleasant kid, always smiling. Hiro seemed like a tough kid. The first thing he did when we got to JCW's was to put in his earrings. I suppose he couldn't wear them while traveling. He always fell asleep in the car and wherever we were. Shunsuke was pretty quiet. He was a sweetheart and all the boys said his English was the best. I wouldn't know because he was so quiet. Reo was big for a Japanese kid and was so excited to shop for shoes and clothes. He has a 10.5 wide shoe and says it's hard to find shoes at home. Reo is my guy. He likes Dr. Pepper and root beer, while most foreigners don't. We utilized google translate a lot.

After 4 days, Reo and Shunsuke went to be with a family in Lehi so we carpooled to school. That let us still see them. Our boys went to their house one night for dinner and activities. It was a really fun time.

Keenan, Shunsuke, Hiro, Reo, Genki, me

the boys LOVED the bulk candy section at Winco

I love seeing the boys squat

Keenan took the boys to get big sodas. He also took them to get pizza at 10 pm.

Genki and Keenan

Hiro and I won twice

grandpa did a nice bbq for us

Kaleb and Kobi and Kamiko and Allie spent a lot of time here.