Barn Doors

After church today we noticed Skyler did not have her fly zipped up. This was the conversation between Jeremy and Sky after about the third time of telling her to fix her little problem:

Jeremy: Sky your cows are still getting out . . .

Skyler: I know I just didn't want to shut the gate

Jeremy: You're going to lose all your cows!

Skyler: It's okay they were biting me.

Definitely something to bring up when she is a teenager!

Viva La Mexico!!

So here is an update on the passport/birth certificate saga . . . In case you can't tell by the number of passports in the picture - we got Kendyll's passport!!!!! Mexico here we come! It took some extra effort on my part (and the even bigger efforts of Jerri Cole at the Rupert Post Office - its not what you know but who you know!) to get it done, but it is official and in my hot little hands. As a family we have been praying for things to go well and for us to be able to get Kendyll a passport for quite a while, so as I have been checking the mailbox everyday for the past week Skyler has been right there with me hoping each and everyday. On the day that the passport arrived she was hanging out the pickup window waiting for my yes or no response, so by the time I reached the pickup both girls were yelling and screaming. I asked Skyler if she wanted to call her dad and let him know the good news, but she quickly reminded me what we needed to do first . . . She told me the first thing we needed to do was say thank you to Heavenly Father for helping us get the passport in time. She volunteered to say the prayer and the three of us sat in the pick up in our driveway and one of the most genuine, heartfelt, and grateful prayers I have ever heard was given by Skyler for her little sister getting to go to Mexico. I have to admit I did have to choke back just a few tears because of the simple pure faith shown by Sky. On a less preachy note, we are very excited to go on our trip, especially so I can use my limited Spanish abilities - I know I have no skills, but I am a bit delusional so I will probably embarrass my family (by family I mean specifically Garrett!) by trying to use what words I do know! Ole, Ole!!!

On a side note: No we still don't have a social secutity card for Kendyll, crazy how the same documentation of her birth/adoption can work well enough to prove her U.S. citizenship to the passport dept., but not well enough for a social security office people . . . idiots.

Egg-ie Weekend

Easter is a great holiday for two girls who absolutely love to eat eggs (eggies at our house). Despite Jeremy -eggs prepared any other way then scrambled are an abomination in his crazy world- gagging at our breath (from eating way too many deviled eggs) we enjoyed every minute of our Easter weekend. Saturday Dee and Lynn started the festivities off in Oakley with an over the top egg hunt which must have taken the entire week to prepare for! There were sooooooo many eggs, with designated area for each age group - including a couple of silver eggs for the adults to find. I am proud to say that Jeremy brought home the bacon - I mean the egg - when he found one of the winner egg. That's my man!!! Sunday after church we went to my grandma and grandpa's house in Almo for a big dinner and another easter egg hunt! The food at both places was phenomenal and I ate so much more than I should have, but it was worth it! A big thanks to all of our family for a F-U-N weekend!!!

Kendyll showing off her loot.

Jeremy and Skyler out on the hunt.
Kens figuring out where her beloved eggies "come from".

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She picked her own pose . . . she does look adorably sweet!

Not to be left behind - this is Kendyll's version of the same pose, with Skyler directing of course!

Had to put this in - the foot lift in the back is just too much!!!!

Sunday's Easter Egg Hunt went a little smoother for Kendyll - experience helps!

Her faces sums it all up - Smiles all around!

A homecoming AND a challenge

This past Sunday was Chase Anderson's official Homecoming report. Chase gave a fantastic talk and it was great to hear him talk about the people he met in South Africa. He had a lot of fun stories and experiences to share and believe it or not he took up quite a bit of time, he may be more like Jeremy than I have previously thought! Due to the always unpredicatble Idaho weather we woke up to a few inches of snow on the ground and so a few of the extended family members were not able to make the trip to Oakley. However Jeremy's grandma, Uncle Dan, and Aunt Brenda came the night before and it was great to have them around for Chase's big day. The dinner afterward was sooooooo good, Dee always goes above and beyond in the food area (Yay!!) and there was plenty to chow down on. The highlight of the day had to be Tasha's treadmill challenge - Henceforth known as TTC. In discussing fitness (after we all stuffed our faces) Tasha mentioned that she tries to walk on her treadmill at a speed of 4.7 - yes you all read right 4.7!! For those of you who are not familiar with Tasha, she is 100 lbs. dripping wet and she is about 5'1'' . . . needless to say her legs are not the longest things I have ever seen. After about 10 minutes of discussing whether or not this was actually possible, the TTC was born. We all raced downstairs to test Tasha's skills on Dee's treadmill. Jeremy volunteered himself to be the official speed monitor and sure enough Tasha is the queen of the treadmill!!! If anyone out there wants a challenge - I dare you to try and walk at 4.7!!! Tasha you ROCK!

Kendyll's Hap Hap

So continuing on with this past weekend's festivities yesterday (March 15) was Kendyll's 2nd brithday, referred to (by her) as her "Hap Hap". Since Rhendi's birthday is so close to Kendyll's we did a two for one special and had such a great time with all the family being around. Kendyll has been looking forward to everyone singing to her (she doesn't love attention at all) and of course the presents are always a plus in her book! In honor of her birthday I am going to do a random list of her favorite things (there will also be some pics to illustrate these points!)

All things Kendyll

1. Model in the making - plain and simple the girl loves clothes!

2. String Cheese - heaven forbid we ever run out.

3. Babies, Babies, and more Babies.

4. My little mother in the making - if you have ever seen her boss Skyler around no explaination necessary!

5. Just Dance - the girl loves to Shake It!!!!

6. Books - I am so proud she has developed my love for books.

7. Everything Skyler - Kendyll may like to boss her around, but she idolizes all things Skyler.

8. She can scream - WOW is all I have to say.

9. Eat - one of her favorite words.

10. Bath - another word that is music to her little ears.

11. Lovies - these are her ultimate weapon - she giveth and she taketh away!

12. Peas (AKA Please) - the girl could stop the war with this one word and her eyes.

13. Speaking of those eyes . . . you can tell alot about what she is thinking by her "looks".

14. Nursery - most kids struggle with it, she can hardly wait for Sacrament meeting to be over!

15. Daddy's girl - as hard as I try I can barely compete with her daddy, she loves the men in her life, Bampa included!!

Here are some of my favorite "Hap Hap" pics:

After a shaky start she decided she did like Penny the Pony after all.

Boy are we in trouble with these two!!!

Learning how to golf with Grandpa Lynn . . . we'll keep working on it!

I said it before she loves clothes!

Grandma Dee's first offical blog appearance

So glad to have Chase around again

Happy Birthday Kenzer - you are such a fun little lady Mommy and Daddy love you!!!!! One more pretty smile for the road -

Welcome Home Uncle Chase!!!

This weekend has been a very eventful and exciting weekend for the Anderson clan. Starting it all off was the return of Elder Chase Anderson. He flew into Salt Lake at 10:00 pm on Friday and unfortunately I happened to have a class this past weekend and a presentation (yuck!) so Jeremy and I dragged our girls all the way home so I could get up and be at class bright and early in the morning. Getting to see Chase was definitely worth all the lack of sleep though! Chase served in the Johannasburg (sp?), South Africa mission and we are so glad to have him back in the good ol' U.S. of A. Jeremy and I can hardly believe how mature and confident Chase is, his mission really has made him quite the young man - in fact if anyone knows an available young girl, boy have I got the guy for you! He reports on his mission next week so the family fun will be continuing on, more posts to follow on this subject! Here are a few highlights from the airport:

Sky and Hope waiting to see Uncle Chase

AnnaLee and Trey - how cute are these two???

Sign Girls Rhendi and Blakely reporting for duty Kendyll meeting Chase for the first time - it took her a minute to warm up and then she was all about givin' the loves :-)

Jeremy and Chase - not sure why I like this one so much, but I do!

Welcome Home Chase!!!!