4 Months!

What's a better way to spend Anderson's 4 month birthday than with a Jayhawk's win and lots of friends/family???


On Saturday our friend Ali from the ha came to visit (without Dave, sad -- he had to work) and Anderson got his first visit with Mojo. Hopefully Mojo wasn't too offended that Anderson was pretty much standing on him. :)


We cheered for the Jayhawks on Sunday! Whoo hoo!!

Go Jayhawks!!

Way to go 'Hawks! A little closer than we'd like, but we're ready to cheer again on Sunday!!

Travelin' Fool

Over the weekend Anderson went to visit two of his lifelong friends -- the newly arrived Davis in Springfield and Simon in Bentonville. This was also Anderson first time to a new state. He'll be a world-traveler before you know it! The weekend had gorgeous weather and Anderson was an excellent travel companion.

Davis and he had a little trouble getting to know each other since when one was asleep the other was awake. We look forward to this summer when they'll get a chance to get to interact more and enjoy the weather!




Anderson continues to learn many things from Simon. In our previous visit Simon taught Anderson how to drool, and Anderson has mastered that fully. This time the boys had a great time "talking" to each other, playing in the grass and Anderson took his first spin in the Exersaucer. What fun!!





When we returned home Anderson enjoyed a nice bath with Dad, while Mom tackled the Exersaucer. Wow, I was over-stimulated just looking at the thing!

Baby legs

It's our first warm day to start showing off our baby legs!! Who can resist chubbs like that?!? Days like today (high of 80!) make me super excited for spring/summer!

Happy Birthday Dad!!

This past weekend we had quite the celebration as Tim rang in the big 3-0! First we celebrated at home on Saturday. I think Anderson was wanting to help Tim blow out his candles!



Saturday evening about 20 of Tim's friends surprised him at the Eldridge where we had dinner and drinks. I was so excited I pulled off the surprise! We had a close call on Friday as the Eldridge called Tim to confirm his reservation for 12 instead of 2! Yikes!! We had such a great time -- what awesome friends!

Then on Sunday Tim and I went to the KU/MU basketball game, where we totally smashed 'em. Anderson wore his KU shirt and wanted to show a little more spirit with dad's hat.

And here are some fun pics of Anderson!!

3 Months!!

Anderson is a whopping 3 months old now! He celebrated his 1/4 birthday with my 29th birthday, what a fun day!! We had all sorts of fun this weekend: Ali came to visit on Saturday, grandma and grandpa Pyle came to visit and Brandt, Austin and Holly also came to join in the fun!




Anderson has a new friend! Davis Lee Riedy was born on Feb. 16th at 6:09am! I definitely think this has been the year of the boy -- Anderson has so many new buddies! Congrats to Brian and Kristin!

On a more sober note, I have to start back at work tomorrow. Boo. I'm going back part time, which is nice, but man the time really went by fast. Anderson and I have enjoyed many play dates, naps and lots of fun singing time. I've started some major organizing overhauling in our house and I'm sure Tim thinks its time for me to go back to work. He'd never know what had been thrown out or put away in its 'correct' place when he'd get home from work. And to think, I'm just at the tip of the iceberg. :)

Getting bigger

We went to the doctors office last week and Anderson weighs a whopping 11 pounds. I can't believe he how big he is getting. He is smiling and giggling a lot and now likes to "stand".


It is hard to get a picture of him smiling since as soon as he sees the camera he quits smiling and stares at it, which can make for some interesting pictures.

We read to him every day and I think he likes it as he will stare at the book (or just daydream) while one of us is reading.