ALL ABOUT ANDERSON'S

09 March 2013

A FABULOUSLY FULL FEBRUARY

I really thought that since I was trading in the hustle & bustle of the workforce to stay at home with Jett & Delilah that it would come with a slower pace in life. HA! It feels as though I am busier than ever & practically fall in to bed every evening totally exhausted. But, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Valentines Day has always been a favorite holiday of mine. So, of course I now love to celebrate it with the "loves of my life". Rich had to work that day so I loaded up the Twins & headed to the station, with treats in tow, of course. I made Jett & Lila some last minute t-shirts to wear & switched up their heart shaped candy boxes just a bit. (In lieu of all of the candy they chowed down on goldfish; raisins; cheerios & marshmallows).

Jett sharing his treats with Daddy...

Daddy realizing it had already been chewed!

One of the kids (& ours, too) favorite things to do is to go play at the park. Lucky for us there is a park right next to the library only about 2 miles away. There is also a walking trail there that we all enjoy. So, any time the weather is nice we head out for the park.

When they say "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" I'm certain they must have been talking about Jett & his Daddy. Neither of which are morning people. While Delilah & I, on the other hand, wake up smiling & babbling.

We had a super fun play date this month... Mazzie & Owen came over to play with Jett & Delilah while the Mommy's got to visit. By the end of the morning my Family room looked like a BOMB had gone off. Good times...

Now that Delilah's hair is getting long enough, I've been experimenting with different hairstyles for her. First was the pony-tail & now... the piggy-tails. As for Jett, we're working on the Beiber look.

Every year some of the firefighters participate in the CF Tower Climb & Run to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. The climb is 952 steps to the very top of the San Antonio Tower of America's. Rich participated again this year. We are VERY proud of him.

Every day, after their nap, the Twins like to go for a walk around the neighborhood. They have such fun exploring & looking at all of the things along the way. We just love to watch them learn.

In an effort to help raise money for a friend from highschool, who tragically lost her 7 year old son, we joined some friends at CeCe's Frozen Yogurt. While the Twins loved the new treat, they definitely wore more of the stuff than they ate.

One of my most favorite times of day with my little munchkins is first thing in the morning. They are NORMALLY in great moods & sooo warm & cuddly.

Our everyday life, here at the Anderson Asylum, always consists of LOTS & LOTS of playing & goofing around the house.

I try to steal every moment that I can with my 2 precious babies on my lap... the time will soon come when they won't fit or won't want to be there.

We hope everyone has a wonderful start to Spring! Hugs & kisses to all of our family & friends both near & far!

11 February 2013

2013... A BRAND NEW YEAR

The Anderson's have officially left 2012 in the past but have many memories to look back on. As we jumped in to 2013, January really seemed to fly by. Rich has been working a TON & the kids & I are staying busy ourselves.
Of course, we have our every day life of PLAYING, PLAYING & MORE PLAYING:

Daddy gave Jett his first Trans Am

Of course Homer joins us from time to time...

On one of our trips to Target Ms. Delilah decides she wants her OWN basket to shop with. (The picture that I won't post is the one of her throwing a nuclear melt down because ALL of the balls wouldn't fit in her basket:)

Did I mention that my daughter has her very own, unique style?! But, that is how Punky Brewster got started, isn't it?

The Twins best friend & neighbor from down the street, Owen Strottner, turned 2 years old in January. Jett & Delilah attended the birthday bash until I had to pull Jett out, kicking & screaming, because he wanted Owen's brand new car!

We finally decided that it was time to get tile put down in our kitchen & breakfast areas. It was a huge, 2 day job but the guys did a wonderful job & we couldn't be more pleased. During the 2 days of complete chaos we couldn't have access to the kitchen. So, we "pic-nic'd" in our bedroom. While Rich & I couldn't wait to be able to return to some sort of normalcy, the kids absolutely loved it.

Here are some before & after pictures of the kitchen:

Delilah & I had the opportunity to enjoy a "Girl's Night Out". Chick-Fil A sponsored the evening & we joined Meredith & Mazzie Clark for a fun time. Meanwhile, a VERY brave Kelly Clark volunteered to hang out with Jett for some "boy time" (Daddy was working).

As we do every year, we went to Galveston to visit Grandaddy for my Mom's Birthday (She would have been 73 years old) & the 10th Anniversary of her passing. It's always a very tough day for my family but this year was also special... We took the Twins to the cemetery with us to visit MeMaw, Bun & Great Grandaddy. They decorated their headstone with beautiful flowers. I realize that at this age they don't understand but I know in my heart that they understand that it's a very special place for very special people in our lives.

During that same visit to see Grandaddy, Rich had a chance to do a little fishing. I'm sensing it was a bit more difficult this time seeing as how he had a couple of "helpers".

Much to the Children's dismay, this past year, at Christmas we requested that they not receive toys as gifts... It already seems as though their play things take up more real estate in our home than our furniture. So, in lieu of, Jett & Delilah were blessed with money... Which Rich & I put to VERY good use. NO!! We didn't book a trip for ourselves to Mexico. We enrolled the Twins in classes at a place called The Little Gym. They absolutely LOVE it there & are really starting to blossom in terms of physical ability & coordination. An added bonus is that they are totally exhausted once they get home. That's what I call a "Win/Win"!