Primary Swimming Party

Annabelle Eve Anderson

Annie doesn't say much, except for AHHHHHHHHH! She likes...babies, to pray in her own language, to follow her siblings and do everything they do. She doesn't like...bedtime or when mom leaves. Our biggest wish for her is...HAIR. She loves her family because...everyone loves her!

Ginger Amelia Anderson

I like...daddy, unicorns and princesses, to suck my thumb, to go to McDonald's and to watch TV. I don't like...bad sangs (things), or when Dallin bees mean to me and all that stuff. My biggest wish is...to go to Nana's house. I love my family because...sometimes Dallin bees nice to me and cause Annie likes babies and Dora too.

Emma Christian Anderson

In her own words--Hi, I am Emma. I like...horses, swimming, and going to Amusment Parks. I don't like...soccer or when my brother beats me up. My biggest wish is...to be a queen. I love my family because...they are nice to me (except my brother sometimes).

Please pass the MATE!

So this picture is going to get all kinds of comments. (So bring it on all of you Word of Wisdom scholars). This is Argentine mate. Jared asked the stake President's wife what the prophet thinks of it. She said, "I haven't ever asked him and I never will!" Most Argentines drink it every morning, hot or cold. They pass it around at parties or meetings (even church meetings). It kind of smells and tastes like herbal tea. So, you decide...I am not an addict, just wanted to try it. Anyway, I don't think I could have got hooked, I was sick for at least 2 days after my one and only try!

What do you do in the summer time?

Argentines boast of their great cuisine, especially meat. They love to spend an afternoon together with family and friends and have BBQs, with lots and lots of meat! Can you pick out the 3 Gringos in this picture--Ginger, Dallin & Emma? (Click twice to get a closer look.)

Argentina through my eyes

People have asked us what Argentina is like. So take a look through my eyes:

No soft toilet paper.
Wonderful "dulce de leche" desserts.
No fast food (well, McDonald's and Burger King are world-wide).
Restaurants open around 8pm and serve all night long.
No brown sugar (which has caused problems with my Sunday ritual of making and eating chocolate chip cookies).
Fast and crazy driving! You DO NOT stop at a stop sign.
No middle class, there is rich and very, very poor.
Everything can be delivered to your door (diapers, ice cream, groceries, Wal-Mart, water, fruit, anything)!
Yes, there is Wal-Mart (the catch is that it looks like Wal-Mart, but still is full of Argentine stuff).
No baseball (which is sad for Jared & Dallin).
Spanish, well not really, they have their own version of Spanish with different sounds and different words.
Beautiful, wonderful, exciting place (after the 6 months of crying and homesickness associated with culture shock)!