Brett, Stacy, Ainge & Ian Anderson

2009-11-04T16:29:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2009
We visited the Baumann's Pumpkin Patch this year and it was like an amusement park with tons of activities for the kids including a kiddy area, petting zoo, corn maze, and lots of great food! We all enjoyed the fresh apple cider cake donuts!

2009-11-04T16:16:00.000-08:00

Our New Home: 2709 Merced Ct. Salem Oregon

2009-11-04T16:10:00.001-08:00

More photos including spaghetti eating mania!

2009-11-04T15:51:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since posting and we are all doing well. We are preparing to move into our new home in the next couple of weeks and We are all so proud of Brett, he will be starting the Firefighter program in January!!! Here are some photos of the boys and our new home!( We are so thankful to all of our family and friends and their support during this past year of great transition!) Enjoy!

Bad parenting?

2009-04-26T20:54:00.000-07:00

As a new father I am unsure if this would be considered bad parenting. What do you do when you have a squirmy baby and no clean place to put him down? The only logical choice is obviously to place him in the kitchen drawer.

A trip to the coast

2009-04-26T08:47:00.000-07:00

On Saturday April 25th Stacy, Lynda, the dudes and I went over to the coast to see John and the beachhouse. The beachhouse is coming along well. Stacy wanted to get a "couple" pictures of the dudes on the beach. Unfortunatly the weather was uncooperative. We went to lunch at Moe's and some of the most outstanding meals ever. YUM YUM YUM! I took Daphne out on the beach and she was having a great time running and splashing. I think I am going to have to take her over and allow her to run for a couple hours. The trouble with twins has jumped up another notch, because it has become official. We now have two mobile children. Ian has started army scooting around the house. He seems to love his new found freedom that does allow him to play more with Ainge.

A day at the dog park

2009-04-19T17:19:00.000-07:00

On Sunday April 19th Stacy, Daphne, Ian, Ainge and I spent the day down at the dog park. Daphne did pretty well with all the other dogs. Like all females she was always worried the other puppies were going to try and violate her. We'll have to keep working with her and maybe she can relax and have fun. We all went for a walk and hung out for a while at the amphitheater. Super Ainge found his kryptonite. The green grass was a little too funky. Ian on the other hand thought he was one of the animals he loves so much. The grass was continually going in his mouth as fast as he could pick it. We finished off stopping by the carousel and finalizing all the stuff for the dudes 1st birthday. It was great spending time with the family.

Our day at the tulip farm

2009-04-18T19:18:00.000-07:00

On April 18th Stacy, Lynda, and I spent the day at the tulip farm in Woodburn. The dudes did pretty well. We placed them in the dirt for the first time and they thought that was pretty cool. Ainge decided the rocks even looked good enough to eat. Ian continues to be facinated by animals of all sorts. They had rescued exotic birds on display which Ian thought was pretty darn cool, Ainge on the other hand didn't quite know what to think of them.

Easter

2009-04-18T19:11:00.001-07:00

2009-04-05T11:14:00.000-07:00

2009-04-05T10:53:00.000-07:00

more photos

2009-04-05T10:41:00.000-07:00

2009-04-05T10:11:00.000-07:00

Spring Break 2009 brought a trip to the Oregon Coast with family. They traveled from Boise and Payette to spend a week on the Oregon Coast. It was very typical of Oregon weather on the Coast during Spring Break which meant alot of wet and over cast days. We stayed in the Lincoln City, Depoe Bay area and enjoyed the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the beach, the outlet stores, Hecita Head lighthouse, family pictures at Fogerty Creek and lots of good food. There were several of us that also caught the dreaded influenza. We all caught it and the boys got a slight case of pneumonia and I developed a raging sinus infection. We are all doing much better now and this first weekend in April has brought the beautiful sun and 60 degree weather. We can hardly believe that the boys are 10 months old and their first birthday is coming so fast! Here are some wonderful pictures that captured memories on our trip.

2009-04-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry we have not posted anything in quite a few months. I started my new job working full time. I deeply miss all that time I could be spending with our beautiful and handsome boys that are changing and growing every minute of every day. I treasure the time I have with them in the evenings, early morning and on the weekends. They are our biggest blessing in life and every moment is treasured. They are so funny, smart, and loving. Ainge loves to give big wet long kisses to me and Ian simply says momma and I melt. They continue to progress through the delvelopmental stages. Ainge began scooting and on his tummy using his arms and then he began crawling and he is now pulling himself up on furniture and moving himself along the furniture while traveling to his next endeavor. Ian is sitting up very steady then he rolls down to the ground and begins his clever ability to roll and move his body to get where he wants to go. He loves to play with his toys and he is now getting frustrated with not being able to explore things as his brother does. They communicate very well for their needs. Here are some fun photos of bathtime. Hope you enjoy!

Ian
Ian
Ainge
Ainge

Toys

2009-01-25T19:09:00.000-08:00

Ainge and Ian no longer like to be confined to the bouncers. They love to play with their many toys, as you can see they are very happy little boys and growing very fast.

Peek-a-boo

2009-01-25T18:54:00.000-08:00

Ian and Ainge are enjoying playing peek-a-boo these days. On this particular day it was with the bedskirt in the office/guest room.

2009-01-15T16:15:00.000-08:00

7 months old- Ainge and Ian decided to eat in their high chairs at the dinner table. They were enjoying the yummy taste of squash and oatmeal mixed together in the pictures below. They have also tried sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, carrots and squash and they will soon move on to some of the meat type baby foods. Ainge opens his mouth well and moves forward to bite the spoon and Ian likes to take a little longer and taste the food first, maybe play with the spoon a bit and then he will eat some of the food. They are both very happy babies unless they are tired and hungry. They love to play with their toys including the most simple things like their feet and toes. They also enjoy babbling alot.

2009-01-11T15:19:00.000-08:00

On Christmas Eve we helped the boys open a couple of presents which was a tradition or maybe some would call it a manipulation on my part as I was growing up, what ever it was it was great to see them take a little bit of an interest in it. They especially enjoyed the wrapping paper.
Christmas Day 2008
Ainge opened his first very own Piggy Bank/College Fund.
Christmas Day 2008 Ian opened his first very own Piggy Bank/College Fund.

2009-01-11T15:00:00.001-08:00

http://widget-94.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=3098476543634417812&site=widget-94.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle">

2009-01-10T12:03:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to everyone,
The last couple of weeks have been very busy and eventful for the Anderson Family. First came the snow and ice storm during the boys and I move from Boise to Salem, OR where it took us Three days to arrive. It was very sad and difficult to pack and say goodbye to all of our family and friends in the Boise area. Because of the bad weather Brett was able to stay for a couple of weeks with us spending time with the boys and looking for our next home. The boys have adapted well and enjoy spending time with lots of friends and family here. They are developing at an astronomical rate and babbling like crazy. It was very difficult to say good bye to Daddy when he had to return to boise for work but we are looking forward to his return soon! I have now ventured into text messaging, something I had said took too much time and I did not like, I am now doing and it is great! We hope this posting finds everyone in good health in this new year of 2009. I will be working on figuring out how to post pictures and use the web cam soon!

Cheers,
The Andersons

2008-11-15T14:51:00.000-08:00

We are excited to be starting a new blog while we are going through many adventurous changes in our life including a big move to Salem, Oregon in the next couple of months. I hope this finds all of you in good health and holiday cheer. Stay tuned for more great information.