Merry Christmas!

We have been enjoying this holiday season so much already! We are taking in everything Christmas from the lights, the carols, the trees, to the snow (what little we have)... and loving it all!!! We've got a chocolate countdown calender, and guess what??? Only 3 left! :) Hope your holidays are filled with as much excitement and joy as ours!

7 Months Old

Shaye is always so much fun. She has discovered the joy of movement... she rolls to wherever her little heart desires and has a great time doing it. This new found freedom has left her all smiles. This girl has turned into our little cheese ball! She can't help herself; she is such a smile bucket and I love it! She loves to play and talk to anyone who will pay attention. She still hates baby food, and is dying to eat anything anyone else is eating. Her favorite toy is her mini musical piano. At 5am everyday, she is up and ready for action, luckily her daddy is more of a morning person than her mom! She's not into napping, if she's down for 30 minutes, she overdone herself. She's our little sweet treat and we are so excited to spend this Christmas season with our two crazy kiddos!

Turkey Day

Thanksgiving was a quiet one this year, but a great one. We spent the day with the Mangum's chewing down some grub and watching a little football. They were so sweet to let us crash their party. Friday, we all went out and did a little shopping... got some good deals and the kids were so good. We wanted to do something fun for the kids so Saturday we went to see Arthur Christmas. It was a pretty cute show, Justus loved the sleigh! We really couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving weekend than one spent with our two little munchkins- they are our everything!

Happy Halloween!

We had such a fun Halloween this year! Justus was Spiderman and loving every second of it and Miss Shaye was a snuggley sweet lady bug. We got some trick-or-treating in between visiting everyone and grabbing a bowl of delicious homemade chili (my personal favorite thing about Halloween :) ).

6 Months Old

What more can I say about this girl other than I love her to pieces! She is quick to flash her beautiful cheeky smile, getting her to laugh is a bit tougher. She loves her daddy to hold her and when he does, she can't help but grab onto his facial hair. She no longer sleeps through the night :( but she has to be in her bed, swaddled, by 7pm or nobody's happy. Her favorite food is squash, but she prefers her bottle over anything. She's not content to just lay down and play, she has to be sitting or preferably standing to be truly happy. I couldn't ask for a greater blessing than to have this sweet girl for a daughter.

5 Months Old

Miss Shaye is growing-up so fast! She is sitting-up by herself and her favorite thing to do is watch Justus. She loves her big brother and he can get the best laughs out of her! Her 5 month pictures... not so fabulous. We tried 3 separate photo shoots to try to get her at least not crying, but she knew every time I pulled the camera out. Funny girl! We'll hope for a happier photo shoot on her 6 month pictures :)

My Little Cowboy

My boy turned 2 1/2 years old! He's such a crazy little man; we love trying to keep up with him. He is into everything. He loves to ride his bike and play baseball, jump on the tramp and play in his sandbox. His favorite food is chocolate chip cookies. If he had it his way, that's all he'd eat... can't say I blame him! He's into anything involving a "super hero." When he grows up, he's going to be "big like a transformer." "Why?" comes after every everything we say. I expected he would go through that phase, just not to soon. He's an amazing big brother. He loves to play with Shaye and she adores him. He gives her lots of kisses and loves and always tells her that he loves her. We cherish these moments because not only are they adorable, but we know they won't last as they grow-up and have to start sharing :)

Latest Project

Just a sneak peek at my latest photo project. I'll post more later- they turned out pretty fun and Justus loved being a "real" cowboy.

More Beach Pictures

I tried to get some pictures of the kids together- not successfully. Shaye decided she was starving and by the time she was ready to go again, Justus was ready to play. Can't blame a 2 year old for that one :) Of course I had to get pictures of Justus at the beach, too. Gotta say, what a handsome guy!!!

4 Months Old

Our pretty princess turned 4 months old!!!! She is mastering the rolling thing; she can go front to back and back to front... just not quickly. She has started laughing, which we all love so we do our best to act crazy enough that she will. She likes to give those sweet slobbery open-mouth "kisses." She's turned into quite the little squealer- loves to have her voice heard, and we have to laugh at her enthusiasm. Her toes are her favorite toy, she's constantly clinging to them. She prefers that she stands over sitting and still hates her tummy time.

That 2nd Ride

Finally got pictures of that second ride... those poor orphan children :) I think they would say the dirt was worth it, though!

Justus & Shaye

Everyone keeps asking if the look alike, I really can't tell. All I know is that they are both adorable :)

Shaye's First Ride

We finally got up in the hills for a ride! It's been so crazy this summer that we haven't had the chance to go. Shaye did so great on her first ride and you know Justus was loving every minute of it. We have been one more time since then and it was so fun also. We can't wait to take the kids up again.

Our New Toy

We finally got a tramp! Justus has been loving it. He and Dustin even had a sleepout one night. That was a good time for both of them, but they headed in the house at 6am because they were both frozen.

3 Months Old

Baby Girl turned 3 months old and 4 days later, she rolled over! She has become quite the little talker; She has to make sure she gets her opinion heard. I love hearing her sweet voice. Justus loves it too, he always asks her, "What did you say, Shaye?" He's very good at making her feel like part of the conversation. She loves to show-off her toothless smile and play with her cousins. She finally fits into her newborn shoes and she got her toenails painted for the first time... we are starting to get into this girlie at our house, even if I didn't think it was possible.

Seven Peaks

This year we got season passes to Seven Peaks Salt Lake. We've been a few times and the kids have totally loved it. I wasn't sure how Shaye would do because she is a warm water girl, but I guess the water is just warm enough because she'll just chill in the pool while Justus goes crazy. These pics are of the first time we went down.

Family Reunion Time!

July always marks family reunion time for both of our families. This year, we headed to Tooele for the Burridge Reunion. We had so much fun just playing at the pool all day and soaking in the rays. Justus loved being able to splash around with all his cousins.

Day At The Zoo

While Nicole and her 3 beautiful daughters were up from Arizona, we headed to Hogle Zoo and had so much fun. Brian and Cassie were there with their sweet kiddos- what a party! :) Justus loved all of it but his favorite thing was finding the dinosaures. It was a great adventure for the day.

My Little Firecrackers

We had such a great time this 4th of July. It was crazy busy, and we soaked in as much fun as we possibly could!

Two Months Old...

Just had to post a few more 2 month pics! What a doll!

Two Months Old

We've been crazy busy lately so I've got tons to post, but I thought I'd start with Miss Shaye turning 2 months old. She's so much fun and as you can see, she started showing off her beautiful smiles and we just eat them up! What a doll face! :) She is our little snuggle bug and something else I'm loving... she is getting pretty good at sleeping through the night. Love it! She does better than Justus most nights. We are loving every second with this sweet baby girl!

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Adrienne's & Colton's Day

Could she be anymore beautiful??? Colton is sure a lucky guy ;) Really, they are so great for each other, and we are excited to have him in the family. I had to show-off Adrienne's cake- the girl made it herself, she has way more talent than any one person should! Congratulations Adrienne and Colton!

Shaye's Blessing

Last weekend was an eventful one for the Anderson family. We kicked it off on Friday with the oldest grandchild, Adrienne getting married. It turned out to be the perfect day for the cute couple and I have to say... what a stunningly beautiful bride (pictures to come)! Saturday Bartley baptized his oldest, Brynlee and Dustin blessed Shaye at one big shin-dig. Dustin did an amazing job and Shaye was as gorgeous an angel as ever. All three girls had such special days. We are blessed to have these amazing girlies in our family; we love them all more than words can say.

Eight Is Great

Today, Dustin and I have been married for eight fun filled years! It's really gone by so fast! I couldn't ask for a better husband and father for my children. They adore him and so do I. I am so lucky to have him in my life and I look forward to every day that I get to spend with him!