Oh Baby, Baby!

It's finally March! I am now officially 34 weeks along (8 months). There are only 35 more days to go! This pregnancy has been a long haul, but we are excited to see and hold the end results. Our baby is now the size of a cantaloupe and weighs about 4 & 3/4 lbs. It is said that the baby can gain up to 1 lb a week. Our past experience with our babies has always been 9 lbs. I can only imagine what my stomach is going to do in the next 4 weeks. I am proud to say that I have made it to the gym for the past 5 weeks. Cardio on Mon., body conditioning on Wed., and Kick boxing on Fri.. I still suffer from morning sickness, but it is now late afternoon/evening sickness. It's quite the work-out routine to turn from one side to the other while laying in bed. We have officially set up the crib and changing table. My friends are going to be throwing me and another girl who is expecting at the same time a double shower. The supply boost is needed and I am so grateful. I have forgotten what it takes to raise a baby. We just wanted to update you all, because we could be having a baby any day now! Check out our beautiful "winter" weather (50* today).

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day! The kids have been very busy this week with preparing Valentine cards, making Valentine boxes, and having a Valentine party in school. I guess we can admit that it has been very crazy around here. We hope that you are all having a great Valentine weekend. Tennessee's box is some "power" from "zelda". So if your a zelda fan you will know what it is. Easton's box, is well.....he was hoping for a reaction and boy did he get it. He loved walking down the school hall and having the kids take a second glance at his creation. You can't help but laugh. It was pretty creative. Kaiya's box was simple and she believed it to be absolutely beautiful. She spent at least 2 hours cutting out her own snowflakes and taping and gluing hearts all over her box. It was all very fun. This weekend Brent is away to St. George/Las Vegas for Soccer Tournaments. We took the kids out for dinner on the 12th to celebrate Valentine's as a family. We had to wait an hour to get into the restaurant and it was Thursday!!! Needless to say, we don't take our kids to sit down restaurants very much and they were very confused to why we had to wait, and not only that, "why would we want to wait". It took patience, but it was worth the food in the end. I am now 33 weeks pregnant. Our baby is about 3.75 lbs and fattening up each day. My belly is round, round, round, and we are counting down the days. I've been able to start going to the gym again. It feels so good to wake up my muscles. I'm proud to say that I've made it for the past 3 weeks straight! I figure I am the only one that can get this baby out of me, so I might as well be in shape for it. We love and miss you all! Happy Valentine's Day.

What a "little woman"!

Our little Kaiya "loves" to dress-up! She came home from her friends house wearing this outfit and I couldn't resist taking a picture of her. She felt absolutely "Beautiful"! We ended up borrowing the dress and scarf for the next 3 days. The tie on the dress is suppose to go in the back, but Kaiya always has her own plan. When her friends came over they could pick any of her princess dress-ups, while she wore this. What a girl!

Is This Socially Acceptable??

Our dog Teepa is going through her first "monthly puppy cycle". Yikes! For those of you who may consider owning a female dog, this is what you have to look forward too unless you get her fixed. We hope to take care of that soon so we don't have to go through this again. Does this mean Teepa has now reached her "teen" years in dog years? We can't help but laugh at her and post photo's of her so you too can have a good laugh. I was going to go to the pet store to buy some doggie diapers and then remembered that we had diapers for our "real" baby. Good thing she fits into a "newborn size 1". Is this acceptable?? Ha. She hangs her head in shame. I just want to give the poor thing some Motrin, a hot pad, and let her take lots of naps.

Happy Birthday Easton! #9!

Happy Birthday Easton! Big #9! Easton is a great kid. He loves playing video games, telling funny jokes, skiing, teasing his sister, loves scouts, and playing with his friends. Easton loves to wear his "black" jacket every day. His Dad gave it to him for Christmas and he hasn't taken it off since. Easton has been growing out his hair since July and likes it being long. The other day he got stiches in his head due to an injury at school, and his main concern was "if the doctor was going to have to cut his hair". Luckily she was able to do the surgery without any cutting! We love having Easton around. Happy Birthday Big Boy!

Easton Leigh Anderson

Born: January 18, 2000!

Our Friends & Family in St. George!

This is Jake Albrecht. He is Brent's Sister's husband. This is him at work. He designs logo's and loves his job! He is really good at what he does.

This is Tennessee, Kayia, Carmendee, & Jaron. Carmendee & Jaron are Jake & Jessica's kids. We had a picnic at the park and soaked up the warm sun.

Jessica & Kathy! What a fun Sister in-law!

Jake & Mandi! This is Mandi's husband Jake. He is a great catch. The two of them are so happy and love to go on adventures! Thanks for taking us with you while we were there.

K.D & Teepa! They loved to go on walks.

A Trip Down South!

We went to St. George for the weekend (jan.16-20th). It was so fun. Brent had to drive to Las Vegas for a soccer tournament, so I took advantage of his rental car and paid gas to drop me and the kids off to my friend Mandi's home. My sister in-law also lives in St. George and we found out that she was only 8 blocks away from Mandi's home. So we were able to visit with the both of them and have a great time. We sent Easton up to Logan with Grandpa Anderson and he got to play with his life long friend/cousin "Peyton". Mandi had just moved to St. George a few months ago and bought a home. We really appreciated her hospitality and letting us stay in her spare room. Mandi took us to Zion's Park, and Snow Canyon while we were there. We hiked every day and soaked in the sun as much as possible. It sure was nice to thaw out in 65 degree weather, and be out doors.
























Soaking in the Sun and enjoying the warm sandstone!

























Here is my most current "belly" photo! 2.5 more months to go! Mandi and I made quite the hiking pair. Me...pregnant, and she was on crutches (due to a foot surgery). Nothing stops Mandi...so it was funny to us to hear the comments each person we passed had to say. They were concerned, but we knew our abilities. Ha!
























Check out this cave! This is one of the "lava" caves in Snow Canyon. We heard and saw bats inside and explored to the very back. Tenne has found his newest passion! He and Kaiya LOVED it. (the man by Mandi is her new husband "Jake". He was so great to be with. Mandi found a great catch!)

These are the type of parks you find in St. George. This was called "Slick Rock Park". There were two bolders here to practice climbing on. It was a lot of fun.