Snow Day

On Friday it snowed a ton. When I say a ton, I mean between 6 and 8 inches overnight. Tasha was already out of school for Winter Break so there was no free snow day. The kids have been dying all winter to go out and make a snow man. We really haven't had any snow to speak of this year until now. So with Ty safely down for a nap, Steph headed out with the kids. It was great fluffy stuff, not the normal icy stuff that we have had. Now we know why Utah has the greatest snow on Earth.


Now everytime we go outside they have to step on the snow. They thought it was really cool that the van had snow on top, they called it a snow hat. I told them that when it got warm enough the snow hat would fly off while we were driving. So for the last two days they have been watching very closely for the snow hat to fall off. Today while we were driving home from stake conference it finally happened. We felt a big gust and the snow hat took flight. They were so excited.

How fun it is to be a kid!

Grandma Anderson's Visit

We got to have a lot of fun with Grandma Anderson. We were so excited to have her come and spend a week with us. She soaked up all the time she could with Tasha, Garrett and Ty. She even found time to put Rob on a new diet (gotta watch the pounds these days).

Ty hasn't been sleeping very well, we think his stomach is giving him problems. So Grandma let us know about Gripe Water. This stuff is great. He takes a dropper-full before he eats and he is good to go. No more gassy tummy.

We are so glad that we got to spend this time with Grandma Anderson.

Kids Say The Darnedest Things

Garrett said the funniest thing to Tasha today as I was trying to get them to pick the toys up in their room. Garrett grabbed the phone and said, "I'm calling the fire department to take away mom." Little does he know that some days Freecycle looks very appealing to mommy. Today I actually attempted potty training Garrett. Needless to say after four pairs of wet underwear and one poopy pair it didn't go so well. Now despite all the accidents he did have some success. Whenever he would ask for a treat (which seems to be constantly) my response would be, "If you go potty in the toilet then you can have a treat." Immediately he would run into the bathroom pull down his pants and would strain to push whatever would come out, each time it was a little tinkle. He would be so excited that he went to the bathroom but even more excited that he would get a piece of candy. Kids will do anything for a piece of candy. I'm pretty partial to treats myself. I'm hoping we can trick Garrett into getting potty trained. Hopefully his teeth won't fall out after we have accomplished this daunting task. I'm tired of changing big boy poopy diapers. Why does potty training have to be such a challenge?

Introducing...

Ty Colton Anderson. That's right, he made it today. We went in this morning so Steph could be induced. Delivering Garrett was fast and wild so we decided to schedule this one. Everyone did very well. We got started at the hospital at 8:30 AM. Tasha and Garrett stayed with Kristen Anderson, Laura Turley and Monica Cowan, thanks a ton! It took a while for things to really get going, but by 4:20 PM he made his grand entrance. We think he is a very handsome addition to this Anderson bunch. He weighs 7 lbs. 7 oz and is 19 in long. He has a thin patch of dark hair and some big eyes. Steph and Ty are resting at Stamford hospital while I wrangle the kids. Tasha was really excited for him to come, she even had Kristen call us immediately after school to see if he was here yet. Garrett was a little more discriminating, but quickly warmed up when he met Ty. He will be a great big brother, even if he didn't want to take a picture with him.

Nearly full bloom

Here is an up to date pregnancy picture. Without further ado, here she is in all her glory. What a beautiful flower.

Check This Out!

I couldn't wait to share this.

I sent off the application a while back and hadn't heard anything back. So last night when I got home late, this was in the mail.

Just so I don't feel too cool, this means I am now a professionally licensed geek.

Halloween

Well we all had a great time on Halloween. Rob came home early and took the kids out Trick-or-Treating. With the candy the kids got from Trick-or-Treating and from the Trunk-or-Treat a week ago, they may never sleep again.

Tasha was a Pink Power Ranger and Garrett was Spiderman. As you can see, Garrett really loves being Spiderman. We got him the costume a couple of weeks ago, and he has wanted to wear it every day. (We're glad it was still in one piece by the time Halloween finally got here!)

We love to carve pumpkins. Tasha really did a great job. We poked holes in the pumpkins to mark the pattern and then used a little saw to cut out the holes. She followed right along the lines and did a great job on both pumpkins. When the kids got tired of the pumpkins they went for the apples and apple dip!

We have been trying to go to a farm to pick apples and pumpkins for the last couple of weeks, but the Saturdays have been cold and rainy. So today we went to see the Bee Movie. It was a lot funnier for the adults than the kids, but we all had a good time.