Bulid a Fort

When it is cold outside and you have an energetic boy what do you do? You build a fort! We got a bunch of blankets out of the closet and hung them over the furniture. Then, we brought our favorite toys and books in with us and just hung out and played. Anderson had so much fun going in and out of the fort. He thought it was really funny when Stash tried to walk on a spot and put a hole in the fort (walked on a seam). He also enjoyed with Rufus and Ernie (the dog we are dogsitting) got into the fort with us.

Anderson figured out that he didn't have to go through the fort door to get in, he was small enough to climb under the table.

Anderson spent about 5 minutes just looking at this book while in the fort.

Fourth of July

For the 4th of July our family went to my aunt Barb's house to celebrate. She has a party each year and we cannot pass up the opportunity to see lots of family, play in the water, and roast marshmallows while watching fireworks. Anderson had a great day!

When we first got there Josh wasn't with us, because he had to work. I was too scared to go to the water with Anderson by myself so Anderson and I waited until Josh got there. While we waited, Anderson played on the deck with the chairs. He thought they were the neatest invention. He sat in them, turned himself backwards, and then tried to close the chair up while sitting in it. Every time the chair started to fold he got scared and looked at me for help. After I helped him get out, he laughed and then did it all over again. Sorry that the pictures are out of order....

After Josh arrived we went down to the water. It was really hot outside and in my opinion the water was perfect for swimming in, but Anderson didn't agree. Whenever we put him in the water he just looked at us and cried. As long as we were right next to him on the beach he was happy, so we played in the sand with our feet in the water.

At the end of the day, before roasting marshmallows, we went on a nice boat ride around the lake. Anderson just sat on my lap and pointed at things while we drove past other families celebrating. Every time he saw a dog, he pointed and said, "dog". When we got back from our boat ride, Anderson slept on Josh in the carrier, while we roasted marshmallows and watched fireworks. He slept through the loud chatter and booms all around us. Maybe next year he will be able to stay up for the show.

Day at the Beach

Recently a friend from work, Mackenzie, got married in Long Beach. Anderson, my dad, Julie, and Jordan went with us to celebrate. It was nice having another kid in the car to entertain Anderson, for most of the ride they talked with each other and Jordan "babysat" Anderson.

Before we went home we stopped by the beach. Anderson and Jordan had fun digging in the sand and filling up buckets with sand.

Is it Your First Time on a Bike?

The other day we got a bike attachment from my father. It took three adults and about a week to finally figure out how to attach it to the bike, but we eventually did figure it out. Today, after Bubba went to the store to buy a missing bolt Anderson finally got a chance to ride his much anticipated bike. After this video we went for a small ride around the neighborhood and the whole time Anderson sang to us and laughed...too cute! I cannot wait to go for a longer ride. Josh REALLY wants to go after his marathon this weekend. You might want to watch this video without sound because someone's dog (maybe it is Rufus, but we will never tell) is obnoxious in the background.

"Book"

Anderson was being silly one afternoon recently. In this video he starts off by bring me a "book" and then he shows off his skills of getting into a chair. He kept getting into the chair until I got the camera out. Once I got the camera out he kept walking up to the chair but wouldn't climb inot it. He did eventually climb into the chair but only after a long while. Since it took him so long to get into the chair, the video is almost 3 minutes long.

Anderson, Greyson, and Addison (a friend from works kids) all go to the YMCA for family gym on Sunday. Anderson loves playing with the balls, going down the slide, and mowing the lawn. Here he is going down the slide after he has trouble getting up on the slide. Next week he starts his swim lessons. I will post video soon.

Anderson's Adventure

Work just bought every teacher a video camera to use in the classroom and they asked us to take them home over the summer to practice with. This video is from the first night we had it. Anderson was enjoying himself outside in the sun.