Kristoffer turns 13!

Wow! Our sweet baby boy has become a teenager! It's hard to believe Kristoffer will be starting junior high in the the fall. It's true what they say about how difficult it is to let your kids grow up. We just want to keep him close to us and protect him, but we know we have to let him venture out and experience life. He's a good boy, and he'll do well. He got his first cell phone for his birthday, which he was really excited about, and now he's texting with his friends like crazy! How did we ever survive without cell phones? For his birthday dinner, we went up Millcreek Canyon for a cookout. We ate, played some cards, went on a little walk, and made smores. It was nice to be up in the cool mountain air - Kristoffer said it was a good birthday.

Summer in Norway 2008

Tor and the boys went to Norway for two weeks to stay at the family cabin in Trondelag, near Trondheim. Tor's mom and siblings grew up in a house on the lake, and the families have built cabins around the house and barn as a summer getaway. They spent a lot of time fishing, and Erik caught his first fish! Kristoffer was lucky enought to catch 18 fish, and even decided it was pretty cool to gutt some of them. Other highlights of the trip included barbeques on the beach, golfing, hiking, whittling sticks, and making slingshots. It was a great trip, but I missed them like crazy!

The Police Concert

While Tor and the boys have been in Norway, I've been to a couple of concerts. Last Saturday I went to The Police concert, and it was the BEST concert I've ever seen in my life! Some of you know how much I love Sting, and even though I was on the lawn (I can't believe I didn't spend more money to get seats!), it was awesome! They had a jumbotron, and you could see almost every grey hair on Sting's scruffy beard. He just gets better looking with age. And as for the people who said they played like a bunch of 50 year olds - duh!!! They ARE 50 year olds (Sting is actually 56), but they rocked like there was no tomorrow. After the concert, I was actually thinking about going home and buying tickets to their next concert, but I decided I'm too old to be a groupie. Thanks again to my wonderful friend, Susan, for getting tickets!

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These are some of my favorite pictures of the boys

4th of July

We went to our friends house for a yummy barbeque, and then walked over to Sugarhouse Park to watch the fireworks.





The kids had fun playing soccer . . .

and watching fireworks in the driveway














The hosts of the best party of the summer, Brandi and EarlTor, Kristoffer, and Erik snuggling on a blanket together and watching the "big" fireworks at the park

Bear Lake 2008

Another great year at Bear Lake with lots of fun in the water and the sand!

Kim and Erik in the kayaks

Sharon and Aidan














Kristoffer and Megan in the kayaks Heather and AidanMadison, Megan, Kristoffer, and Dallin making their famous mud castles

Erik and Kristoffer had so much fun playing in the water. Poor Erik got dunked so many times, but they were friends in the end

Nikki, Brandon and Dominik worked so hard at burying Erik, Dallin and Madison in the sand. The kids had a hard time getting out!

Randy, Kim and Susan taking a joy ride