I cant wait for spring!

Iwas looking through pictures today and came across pictures from last spring. It made me sooo excited. I never thought I would miss pulling weeds but seeing the pictures of my plants made me really excited to get gardening again. I love seeing all our plants bloom for the first time each year. I cant wait for warm weather, picnics, eating Popsicle's, going to the park, walks, riding bikes, swimming, boating and playing on the tramp with the kids! We had an awesome garden two years ago with three types of lettuce, 9 tomato plants, zucchini, peppers, carrots, pumpkins, radish, cucumbers, yellow squash, bell peppers, strawberries etc. etc. Last year we didn't get to it so I hope we do this spring. It was fun making salads from all our own food we grew. I think we have all had enough of the snow. It seems Nate is snow blowing our driveway everyday. But I know he secretly likes doing it. I did it once and he said "Hey that's my job".

Isagenix

So I just did my Isagenix cleanse again. I try to do it once a year at least. So anyway I had great success (I always do). I feel so much better. Its amazing how good I feel. I wake up without an alarm clock and I don't feel that afternoon brick wall I used to always face, it seemed I would need a nap or something to get through the day. I am excited to have lost so much weight and I am back to working out to keep it off. I am doing my P90X series and the gym, I cant figure out why I quit months back. It was so not worth the extra pounds that found me. But I lost them and hope they cant find there way back. Poor Nate, I'm back to my crazy eating again....no more food with hydrogenated oils, whole wheat and natural ingredients. But he is on his own kick, he wont eat anything sweet or with sugar and it shows, he looks great.


Ok on to other topics. So last night at dinner Sage informed Nate and I that we need to have more kids. After we told him that probably wont happen because I get so sick, he told us we need to get one from the orphanage. He said they say on TV "there is a child for everyone" and we need to get one. Very cute and sweet of him. He is so tender hearted and is always worried about everyone else. But what is with my family and orphanages? Remember my last post? So me and my sister and cousins always played we lived in orphanages when we were little and it seemed to carry over to my kids. Does anyone else have kids obsessed with this topic?

Happy Valentines Day!

Hope everyone is having a happy Valentines Day. It has been a fun day for us. The kids woke up acting like it was Christmas. Mckenna was screaming in her high pitch tone with pure delight. Its funny how a few decorations and prizes from all a dollar go such a far way with kids. As soon as Mckenna got home from school, she sat down at the table with Aspen and they have seriously sat there all day playing and talking to their treasures! Valentines has been my best babysitter ever! Thank you Cupid! As soon as Sage got home he joined them. Its really fun to hear there conversations, candy hearts sure have a lot to save to each other and I didn't know chocolates grew up in an orphanage. I love there imaginations.

I do love Valentines day, I love celebrating it and letting everyone you love know how you feel. Mckenna said it best when she told me today "Valentines Day is the bestest importantist Holiday in the whole wide world cause we celebrate looovvveee!" I was laughing so hard with how she made each word sound.

I have been thinking a lot the last few days how I really am so lucky and blessed to have a wonderful husband who does so much for us. He is so forgiving and patient and a wonderful man. I am so blessed to have three healthy children who are so valiant, sweet and just amazing. Wow how I love my family!

Our Anniversary

I took a turn at planning our anniversary date this year. I surprised Nate with the date. He had no idea. I had his mom show up around lunch time, when she came I had Nate get in the car. I had our bags packed in the trunk He really wanted to know what was going on. Well I had to spill the first idea once I was lost in Heber. The first part of the date was tubing at Soldier Hallow.
It was so fun and pretty warm.
The next surprise was checking in to the Alaskan Inn. Nate had no idea when we left we were going somewhere overnight. It was the best place ever. You get to stay in your own cabin and they have themes. Ours was the Timberwolf. It was seriously the best place we ever stayed. We got changed and went to the best place for dinner, the Timbermine. It was such a cool restaurant, everything was dark but the lantern looking light above your table. Then for the next surprise...at eight there was a knock on the door and a lady gave us each a half hour massage! She was awesome. Then you know the rest. But in the morning our custom ordered breakfasts were delivered to our room. It was so fun to sleep in and have breakfast served to us and to not have to go anywhere. We did not want to leave. It was so much fun. Seeing how our anniversary is really the 15th I have a few more surprises for Nate on the real day!

President Hinkley

I was so sad to hear that Presedent Hinkley passed away. What an amazing man, leader, and example he has been to me. I love the tile I have in my home with the "B's" on it. Everytime I see it I think of him. I have been going back in my Ensigns this week reading articles that he wrote. He taught us so many wonderful things. It is so clear to me that our church is true. I will truly miss him, but I know he is in a better place waiting for us to come too. I love him! I look forward to President Monson and know he will be an amazing prophet. I am excited to see all that he will do for the church. How blessed are we to have the truth in all of our lives.

The Andersons

Well we have finally decided to start a blog like the rest of you smart people! It is such a fun way to stay connected and see what is going on in every ones life. We love all of you and hope you enjoy seeing pictures of our family and reading all about the crazy things that our kids say and do!

Bowling

Laurie and Hunter came in for a visit. We took our kids bowling. It was so much fun!

Winter Vacation

We went to the cabin for a few days. We needed to get out of the valley and have a break. I look like a hunter, Nate and I don't have any normal people snow cloths so he whipped out the hunting outfits. But hey we never got cold. Those hunting people know what they are making! We had such a great trip. Brian, Holly, and their kids came with us. The kids played so well the whole time and Nate and Bri loved playing ping pong while Holly and I had a blast talking! We enjoyed good friends and our kids. Sage was so into how deep the snow was! He couldn't wait to go to the cabin, he thought it was so neat he got to miss school! I don't think anyone had more fun than McKenna. She loved the snow. We found a huge hill and she kept falling down but didn't get discouraged and kept going. She did make sure she got in a few good rest periods even in the snow. She is a girl who loves to take breaks. She is our little jokster and kept us laughing the whole time! I couldn't believe how well Aspen did in the snow. I thought she would cry and get cold. But to my surprise she loved it so much. She had the cutest expression on her face every time we sent her down the hill on the sled.

Polar Express

The kids could hardly wait for this day to come. We were all so excited to go on the Polar Express. Nates parents took us, Tasha's family, and Raegan. It was so fun for the kids. They loved the elf's. Sage did ask me "Mom are you sure those are elf's, they look like little kids." Santa and Mrs Clause came through each car to say hi to everyone.

Mckenna love sitting by Raegan on the Train.

Aspen and cousin Raegan in line to board the Polar Express.

Halloween

We went to our ward Halloween Party It was so much fun. The kids loved the donut eating contest. And of course they loved trick or treating afterwards.