It all started with this picture.
We were all out shooting hoops the other
night, when my girl started dancing.
I snapped a shot of her in this pose, and
we were cracking up.
She can be so silly.
The rest of the pictures are all posed
of her trying to be funny.
Goofy!
What?
The strongest woman alive!
My cute kids actually posing for a picture. I love
that the boys are not looking at the camera.
That is so in thier character.
Brynne, Toby and Dusty watching thier new
favorite, the sea otters. They were so active
and fun.
Toby wanting to feed the dolphins. Once he
had the fish in his hand, he wasn't so sure about
it all.
Dusty feeding a dolphin and touching
his nose. This is the first time Dusty
was cool with this activity. He has always
been a nervous nelly about feeding animals
until just recently when we went to
the Irvine Park Zoo. He got a little taste
of how rewarding it was there, and with
some reassurance that the dolphins won't
bite, he was all over it. We bought 4 trays of
food, and he probably fed the dolphins 3 of
the trays. We're proud of you Dusty!
Since today, Baby.
We went to the park for our "once a month-Anderson"
get-together...and what do you think the most famous
toy was for Chase, Hailey, Toby and Conah?
The skateboard of course...but only if someone was
riding on it, or pushing them...well, that's not entirely
true as you can see most of the pics of Toby, he is just
rolling the skateboard around and trying to figure out
this new contraption...
Needless to say, it was a very fun day. We really need to
get out more, and go the park as a family. It was really
fun to see my mom put on a baseball glove, and my dad
to throw the ball around, and even manage to hit me in the
leg with his super line drive...right to the one taking the pic.
guess i should have had a glove in my hand, instead of
the camera. That'll teach me a lesson, yah right!
It's amazing to see all the cousins come together and play
like the best of friends. I wish growing up, I had cousins
more my age and that lived so close. My kids are really
lucky.
Happy Spring! Love to you all out there....
Pics of Toby and Conah at the Park
today. The kids had so much fun. They
played baseball with Grandma and Papa
and all their cousins. What a blast!
Great weather, too.
More pics of the fam at the park. What a fun day.
we gotta do this more often.
I gotta throw out some LOVE and respect to my
man. He's so sweet, and sensitive and I'm so
thankful to be attached to this man, and not
any other. Thanks for all the joy you bring
to our family, and being a great dad, husband
and MAN.
Ryan is definately the man around our house...
and not just the man, but a "Manly" man.
He went out and bought new brakes for his Jeep.
found them for like 37$, and is installing them
himself...now I'd like to know whose man still
works on their own car, and finds it enjoyable?
Toby was his big helper tonight. Usually it's
Dusty, but Toby was still awake, and way
available and able to take on the challenge.
Way to go, my MEN!
Thought this might be a cute
pic of my kids standing next to
a tire...see how tall they are at
these ages.
21 months, 5.75 and 8.5 years.
I was unloading the car tonight, and while doing
so, Toby was playing. I noticed the he found a
new race track for his cars. Cute, right?
He stopped and posed for the picture, it was really
funny, he's never done that before, and then, of course,
he wanted to see how he looked on the LCD after.
funny, Toby...what would we do without your sweet
and innocent presence?
Dusty and the pink goggles...
Dusty swimming. We're so proud of you, dude!
Toby...look at that hair. he so needs another h/c.
Where's uncle David Lauritzen when we need him?
Nana and all the little kids today...
Thanks Nana for the fun swim day!
The coolest mom, pulled the kids out of school
this morning for a ditch day since it was a min.
day...the kids were so excited to be going to
swim at Nana Carol's with thier cousins.
This is Brielle and Brynne...
C.J. and Dusty...
Toby and Brynne...
all the kids...
Ryan with his kids..Toby, Brynne and Dusty
Mom with her boys...Toby and Dusty.
This is how we kept Toby happy and
busy during the shows. to be honest, it
really only worked for 2 shows. The other
2 shows were a complete mess, again, i
apoligize to all those sitting around us who
had to put up with our tired Toby.
no naps...makes for a hard and hot day.
Brynne and Dusty wanted to feed the flamingos.
I never remember actually being able to feed
them before. Is this new? They loved it. I did get
pictures of them during the looooooong
feeding, but you could only see thier back sides
and this picture is so cute of them smiling....
Thanks for the great day, DAD.
You're the Best!
cuz our Dad just told us we're going to Sea World,
today.
Brynne and Dusty were extremely happy to be
on our way to San Diego on Saturday. They were
getting along so well, they played the whole way
with intermittent "Are we there yet"s.
Isn't Brynne's haircut so cute?
Okay, so this isn't really fair, because I just
bought this purse, so it's pretty clean...but I'll
totally be honest, this was a great way to clean
out and downsize.
Nail polish? full make up bag, cell phone, mirror,
even more lipstick? pens, (Why is it you can never
find a pen when you need one, and then you clean
out your purse and find 3?) sunglasses, 3 sets of
keys? and gum. I hid the lady products, no one needs
to see that nonsense.
So if you are reading this: "You're It!"
Empty the contents of your purse, diaper bag, brief case,
satchel, (whatever you carry daily) and take a pic for
all the world to see. If you've already done it...good for
you! Kinda fun, and interesting...I suppose.
Happy Thursday!
This is about a year ago, but I saw this
picture today and just cried tears of joy.
Brynne looks so sweet and I love the
silliness. She had just taken a huge wiff
on this flower and when she cocked her
head back somehow I captured this
moment, not even knowing it was coming.
Thanks for making me smile everyday, Brynne.
