BIG Update

It's been a while... we went on our cruise, came home to snow and Christmas, and celebrated the New Year. Here are the photos.

Addaly at Christmas. She was a little disappointed.. no pony.
Trying to get Addaly through security was a pain. And it turns out that the security employees DON'T have a sense of humor.

Relaxing is hard when you look this good.

Anderson family in Key West. Our cruise ship is behind us.

From left, Trent, Doug, and Dirk in Margaritaville.

Addaly was showing off her 'celebrity poses' for the camera.

"This thigh, this thigh right here. That's what pays the bills."

Fish out of water. Addaly actually really loved swimming.

Our hotel in Ft. Lauderdale.

Our ship.

Trent playing games with our ship.

From left, Dirk, Trent, Doug, and Katie. Addaly was watching and Mom took the picture.

Thanks for the fun time Mom. We love you.

Christmas Cruise

19 DAYS AND COUNTING.

For Christmas this year the Andersons are going on a cruise. Don't look at this at work... it will only make your day longer.

This is the route we will be taking on the cruise.

This is a picture of one of the common areas on the ship.

And finally, this is a satellite photo of the hotel we'll be at after the cruise. I hope everyone enjoyed this. It's almost here guys. It felt like it would never happen... but we're under three weeks now.

Thanksgiving

Our Uncle Kim, Aunt Leslie, their son Ryan, and our mom waiting for the food...

Doug, Katie, our cousin Jenny and her friend. (Sorry, I forgot her name.)

Doug and Katie... being ornery.

And of course Addaly. She kind of has some drool on her face but it's okay.

Addaly

This is my first attempt at adding video to the blog. It was taken from my cell phone and it's a close up of Addaly trying to crawl... She got about a half inch. But she was so cute that we ended up giving her the toy instead of making her work for it.

Anderson Halloween Bash

It's that time of year again. The Anderson Halloween Bash came and went too quickly. This year we had the addition of Addaly. She came dressed as the Cowardly Lion. Doug was the Scare Crow. And Katie was Dorothy. Mom was a cat. Trent was a member of the prestigious KGB. And I was a nerd... (he says as he posts a blog)... here you can see me studying... a dictionary... a pocket dictionary... that I actually own. Maybe it wasn't that much of a costume.

We played games, laughed, and tried to keep the Cowardly Lion from crying. But it was a great night.

Katie...

Where do I begin. Katie is... scary. I need to be honest. She terrifies me. She terrifies Doug. She terrifies Trent. There was one time that Doug rolled a watermellon off of the counter and onto the floor just to avoid her scowl. I'm not even making that up, he did it on purpose. Trent and I ran. I don't know how Doug survived. I think she made him pick it all up, with his mouth. And it was a 15 pound watermellon. We didn't see Doug for two weeks after that.

But secretly, this power comes in handy. You see, before Katie came along we had no way to sneak our food into movie theaters. I know, random, but stay with me. At first her scowl was enough to make the theater employees avoid us. But we quickly realized this would not last for long. That's when Katie came up with this wonderful idea.

I know you won't believe me, but this photo was taken long before Addaly. That bump is all food to be snuck into the theater. Thanks Katie.

Something most people don't know about Katie is that she is terribly allergic to

metal. It doesn't matter if it's gold, silver, copper, iron, or steel. Whatever, if it is metal she has a terrible allergic reaction. It's really bizarre to see, but when she comes in contact with metal her face kind of twitches and her cheeks and lips get really tight. It almost looks like she is smiling, but it's much worse. It's not painful... at least not for her. For others it can cause some minor discomfort. Here, this should explain. The best thing about Katie is that she can take a joke. She gives them pretty well, too. Most of the time she stops after making us cry, but she never apologizes. Katie is really awesome and she's a wonderful mother to Addaly. Here is a good photo, I hope it makes up for the others. It's Addaly, Katie, and Herbert. Herbert is the giraffe's name in case you are confused Trent.

Addaly... again.

I think she's all set for any situation...