Wednesday, January 13, 2010
fun times with Grandma VoFo
when my mom comes to town we like to be overachievers and take on lots of little projects. most of them now are home improvements--this week we'll be painting and detailing ray's dollhouse. we also just like to walk around the house and dream up projects for jared. one of the boys' room walls will be royal blue so we are having to paint over brady's artwork that he made on this wall by his top bunk.
brady drew that so according to him, "Caden won't come up here." oh brady, you're hilarious.
ray got new butterfly clusters on her pink wall. she insisted on helping, but I only handled a few hammer swings.
grandma always has to get a special gift for each child and it happened to be zoeys birthday too. they are all so loved.
when grandma is here we all just have a great time, the kids all show off a little, and soak up every bit of attention they can squeeze out of her. grandma vofo visits are wonderful.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
our first anderson nephew
jareds siblings both had girls first so our cute little sebastian eli added to our our sons and now we have more anderson man power. here he is in his cuteness saying hi to the outside world.
he just didnt want to stay in the womb very long, he was ready to meet his wonderful family in waiting. he came out 3 weeks early on Dec. 10 a healthy 7 pounds 10 ounces and 21 inches long--ryan might have cloned himself in a miniature form.
it seems like we were just blessing cute little scout.
this is my favorite little newborn face and he made it for me while i was holding him for the first time.
we are so grateful for his healthy arrival into his great family. love you ryan, aud, and scoutie.
this is my favorite little newborn face and he made it for me while i was holding him for the first time.
Friday, January 1, 2010
reflecting at new years
resolutions aren't something i normally do, dr. phil advises that they are usually short lived and you should be constantly setting small attainable goals. so as the past year has passed i've been very reflective on things i would like to improve upon.
of course family is first, i want to be a better mommy for my wonderful children and more specificly value each one more individually and help us all learn bettter ways to cope with caden and his special needs.
i need to realize everyday how blessed i am to have good friends around me. these girls (some of my original young women) and i talk about EVERYTHING and they keep me youthful and so happy to be a girl. this year i hope i can make them, my fb friends our family friends, coworkers, church family and my homegirls feel as special and loved as they do to me.
im happy to say goodbye to the hard times that occured in 2009. i know we have trials to try our faith and our character. i cant say i'm thrilled with my performance but i am willing to keep fighting and hoping. i confess that i've learned A LOT about myself--being broken down and building yourself up again is a difficult but so worthwhile process. i sincerely hope all of my and any of your upcoming challenges turn out to be wonderful experiences--and in between them we have a dang good time with each other and the ones we love.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
my shannie-kins is 33 today!
i have now known shannon lee wilson vonforell for more than half my life. the stars were aligned in high school when we had 3 classes together our junior year and the alphabet sat us next to each other. she was a nice girl who talked a lot so i brought her into the mormon kid group. the rest is history, actually more like storybook.
from sneakily dating my bro to girls' camp moments & good teenage fun, we grew into the closest of friends. her baptism & temple wedding continued the fairy tale. my best friend now sister-in law a dream come true.
we will make our daughters follow the legacy being best cousin buddies forever.
every new years eve (her birthday) i think of shan and how lucky we are to have her in our family and how vitally important she is to me as my bff. happy b-day shannie!
Sunday, December 27, 2009
things i realized this christmas
caden is reading everything around him
brady hates getting clothes--caden must wear it immediately
gifts that they all benefit from are the way to go
hand made projects are so worth it
turn taking is quite attainable
sibling gifts are so sweet
silly toys for big boys keep the whole family entertained
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