My boys!

These are my two favorite boys on the planet!! I love watching Jimmy with his son, they love each other so much and I have visions in my head of them going to Father/Son activities and doing all the things that my Dad and brother do together! Jimmy talks about wanting to take him camping and fishing and doing outdoor stuff, although I told him that it might be best to wait until he is able to at least walk :). I think that Jimmy is so glad to have some more testosterone in the house, he had been so out numbered but now he has a tag-team! As Grace once told me "Boys is Awesome!"

Grace's Messes!

Now I try to encourage my children to develop their talents but Grace takes things to a whole new level! She loves to cook and bake and while I allow her to help me when I cook, she can often be found playing with her own kitchen & fake food. Well as of late she has decided that fake food is for little kids and she is a "big kid" and so she should be able to use real food for her dishes!! Her favorite ingredients to use are: flour, sugar, salt, pepper, uncooked pasta, sprinkles and pretty much anything that she can get her hands on. Now in case you are thinking that I leave all of this out for her to use, that couldn't be farther from reality, she has learned to scale the shelves in my pantry to the very top so there isn't much that is out of reach! She also loves painting and coloring but because of her criminal record we keep those kinds of things under lock and key. The following pictures and video clips are over the period of two days in the life with Grace!

Oh Yes I am all about child labor in this house! If you are old enough to climb counters, open canisters and pour out the flour you are old enough to help clean it up.

This here lovely painting was done with ink from one of the Asian countries that Grandma visited and brought back for Alexis. This ink is not in the approved list of things Grace is allowed to use so she waited until all was dark and quiet in the house to launch a surprise attack! What a World!

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And yes that was a jelly bean that she pulled out and then threw across the room! As you could see she was very remorseful about it all. Any takers of a 4 year old that hates to wear clothes and lives to make messes!???


I would also like to thank the makers of Dyson, Magic Eraser and Clorox Cleaner w/ bleach for your assistance in my life for without you Grace may not be alive!! One little request please upgrade the magic eraser to also remove "ink from Asian country" thank you.

Sooo Excited!

So I got the news about 5:20 am today that miss Kaylee Lynn was born, she is the niece of Kaytee and Kenzee. Their older sister Carlee gave birth to her and what a gift from Heaven this is for all of us but especially the Anderson family! As soon as I get pictures I will post them. What a great day! Congrats Chris and Carlee!! We love you!

On a lighter note!

So James turned 5 months yesterday! I really can't believe how fast it is going!! It is also another reminder that I need to get these last pounds off me! James is such an EASY baby, he just hangs out and smiles and sleeps and is so fun. The fact that he sleeps is such an awesome thing to me because he goes to bed around 9 and doesn't wake up until 8:30 or so the next morning!!! It is a dream really! In fact some mornings I have to wake him so that I can feed him! He is starting to do the cute little talking that babies this age do, he is rolling over and he loves playing with toys and of course putting everything in his mouth. He loves his sisters and his Daddy, he gets a huge smile on his face anytime they walk in the room. I love my boy, bet you couldn't even tell! :)

Hard Day

So yesterday the 24th was a year from the day that our sweet friends were killed in a car accident. For those of you that are not familiar I will give a short version of what happened. Our friends Kaytee and Kenzee were on there way home from Utah when Kaytee lost control of the car and it rolled killing them both. Kaytee was only 23 and Kenzee was just 8, it has been a very tough year, we have missed them so much. Yesterday I spent some time reflecting on them and remembering their smiles, please indulge me for a moment while their memories are spilled onto the page. Kaytee had this laugh that could just light up the room and Kenzee was sweet and had this little voice. One of my most favorite memories I have of Kenzee was when we went to FAO Schwartz for Lexi's birthday and while the other girls were looking at all the toys I turned around to see sweet little Kenzee wearing a cute red sweater, sitting in an over sized rocking chair, holding a baby doll in her arms and rocking it like it was her very own. She was looking down at the baby and touching it's face, I could just tell she was dreaming about being a mommy, the image is still very fresh in my mind and I am so grateful for that. There is not a day that goes by that we don't think of them. Lexi misses her friend dearly and while we know that they are watching over us it doesn't make us miss them any less. How grateful we are to have the gospel and the knowledge that we will see them again and oh what a day it will be when we reunite with them.


This picture of Kenzee was taken that day at FAO Schwartz and the one of Kaytee & her dog Jack was taken just a few months before the accident.

When I Grow Up I am Gonna Run Away and Join the Cicus!

10 Reasons I Should Join the Circus

10. I have always had a thing for leotards (see my "ABC tag" post)

9. Working w/ Elephants would be a dream because they would always be bigger than me.

8. Staying fit would be much easier doing two shows daily.

7. I have always wanted to travel the world!

6. I could scratch an itch with my toes when I am short on hands.

5. I already know how to tame wild animals.

4. I could be in the side show cause I have eyes in the back of my head.

3. I could drive a compact fuel efficient car that would fit all my clowns!

2. The tight rope is something I walk everyday.

1. I have always wanted to wear a top hat!


Last Thursday, the 19th of June we went to the circus as a family. I had bought the tickets many weeks prior and only paid 10 bucks each! I wasn't expecting to have very good seats but when we got there we were only 3 rows back! The girls had been excited all day, so when we found our seats and as the show was starting their eyes were as big as pies! Grace was most happy about the lions and elephants and Lexi loved the beautiful ladies that spun from the ceiling on wires. James was really good and seemed to enjoy the lights and music although he did fall asleep part way through. It was a wonderful thing to do as a family, however I am hopeful that next year we will be able to join the 3 old "No cruelty to animals" ladies that stood out on the corner in protest to the circus :).

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I love in the video when Lexi keeps striking a pose waiting for the camera, too funny! Silly girl she is always ready! Oh and the guy with the tigers, I swear more than once I was thinking we would be at the show where he would get eaten!!

Music & Milestones!!

WARNING! Bragging to follow, may be unsuitable for some viewers!
Well this past week has been mighty busy, Lexi had her 3rd grade program at School and I must say it was THE perfect way to do one, it was short and sweet! It was only 30 min long and very entertaining! We actually filmed the entire thing with our nice video camera and I just got a brief clip with the smaller camera so I could post it. The next clips are of James rolling over, in the past I was not so good at getting that kind of stuff on record but with James I am trying to do better. While all are welcome to view I am doing this primarily for journal and Grandma purposes, and I guess for all our family that live far away (which is just about everyone). Enjoy!

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