Over the river and through the woods...

This is the whole crew...Our crazy face picture

Wen and Kelly

Cayden, Julie, and Mariah on the 4 wheeler

(trying to take our own picture...in case you couldn't tell)

Mariah, Ping Ping, Wen, and Cayden doing his tough face

The students learning to play UNO

Over the summer we had 2 Chinese foreign exchange students stay with us. Their names were Ping Ping and Wen. On the first weekend we had them we took them to our neighbors families cabin. We rode 4 wheelers, played games, went to the lake, and ate lots of food. Thanks to the Dawson's our good friends for taking us. It was beautiful and relaxing.

The Anderson's are Alive

We are alive and well. So, yes I know that I have not posted in quite some time. Things have been very hectic and I have not had much time to even get onto the computer. A lot has happened in our lives over the last few months. I am currently going to try to get it updated. So please bear with me as I try to rapidly catch up our blog. Thanks for your patience.

Fortune Cookie

A few weeks ago, Skyler was feeling really overwhelmed with everything. He opened a fortune cookie and it said, "Your path may be difficult, but will be rewarding." He was really frustrated and could not believe that his fortune was directed so much towards him. I don't know if this was luck or if this was meant to be his fortune. Maybe in small ways that we never expect the lord lets us know that he is aware of us and knows what we are going through.

We're Having a Boy...

We are expecting a boy from China to visit our family on February 8, 2010. He will be staying with us for 1 week. His English name is Felix, he is a foreign exchange student and he is 14 years old. Our school is working on having his school in China be a sister school with Monticello Academy. We are excited for this opportunity to learn about the Chinese culture and make lasting friendships.

P.S. I will post pictures of Felix as soon as I figure out how to get them off his letter he sent. Also, sorry for the joke of expecting a boy. I had to have a little fun.

Skyler's Puzzle

Last week while Skyler was grounded, he used his time to work on some puzzles. He had actually started the "elephant" puzzle before he got grounded but it gave him time to finish it.

Dr. Elison's Patient Appreciation Party...

Cayden coming out of the bounce house slide

Kyrsti ready to Roller Skate

Kaylee and Kyle ready to Roller Skate

Cayden, Kaylee, Kyle, and Kyrsti in line for Laser Tag

K*Y*R*S*T*I

K*A*Y*L*E*E* AND K*Y*L*E

Last Monday our orthodontist had his annual patient appreciation party at Classic Skating. The kids were able to do many fun things which included...roller skating, skooters, bounce house, blast zone, and laser tag. We had nachos and hot dogs for dinner. Skyler was grounded and was not able to come. However, Kyrsti still came with us and joined in the fun. Mariah was home sick throwing up and was not able to come either. Joe stayed home with the two kids. We had a good time and really appreciate Dr. Elison having this party. Thanks, Dr. Elison.

The Power of One...Inspirations 2010

At our school they have a program called "Inspirations". The program is similar to the reflections contest at public schools. This year the theme was "The Power of One". Kaylee entered in two areas photography, and visual arts. For photography she did a picture of an american flag and titled it, "The Power of One Nation". For her visual arts entry she did a collage of photographs of the american flag and titled it "Freedom". Last week we found out that she won in the photography division and is going on to region. Congratulations, Kaylee!!!