June Gloom...

 I donated blood and nearly fainted again.  Why is this so hard!  Thankfully Lorien came along and was able to drive home.

We all walked to church on Father's Day for Will.  

Adell did the sweetest thing for her friend, Julia.  Adell organized a surprise party with a little group of friends.  They rallied around the theme of Flynn Ryder and got Julia good gifts. 

Dad and Adell matched in kaki and pink.

Having Lorien home keeps us in fun restaurants.  We got kebabs and dessert one evening.

The kids kept me company while shopping for Will's birthday!

Adell and Colter did swim team this summer!

Adell gave Junior Coaching a try and was awesome!

We took a hike up to Lorien's bench on the longest day of the year and soaked in the sunset.

Happy Father's Dad to the greatest Dad in the world!

Colter did a summer camp with his friend, Lewis.  Colter got to go on lots of field trips (amusement parks, movies, arcades, lots of fun)!

Swim meets, swim meets, swim meets.  Will has been in Utah A LOT for work and I have been doing swim meets on my own.  Lorien has been going back and forth from home in Danville and Utah with Will too.  She has been working for Complete since February and decided to work full time this summer.

Wyatt and Emma broke up in June.  It was hard but we think it was for the best.  I went out to spend a couple of days with them and snuggle the baby while I could.

Oh...and I got to fly in a private jet to get there.  One of Will's investors flew a bunch of employees out from California to Utah for a working session and I got to go on the plane.  It was wild.

Cute Clare has the best job!  She teaches toddlers ballet at the tutu school in San Ramon.  Her little students love her and she loves them. 

We cheered long and hard for Clare in her dance show. 

Who is the tallest Anderson girl?  Me!

Lorien and her San Diego roommates moved houses.  Will, Adell, Colter, and I flew down to San Diego to help her move.  Her new place seems really nice!  The landlady is strict and cares about her house.  She was touching up paint and decided to replace the carpets.

Lorien decided wanted to come home while the roommates waited for the carpets to be replaced.  She figured she would be more comfortable at home rather than 1/2 way moved into her new room and waiting. 

So we get more Lorien time!

Will got to fly on the private jet home from Utah at the end of the work week.  Fancy!

Wyatt had a hiking adventure!  He went on a hike that was supposed to be super cool but his car ended up getting stuck in the mud.  Instead of hiking he spent the day digging his car out.  It was a mess!

Stories in May

I was strolling through the park one day

In the merry, merry month of May...

What happened in May?  A lot: 

Clare's high school dance show.  She was amazing.  Adell and I went to watch and cheer. 

Wyatt and Emma broke up and we went out to help...twice...three times by June.  

I went out once by myself for about 24 hours and got to drive my brother's Porsche.  Worth it.  When I got back home a couple of days later a police officer knocked on our door.  His first words were: "Is your son Wyatt?"  I died.  

Dead. Dead. Dead.  Like those are for sure the worst words you want to hear out of a policeman's mouth on your front steps.  My mind made up the worst before he could keep talking.  Merciful heavens, I really died thinking Wyatt was harmed in some awful way.  

BUT Wyatt's wallet had been found up in Los Trampas.  Wyatt had been hiking up there when he was home in April.  He had misplaced his wallet while he was here.  Turns out he dropped it on a hike and someone turned it in.  All of his vital documents were in there, it really was a miracle.  BUT THAT POLICE OFFICER COULD HAVE COME WITH A DIFFERENT LEAD!!!

Clare had the fancy church dance called Mormal:

Mother's Day happened and I wore my favorite jewelry.

Clare did a second round of chaperoning for outdoor ed (5th grade sleep away camp).  But she went with her boyfriend, Logan, and some of her other best friends.  She had a blast. 

After a preseason that was not...the kids had time trials for the summer swim season.  Our swim team pool had a broken heater so they couldn't have swim for March, April, or most of May.  It will be an interesting season.  Colter took it easy and went a slow as he could so he could pop his time during the seasonal meets.  Clever strategy.  

Colter turned 11 and got a go kart.

Will and I flew to Dickinson, North Dakota to celebrate my best friend's wedding.  Heidi and I have been besties since high school.  She has had a few rocky relationships but this one seems to be the absolute best.  I got to be her Maid of Honor and was beyond touched.  It was a wonderful weekend.  

Hair was made crazy for crazy hair day.

One day I was going into my closet to put somethings away.  I noticed my pants were askew on the hangers.  I pushed my hand into my closet and down my hanging pant legs to smooth them out...and touched another HUMAN HAND!  I freaked right the heck out!  Just as Colter jumped out to scare me.  It was bonkers and funny.  He had wanted to scare Will but got me.  Terrible.  

Colter's friend from school, Adam, also has a go kart and lives on a quieter street.  Colter goes up to Adam's a few times a week to ride go karts.

I launched a coaching beta program for overwhelm.  I got four practice clients and started it up!  I am so excited and in love with it.  I cannot wait to see how my test clients like it.

Adell had her last (and super fun) choir concert for middle school.  It was Hawaiian themed.  We all had fun singing and hearing her sing.  

Colter was awarded the part of Daniel Boon in his school play.  He nailed it!

I went out to San Diego to help Lorien clean up and pack up for her move next month.  

And school ended (actually the first day of June).  Peace out May!  

First day of the 2022-2023 school year and the last day:

  

One heavy heart note about the last day of school.  Poor Clare.  She got news the weekend before that one of her dear friends from EFY last summer had died.  He had been killed.  It was the most heart wrenching thing.  We wanted her to go to the funeral in Utah.  Miracles of miracles, her history teacher excused her from the final and she was able to go to the funeral on the last day of school.  She got to reunite with many of her EFY besties and have a healing time.  Will was out in Utah for work and to help Wyatt, again.  Wyatt is struggling post break up.  He knows he and Emma shouldn't be together but his mental health is low.  It is hard.  

3...2...1 Wrestle!

 Will wrestled in Nationals for the first time in a few years...I think since 2019.  There was the whole COVID situation.  Then the torn biceps muscle...I think that was it for interruptions.  

He did great.  Won, lost, won, won, won.  Ending with Bronze.  One of the guys he wrestled was a German guy he did not end up wrestling in Worlds last October.  We had a lot of support from friends and family at home and Will's siblings who showed up at the tournament.  

He works so hard to be in wrestling shape.  We are all so proud of him!

WEO visit

Wyatt, Emma, and Oliver came out to California for the first week of April (Spring Break!).  Clare was in New York City with her choir tour for the first half of the week.  And Lorien came home from San Diego to have family time.  She has been working for Complete Solaria getting their NET metering 2.0 applications in.  They have an April 14th deadline and she has been working hard.

Again we all snuggled the baby as much as we could.  Oliver is older and more alert.  He loves Moana and white noise.  He is a good baby.

We got a few family photos taken with an iPhone, timer, and tripod Easter Sunday.

Can you believe Will and I are grandparents?  I can't believe it either.  We just celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary last month.  Happy 23 years babe.  I love you forever.

We couldn't get enough of Oliver.  We did birthday dinners for Clare and Emma since we were in Vegas for Clare and it was Emma's birthday that week.  Emma picked Cheesecake Factory and Clare picked Crepes Oh La La.  Clare's boyfriend, Logan, joined us.  We sang Happy Birthday badly and had lots of laughs.

We drove into the city one afternoon.  Went to the beach, drove by the Full House house, got gheridelli chocolates, and had a good time showing Emma city traffic.

We took advantage of the green hills from all of the rain and got a hike in too.  It was beautiful!

Mostly we just loved seeing Oliver and visiting with Wyatt and Emma while we could.  It was a great visit.