How Do You Do Monday Nights?

We have family home evenings that end in dance parties!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooooo!

Happy Belated Holidays

Christmas was pretty awesome. All of the Anderson Kids were in the same room together, which means two things: (1)  "Swiss Family Robinson" Reenacting ("You can't tell me what to do..." "I just did"), and (2) Awesome Family Pictures! 

It also means that we get to have awkward family parties (actually, we usually only have a talent show, but this year we had a party too). This year's party theme was A Charles Dickens Christmas (which for me meant "A Wander Around the House in a Bathrobe Christmas")

  

Sarah was the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and I was the Ghost of Christmas Present. Check it...

Happy Belated Holidays.

Mini Road Trip

Scout, Bax and I set off on our own mini road trip last weekend while Cedric was in Utah. I was determined to have a good time opposed to staying home going crazy.

First, it was off to Rancho Cucamonga to visit Maria, Shane, Brooklyn and Elise Oka.  They have been family friends of ours since the moment we moved to Utah.  We now live 2hrs from each other in California!  We stayed one night with the Oka's.  The next day we drove 30 minutes North to La Verne with the Oka's to pick oranges at a really cute, old fashion grove.  After lunch in the park the kids and I were off to Costa Mesa to visit my Aunt Cathy, Uncle John and Grandma Pat.  The kids took a refreshing nap the whole way and I got a break from noise!  It took a little over an hour and was a great drive.

Aunt Cathy's house was really fun. She works for a vet and can't help but save animals.  She has a couple of dogs and a lot of cats.  The animals are all very clean, and well behaved. The kids and the animals got along great. My grandma was there and Scout just loved her and my grandma just loved that about Scout. On our way out my Aunt and Uncle noticed a nail in my tire.  That was a bummer, but it was fixed quickly.

The next stop was Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo. At this point in the trip I stopped taking picturesL.  It was a nice visit.  My cousin lives on one side of the freeway (Laguna Niguel) and my Uncle Doug and Aunt Sandy live on the other side (Mission Viejo area).  We made one stop at my aunt and uncle house. My cousin Kathleen and her son Daniel met us there. When I rang the doorbell my uncle said a  quick “hi” and promptly asked for my keys.  It was obvious that he had heard about the nail in my tire.  While he took my car to get the tire fixed the kids and I visited, played and ate dinner.  Shortly after dinner we were on our way home to San Diego.  It was a quick hour and twenty minute drive. We arrived home just in time for baths and bed.

Both of my kids were excellent the entire trip (mostlyJ).  If anyone out there hears me complaining about them please remind me of this post!  

Generations

This photo was taken by accident earlier today.  I absolutely love it.  It is my Grandma Pat and me sitting on my Aunt Cathy's couch in the front room of the house my dad grew up in.   A side note:  My Dad helped paint the house a key lime green many years ago.  The house still looks like a slice of pie.  I love it there.