Anderson's First Party

Anderson had his first party today! Marci (I mean Grant and Carson) had a Halloween party for mom's and Grant and Carson's friends today. It was really fun and the food, as always, was so good! Marci is a master party thrower. Anderson wore his costume for like 30 minutes, enough to get a few pics in. There was a lot of little kids so, trying to get a group picture was not easy. All Anderson wanted to do was eat the grass. Needless to say, a good time was had by all. Thanks Grant and Carson (and Marci too). Carson was a skunk too. Again, the "buddy picture" was a bust. This was the best I could do!

Change of Plans

Ever since Tim and I have been married, we knew that after he graduated from school, we wanted to move anywhere but AZ. We have both grown up here and wanted a change and some new scenery. Well, it's funny how things work out. Tim's Engineering firm that he is interning with now, offered him a job to stay in Phoenix. It's a pretty good job especially straight out of college, so it looks like we are sticking around good old AZ. There is a possibility we would go to California for a year, but then we'd be back here. So much for plans. Congrats Tim on the new job!

Trouble lies Ahead

Anderson is officially army crawling. He's starting to rock back and forth a bit too. As a first timer, I can't wait for him to get to the next stage. But I hear that when they start crawling, there is no turning back.

Growing like a Weed

Anderson is getting really big! He looks like a little boy now, not a tiny baby. When he was born, Tim used to say that his skin didn't even fit him. He is only 6 months old but he is changing so fast.



I went to the store to pick up Tim, and my mom watched Anderson while I was gone. I came back and she had him like this, in the laundry basket. He was totally happy with the water bottle and clothespin. Is caging your children child abuse? Maybe when he learns to crawl I can just put him in here. Yeah right.

Bad News

Tim's academic bowl team lost tonight by 5 points. Dissapointing I know. Good news is he doesn't have any late practices so he can come home earlier. Being in school or having a spouse in school is the worst. I can't wait until Tim graduates! It will be so nice not having late class and group projects and all of that good stuff. And, working more than 20 hours a week will be nice too. Only 2 more months and he is done! Anderson has started to scoot around the last few days. He will do anything to get to the TV remote. On the other hand, eating baby food, is not going so well. It's hard to eat with your mouth closed. Today, he wouldn't even smile because he knew I would trick him and stick a spoonful in there. His lips were clinched shut. Hopefully he'll figure it out soon.

One Round down, Three to go

Last night was the first night of the ASU academic bowl. I got to go to the first round, and let me tell you it was everything I hoped it would be. I can sum up the night in words...Nerd Alert. The Ira Fulton School of Engineering, last years defending champs, did dominate and won by almost 200 points! Check out the team...you'll see what I mean. http://asu.edu/academicbowl/ Tim is an alternate so he didn't get to participate (which by the way is fine with him). He just sat next to me and whispered answers all night. Next Wednesday is round two. I'll keep everyone posted, I know you'll be on the edge of your seats waiting to hear the results!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCI!

Happy Birthday Marci! I was thinking about all of the funny stuff we have done together and I came up with my top 5. (I know this will probably only make sense to Marci, sorry, "inside jokes" are annoying right??) So here goes:



# 5 "Grab a hump and hang on for another eight song hump-a-thon" (that's from the radio station not real life). We've spent many a night at Camel riding the humps. Shout out to Lisa Melay



# 4 San Marcos in the hizzie. Good ole' Bev, Bishop Willis, Sherri N. and the whole gang.



# 3 "Get your grub on Nate Get your grub on"



# 2 Kelly S. (I don't want to incriminate anyone) on the shore of a private lake with nothing but a wash cloth...hmm...you do the math.



# 1 God Bless the U. S. mother freaking A.



Happy Birthday! You are no longer a girl, but not yet a woman. Have a good day!

Time for a Change

Since I was a sophomore in High School, I have been getting my hair done and it's been really really blonde. So I decided to start the journey back to my natural color (which is somewhat reddish---I don't admit that too often). Today, I got it done and it's darker than it's been in 11 years!! In true Renee fashion, my mom's reaction was "Umm, it's ok." Typical right. I like the color, but am nervous about it on me! Anyway, the pictures aren't that great but I was doing my best on short batteries!!

The other night I put Anderson on my legs and let him "ride like a horsey". He was laughing and screaming so loud. Tim got the camera and caught some of it luckily. He is getting to the fun stage where he can interact more with you. He's not a "blob" anymore, as my sister says. I'm so happy it's the weekend. I told Tim my parents are out of town, let's have a party. What are we in high school again? By the way, GO D-BACKS AND DEVILS! Anderson is a fan too.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTA!

I don't have any crazy pics but check out Chelsea's.

First Timer

Anderson went for his 6 month appointment today! He weighs 17 lbs. 11 oz. (50th percentile) and is 28 inches long (90th percentile). Everything looks great. We also started rice cereal today! I know some people start earlier, but my doctor (who happens to be my cousin) suggested waiting till 6 months. As you can see, we didn't make that much progress. These pictures were after I had already wiped his face off 2 or 3 times. I'm sure it will get better. Feel free to offer any tips you veteran moms have.