Anderson Adventures

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Camping Trip #2

We Anderson's LOVE to camp! We went again this weekend and had even more fun! Here are a few pictures from our lovely day away!

Kylie came to play with Claire while I was getting ready to go. These two pictures make me laugh. It's like they're both trying to be monsters.

We went with our friends, the Twitchels, and Claire had way too much fun playing with Abby. They threw rocks, played in the dirt, got DIRTY!!!, ran around in the tents, discovered leaves, played with flashlights, and had a wonderful time together. They were completely worn out by the time the drive home came around.

Who loves camping? Jared does! And....he's the cutest little boy in the world! Look at those smiles! (Proof that mom was on this vacation are Jared's happy faces).

"Abby".

Discovering the art of pulling leaves.

We really had so much fun with our good friends! Camping with friends makes for really fun camping! We definitely plan to go again if they're up for it! :) That is, if they can take the no-sleeping-Abby-wanting-crackers. Next time we'll get pictures of everyone!

Can't wait to go this weekend again! :)

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Chocolate? No Thanks!

I'm happy to report that after 4 months and 3 weeks of having no chocolate, I decided to have a shake today. This shake didn't happen because of an intense and non-ignorable chocolate craving. No. It came because Claire isn't feeling herself...again. Anyway, I decided that I had enough and I dragged the kids through the ghetto drive through at Arctic Circle. Hopefully this shake would make me feel a little less annoyed that the poor girl's immune system is still not up and running.

"Mint shake with Oreo and Reeses, please. " (I know what you're all thinking. Yes, I put peanut butter with mint. It's good. Don't knock it 'til you try it.)

Heaven was served through my car window and I went on my way.

1/4 cup down into my stomache and I seriously thought my insides were going to be my outsides. What was this vile mess that I was putting down my body. It's "heaven", remember? Oh yeah! So I continue to eat.

I am now sitting at home exactly 30 minutes after the creaminess was consumed and I feel like I may have five Easters worth of indigestion.

Maybe...just maybe...after 5 months of zero chocolate I detest it.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

2 Years Old!!

You better believe that the little misses is TWO YEARS OLD! Can ya believe it? Neither can I! It's amazing what a little lady she's turning out to be. She makes us laugh all the time and those big green eyes can get away with murder.

Opening her "choo choo". Thank goodness for Legos!

Grandpa and Jared

My first Dora cake.

Trying to blow out the candle. She thought it was funny.

I seriously can't believe we have a 2 year old. It goes too fast sometimes. I love how much she's learning and how much she imitates other people. She's become quite the social butterfly and doesn't care if we're around or not when it comes to playing with friends. She is quite the tornado, which is why I can't keep my house clean; however, I'm trying to live by the wise words of those who've gone before me. Those words of, "If I had a do over, I would worry less about my house and play with my kids more." So, I try...until we start living in a disaster zone and I can't take it anymore. I'll take her any way I can...messy or not!

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!

Out of the mouth of Claire

Claire was asking me about Hailey nursing. She was sad to find out that Hailey wasn't nursing anymore. She said, "Well, when I am a mommy can you give my babies milk?" Uh...nope. Can't do that. "Why mom?" Well, my milk will be gone (thank goodness) and you'll have to do it. "Oh, well, I want a big, big, BIG family. TWELVE babies! But I don't want the littlest baby to ever get big because I do NOT want one hundred babies." March 2015
Claire: Daddy, do you stink? Brian: Why do you say that? Claire: Because I can smell you. 6/18/14
Claire walked out of her room and this is what ensued: Daddy: "Claire, get back to bed." Claire: "But Daddy, my bed is being crazy!" (We try hard not to laugh). Daddy: "What?" Claire: "My bed is being crazy!!!" He went back, she tangled her blanket so her feet were getting cold. 5/15/2014
Claire asked her sunbeam teacher what "this" was, pointing to something on her chest. She thought she was talking about the pattern on her dress. Claire said, "No, no! These. They are for milk for babies." 5/2014
Eating corn on the cob for dinner, Claire turned to me and asked, "Mommy, are you going to eat some of this YUUUUMMMMYYY corn?" 5/2014
"Mommy, can you do this for me?" She hands me my eyelash curler and I proceed to curl her eyelashes. She bats her eyes in the mirror and says, "There. That's better." For the record...I have never done this, so she didn't learn it from me. 1/28/14
I was doing Claire's hair , combing through it. "Mommy, stop brushing my hair, you're making me crazy." 1/28/14
Claire has a VERY hard time going #2 in the toilet. She will hold it for days and days, so she ends up sitting on the toilet for hours sometimes. This week, she had been in there for a good two hours (and never went). Anyway, during that time she called me in several times, "MOMMY!!!! Come here!!!" And then would tell me nothing. So, after what seemed like the billionth, "MOMMY come here!" shouting, I went in to find her with the ENTIRE roll of toilet paper collected in a heap in her arms. I looked at her and gasped in frustration. I had just changed that roll! Brand new roll. Think of all that! She looked at me, giggled, and said, "Mommy...hehe....I sneezed...hehe." 1/28/14
We had our first ice storm here in Texas. I took Claire to Costco and let her walk on the ice. "Mom, I need to put on my ice skates". "Claire, do you have ice skates?" "No mom, I don't." Good point though sweetheart!
Claire always wakes me up telling me that the sun is awake. The other day, she came in, told me the sun was awake once more and then told me that she wanted some candy. I informed her that we didn't have any, but she said, "Mom, all we have to do is say Trick-or-treat!"
We went camping and I asked if Claire had fun. Claire: "I love camping, but Jared was naughty. We should leave him home".
Me: "Claire, why are you out of bed?" Claire: "Because of this..." She starts moving as if she'll pee her pants. Me: What? Claire: "Because I have the wiggles."
While at the mall bathroom, "MOMMY! YOU DID IT! YOU PEED!" For everyone to hear.
We're still trying to potty train Claire and have her poop in the potty! She says she does it, but can't seem to have it happen and will hold it for days (which is very frustrating). In an effort to get the ball rolling, I said, "Claire! Let's both push. 1...2...3...push!" At that point I did a fake push and she quickly exclaimed, "MOMMY! Don't poop in your pannies!" 7/12/13
Jared was crying and wandering around the house this morning. He popped his head in the bathroom where Claire and I were, and started to cry. Claire said, "Oh Jared, stop whining". 7/3/13
Brian and I were talking about the frustrating expenses of moving. At one point I said (about our debt), "It's all my fault." Claire came to the rescue and said, "NO! It's MY fault! My fault....and Jared's!"
This morning Claire woke up at 5 am screaming, "I WANT A COOKIE!!!!!" I went in, she repeated her sentiments. I promised her a cookie and she went back to sleep. When she got out of bed at 10:30, she jumped into my arms and said, "Where's my cookie?"