Ultrasound today....

....and its a BOY!

(pretend the baby is sitting on a glass table and you are looking up. The legs aren't really visable--they are point to the left--but you can see the bum)

Thanksgiving 2009

I was so excited to find out that the Ward's were going to come for Thanksgiving. Sometimes I feel sort of far removed from my family, so to have Leah and her family come was a happy time for me. And with the help of Shanda and Leah, putting together the dinner was rather simple. (the only hiccup came when the turkey didn't defrost all the way...which just meant a little more time in the oven)
(yum...my favorite..."Christine's Raspberry salad)

MENU:

Turkey and stuffing

mashed potatoes and gravy

West Bank tomato casserole

sweet potato casserole

broccoli and cheese sauce

orange rolls

Grandmother Munns Blueberry salad

Christine's Raspebrry salad

pumkin pie

clam dip and scoops

These were our little helpers. The girls did a great job setting the tables for us.

This was my "before" plate. My eyes were definately bigger than my stomach. And by the end, the pants were unbuttoned....I should've gotten a Tee size plate.

Leah and Shanda...notice the knife in the picture...that was Jordan's cameo.

THE KIDS TABLE....that was a rucous table!

Tee sat next to me (Tyler had been in Utah for the last 10 days. He comes home Tuesday. Hooray!)

We love the Ward's and are so glad they braved the LONG drive to spend the holiday with us. The kids LOVED every minute of it. Lots of lego builing and card games and movie watching and even an afternoon of swimming. And the grown ups got in some shopping and a movie (New Moon) and Wii....it was a wonderful weekend.

Til next time, WARDS!

Halloween 2009

This Halloween, the kids had 4....yes 4 events to go to. So by the end, I was exhausted and didn't take pictures at the last one. Oh well.

I told the kids I wasn't buying anything for Halloween this year....they just had to make do with what they could find around the house. (Besides, that is what we did growing up, and it was just fine....mom's closet was a treasure trove of funky outfits. I seem to remember a certain red and black metallic-y number that I LOVED)

This is Avery "supergirl" and Josie "ladybug" at the ward trunk or treat. My camera died before I could get anyone else's picture...way to plan, Erika.

Avery "supergirl", Josie "ladybug" and Jett "vampire" at the school's trick or treat. Duce missed it because he had a football game and Tee was off trick or treating with a little friend and Aunt Shanda.

In the past, I've haven't really encouraged the kids to be scary ghoulish thing. Maybe it's becuase I'm a little more tired these days, but slapping on some white paint and an old Darth Vader cape was so simple that I agreed to it.

SUPERGIRL enjoying her chocolate at Duce's football game.

Here are the kids at our little downtown trick or treating. There was a little costume switcharoo.

FROGGER - - - SUPERGIRL - - - SCARY WITCH - - - GREEN VAMPIRE - - -FOOTBALL PLAYER

Anderson Baby #6

Here is my official "blogger" announcement!

My due date is April 15th, but for those of you who know me and my babies, the first week of April sounds more like it. They generally are big and I deliver a little early so they don't get bigger (Jett was delivered 10 days early and was 10 lb 2 oz).

Duce Tackle Football

#65 the Steelers

This is Duce's first year in tackle football and he really is having fun. Before his first game he said to Tyler and I, "I'm so nervous. I'm nervous down into my bones. I just can't wait to feel that ball in my hands!" He never did feel the ball during the game....he is O line and D line. He is the youngest on his team. He is in 2nd grade and everyone else is 4th and 5th grade. Considering the age gap, he is really holding his own out their with those older boys. And as long as he is having fun, that is all that matters. He is a tank out there on the line and we couldn't be prouder!

Their team is the only undefeated team so far...3-0!

Jett's Flag Football

Flag Football has been going on for a few weeks now and Jett is in heaven! And not to brag or anything, but the kid is AMAZING! The coaches are good about letting other kids get their hands on the ball, but whenever a touchdown is wanted, they just get the ball to Jett and EVERY TIME, he puts 6 up on the board. He is fast and jukes these little kids left and right! (makes it look like he can do it in his sleep) We are very proud of him!

we miss Jack Jack

(and uncle daniel and aunt emily)

We had them come visit us last week and what fun it was! The kids adored jack jack and the boys couldn't get enough time with uncle dan. And when avery found out they had left, she teared up that she didn't really get to say goodbye to aunt emily and jackson. I'm sure life with five rambunctious kids will allow them to appreciate their day to day with one little guy...the quiet in the morning...afternoon....night. But we sure loved having them and hope they will come back soon!

yum

Nothing like blueberry cobbler and vanilla ice cream....Tee agrees!

Down by the river

Tyler was gone on Saturday for another away football game, so while Tee was down for his nap (thanks, shanda for keeping an ear out for him), I took the big kids down to the river for a couple of hours.

The girls enjoyed relaxing in the sun on the biggest flat rock I've ever seen! Everyone got a teeny bit of color on their cheeks. Its amazing how quickly the summer sun kissed look fades. We were all looking bit pale, so its nice to see a little rosy color on their noses again.

(whats some time in the sun without an ice cold diet coke to sip on!

The boys spent much of their time snorkeling. Even Boss got in on the action. Each time the kids swam out, he was right behind them.

The boys were great at crawdad catching, too. If only we could get bigger ones...Tyler said he would like a crawdad boil....sound sort of delicious to me right now. (Jett got attached to his)