Finding the perfect tree

Saturday Collin, Abby, Madelyn, Thomas and I went with Grandma and Grandpa Anderson to help them find a Christmas tree. We drove up Ephraim canyon and found a good place to look for trees. Thomas fell asleep on the way up so he took a nap in the van while we went looking for trees. (don't worry, I didn't leave him alone, Deb was there because Blake had fallen asleep in the truck) We hiked up a small path until we found a few nice trees. It was very easy to get to the trees because there was almost no snow on the mountain yet. Grandpa sawed the tree down and then he and Collin carried the tree back to the truck. Then we watched the babies while Deb and Scott went to find their tree. Grandma thought that it would be fun to light a fire so we tried to find some dry wood and lit a fire while we waited for Deb and Scott. The kids thought that was really fun and the tree smelled so good it really got me in the mood for Christmas decorating. I am so excited for the Christmas season. It really is my favorite time of year.
Here we are with the tree in the truck

Abby and Madelyn climbing a rock

Yes Grandpa, that is the one we want!

We are ready for tree hunting!

Thanksgiving

It was an Anderson year for Thanksgiving so we were in the church because there are so many of us. Ok so I missed most of the dinner pictures because I was actually serving dinner and getting the dessert ready. But dinner was great and then we got to go in and play in the gym for a while. So here is a picture with Orrin playing with the kids in the gym.


Then some pictures of the kids playing with Uncle Sage. My kids love to play with Sage because he is always throwing them up in the air and spinning them around.

Twilight was....

Disappointing, hilarious, over the top, and to say the least ridiculous. Mom, Becca, Liz, Deb, and I all went to the movie Friday afternoon. I wasn't expecting much because I had heard reviews from friends and family that saw it last week. But honestly it was really bad. We were laughing so hard at most of the serious scenes that Deb was crying through most of the movie. But we went and we have had lots of laughs about it since we got home. Here is a picture of us ready to go and see the movie.

Katy's school program

Katy's 3 grade class did a big program today for the veterans. It was great. The kids sang all the songs so well. They even sang the Armed Forces Medley and had the members in the audience stand up if they served in that branch. So Grandpa Fawcett stood up when they sang about the Air Force. They also told the story behind the lone bugler playing "Taps" when at a funeral for a veteran. It made me cry of course. But there were also many people in the audience with teary eyes. It was a great program and Katy said her part perfectly. We were sure glad that Grandma and Grandpa could come.

Katy and Grandpa

Thomas has a new trick!

Our clever little man is finally starting to scoot across the floor. He was 10 months a week ago and I was worried that he wasn't crawling or scooting yet. This week he started trying to pull himself and now he has it down. He heads straight for the laundry room so I have to be sure to keep that door shut now. But I am so proud of our little guy. Enjoy!