Babysitting the Wilkes!!

At the end of May we had the opportunity to watch the Wilkes' kids for the weekend while their parents were off on a cruise. As you will be able to notice, they weren't always perfect little angels, but that doesn't mean we didn't have fun!!

All the boys after throwing around pillows and wrestling on the floor. Doesn't Brandon look so cute there in the front with his happy face! They tried so hard to take advantage of us, but it only worked some of the time. We definitely learned more about those little boys, that's for sure!

Colin and Brandon wanted to be as close as possible to me since I helped them achieve some things for Mario Kart on the WII!

On Memorial Day since I had off of work, we too the little ones to go and watch "Night at the Museum" and it was nice to have some peace and quiet, hahaha. On our way out Collin saw this cutout of "Land of the Lost" and started running in place away from the dinosaur. So we told Peter, Derek, and Brandon to join in, but I don't think Brandon knew what was going on.

Carnival!!

We had a little Carnaval type party on the 21st and met up with lots of other Brazilians. It wasn't everything that I had hoped and more, but none the less it was fun. My favorite part was the "costume" I wore. Gabi made sure to have all the candy she could, as you can tell by the sucker in her mouth.
The party would have officially been much better if we had the famous Guarana soda from Brazil. That stuff is so good and I am definately addicted to it, but at least it's technically a fruit!!

Gabi, Gabi, and Simone

Bryan showing his love for food (I did want to pose for this picture. Come on, I do a good job at it!).

Gabi, Marcia, and Gabi

Yeah I know that couple looks amazing, and just look at that hot guy next to the model!!

A group picture of the almost all LDS Brazilian party members. Good times! ;)

The Best Snow Day!!

Here is a great picture of the little snow storm we woke up to here on February 10th. It was Gabi's first snow storm, besides what fell on the mountain, and she took full advantage of it. She took plenty of pictures of the beautiful surrounding cactus and plants full of splarkling snow as it melts and reflects the light through the little beads of water.


And then with some of the snow that nicely collected on the roof and railing, she made her first cute little snow man!! It almost looks good enough to eat!!

Living Legends

Living Legends came to Tucson on Wednesday, and it hasn't been here in many moons. They perform dances from Polynesian Countries along with Northern and Southern American countries as well. They are examples to people all over the world as they represent a mix of cultures, yet all as one, children of our Heavenly Father. Trips they make include states around the USA, Southern American countries, and next year CHINA!!
China actually wanted to copy their idea to represent traditions and cultural values, and impliment it there with the cultures from around China. So you can imagine how much of an impact that will have when they go there to share their talents.

The Figueroa brothers, Derrick and Richard, are two of the stars of the show. I wasn't going to miss seeing my busy friend who is away at BYU, and it was a bonus to see the performance. It wasn't exactly the longest reunion ever, but it definately is one to remember, especially since I got a picture to prove I have famous friends.
Richard is wearing a Northern American costume where he uses hula-hoop type rings and manipulates them to build shapes and extend his own body. In the finale he is one of three who builds a cylinder around his head and lifts it off and places it on the floor, while also making another ball around his feet.
The costumes are native to their country and some are very detailed, and it's amazing how quickly they can change costumes between the presentations of the various countries. It's Derrick's first year with the group, but Richard is already a veteran and so there are only a few dances he isn't involved in.
To stay at the top of their game, they practice the routines a lot and go on trips for at least a week at a time. So homework is tough, and get to do it on the road. But what an experience they gain as they travel the world learning about the cultures they represent, and all the people they meet.

Snow day!!

Someone got to go up the the mountains to enjoy some sledding in the snow for the first time!!

Temple trip

We carpooled to the temple with my parents this month and had some time to kill for a photo shoot between the temple and visitors center. Gabi says the guy next to her is a model she found and he let her take a couple of pictures.

Wedding Reception FUN!

Here are a couple of pictures from our wedding pictures including pictures from the reception, enjoy!!

Even though we were being good, we might as well take a picture of us in trouble so you'd know what it would look like if we were actually in trouble.

This one is awesome because we are so good at reading each others thoughts, so you can imagine there is so much to laugh about on your wedding day as long as you don't have to worry about everything which probably happens anyway.

The girls wanted to take up some of the spotlight so they all did their cute little poses.

We got a picture of the little Anderson family....

And an even bigger one with our cute older parents.

Me and my pal Ricky who came all the way down from Utah for our wedding. I hadn't seen him for 5 years, so it was awesome that he cared enough to make it there. Only a true friend would do that for someone he hasn't seen in years.

Well here is a picture of my crazy siblings and I during our wedding reception. I just love how everyone has their own little pose to make it all interesting. And the best part is.. nobody cares!