The Anderson Family: June 2009

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Goodnight!

Tonight Mike put the boys to bed.

At least he set the proper example.....

Mmmm, Mmm, Mmmmmm..... aren't these boys cute!

Safety First!

Ike is all about safety.

Apparently, you can never be too careful.

Especially while swimming in a kiddy pool.

You should ALWAYS protect your head.......

And what's up with the fully clothed children. Well I guess if the heat index has been 110 degrees, and has been for the last few days, a child can't resist a little water. Ike had to stop mid-way around the block just to cool off.

I'm going to go have another Popsicle.....

Saturday, June 20, 2009

A Special Day

Mom and her men!

Our Family, June 7th 2009

Jake's Blessing Day.

Dad and his boy!

So Jake's name has been a bit of a challenge for me. I've worried and stressed over his name for quite some time, so it wasn't any shock that we were still trying to finalize his middle name during the opening song, the Sunday we blessed him. Crazy I know, and perhaps most of it's due to whacked out hormones and an uncertain future, but nonetheless, Jake's blessing day was so tender and very sweet. Mike blessed him to be a calming influence and that is so true. He has proved to be one calm and mellow fellow. Mike gave Jake such a sweet blessing, and we are so grateful to have this little guy in our family. Speaking of family, we wish family could have been there, but we had some wonderful non-blood family members there to help.

This Week I Learned....

This Week I Learned.....

Monday: That I do enjoy having people over for dinner! It's been a while since we've entertained, and it is nice. However, whether it's my best friend or the Prophet I think I will stress out a little when dinner company comes. I don't want to, but I do.

Tuesday: That there really are very good people out there. Mike chose to eat at Texas Road House for his B-Day dinner this year. (Happy B-Day Babe!) How yummy, but it does involve a trip to Topeka. After a very nice meal, we walked out to a dead car. Long story short, a nice couple who were waiting to eat asked if we needed some help. They couldn't have anticipated what they were in for. They ended up spending the next hour and a half, helping us get our car started. This involved countless trys at jumping our dead battery, driving Mike to Walmart for a new car battery, calling friends to come with appropriate tools to put in said battery, feeding my kids hot rolls from their table, providing paper for drawing ferocious dinosaurs, and letting us cool off at their table as they played tic -tac -toe with my kids. So to these strangers who have now become hero's and amazing examples Thank You! Rich and Tawna, you are now some of our favorite people!

Wednesday: To Never, Ever forget to put the treadmill back up after using it! My boys decided to have a little unsupervised fun and now Ike has a nice treadmill burn on his chin and neck. He's tough and one lucky guy, it could have been so much worse, but I'm still waiting for SRS to come knock on my door.

Thursday: That Jake hates his car seat.

Friday: That OSU is not nearly as cool as KSU! And that Manhattan is the Garden of Eden compared to other locations. Jake really, really hates his car seat!

Saturday: To not wait till the last minute to pick up that perfect Father's day present, because they might all be gone. But more importantly I learned that watching kids run and catch firefly's is one of life's simple pleasures.

Sunday:.... I'm waiting to see what adventures await!

Hope you had a good week and learned some things too!

Monday, June 15, 2009

High (or wide) Fashion

Jake sporting a handsome onsie that some fabulous friends designed for him at our baby shower. This particular onsie grows with Jake (side to side that is). The fuller he is, the wider the tie! Personally, I believe the wide tie was always a winning fashion statement. We can only hope the wide tie will make a comeback and if it does we are ready. Ladies, we love the onsies, the quilt, and loved the shower. Thank You Thank You!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Wet and Wild

We are the PROUD owners of a slip-in-slide. Wild I know. This summer activity has proven to be a very fun neighborhood event. Kids like it, but Mike loves it. Take a look. You can come over and play. We'll convince Mike to take turns.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

For the Big Jake

Here is a shout out to little (but bigger) Jakey. My brother Jake called tonight. I love it when he calls! He is interning this summer in Washington D.C. He and Brianna even stopped to see us on their way there. We felt so loved! Apparently though, I haven't posted anything in a long time, so Jake, thanks for the subtle hint and these are for you. XOXOXOXO!

Two cute Jakes.

(Jake becomes a dad in September. WOW! Here he is practicing holding a baby;)

On their way East. We hated to say goodbye!

How irreverent!

Climbing trees with Uncle Jake. My boys were so excited for him to show them the tricks of the trade.

We went to a K-State vs BYU baseball game while they were in town. It's always fun to watch the Y get stomped on. Go Wildcats!!!

Playing in the park at Wamego!

We love you guys and hope you come again. Have fun doing those Oh so important things you do there in D.C. Luvs!

From the Mouth of My Boys

2010 Will and Ike's new phrase when they are about to tell us something very funny, "Mom, this will crack your giblets out!"

5/10 Isaac woke up early and was helping me make pancakes. He got the eggs out of the fridge. It was a full carton and I said, "Be careful Ike." He replied, "Mom, I'm as careful as a Cow!"

2/10 While eating dinner, Mike and I noticed that Ike spit out a half chewed tomato piece that came from his macaroni salad. Mike said, "So Ike, I guess you didn't like that." Isaac's replay, "No, I thought it was gum." Isaac loves gum, what a disappointment. Tomatoe?

1/10 While outside playing and pouring cups of water on the ground (this is a fun activity) Ike said, "Hey Will, watch out for my boots, they're the love of my life!"

8/29 Ike asked Mike today after he was riding his bike so fast down the sidewalk, "Dad, was I a blur?"

7/3/09 Will was hitting Ike on the top of the head today as fast as he could, both boys were laughing for a minute and then Ike asked Will to stop. Will responded, "oh I'm sorry Ike, that's just how you say good luck in sign language."

6/27/09 Will really wanted to go get a toy at the store. We reminded him of his cool new guitar he spent his hard earned 5 bucks on. He was sadly out of money. Ike's solution, "well I think Will could maybe use Dad's bucks at Walmart." Really don't you think Wally-World gets too many of our bucks already?

6/27/09 Will after spending his hard earned $5.00 at a garage sale, "Dad, it's an exciting day!"

6/09 Today Will asked Mike how old he will be on his birthday that is fast approaching. When Mike replied 32, Will responded, "Wow, I guess you'll have to use a cane now Dad." Doesn't Will know that 32 is the new 16.

6/09 Isaac told me while holding Jake today. "Look Mom, I have the Magic Touch!" Yes you do Ike.

5/1/09 Mike asked the boys,"what should we eat during Fathers and Sons?" Both boys replied with a crazy look in their eye."Dad, lets go hunt a dear and eat IT!"

Our boys have never been hunting in their lives. Somehow, though this calls to the Y Chromosome that is abundant at our house.

4/27/09 Today was a wild and crazy day. My boys were out to prove that you can turn a mother gray in one afternoon. Part of their crazyness is the fact that my B-day is tomorrow. Finally in frustration I told the boys that the only thing I wanted for my B-day was for them to settle down and try obeying the first time. Later that evening when Mike was herding the monkeys into the family room for FHE, he said, "You guys you need to obey and settle down." Ike looked at Mike and said, "but Dad it's not even Mom's birthday yet."

3/09 Sunday we were taking a family walk. Will kept on yelling towards the buildings we past. Mike asked him what he was doing. Will's response, "I'm just talking to the echo man. Who is the echo man anyway dad?"

2/09 Ike and Mom were playing "Farm Animals" downstairs. Ike's horse asked Mom's sheep if it had eyes, ears, a bum, feet, and a tummy. Mom's sheep replied that it did have all those things and asked so what is a tummy for anyway? Ike's response after a moment or two of contemplation, "Well Mom, a tummy is for being rubbed." This kid loves a good back and tummy rub anytime.

1/25/09 Will and Ike were anxiously waiting for Mike to finish the dishes so he could go downstairs and play basketball with them. After what seemed like a million years to a 5 year old boy, Will called up, "Dad, can you see the bottom of the sink yet?"

Isaac is good at reminding us daily of things we were going to do, but didn't get around to . Yesterday in ultimate exasperation he said,"Mom, we forgot to go to Sea World!"

Will recently bumped his tooth hard. Hard enough that it became a little wiggly. After the initial shock was past and things were under control, he started to get a little teary again and said, "Mom, with a wiggly tooth, I just don't feel normal anymore." Poor child.

Mike took the boys Christmas shopping a few days before Christmas. With all the secrecy involved when they got home, I figured I was going to be the reciepeint of some fun things. Christmas Eve, Mike and the boys were upstairs being sneaky. Ike came down holding a little package all taped up. He said,"Mom, you can't open this yet, and I can't tell you what it is. It's a secret! But tomorrow you can open it up." and then he droped his voice to a whisper and added, "and when you do it will be nail polish!"

I took the boys to get their pictures taken in their cute K-State Jersey's Mutsi sent them. We thought it would be fun to give one to Mike for Christmas. The day we picked it up, wraped it and put it under the tree was pretty exciting for the boys. When Mike got home Will told him that we had gotten him a present and it was under the tree. Mike asked what it was and Will said, "Dad you know I can't tell you, but I will give you a clue. It's something picturey maybe like this." He said pointing the the Jersey he just happened to be wearing that day. I wonder if Mike was surprised Christmas morning.

The Anderson Family