summer 2013

Catch up time! My oldest two are at school and my youngest is asleep so I have no excuses. Let's start back in July.  Addy turned 2 and she knows it! She loves playing with Will and Rosie whether it be jumping on the trampoline or making nests out of blankets, she is happiest with them. She also loves swimsuits. She would wear her swimsuit every minute of every day. We got her a new swimsuit for her birthday, however we found out she only likes one particular swimsuit. She hasn't worn her new one, even with her mom's pleadings! She requested a pink cake for her birthday.

I learned my little sister Laura had tickets to the Goo Goo Dolls/Matchbox 20 concert. I really wanted to go, but thought it impractical since it was two days away. I asked her what her seat number was and looked online to see if there was one close by. Well, what do you know the seat next to her was still available! Call it a sign, I don't know, but it was enough for me to want to go. I expressed my interest to Clark and he got online and bought me a ticket. It was awesome! It was an outdoor concert in Denver.

 

 

We went to Pinedale with Clark's family for a mini Anderson reunion. We boated across Green River Lake and went on a hike to a natural bridge. The water was very cold, but didn't stop my kids from taking a dip.

 

We went to a Weatherford reunion in Bear Lake in August. We enjoyed lots of boating, knee-boarding, riding the wave runner, milkshakes, visiting Rockland where my grandparents are buried, and feeding the carp at the marina. We visited Great Aunt Renee, my paternal Grandmother's sister. She still spends her summers at the "Keetch Cottage" in the Bear Lake area. These next two pictures were out on her porch.

Do you think the kids were really asleep?

Feeding the beloved carp. Grandma gave them quarters to buy fish food. They started throwing the food in the water, but then wanted to touch the fish so they held it in the water and let the fish suck it out of their hand. My brother Bob put fish food in his toes and had them eat it. Those carp never had it so good! Ha ha.

Oops this picture is a little out of order. This was Grandpa and Will outside the out house at the ketch cottage.

We have a new pet thanks to my brother Josh. He donated it to us after he heard about our tragic pet incident.

Will found a lizard (who we named Blizzard) at the Flaming Gorge earlier this summer. We brought it home and put it in a 10 gallon terrarium. Will's mom thought it wasn't getting enough sunlight so she took the tank outside for the lizard to warm up. An hour later, she went to check on Blizzard and found him to be very stiff. He is now buried in our garden. May he forever rest in peace.

Our new pet is a 7 or 8 year old leopard gecko named "Graggy". We have had a lot of fun with her. Will feeds her crickets and mealworms every day and turns the heat light on in the morning and off at night.

 Speaking of our garden, look at this! Our zucchini turned out to be prolific. These were our biggest ones. We also planted green beans, peas, onions, and golden potatoes. We dug out the potatoes last week and ended up with 20 lbs. The kids really enjoyed going out and picking peas to snack on.