Alex- still smiling:)Saturday, July 11, 2009
Beach Day
Nate's sister, Christine, came up for her birthday weekend, so we went to the beach! (May 16th) Enjoy the photos!
Alex- still smiling:)
Alex- still smiling:)
Mother's Day
This year our time was divided between the two families. We celebrated first with Nate's family, and then with mine.
Here's how it went: After church we raced home to put the finishing touches on lunch for Nate's mom. Though Heidi and I are both moms now, we decided that this year would be about her mom. After all, she has been a mom for much longer than we have:). So the three daughters: Heidi, Katie, and myself, made Mother's Day "Dinner". We had a great time being together. Here are just a few pictures from celebration number one:
Grandma, Rachel, and Anna
Heidi and Katie in the kitchen
Katie beautifying with fruit
The table
The men, patiently awaiting dinner and snacking on some jalapeno poppers.
After dinner it was off to my parents house for appetizers and desserts! (Oh how NOT hungry I was.) Here are a few pictures from celebration number two!
Uncle Chris and Anna
Auntie Katie and Anna
Katie had the most brilliant gift idea this year! Each of us kids, and grandkids, oh and my dad too, wrote letters of love & appreciation to my mom, and they were written on paper flowers, forming a bouquet of love.
Mom & her bouquet
Getting a good picture with the kiddos was difficult.
Here's how it went: After church we raced home to put the finishing touches on lunch for Nate's mom. Though Heidi and I are both moms now, we decided that this year would be about her mom. After all, she has been a mom for much longer than we have:). So the three daughters: Heidi, Katie, and myself, made Mother's Day "Dinner". We had a great time being together. Here are just a few pictures from celebration number one:
Grandma, Rachel, and Anna
Heidi and Katie in the kitchen
Katie beautifying with fruit
The table
The men, patiently awaiting dinner and snacking on some jalapeno poppers.After dinner it was off to my parents house for appetizers and desserts! (Oh how NOT hungry I was.) Here are a few pictures from celebration number two!
Uncle Chris and Anna
Auntie Katie and Anna
Katie had the most brilliant gift idea this year! Each of us kids, and grandkids, oh and my dad too, wrote letters of love & appreciation to my mom, and they were written on paper flowers, forming a bouquet of love.
Mom & her bouquet
Getting a good picture with the kiddos was difficult.Now that I am a mom, I appreciate my mom even more!
Happy Mother's Day!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
sick, Sick, SICK!
I've been trying to update this blog for a month now, and I just keep getting more and more behind. So much has happened, and I'd still like to fill you in on things, but for now I will just copy and paste an email that I sent my mom today. That will give you an idea of how things have been most recently....
"Goodmorning, Mom. How are you? I'm tired. I'm trying to trust in God and I've been praying for strength. We took Alex in to Kaiser yesterday and it turns out he now has an ear infection, on top of whatever cold he has. Then, as I was waiting to be called in, I noticed that Anna had some goop in her right eye!... I showed the doctor when she was done examining Alex and she said it could just be a clogged tear duct, but that she would order the prescription for pink eye in case it turned out to be that. Well, I should have just picked up the medication anyway! By the time we were done with dinner her eye was all nasty. By the time I got to church it was pink too. Rehearsal went late and I didn't get home until 9:45pm. At that point I still needed to give Anna rice cereal. Nate was pooped and needed to get to bed Asap. So once Anna was down we headed off to bed. But, my head just wouldn't turn off. So finally I went down stairs. Shortly after I heard movement upstairs and went to check to see what was happening.... Nate was sweating a ton and couldn't sleep. Poor guy- he decided to sleep on the floor.Eventually I got to sleep, only to be awakened by Alex crying at 7:28am! I gave him his medication, checked his temp. (99.2), gave him tylenol, gave him a nose drop to try to clear him out a bit, gave him some milk (he hardly drank any)....... And then I heard Anna crying!! (8:10am) So I took Alex upstairs, changed his sheets (he had majorly leaked during the night), and put him back to bed.Then I washed my hands and went to get poor Anna. Fed her, cleaned her eye (she HATED it), changed her, and she fell asleep to escape her misery. Then I washed up again, took a bite of a pop tart, sat down to write you....... and now I hear Alex SCREAMING again! It's 9:15am and I have a headache. Pray for me.Sorry to dump all of that on you. I love you so much. Thanks for being such a great mom. I'm sure you remember days like these.
Love,Amy"
The day continued on course... After sending that email, I went to get Alex (leaving Anna asleep on the floor downstairs) and as soon as I picked Alex up, I could hear Anna begin to cry...
"Goodmorning, Mom. How are you? I'm tired. I'm trying to trust in God and I've been praying for strength. We took Alex in to Kaiser yesterday and it turns out he now has an ear infection, on top of whatever cold he has. Then, as I was waiting to be called in, I noticed that Anna had some goop in her right eye!... I showed the doctor when she was done examining Alex and she said it could just be a clogged tear duct, but that she would order the prescription for pink eye in case it turned out to be that. Well, I should have just picked up the medication anyway! By the time we were done with dinner her eye was all nasty. By the time I got to church it was pink too. Rehearsal went late and I didn't get home until 9:45pm. At that point I still needed to give Anna rice cereal. Nate was pooped and needed to get to bed Asap. So once Anna was down we headed off to bed. But, my head just wouldn't turn off. So finally I went down stairs. Shortly after I heard movement upstairs and went to check to see what was happening.... Nate was sweating a ton and couldn't sleep. Poor guy- he decided to sleep on the floor.Eventually I got to sleep, only to be awakened by Alex crying at 7:28am! I gave him his medication, checked his temp. (99.2), gave him tylenol, gave him a nose drop to try to clear him out a bit, gave him some milk (he hardly drank any)....... And then I heard Anna crying!! (8:10am) So I took Alex upstairs, changed his sheets (he had majorly leaked during the night), and put him back to bed.Then I washed my hands and went to get poor Anna. Fed her, cleaned her eye (she HATED it), changed her, and she fell asleep to escape her misery. Then I washed up again, took a bite of a pop tart, sat down to write you....... and now I hear Alex SCREAMING again! It's 9:15am and I have a headache. Pray for me.Sorry to dump all of that on you. I love you so much. Thanks for being such a great mom. I'm sure you remember days like these.
Love,Amy"
The day continued on course... After sending that email, I went to get Alex (leaving Anna asleep on the floor downstairs) and as soon as I picked Alex up, I could hear Anna begin to cry...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Anna is 4 Months Old!
We cannot believe that just over 4 months have passed since our little Anna entered the world. She is such a joy! She is rolling over, smiling a ton, holding toys, and talking up a storm! This morning she had a doctor appointment, and here are the results:Weight: 13lbs 8oz (40%)
Height: 25 inches (63%)
Head size: 16.2 inches (54%)
She is pretty much average across the board...but the doctor said she is above average in looks:). I can't help but agree:)!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Us
More Easter Pics
My friend, Kristi, took picture of Easter- so I DO have some of the actual day:)! The first few you see are from the day before Easter- the Anderson's arrival, and the rest are from Easter day. Enjoy!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Easter Vacation
This Easter was full of tons of family fun! My sister's family was able to make the drive down from WA to come see our new baby girl, and the rest of us too:)....
Unfortunately I don't have a single picture of Easter Sunday, but we had a huge family gathering at my parents house. The gathering included: My Mom and Dad and Grandma; my brother Chris and his wife Katie, her parents, grandma, and sister Kristi; my sister Alissa, her husband Erik, their kids: Conner, Katherine, and Isabella; me, Nate, Alex and Anna, Nate's parents, sister Katie, sister Heidi and her husband Vijay, and their kids: Rachel and Jonathan! I think I remembered everyone:). We had amazing food, an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids, and sang song around the piano as Great Grandma Richardson played.
Enjoy some pictures from the rest of the week:
Monday we had a Picnic at the park by our house in Mountain House. It was really fun and my cousin Renee and her 4 kids joined us!
Alex recently discovered the sand pit and absolutely loves it:-)
"Auntie" Kristi and Alexander
Renee and Anna
Katherine playing Hop-Scotch
The Teeter-Totter! Erik, Isabella, Peter, Conner, and Alissa
Sidewalk chalk fun! Katherine, Kristin, Jonathan
The Teeter-Totter! Erik, Isabella, Peter, Conner, and Alissa
Sidewalk chalk fun! Katherine, Kristin, Jonathan
Alyssa and Alex in the sand pit
Tuesday: Brigetta was out visiting from NC so we got to spend a day together!
Tuesday: Brigetta was out visiting from NC so we got to spend a day together!
Tuesday Night we went out for Pizza to Celebrate Uncle Erik's upcoming birthday:
Alexander helping Uncle Chris with Battle Ship:)
There's Conner on the otherside of Battleship, and Nate and Erik
Uncle Erik's Birthday Cookie
Katherine, Isabella, and Auntie Katie playing Candyland
There's Conner on the otherside of Battleship, and Nate and ErikUncle Erik's Birthday Cookie
Katherine, Isabella, and Auntie Katie playing Candyland
Friday we took a trip to Half Moon Bay. Here is Alex at the Tide Pools.
Alissa and Me carrying Anna in the frontpack, taking very careful steps:)
Katie and Katherine
Our second to last stop was at the Ritz Carlton. Here's Uncle Chris and Auntie Katie
Alissa and Me carrying Anna in the frontpack, taking very careful steps:)
Katie and Katherine
Our second to last stop was at the Ritz Carlton. Here's Uncle Chris and Auntie Katie
Our final stop was at Starbucks:)! Yahoo! I know I can always count on Alissa's vote for that! :) And I needed a place to feed Anna before the long drive home.
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