Anders is 12: A Terrific Kid

Before his Goth phase Anders was a great kid....

 No really though, this kid was born with a streak of kindness and goodness.  He is a great friend, brother, son, and person.  He is reliable, intelligent, funny, kind, adventurous.  Long ago he claimed, "I have all the talents in the world, except dancing."  I think that still holds, although maybe if he gave dancing a try....

For his birthday we ate a TON of sushi.  Yum:

 He requested coconut cake:

 And he got a serious airsoft gun:

 A couple nights later he had friends over for pizza and night games:

Happy birthday to a boy we love.

A Bunch of Stuff

While my parents were here we did a little hiking, we had a primary party, and we went down to Sacramento.  It was a lovely time.

Whilst we we were in Montana my parents took great care of the kids: 

And then we were back:

On the way to somewhere:

Shopping for sloppy joe dinner:

Yogurt Beach:

Rob and my Dad hiked Dry Creek Pond loop:

Lunch at Yosh's

Here is our fun primary class.  We teach the 10 turning 11 year olds.  This is our second year with them.  They may be a little sick of us:

In Sacramento we did Old Sac, the train museum which was really fun, and Ikea:

eating chocolate covered crickets: 

The frame was the reason we went to Ikea:

The next morning day was Mother's Day, and Anders loved on the dog:

After church hike:

We ran into our BFF's, the Harts:

Me and my Mummy:

Pop-pop made this delicious cake:

My parents went home, but then in less than a week my Dad was back to watch the keiki while Rob and I went back to Montana.

Sunday afternoon on the creek:

Sunday dinner:

Memorial day with friends.  The Koelling girls:

These guys rode bikes to WalMart but called for a ride home halfway up Arrowcreek.  Who can blame them.  That's a huge climb.  My ears get plugged up every single time I drive back up the hill:

Tomorrowland got mediocre reviews from this crowd:

Scout bike ride:

Home again, home again, jiggity jog:

Thanks to my parents who saved our skin twice and took better care of the kids than I do :)