Yea for Girl's Night!

I thought I'd share some more of my favorite dances. These are from past weeks, but there weren't any tonight that I absolutely loved. Maybe that's because I was too busy holding baby Sage and baby Oakley. Hee, hee!

I am not a fan of Twitch or Comfort OR the hip hop genera, unless it's some sort of sappy love routine. Well, I have to say, for some strange reason, I REALLY enjoyed this routine--even though it had all three of the previous things mentioned. What do you think?




LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Chelsie and that's all I need to say (by the way, I fixed my previous post so all the dances work now)!






Emily, this one's for you! Yes, she does get her dress stuck. Hee, hee!

In Case You Were Wondering

In case you were wondering, I am not related to the Andersen's that just had their baby. Those of you who are in the ward know this, but I realized anyone else looking at my blog might be confused by my previous maiden name. Well, maybe, the Andersen is spelled differently.

Anyway, my brother is going to have a baby next month, but they live in Utah and I won't be able to see that wee one for a little while. Hope that cleared any confusion. I would love to claim Sage as one of the family, but alas, I cannot.

When I went up earlier to check on the Andersen's Ryan was trying his hand at blogging. I'm anxiously waiting for a new post with PICTURES! If you're interested in seeing what a cute newborn looks like, head on over. Their blog is under Emily and Ryan, or you can just click HERE and it will take you there.

Sage Elizabeth Andersen

SHE'S HERE!!!!

Sage Elizabeth Andersen entered the world around 4:00 this morning. The proud parents are doing well. I've never seen a dad so proud, and the mother is just as beautiful as ever.

Tricia and I went to the hospital so I've already been able to hold her. I know---LUCKY!

What were her stats? Well, here the are (I hope I have these right):

Weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz.
Length: 21 and something, maybe 1/2 in.
Hair: A little bit of blond
Looks: GORGEOUS and perfect in every way!

Emily is doing fine and will be coming home sometime tomorrow. Sorry I didn't get any pictures. I was too busy holding her and Tricia was busy getting Emily some pain meds. :) Long story....I'm sure someone else will explain more later. Tricia---go for it.

A Day of Posting

I haven't really posted anything lately. I like to post only once a day because then I'm more likely to get comments on each post as opposed to one comment for a million posts. Well, once I start blogging it's easier to just do it all and get caught up. I've found I just don't have the desire to post all the time. I have to be in the right mood, and when I get in that mood I'd better post. Well, today that mood came and here we are. I've tried to catch up on all of our comings and goings for the past few weeks. I included a TON of pictures, mostly for family, but if you like pictures then you're in for a treat. If you don't, well, you may want to stop reading now.

Enjoy!

4th of July

We had a really low-key, yet fun-filled 4th. You'd think living in Philadelphia, the birthplace of it all, that we'd have done something really great and patriotic. Nope. All of us had issues with fun stomach bug the week before and since I was the last one to get better (July 3), nothing got planned. Thanks to Molen's, we had a fun BBQ with friends and then ended the night with sparklers. That's it, we didn't watch any fireworks (not even on television). We put the girls to bed and then Doug and I called it a night with a movie. It sounds kind of depressing, but we actually really had a nice day. It was one of the best 4th of July's I've ever had. I think part of that was because I was sooooooo grateful to be feeling better after being sick for a week. I was also 7 pounds lighter---that's always a nice way to celebrate a holiday!

The 4th of July outfits. Yeehaw!

My firecracker! Why is it that your husband is always at his hottest when he's doing things with your kids?

We did make it outside to take pictures and blow bubbles.

Shay refused to come home after blowing bubbles so Miriam went back to get her. She didn't like that Dad shut the door and left her in the hallway.

I wanted some fun candid shots of Miriam playing in the bushes. These show my lack of picture taking talents.

Nice mustache Miriam!

To this day I still don't like to hold sparklers. I'm not sure why, but I think my kids take after me. At least the other kids at the BBQ enjoyed them.

Miriam is bawling in this picture. She was trying to be brave, but she just couldn't stand it!

Acting Silly

My children are rather strange, they get that from their daddy. I thought I'd share some interesting pictures from days past.

Spoons from the Kellogg's boxes. They make great glowing eye glasses.

Our knight in shining armor.

Swimming

We're lucky to have a pool at the complex where we live. I haven't utilized it much because both my kids are timid of the water. It's hard for me to hold both of them and still walk around in the water without slipping and going under. I don't have very good "water feet". I'd like to get in the habit of going, then maybe the girls would enjoy the water more and actually use their floats. This is the most you're ever going to see of me in a bathing suit so get your peek now.

Shay was wanting to be carried, but we were trying to get everything ready to go. She was NOT happy!

"Leave me alone! No, I do NOT want my picture taken! I don't care how cute I look in my swimming gear."

Wait for me!

"Here Mom, I won't use these, but I want you to hold them in the water."

"I said I DIDN'T want to use the floaty!"
Finally, a picture of Miriam!
I'm only putting this picture on because I posted a picture of Doug earlier. It's only fair I put a swimming shot of me too. Yes, I am wearing a swimming skirt, get over it!

Happy Father's Day---A Month Ago

On Father's Day we had the PRIVILEGE of eating at the Mushala house. It was great food and even better company (and that's saying a lot). I'm not sure how it started, but after dinner Doug ended up on the floor with all three kids piled on top. It was very entertaining, but I think Doug was wondering why, on Father's Day of all days, he had to play horse. The rest of us thoroughly enjoyed the show and Doug came home and took a nap. How's that for celebrating your special day?

Anyway, there weren't any gifts given or special things done for Doug, but that doesn't mean I don't love him. I did fix him breakfast the night before because there was no way I was getting up early enough to make it on Sunday morning, and then get everyone ready for church. I should get points for thinking ahead though right?

Thanks Doug for the father you have been, and the father you're becoming. I'm glad we get to grow old together. I love you!

This horse has given it's last ride.

Miriam and Oakley

Miriam has always loved babies. She loved Shaylynn soooo much and has even asked if we can send her back and get another small baby again. Well, we can't send Shay back, but we can let Miriam love the babies we come in contact with.

You may remember me announcing the birth of my friend Lindsay's baby. Well, Lindsay is so sweet and lets Miriam hold Oakley whenever we're around. Thanks Lindsay! Miriam is always talking about Oakley and how she wants us to have a baby just like her.

Oh, funny story, Miriam has a set of princess figurines she received for her birthday. She plays with them at least once a day. On Friday she informed me that we needed to have 10 more kids. Shocked, I asked her why. She said we needed 11 girls and one boy in our family. Again, I asked her why we needed that many. Her response? So she would have enough siblings to play with her princess dolls, one per kid. Of course, there is only ONE boy figurine so that's why we can only have one boy in our family. Now there's logic for you!

Here are some pictures of Miriam with her new favorite person, Oakley.

Miriam loves to touch her face, she's gentle, but in this picture it looks like she's trying to scrub her cheek.

Update...

I don't have much time at the computer because I'm still not feeling well, but I'm trying to send a shout out to those of you who have called over the past few days. We're still alive, but Doug and I are still trying to get by. Sorry if we've contaminated any of you, it wasn't intentional believe me. It just hit and we were down. We hope to be back to our normal happy selves soon.

We have a small update on Doug's rotations. Still nothing about the Rigby area, Doug is dealing with that today, but we did hear from a hospital site in Montana. They are excited to have students and they pay for housing and food. Unfortunately they are about 7 hours away from Rexburg and we won't get to see Doug on weekends like we had planned with the Salt Lake hospital, but it's something. We're praying about it, but think that this will be the spot. It's near Glacier Park so I'm hoping maybe my in-laws will want to take us and their trailer camping. Hint, hint. Plus it's just minutes from Canada if Larry wants to visit the old mission grounds.

Anyway, it's time to lay down again. I just wanted to let those of you know that it may be a few days before I return your calls.