Happy Birthday Rett!

Rett is having a birthday! He will be three on Tuesday. Grandma and Grandpa Anderson brought Sidney and Cole back from their week long vacation with them in Denver -- so since everyone was here -- we celebrated today! A perfect day with a motorcycle racetrack cake!

JULY 4, 2009

A July 4th we will never forget!! Last weekend was very eventful for our family! Cole was to be baptized on Saturday and Dale was to be ordained to the office of a High Priest. Both were to happen on Saturday morning. Wednesday, Rett and Cole start with runny noses. (okay just a little cold -- no big deal). Daelyn came to town on Thursday to participate and help with the events. We spent Thursday and Friday preparing - but not without hitches! We had throw up, coughs, we had rain, Dale had so many interuptions in getting the lawn mowed that as of Friday night -- the lawn was still needing to be mowed for the big day!

Saturday morning starts early when Cole wakes up at 5:30 -- SICK!! So sick he can't get his head off the pillow. Dale and I layed on the living room floor with him for an hour debating if we should cancel the baptizm or go through with it. Finally at about 7:30 a.m. we decided Cole was too sick to be baptized that day and we would have to reschedule. (I did however, make a phone call and ask that the water be kept in the font -- just in case he felt better in a couple of hours). We called all the family and informed them we would just be doing the ordination that morning and all were invited to come and eat -- as we were prepared to PARTY!! As miracles do happen, just 10 minutes before leaving for the church for Dale's ordination, Cole gets off the bed and states "I want to be baptized today." He had looked forward to this day for so long -- that he just couldn't put it off! There is no doubt he had help in feeling well enough to complete his bapitzm. We gathered up all he would need and headed to the church. A quick song, thoughts by Kyle, baptism, confirmation -- DONE! This was one of the most amazing baptizms I have ever witnessed. As soon as we got home --- Cole was back to bed. The end of the story -- Cole saw the doctor on Sunday, was diagnosed with the start of pnemonia. Started antibiotic and he is feeling better! A July 4th we will never forget!

Aunt Dae and Sid

Sid ate 10 -- yes 10 -- pieces of watermelon for lunch!

Rett couldn't get enough Grandpa swinging him!

Brigham was just happy to be there!

Driveway fireworks -- the best! Rett loved to dance with sparklers!

Sid and Rett dancing in the smoke bombs! I know you all did this when you were kids! Love that smell!

Mother of the Year

The benefits of owning a motorcycle for the kids!! Yes -- as Daelyn puts it -- I have earned "Mother of the Year Award!" Sid crashed and fell off the motorcycle last Tuesday. Yes, you read that right -- last Tuesday. I thought for sure she had just sprained or bruised it so I didn't do too much about it (obviously). But, yesterday she was still complaining about it hurting, so just to appease her, I took her in for an x-ray -- to my surprise --- it is actually fractured!! Not just one bone fractured, but two! No, I don't feel any guilt about making her "walking it off!!" I was just waiting for the swelling to go down, right?!?! Just four weeks of this and Sid will be back to normal! What kind of a mother . . .?!?!

All the News - wrapped in one post!!

Most exciting -- we are now the proud owners of a little motorcycle! We absolutely love it!! I love it as much as the kids -- why didn't we get this toy years ago?!?! As we wait to get to the store to puchase a helmet, we ride in first gear around the back yard -- Dale is not very happy about the lawn being made into a track, but hey -- we can't get enough!


For Memorial weekend, we decided to get away! We took the kids to Park City on Saturday and stayed overnight! We had a great time -- swimming and shopping! (Rett actually despises shopping - so we only hit three stores, but shopping is shopping, right!)



We planned to get up on Sunday morning and catch a ride on the Alpine slide and take a nature walk -- our plans were quickly changed when we woke up to rain. Home we go!

As luck would have it, it was nice and sunny by Sunday afternoon. So -- we went to see the ducks! We didn't take any bread to feed them, because, yes -- I admit -- those ducks are very scary when you have a bag of bread with you! They are aggressive little guys!

We had a great time walking around and seeing the new baby ducks!

Rett is loving lawn mowing season -- he followed Dale around the entire yard with the Fisher Price guy! I hope he loves it this much when he is old enough to handle the "manly" mower!!


We just can't get enough of the nice weather!!! This is the boys favorite!! Water in the sand box -- it doesn't get any better than this!! Lots of laundry for Mom!!

SURPRISE!!

Daddy's Home!!! Tradition still holds -- whenever Dale drives to the job, he likes to surprise us and come home unexpectedly. So -- yesterday was the day! I called Dale around 5:00 last night and I kept thinking "He is driving home. . . " So, I asked him and sure enough he said, "I'll see you in three hours!" We decided to keep it a surprise for the kids.

The kids and I were invited to dinner at our neighbors house (Lisa's) last night. All of a sudden I realized it was 7:30, so I told the kids, "We have to hurry home, American Idol is coming on." As we were walking home, Cole decided to run ahead of us. Just as he turned the corner of our driveway, he stopped, turned around -- his eyes as big as silver dollars -- as yelled "DADDY'S HOME!" Sid and Rett ran faster and all three kids ran in the house to find Daddy waiting! I couldn't have planned it any better! What a great surprise after 6 weeks he is finally home and just in time for Spring Break with the kids! It is going to be a great weekend

A Weekend for Two!

It has been such a long time since Dale and I have had a little get away! Dale has been in Seattle for four weeks now and I decided to go and visit him (minus three kids) for the weekend!! Serene and Brigham traveled with me to go and see Kyle (my brother). We had such a great time - it was a "no schedules" weekend!


We did everything we wanted to! My favorite was the ferry ride! We decided to take the ferry to this little island 35 minutes out. The weather was perfect. This was the first day Dale had seen the sun since he got there! He even saw Mt. Rainer for the first time while I was there! It was so relaxing to sit on the back of the boat and watch the water and see the skyline! Picture perfect!

We decided to go to Pikes Place Market on Saturday -- big mistake. I did get to take in all the tulips -- they are my favorite and I decided if I lived there, I would have a fresh bouquet on my table at all times -- how could I resist a bouquet of the biggest tulips you have ever seen was only $10.00! It truly was so crowded we couldn't see anything to shop, so we decided to walk to the Space Needle. We walked everywhere -- I definitely got my exercise time in!

We only saw rain on Thursday -- Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were gorgeous, sunny days. Just what we needed!

On Sunday, before we had to catch our plane out, we decided to go and have breakfast at the Salish Lodge. This is a little Lodge and Spa getaway place. We were seated for breakfast right next to the windows that overlooked the Snoqualmie Falls. A perfect ending to a weekend date with my husband!! Ahhhh . . . when can I go again . . . . (This date was made possible only with the help of Grandma Lynnea who watched three kids for 4 days!! Thanks Grandma -- hope you have recovered!!)