Cousins, Conference, & Cherry Blossoms

Three of my cousins came to visit us April 3-10, Diane, Sara, and Christi Argyle. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun! They are so much like my family and Ben's it was very comfortable having them around. Diane and I were roommates at BYU for a year (my senior year and her sophomore year), so it was fun to catch up, and I haven't seen Sara or Christi since a 1997 family reunion so they have changed quite a bit. We were able to watch all the General Conference Sessions at our house on Saturday and Sunday(visiting the Manassas Battlefield in between Saturday sessions), and we were blessed by the great talks! We could tell President Monson had the mantle of prophet on his shoulders, he spoke differently, and I'm grateful to know he is the living prophet on the earth today. While the "pretty cousins," as Natalie would call them, were here they got in lots of walking and sight-seeing (probably in that order too) and attention from Natalie, not to mention late night visits. They lucked out being here during the Cherry Blossom Festival and so the trees in the area were in full bloom, which meant a lot of great pictures. Here are a few pictures of us.