time to catch up... this might take a while

Life has been crazy and it is not letting up, so my blog has been put to the side for a while. I am going to try to catch up!! promise! it may take a while, but here i go...

my sweet sweet kallie

What a joy this little girl has been! she is such a precious and beautiful baby and by FAR my easiest child! I just hope that we have not been sent such a wonderful child so that Heavenly Father makes us want another... good luck convincing Neil.
She is almost 10 months old. She had her 9 month check up today... I told you life has been crazy. Here are her stats:

18 pounds & 24"

Placing her in the 10% for height and 25% for weight.
She may look chunky, but the poor girl is simply short! Takes after her mom. She scooting around, yep not crawling, just scooting. Although she is really getting fast. She just has not figured out how to get onto all fours. She is getting her second tooth in, although I only knew it because she bit down hard on my finger! She never complains, perfect sweet baby of mine!
We love you baby Kallie!

Kindergarden Graduation

What fun it is to see your children grow! To see them move through the stages of life. To see them experience the same struggles you remember facing when you were a child. With these struggles also comes the satisfaction and confidence that they CAN DO IT!!

Jacob has finished his first year of school and is now moving on the the FIRST GRADE!! Man I feel old!! It has been a good year for him. He has loved his class and his teacher, Mrs. Hales. He loves to learn and this is something I hope he always enjoys doing.

We went to his Kindergarden graduation where he, along with his class, showed us some of the things they have learned this last year. They sang some songs and they each had a line to say in the program.

Here are a few pictures from the event....

Summer Anderson Party

Yes, I spelt Anderson right. Some may know that my mom's maiden name is Anderson. It always causes problems when I am asked the security question on an account of my mothers maiden name. They say, "no, YOUR mothers maiden name"
anyway, we had a traditional family party at my Aunt Kay's house recently. The kids had a BLAST! It is always fun to get together. With recent changes in our family, it was nice to get together and spend time. Paige fell in love with a baby kitten that was there and she was NOT happy with me when I told her we could not bring it home. She has a great love for animals.
I just wanted to post a few pictures.

Paige's end of year Dance recital

There is nothing more precious then seeing that deep hearted, sincerly happy smile on your childs face. It is priceless. For the last several months, Paige has been going to a local dance studio in Mapleton. She loves to go! She also loves being able to do it with her cousin Alyssa. She recently had her end of year recital where she was able to show us and a autotorium full of other proud parents and family members the dances she has learned. Paige is not a shy kid. She loves to preform! ... what have I got myself into?

Oops She did it again... !!! AUGH!!!

Paige's new thing is MAKE-UP!! Is this normal? The constant obsession with getting into my drawers and painting her face? She does not even know where it all is supposed to go.. she just scoopes and paints. Here is her latest adventure. All I could do was laugh :)