Monday, June 23, 2008

So, these pictures are from the past few months (I haven't updated in a while). They're all in order of occurence. Most of them are of Avery and are pretty self explanatory. Captions are for the photos above them.

Pear



Dr. Suess Rocks
At the beach

That's the ocean in the background

Sunset

Avery took this one herself

Being cute

She is so beautiful

Smiling up at Daddy

Another one she took herself

Erik and Avery at the Luau

Our friend Rene (from New Zeeland) making fry bread the older-fashioned way

What's left of the two roasted pigs :(

Avery and Daddy



Avery and Mommy walking on the beach

Waiting for the waves

Princess

Her first very own popsicle

Cold.
Pasta

Me

Us with our fry-bread-making friend Rene (she's the tall one with all the lei's), her husband (next to her), her mom (next to Erik), our upstairs neighbor Sariah (the Asian without glasses) and her friend whose name I don't know. Oh, Rene gave Avery the lei's around her neck. She said they were baby-sized, just for her. :)

I swear, there's a person in there. A cool part of Polynesian culture is that they REALLY celebrate graduation. :) There were so many graduates that looked like that!

A picture that Erik took of all the Chinese graduates (Erik tutors a bunch of them), Elder Dallin H. Oaks (middle, obviously), Stephen C. Wheelwright - President of BYUH (with the glasses and the yellow lei), and I'm not sure of the other man's name. We didn't take a picture with Elder Oaks personally, because seeing him was enough, and we didn't want to inconvenience him (though he probably wouldn't have seen it that way.) He was pressed for time and had to go, but we saw him. :)

Us with our Tongan friend Lisa (another graduate). She and Erik work together at the Reading and Writing Center. She and Avery really love each other. Look at the lei around her neck made of dollar bills all folded up. ... Isn't that so awesome?!

Us with Elder and Sister Richins. They are in our ward. Elder Richins teaches religion classes here as part of his mission. They are so great. Elder Richins taught high school seminary to Erik's last companion on his mission. ... Small world. :)
Us with Melissa and Matt McIntosh, our friends who graduated as well. (Carla, you'd really like Melissa. She reminds me a lot of you.)

Well, this is a lot to take in all at once, but I hope you've enjoyed seeing and reading it as much as I've enjoyed getting it all put together (finally). We love you all so much and we miss you. We wish you could come visit and see all the great sights and meet all the wonderful people with us. But hey, we'll keep sending the pictures until we've all saved up enough pennies to get together again. :) I'd love to hear from you if you have the time! :)
Aloha,
Amy, Erik, and Avery