Wish you were here!!!

Always missing those that aren't here.....

 

A New Quilter!

Yea for Emily! This is what she was finishing for the past 3 days! I am so proud of her!!! This was the block of the month from last year and she is the first in the family to finish hers! She really has a talent for sewing. Did a fantastic job and this is her FIRST QUILT!!! Tomorrow we will take it over to the fabric store in Evanston for them to work their magic on it and quilt it so cute. She is giving it to Corbin. Great job, Emily!

 

 

 

Video of the finished project

Fun Times

 

 

 

I now know what to get Kasey for his birthday! I think he had as much fun as Tyson did tonight!

 

 

 

Josie - 6 Months

Here are the statistics from Josie's 6 month Doctors Appointment.

Height: 26 in = 53%ile
Weight: 15 lbs 15 oz = 50%ile
Head: 44.2 cm = 88%ile

The girl still has a big head! :-) And she's growing big and strong and beautiful. Josie is sure smiling and laughing a lot lately. She is really doing well sitting on her own! She's not talking a whole bunch yet...mostly she just likes to grunt or scream, but that's okay-we'll take it! I can only imagine that in a couple years we won't be able to get this little girl to shut up.

I love making Josie laugh...I think she is so smart because she will play peak-a-boo with mommy. When I have Josie on her stomach, she'll put her head down so her eyes are in her blanket...and then she'll lift her head up and I say, "Ahh...peak-a-boo" and she'll smile and giggle and then put her head back into the blanket so we can do it all over again. This can go on for several minutes and it's so fun.

Josie is also learning rhythm. The other day Josie was throwing a full-blown tantrum...complete with kicking her feet on the floor mats. I actually had to laugh...yes, she's kicked her feet before, but this time it was like she was fully aware that she wasn't simply flailing her feet in frustration. No, she was intentionally kicking to make a loud noise to indicate how upset she was.

Later that night, she was laying on the ground...the TV was on in the background and a comercial with some music came on. I started dancing above her and making her giggle. Before I knew it she was actually kicking her feet to the beat of the music. I couldn't believe it! The music stopped for a moment while the commercial spoke about whatever it was that it was trying to promote and Josie stopped kicking. The music came back at the end of the commercial...and sure enough Josie started kicking again to the beat of the music. Yup, we might have a dancer on her hands. It wouldn't surprise me, though, the Andersons have great dancing genes.

Josie's smile and laugh make me so so happy. I love her more than the sun and the moon and the stars!

Easter Ties

FUN AT HOME

Tyson is always making us laugh. He must get it from his daddy. We got this balloon rocket toy and Tyson hung all the little balloons up so nicely on the dresser. He was so proud of himself.

Yes, Corbin is definitely a thumb sucker. He is always putting it in his mouth. I guess he is taking after his mommy.

Is this not such a cute picture or what.

Wheeee for Wii!

Dad and I were out and about the other night and decided to drop by to see the boys. I wanted to measure the hat I made Josie onto Corbin's head but when we got to Jason's house there was only Tyson and Jason there. They were getting ready to play the Wii so dad and I ended up playing a couple of games with them. Tyson sure knows what he is doing with the controller! He will love having his Uncle Joel home to play with him, I am sure! Emily and Corbin had a Cub Scout Pack meeting to attend. She is a den leader now in the stake.

 

 

Yea for lil' boys!

Emily came over and sewed yesterday on her quilt so I got to see these 2 lil' guys all day! Yea for me! They are always so fun to be around.

 

 

But Grammie! I'm not a girl!

I know Corbin.....but I needed a baby and you were the only one available! Sorry sweetie! (You do look cute though!)

 

 

Ah...grandbabies!

There is nothing like having your grandbabies come play to make you happy!

Love Tyson's smile! Ha!

 

 

Got lots of pics of Corbin...all in this same pose. He never once moved his arms from this position! Funny boy!

 

 

Even though it's blurry, we have to include a pic of handsome Jason and Tyson!

 

Josie - 25 Weeks

Josie is getting so big...and she is so cute...if I do say so myself! She always has the cutest, rosy cheaks because of her sensitive skin.She loves to grab MY mouth and nose &

She loves to grab her feet and toes She can sit up all by herself for about 15 seconds...


...or until she leans back a little too far

She Loves Carrots

This week we fed Josie peas and she did okay...seemed to like them.

Yesterday I mixed carrots in with her oatmeal and again she seemed to like them. I think she just likes food in general. But today, just before Church I gave her plain carrots (no oatmeal) and it was like she was eating something new. She had a whole jar and then a little more...she would cry if I didn't keep feeding her. But I think I fed her a little too much because she threw them all up at church (luckily I had a blanket on my lap). But carrot spit-up is orange...and so are the messy diapers. Jared was changing Josie's diaper this evening and he says, "Oh my gosh...is it supposed to be this color?!" Note to self: Do not feed carrots just before church-but if so, bring an extra bib!

Unfortunately Josie had another rash all over her body tonight. I don't know if it's because we skipped her bath yesterday or if it was from the carrots. She was all smiles, so I think she felt okay...I'm hopeful it's not the carrots. I'm going to wait for a couple days before I give her carrots again and see if she gets another skin rash.