Eva turned 6!!!!!!!!!!!

Our baby girl is six years old!

Eva is such a sweet girl! She is in Kindergarten and is doing so good. She says she loves it! She is learning to read and is always singing a song about a letter or a word or a shape she is learning about. She loves to sit at the table and make things out of construction paper or draw pictures. She is a pretty good artist! Eva asks lots of questions. She likes to help in the kitchen. Her chore is putting away the silverware...I think she needs more chores! She is usually really nice to Ely and always nice to Boe. :)

We are blessed with a beautiful daughter that we love so much!!

Eva wanted a mermaid cake.

She wanted to play pin the tail on the mermaid.

Ely thought he needed to peak!

Paisley's family got Eva horses, which she loved, of course!

Daddy got Eva a bow, so now she wants to go hunting with him.

Ely and Mataya watching the iPod.

Mommy and Boe in their favorite chair.

A few of Brian's cousins.

The Penny in the Flour

We played this game for Family Home Evening the other day and the kids thought it was great!!

We pack flour into a small container and then turn it over on top of a plate. Put a penny on top of the flour and then each person takes a turn at cutting away the sides of the flour pile. The one who knocks the penny down has to get it out of the flour without their hands!

Happy Halloween!!

We had a fun Halloween! Here are the kids in their costumes! We took them to our ward trunk or treat and they got way too much candy!!

 

 

 

 

Ely turned 3!!

Ely turned three last month! We had a fun party for him. He had been telling me for a month that he wanted an Optimus Prime Transformer cake...so I did my best. He loved it!!

 

 Ely got lots of fun toys. He loved the dinosaurs, transformers, and Iron Man so much!!

 This is me and Ely waiting for his three year check up at the doctor's office.

Ely weighed 37 pounds and was 39 inches tall. He is a big boy!!

Ely loves to play rough and have lots of fun. He is overflowing with energy and is very strong!!!

Ely loves it when Eva will play with him. He is really a kind brother. He loves Boe and can't wait until Boe can run and play with him, too!

Ely loves cereal, oatmeal, pancakes, peaches, peanut butter and honey sandwiches, and anything sweet. He will not eat a hot dog...among many other things. Kinda picky when it comes to food. :)

Ely goes to daycare and is always happy when  I drop him off. As soon as he sees me coming to pick him up he runs to his cubby to get favorite blanket so we don't forget to bring it home!! He has a favorite barnyard puzzle at the daycare that he has memorized how to put together and they say he will do it over and over!

Ely likes to pretend to be a dinosaur, likes to have us read books to him, likes to watch movies, and absolutely loves his Grandpa Anderson. He loves all of his grandparents, of course!!!

He's pretty good with his new t-ball set he got for his birthday!! Thanks Becky!

Locks of Love, etc., etc.

Eva has been patiently waiting for her hair to get long enough to donate to Locks of Love. We both got our hair cut on 8/31/13 and sent it in!

Eva's haircut makes her look way older! Brian told her he missed her long hair and she said, "It's okay, Daddy. It will grow back."

It took me awhile to get used to my short hair, but I like it!

Eva started Kindergarten in August!! She says it is grrrrrrrreeeaaattttttt!!!! She really looks forward to going and asks how many days until she gets to go again. One of her favorite things is that she gets to drink chocolate at every lunch!

My dad took Eva and Ely to see Planes. It was in 3D, that's why Grandpa and Boe have on the cool glasses!

We picked some yummy sweet corn at my parents house, too, with some help from the Walkers.

A rainbow outside our house after one of our recent rainstorms.

Brian and I did another 10K on 9/14/13. He really didn't want to. but he loves me so much that he did it anyway!! He is such a great husband!!

My parents are going on a mission to Riverside, California!! They will only be gone six months, but we will miss them SO much!! We are excited for them and so happy they get to go and serve.

Boe is 6 Months Old!!!

Well, actually he is about 6 1/2 months now...I'm kinda slow.

Boe is such a happy baby! He is very easy going.

He will smile at anyone...and he has a great smile!

Boe starting crawling at 6 months and he is all over the place!! He does what I call the pushup crawl, but yesterday started actually doing the real crawl (alternating hands and knees).

We still swaddle Boe up tight with his arms by his sides to put him to sleep. He still typically wakes up once at night to nurse, but the nights where he sleeps clear through are becoming more common.

Eva loves Boe so much! She is always telling me how much she loves him. And she'll say something like, "I love Boe one million, and I love Ely one." Kind of sad for Ely, but he is a rough and tough two year old little brother! They do get along really well most of the time.

Ely also loves Boe a lot! He has started calling him "Boe-ee" and I think it's so cute. I don't know where he got it from because Brian and I don't say that. He still loves to get in Boe's face and talk to him. If Boe whines even a little, Ely will tell me, "Mom, Boe needs you," or, "Mom, Boe needs to feed you."

Boe just started eating baby food last week. So far he has had oatmeal baby cereal, squash, and carrots. He seems to like it alright. He is working on getting the food to stay in his mouth instead of come right out!

Boe had his 6 month checkup on Monday.

He weighed 14 lbs 12 ounces and is only in the 5th percentile for weight.

He was 26 inches tall and is in the 26th percentile for height.

 

Boe is such a joy in our family and we feel very, very blessed to have a happy, healthy little boy!

Rush Triathlon 2013

Here are some pictures from Brian's triathlon in Rexburg last month. He did great!

 Eva and Ely at Rainbow Lake for Brian's swim.

 After the swim, on to the bike.

 And finishing the run!!

 Thanks to Brian's cousin Kaylene for letting us stay the night at their apartment and helping me with kids!

Eva showing off her cast. She broke her arm when we were in Colorado and had to wear this cast for a month.

Brian turned 30!!

My amazing husband turned 30 years old this month!! Brian is the love of my life and I am so grateful for him. I am proud to be his wife! Brian is still working hard in school and will graduate with his Bachelors in Dietetics in May. Yippee!! This year, along with going to school, he will be teaching seminary part time (in hopes that he might be hired full time to make it a career). He is also applying to the Pharmacy Program at ISU, so we will see where the Lord leads us...

 I made Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies for Brian's cake.

 My cousin Staci and Eva.

 Brian's parents with Brian and Boe.

 Lindsay and Brian.

 Boe loves his daddy!

 On August 10th we ran in the City 10K. My friend Lindsay came and did the 5K. It is always so fun to see her!!

 I'm so glad Brian likes to run with me!!

Boe is starting to learn about elk hunting. And now Eva says she wants a pink bow!

Anderson Reunion - Beaver Mountain/Bear Lake

We had the Raymond and Verletta Anderson Reunion at the Beaver Mountain Ski Lodge, by Bear Lake. It was really fun. I just love family reunions! Even if its the only time I see some of my cousins, we still love getting together and catching up and having fun!  

 Ely and I walked to the top of the ski hill...and when I say we walked I mean I walked and gave him a piggy back ride most of the way. What a workout!! I wish the ski lift would have been on!

 My cousin Tracy, me, and my sister Becky at the top of the hill.

 The view in the other direction.

 We went down to play at Bear Lake for awhile. The water is so pretty there.

 Of course, Ely didn't want to go in the water, but at least I got him to the "beach."

This is everyone that was at the Anderson Reunion.