Catch Up

I'm going to try to get better about blogging. Sometimes it's just easier to post pictures on facebook.
Ever since we got back from Florida, we've been busy with friends and family. Our friends Seth and Dominique were in town and it was so great to spend time with them. Then, my mom and brother came to visit and we went up to Breckenridge for the weekend. It was such a great time. Anderson is keeping us very busy and the summer is just flying by. He will be 2 in less than two months and next week we will find out if our second baby is a boy or girl. Fun!

Anderson loved the beach!

Relaxing before the fireworks.

Breakfast on the patio.

4th of July

I already miss the beach!

Excited to be home.

Having dinner with friends.

Anderson loves the rocking horse that his grandpa

made him. My mom and brother came to visit and

drove so they could bring it.

A beautiful hike near Breckenridge.

Yay, we made it!

A beautiful morning view.

Crazy Guy!!!!

Surprise

We had a great, relaxing trip to Sanibel Island, Florida. Of course we took Anderson and some people would wonder how in the world it could be relaxing with a 21 month old. It really was though. Traveling with a toddler makes our trips different than they used to be, but he's such an easy going guy. He slept great and the time difference was in our favor this time because he could stay up later and he slept in later. Most days he wasn't out of bed before 9:00. I think being out in the ocean wore him out so he never complained when we put him down for naps. All in all, it was great trip. We ate seafood almost every day, walked/ran along the beach, swam, ate ice cream, read, etc. I'll have to post pics once I get them all downloaded.

On to our fun news.... Anderson is getting a special Christmas gift of a sibling this year. (due date is Dec. 20). We couldn't happier! Anderson has been such a blessing and is such a joy in our lives! Each day is such a gift and we feel so happy to bring another special person into this world. We even get to find out the gender on August 4th, if we choose to. Who am I kidding? Of course we'll find out!

That's about it for us. I'll post pictures soon!

Weekend Fun

We are really enjoying the weekend. James and I went out last night to a restaurant called Tastes and had a great night out. Today we all went to Berry Patch Farms and had so much fun! Anderson loved the friendly animals and picking strawberries. He was a great helper and tester! This afternoon we set up his pool in our backyard and he really enjoyed it. Fun, fun, fun!

One of the friendly pigs.

Anderson tried to give the cute pig a hug.

He had fun chasing the chickens and rooster.

He was a good helper.

Yummy strawberries.

I'll take these mom!

Fun backyard pool time.

Loving It!

We are having SO much fun this summer! Anderson is ready for fun every morning and we are definitely busy! He is constantly on the go and doesn't have the longest attention span. He really enjoys getting out of the house and will beg to go on the deck, outside, or in the garage. He has really started to like basketball after we saw some kids playing at the park so we got him his own inside basketball goal. He treats everything like a ball and so we are currently working on JUST throwing balls. Anderson is such a little ham and is always doing something funny or getting into trouble. He is the greatest little guy and is all boy!

Last weekend James traveled to Southwest CO and did a really long, three day excruciating bike ride. We were going to go but I wasn't feeling well and not looking forward to traveling the 6 1/2 hours to get there along with a few hours of travel each day to meet James. Honesty, I really didn't know how I would make it through the weekend alone because I felt so awful! We did make the best of it as much as I could. When I felt better Anderson and I went to the park and I even took him out to dinner one night. He was a great little dinner date. Almost everyone we know was out of town that weekend but we survived.

This past weekend it was nice to have James home. We went to one of our favorite farmer's markets in Golden, CO, and had a great time. We also went to dinner with our good friends from St. Louis who were in town on their way to Vail. It's been so nice this summer because we have a great babysitter and we are taking advantage by going to movies, out to dinner, etc. It seems like we've been out to do something almost every week. I do love summer!

Trying to blow on a dandelion.

I want to be a BIG boy!

My sweet dinner date.

Deck time in the morning.

My first haircut!

I was a good boy!

Yay for the train ride with daddy.

Humm..I was braver with my clothes in this time! I just

jumped right in the water.

Fun with sidewalk chalk.

More fun!

Shoot the ball!

Score!

I love to hide my cheetah and then find him

hours later.

Summer Fun!

Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted! Since the school year ended we have been busy doing lots of fun summer activities. Anderson is loving his summer too. I've made a point this summer to get out and do something each day. Grandma and Grandpa C came for a visit and we had fun with them. Besides that, we've been busy playing outside, weekly play group with friends, going to the park, the zoo, the fountains, and the library. I found a couple great programs for toddlers at our local library and Anderson has so much fun each time we go. We're looking forward to some weekend trips and a relaxing trip to Sanibel Island, FL. Relaxing on the beach sounds so nice and we haven't had a long vacation like that in awhile.

Some of my goals this summer are to try at least one new recipe a week, read a book a week (since I really don't read a whole lot during the school year), and just have fun with my little man! We LOVE summer!

Anderson wanted to wear his Lion onesy to the zoo.

Funny smile.

Cute baby bighorn sheep.

Having fun at Tiny Town.

Sweet.

The steam engine train ride at Tiny Town.

Everything was his size.

Looking at the fountains and is very nervous.

Anderson got close but never got in the tall

fountains. He did get wet though.

The little snacker. He's figured out how to help

himself.

Stinker!

End of School Year

Yay! I had my last day with the kids on Tuesday and just have to go say goodbye to them on Thursday and clean up our room on Friday. It sure doesn't seem like summer but boy am I excited! The weather here has been unusually cool, so hopefully it will warm up this weekend.

Last weekend we went to visit my family in Missouri. I'll have to post a few pictures of Anderson from that weekend but will have to wait since I used my mom's camera. The weather was very humid and warm. We actually passed through Joplin, MO, on our way back to the airport on Sunday before the devastating tornado. It's just horrible and it seems like they keep getting severe weather. I grew up in tornado alley and just don't remember having so many tornadoes in the spring.

Anderson's told me he's really excited for the summer. We plan on keeping very busy since he's a very active little guy. We are doing a play group one day a week, library activities one day, and kindermusik. I've also been thinking about doing a swim class or something. We'll see about that. I'm hoping he will start sleeping in too.

Here's a few pics from about a week ago.

Fun at the park.

Hi Mommy!

Look, a caterpillar. This was right before he proceeded

to step on it. It lived though.

Uh Oh.

This and That

It seems like we've been really busy but I guess it's a lot of little things compounded to make it seem like we've had no time. Last weekend we went to have dinner with our friends Melanie, Matt, and Madison. We had a great time. We were just about to leave their house when Anderson took a nose dive on the concrete. Poor guy! I sure wish we could put him in a bubble for the next 20 years.

Mother's Day was fantastic! The weather was just gorgeous so we went on a bike ride to the park. Anderson and James got me a gift certificate to a photography workshop. I'm so excited to use it soon! James bought me a really nice camera a few years ago and I will finally learn how to use it. I feel so lucky to have such a great husband and son.

This weekend is going to be spent working on the house. We ordered new vanities, mirrors, and James is getting tile tonight. He will tile the floor this weekend and then in a few weeks he is going to tile the shower and around the bathtub. I can't wait for a new bathroom!

That's about it for us. We enjoyed two days of rain here in Denver and got our month's total of rain. Everyone here loves when it rains because it hardly ever does. Now we can enjoy a sunny, mild weekend.

Anderson's first ice cream cone. He had a lick

but then didn't really care about it.

Anderson and Madison before his fall.

Ready to go!

Loving his gifts from our recycling collector.

Fun, fun, fun!

Love this smile!

Playing with Molly.

Tug of War