Dallin and Ezra Pukeroa with William
Burke, Soren, Arshae and Ezra Pukeroa. They are all great kids.
Don with some of the guys at our place watching the State of Origin Rugby game. These guys gave Don the rugby shirt he is wearing as a going away gift.
Having dinner with the girls, my best friends in Australia. Feofaaki, Akiko, me, Natalie and Ramona. Oh, and being convinced to try sticky date pudding for dessert. I was scared, but it was one of the most delicious desserts I've ever had. It's really a cake, not pudding, and it is covered with a caramel sauce...highy recommended.
Don with the Young Men he worked with for the year we were in Australia.
Two nights before we left, our ward had an Aussie Culture night, filled with Australian food, Australian music, Australian poems, etc, etc. It was the most perfect way to end our time down under.
Some of the munchies...white bread spread with vegemite, Tim Tams, and meat pies. Meat pies=very so so, vegemite=only Soren liked it, Tim Tams=delicious!
Don and I provided one act of entertainment with the song "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport". We had a ton of fun doing it, it is a great song.
I tried to post a video of this, but it didn't work. Maybe my favorite part of the night was the 40 minutes down time we had while technical difficulties were being worked through...in true, laid-back Aussie style, everyone just chilled and talked and all of the kids danced on the stage to the loud music that was playing. Ward parties weren't always planned perfectly to a T, and didn't always run without any bumps, but they were some of the best parties we've ever been to.
Just a cute picture in matching pj's and carseats.
At the airport:
William and Ocean Pukeroa: best mates and first kisses
Ramona Pukeroa, me and Natalie Sengchanh
Don and Jush PukeroaOne of the saddest times of our life was leaving Australia. We had such amazing friends and an amazing ward...we miss you all!
4 comments:
Amy! will you email me your address? charkartch@gmail.com, and your parent's address too? I'm engaged and would love to send you an announcement.
You guys are so great! I have no doubt your ward misses you. I really like the picture of matching pajamas and carseats.
Such happy memories from the Land Down Under....so glad you had the unforgettable experiences you had there.
I've been catching up. Where are you off to now? Lots of good memories. There is not much to do here in Las Cruces. We are going to El Paso tonight for mutual. They have goofy golfing!
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