Busy as a bee

So the weather has been increasingly nice down here and I have been staying pretty busy. I have taken the kids swimming quite a few times already. I finally got Tanner some floaties and he can float around in the big pool now and he loves it. We had a barbecue with some old high school friends that we haven't really seen in years. Not to mention all the barbecues and get-togethers with the family members who find their way down here this time of year for one reason or another, we love seeing family anytime. I should be about burgered out by now, but the red meat is good for the anemia I recently found out I have. I am also on the enrichment committee and was involved in our annual b-day party. Now, here is a picture of my latest project (one of many that I want to do). My square foot garden! I am very limited on space but am going to attempt to grow some of my own vegetables. My wonderful husband built the box for me and I put the dirt mixture together. Now I just have to plant. I am going to try seeds this year, so everyone cross your fingers for me.

Knee Surgery: take two

Doesn't this feel like dejavu? (how do you even spell that?) It was almost exactly a year ago we were in this same situation. This time around things are going a lot better. This surgery was a little different than last time, and the recovery will not be as hard. I was just glad Anth finally took a couple days off work and got to stay home and be with us, even though it drove him nuts just having to lay around. (notice each kid had to get in a picture after I took Anth's. They are such cheese balls)

Anderson Girls 2009

Just a couple weeks after our trip to Hawaii, I headed off to Denver for our Anderson girls Sisters' Retreat. I always thought my mom and her sisters were a crazy, kooky bunch when they got together and I did not want to be within 100 miles of their insanity. I have now realized that my sisters and I are exactly the same! I know our husbands would go nutty if they were around us when we all get together. There is never a dull moment, or a quiet one! This time we went to the Time Out for Women conference. It was really fun but it took up most of our time. We got a little shopping in, and had a rushed lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. My two older sisters announced that they are pregnant, making that four pregnant women in my family and me being the only girl that is not. Grandma White came down and stayed with the kids here while Anth worked. What a big help. Thanks Carolyn. And thanks Andrea for the great hospitality. It was a quick, fun trip. (this pic was taken previously)

Our Hawaii Trip

So, I have finally found the time and the desire to finally post. This is our Hawaii trip that was not really planned or expected. At the last minute, A's boss decided that he should go to the LQ convention because his hotel had won a couple awards. His boss is also an old fashioned man and believes the wife should accompany the husband, so they paid for me to go too! This trip was very different than our previous two because we were on Anth's business schedule and it is the rainy or winter season there. So we didn't have much time to ourselves to go and do, and it was really windy and rainy the whole week. I really only got in the ocean all the way one time. Not to mention the waves were huge and it scared me. Many of the beaches were closed part of the time due to jellyfish danger. However, it is always fun to be with Anth, no matter what the conditions. The kids stayed at my mom's and Tyson told me not to come and get him. We also had some delays with the plane both coming and going (one of the delays was 14 hours!). I have decided that flying is not my preferred method of traveling. All in all, it was a fun and relaxing week.

Since I last posted....

Here is a list of things that have happened since I posted last:

• I got deathly ill (and am still not feeling quite right--I've convinced myself I have cancer)


• An emergency room visit in the middle of the night with Tyson who had a breathing attack


• Christmas-- we spent Christmas Eve and morning in St. George and then went to Beaver Christmas day.


• Anthony injured his knee again resulting in a second surgery in Feb. (goodbye tax refund)


• New Year's--also spent in Beaver


• Our Anniversary--celebrating 5 years of bliss


• My birthday--woohoo!


• Anthony's birthday and my mom's same day--double celebration


• A new haircut for me!

So you see, we have been busy living life. The sad thing is, not many of these events have pictures to accompany them. I will have to be better at that.

This time of year

This time of year is so fun to see the kids get excited about Christmas and snow and everything else. Yesterday it snowed here and Tyson kept asking if we could go to the mountains to play in the snow. He wanted to make a snowman and asked me today where his nose was. Also, our awesome friends gave us a cute little Nativity set for Christmas, so last night I set it up and was explaining to Tyson who each character was and their part in the Christmas story. After I told him of Joseph, Tyson said, "Where's his car?" What a typical little boy. The thing that I love most is that I have been playing the 24 hour Christmas station and Tyson always comes in and turns it up really loud and dances around the kitchen. He loves the Christmas music and can surprisingly sing along with most of the songs that come on the radio. His personal favorite is Little Drummer Boy because he thinks it is funny when they say "pa rum pum pum pum" So cute! And last night, walking in from the car, Tanner just kept scooping up snow/slush and eating it all the way to the house. Their innocence is so magical.

Wiggle Cars

I sold these fun little wiggle cars at the county fair and I have a few left over that I am selling now. They would make great Christmas presents for your little ones. They are great for ages 2 and up, and they will hold up to 250 lbs so even you can enjoy the fun. My dad even rides them and chases the grandkids around on them! All you do is sit on them and wiggle the steering wheel back and forth and they go! They are so fun. If you are interested, email me at

hollykae3(at)yahoo(dot)com