Friday- we got back, and stopped at a Fijian McDonalds on the way back from the airport. The burgers and fries are the same as at home, but they have a few things our McDonald's doesn't- like a spicy chicken sandwich. And our McDonald's has many things theirs doesn't- like wraps, salads, apples, etc. The only side you can get here is fries.Saturday- in the morning we went to the Garden of the Sleeping Giant, an orchid garden on a mountain. The shape of the mountain resembles a sleeping giant, thus the name. I remember going there when we were here before, and I loved flowers and took lots of pictures, but they didn't turn out so well on a 10-year-old's camera. Well, I still love flowers, so once again I took lots of pictures! Here are just a few. Aunt Becky- we were thinking of you- enjoy! .
We came home for lunch, and then went out again in the evening to Denarau, a touristy area, to hear a concert. We got pizza and ice cream- a treat for my cousins. 
This is Jimmy, Luke, (friends of Caleb's),and my cousin Caleb, with stitches on his eye. On Thursday he played (and won) a squash game (like racquetball) and got squashed- litterally, by big German man (there's no age limit) who backed up into him, knocked him over, and fell on top of him! He had to go to the hospital and get stitches. He got them out yesterday (Sunday). He won for their ability-group, and got a $35 gift certificate.Sunday- we played music in church again, and got to know more people at Aunty Joy's church. After church Ray and Laura Pittman (a missionary family here) and their kids, and some of their student helpers for SI (Students International) came over for dinner again, so we got to visit with them again, and enjoyed that time with them, and rested most of the rest of the day. I had a nice long talk with Litia last night, it was good to get to know her a little better.
Monday (today)- we had a relaxing morning, and went to Daniel's kindergarten (pre-school) class, and played for the kids there. Then we went to town to do some shopping, which was fun. When we got back, I taught Jeremiah Lee (an 11-year old friend and neighbor of Joshua's from school) a violin lesson. He is doing well. I fixed up a violin today that Aunty Joy had stored somewhere, and now it is playable, and ever since Daniel (my 3-year-old cousin) saw it all cleaned up, he has insisted that he needs a lesson. So, after Jeremiah left, I gave Daniel a lesson, and he did very well! All afternoon he has remembered the names of the strings. And now he knows how to hold it, how to use the bow, and he even played a (small) concert on open-strings for Aunty Joy and Joshua, showing them everything he has learned thus far, and they were very impressed. Aunty Joy can't wait to see what Uncle Chen says when he gets home. :)
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