An Overdue Update About Us

Well it has been a while since the last blog so I figured it was necessary to post another update on what is going on in the Anderson household. There has been ALOT going on, so here goes.....

On Friday May 29th, Dave and his motorcycle group headed off to Yellowstone National Park for a weekend ride. The weather was nice, the snow on the ground was finally melting and Dave really enjoyed the ride with his friends. Dave was even kind enough to take some pictures of the park and of Old Faithful so that I could see them when he got home. The only bad part of the trip was when Dave's motorcycle broke down on the way home and it had to be brought back in the trailer.



On Satruday May 30th, Connor and I picked up Abby and Jacob from the airport for their summer vacation with us. That night and on Sunday I was at the house with all three kids alone. Which I know sounds like no big deal.....but it was for me. Being pregnant really is making things harder. (Who would have thought?) On Sunday I hung out in the front yard with the kids and just played. And Abby decided that she was finally (yes, finally) ready to ride a bike without training wheels. So off the training wheels came and off she went down the road. It was like she had been doing it for years and no one ever knew. She practiced all afternoon so that she could show Dad her new riding skills when he got home that night. He was so proud of her.

The next morning Dave and I headed off to the airport so that I could fly to Mississippi for two weeks of work. It was a long and exhausting trip that took alot out of me, but it was great work that I am glad I was invited to do. I learned alot about reliability and Chevron which will help me do my job better in the future. While I was gone Dave did a great job taking care of the three kids by himself. I know alot of Dads would struggle with that task for two whole weeks but he really did great. While I was away Dave took the two pictures of Jacob learning to ride his new dirtbike and of Abby riding her bike without training wheels. He was so proud of both of them.

Abby and Jacob started their reading classes at Weber State University the first week I was gone and Dave went with each of them to their first class. And as it turns out, that was a good thing. Both Abby and Jacob tested out of the class they were supposed to be in according to their grade and actually were placed in a grade above. Dave was so proud of his two kids and how smart they are. (And yes, I am bragging a little here too). And Connor, well Connor became a challenge for Dave while I was gone. He has mastered the fine art of climbing on the couch, the coffee table and the window seats in the living room. But the smart little thing that he is, also has somewhat mastered the way to get down from them too. He gets on his bottom and scoots to the edge and then jumps to the ground. He really is getting it down well. You can see some of the comical pictures I took of the kid while he was getting onto the window seat on Sunday. It made me laugh watching him and his determination to get up there.




Also while I was gone Dave took all three kids to the Hill Airforce Base Airshow. So as you can only imagine this picture.....Dave with three kids, three lawn chairs, a stroller, a diaper bag, and a cooler with food and drinks for the kids. He must have made a sight to see being such a pack mule. But he did great. All the kids enjoyed the show and no one got lost or hurt. That is success in my opinion. Unfortunatley Dave took no pictures when he was at the event. He forgot to pack the camera. Oh well. That same day though, I went to the Pensacola Naval Air Museum with a coworker of mine named Zu. We had a great time and it was a good way to blow off a little steam on our one day off. We drove back to our hotel in Mobile along the coast and even took the ferry ride to Dauphin Island. It was really nice and the ferry ride was relaxing. The pictures below are from that. (I did not forget my camera that day, unlike Dave).




On Friday June 12th, I finally got home that night and was able to see my family again. It was great to to get to spend some time with them even if it was their bedtime as soon as we got home. I did miss them alot.

On Saturday, Dave and I took all of the kids on a bike ride along the Legacy Parkway Trail. It is a great (mostly flat) bike trail that has alot of great landscaping to look at and is easy enough for all of our kids. Dave had Connor in the bike trailer and he really loved it. The ride would have been 100% great if we had not gotten caught at the very end in a VERY heavy thunderstorm. It was crazy. The rain was coming down so hard it felt like hail hitting you. But the kids were troopers and we were all able to laugh about the experience. And we will try the trail again soon on a sunnier day. The rest of this weekend Dave and I just spent trying to recouperate from my trip. The trip required really long working hours for me and I am completely and totally wipped out physically. So as you can imagine, I was not up for alot. Dave also was trying to recouperate and get the house back into working condition. I think he was just plain grateful to have a second pair of hands to help out again around the house.


Well that is all that has been going on with us for the past two weeks. It has been alot and well....it has left no time for actually writing about it. But now our house has calmed down and we are all in one place. So there is time to write down some of the memories we are making.