Late Posting

It has been a few months since I have put anything on the blog so I finally went through some pictures since Maddie was born and will post a bunch.

These ones are from January so Maddie is around 1 month old in the next few ones.






Lexi is Momma's big helper. She is always wanting to hold Maddie and give her attention.


All of the kids are great with Maddie - most of the time. There is always a lot of passing around and fighting over who's turn it is to hold her.






For Bailee's birthday we had a small family party at the house and she wanted to go and eat at the Mayan.






Adam, Lexi and Bailee were invited to a friend's birthday party at a big bounce place where they had lots of fun.






Bailee convinced us a few weeks ago that even though it is a little chilly out in the evenings we can still do s'mores.


Adam and Lexi had just as much fun!


Maddie at about 2 months. At her checkup she was a whopping 15 pounds and 4 ounces but since then has basically kept the same weight and is growing some more.


I came upstairs one morning and found Bailee clomping around in my sandals, eating a banana and rockin' out to Go Diego.


Each teacher at Adam's and Lexi's school picks one child each month who does a great job towards that month's theme. It is called the Principal's Pride award. For the month of February is was for empathy and Lexi and her friend, Ryan, got picked in their classes. She was soooo proud of herself for receiving this award.


For one of our family activities we went to the Hollywood Connection and let the kids mini-golf, skate, and ride rides. Adam doesn't seem to care much for skating but Lexi can't get enough of it. Bailee didn't think much of it but certainly liked sitting on the stroller and being pushed with Maddie around the rink.




I would have to say that their favorite ride was the Bumper Cars!


Nothing like an early spring snow!


Last week Lexi had her Kindergarten Nursery Rhyme Program. Her rhyme was Little Bo Peep and it is pretty hard to hear her since she talks so quietly but here it is.

Madisyn Sage Anderson

Madisyn Sage finally joined our family at 12:41pm weighing in at a whopping 9 pounds 5 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. Maddie and Shelly were doing so well by the next morning that the doctor let them come home. It hardly even feels like we left home.

Anticipation

On Monday we called Shelly's doctor to request if she could schedule a time to come in and be induced since her arthritis has been flaring up so bad. He told us to call Wednesday morning to make sure that the Labor and Delivery department wasn't crowded so that she could go in for voluntary induction. We just called and looks like today is her lucky day. We are getting ready to head up to the hospital right now and hopefully will have some news for everyone really soon.

Temple Square Carriage Ride

Every year we go down to Temple Square to see all of the Christmas lights and to take a carriage ride. We decided to go a little earlier than usual this year since there is no way we would try and go after Shelly has the baby. Shelly's sister Alicia and her boyfriend joined us. The kids' favorite part is getting hot chocolate and waving to all of the other horses.

Pinewood Derby 2008

Adam had his Cub Scout Pinewood Derby a few weeks ago and it was a lot of fun. There were basically 3 kids that kept getting first and second in all of the heats. Adam ended up tying for second place after 20 or so races and so they had a 4-heat tie breaker which he won keeping him in second place overall.



The video below is one of the races where Adam actually barely beat the car that ended up taking first place. (His car is in lane 4 - the farthest from the camera) All of the parents had a blast talking smack and we look forward to next years derby. For next year Adam is already asking to try and design a car that looks like a big boat for some reason.

Time To Catch Up

Sorry it has been so long since we have posted anything. The last few months have been crazy and every time I think about getting caught up I get distracted by something else. Sometimes I feel like a chicken running around with it's head chopped off. As soon as I get something finished there seems to be two more things that need to get done. Anyway, I am just piling a bunch of pictures into one post and putting some captions with them.


Adam had several soccer games this summer, three times as many practices and 3 tournaments - one of which was down in Las Vegas over Halloween weekend. His team is a U8 team and one of the tournaments they entered was the Sparta Cup in the U9 division and they went away with first place. Adam is an awesome defender and even when he gets put in as a forward he always ends up running all the way back to defense because he is so concerned about not letting the other team score. With the weather becoming cold outside his team is now playing indoor futsal and he is loving that as well.





Chris and Nat came and visited this summer and we were able to get all of the cousins together and go to the zoo.





We took the kids to the Utah State Fair and they spent most of the afternoon riding rides.



My sister, Chelsey, made these cute skirts and headbands to match. Aren't they just adorable!



The Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus was a little too long of a program for Bailee so Adam became the perfect pillow for her.




Adam & Lexi during a trip to Gardner Village - Sibling Love - If only it was always like this. LOL



Lexi and Bailee with their friend Peyton playing dress-up.



Bailee and Peyton - Best Buds.



A quick stop at Cove Fort on the way down to Vegas. I remember stopping here with my family when I was younger. Shelly had never been and neither had the friends that drove down with us so we decided to stop and take a break.



Adam got baptized last month! Thanks to everyone who came. It was a great day. What a wonderful feeling it was. I can't believe my little boy is growing up so fast.





For Halloween this is what the kids chose. We tried to get the girls to pick a princess or a more feminine costume but they wouldn't budge.