A Few Days of Fun

What a beautiful couple of days! On Sunday, Anderson, Rufus, uncle Bubba, and I went for a walk along the waterfront. We tried to get Anderson to walk around the pebbly beach but he didn't like the feel of the rocks under his feet so he just sat their. I even tried to get him to stand up, but he just looked up at me and sat right back down. He has been in a strange phase where he doesn't like the feeling of things on his bare feet. A few days before our outing to the waterfront, the family went to the opening game at Safeco with some friends. I was a little nervous about how Anderson would do. Last year when we went to games Anderson was so young that he just slept through the game. I was nervous that he wouldn't want to sit still and would get cranky. Luckily, Anderson was a champ. He sat on our laps the whole game just watching the people and eating (he ate a lot---even for him). At one point, he and I went to the play structure, but since we didn't have reservations, we couldn't go on the toy. Hopefully he will be like this at every game we go to!

Fun in SLC

For Spring Break our family went to Salt Lake City to visit family friends. We had a very busy week full of lots of fun memories. Shauna, Paul, Joaquin, and Elena were great hosts and took us all over the city. With three kids, we also had a lot of down time. Josh and Anderson enjoyed watching the fish swim in this large tank. Anderson probably had more fun walking around clapping his hands, but he did look at the animals in the tanks and point.

Is there anything more fun then a bubble bath? The boys enjoyed splashing water and dumping water on each other. By the time the bath was over, I was soaking wet! But it was worth it, because they laughed and splashed the whole time and now I have a picture to show Anderson's first girl friend.

Since it snowed most of the time we were there, we spent most of our time indoors at museums, zoos, and aquariums. On this day, we just started walking and found the planetarium. While at the planetarium, Anderson, Joaquin, and I took a quick trip to the moon. We some how managed to get out of the spaceship without oxygen masks.

At the Planetarium, Josh couldn't resist the urge to play in the weather station. I think he had more fun then the children around him while he told us the weather for the day.

What a cute little baby! Elena is only 7 weeks old, but is already a big baby weighing almost 12 pounds. She spent most of our time in SLC sleeping, but she was a joy to hold.

The boys played together very well. They enjoyed playing in Joaquin's room with all his books and toys. Anderson enjoyed playing with an older child, he just watched Joaquin and would follow his lead.

First Finger Paint

Anderson had his first experience finger painting. When I first put the paint down, he looked at it and then back to me with a very confused face. He seemed to know right away that he wasn't supposed to eat it. He just didn't know what he was supposed to do with it. I put his fingers in it and showed him what to do.

He started to understand and moved his fingers around in the paint. He enjoyed painting for a short while. He liked it best when I would put a new dollop of paint down for him to play in. Once the dollop was moved around he would look at me for more. I have already submitted his work of art to the local art gallery.

Tumble Time

Anderson is all boy and loves to climb on things. He started with the stairs and now is into following onto and climbing on pillows. This past weekend, I threw the couch pillows onto the ground and he climbed on them for almost an hour. He kept walking around them and falling onto them.

He would giggle every time he fell down and would smile really big every time he figured out how to get back up.

As I began to take pictures, he caught onto what was happening. He would look at me, smile really big, and then throw himself onto the pillows. When he got up, he again would look at me and smile. It was as though he was trying to give me the perfect pose.

Three Teeth Later

Anderson FINALLY let me get a picture of his first tooth! It took so long to get the picture, two more teeth popped up. I have been trying to get a picture of his tooth (now teeth) since it first appeared in December. Every time I went to take the picture, he would put his tongue in the way or smile without his mouth open. I was starting to think he was out to make this difficult for me.

One Already!

Anderson had his first birthday party today. I cannot believe that he is already 1! For his party, we had a few friends and family over, but by the pile of gifts he had it looked like we invited the whole neighborhood. He is definitely loved and spoiled.

Anderson still doesn't understand how to open the gifts, but once they were opened he had a blast playing with all the wrapping, boxes, and presents. Luckily for Anderson, his friends Caden and Jordan were there to help him open the presents. They too seemed to enjoy themselves.
Since Josh had to work today, we decided to have the party during Anderson's normal nap time so that Josh could be there. We were hoping that this wouldn't create a cranky Anderson. He did a great job until it was time for cake. But of course, for scrapbooking purposes, I needed the first cake eating pictures. So we quickly sang to him and had him eat cake.

At first, he didn't know what to do with the cake. He looked at it for a moment. Then, he took a large handful and stuffed his face. He enjoyed the cake, allowed for a few pictures, and then crashed for a long nap. What a day!

Thank you to all of you whole came and shared his big day with him. We all greatly appreciate the company and gifts.