Disney on Ice

We went to Disney on Ice last weekend and had a great time, but my favorite picture was of this little girl.  She came dressed up in her Minnie outfit and actually really liked the first 30 mins of the show, then she got tired and fell asleep.  Benton loved it, but was a little disappointed due to his misunderstanding thinking it was "DisneyLAND" on ice.  He kept asking where the rides were.  

3 Falls

2008

 2009

2010

I guess I feel like I need to document our time in the leaves since we have spent 15+ hours each year cleaning them up!  

*Kate doesn't enjoy them nearly as much as Benton does...they actually really bug her, funny girl.

Halloween Fun

 We have been to the corn mazes

 Did the pumpkin carving

 Got dressed up

 Looked cute, and went trick or treating

 
But I think one of our favorite moments was when our good friends showed up at the door with a plate of cookies, dressed like this.  (Benton of course had to join in the fun and dress up too) I haven't laughed that hard when I saw what Aaron was wearing, go Nacho Libre! 

This Little Beauty...

Had a birthday!  

When Kate was born, the two nights I was in the hospital, I asked them to take her to the nursery so I could sleep.  Both nights they kept bringing her back to me because she wouldn't stop screaming.  I didn't believe them because when I was holding her she was fine.  We still want to be together all the time.  

 She didn't like the cake, but her dad made her get all messy.  Her face shows her dislike for being messy.  This girl has an opinion!

 She did like, I mean LOVE all the dolls she got for her birthday! 

I thought she would like having a doll, but she went crazy over them.  She held them and squealed, kissed them, and would not take her hands off them. 

1year old stats:
98% for height
63% for weight

Bad day for the Andersen Boys

Both boys in my life had a bad day on their bikes the other day.  Benton walked his bike across the street on his way to preschool and the tire hit the curb at a pretty quick rate.  The tire of course bounced back and hit him in the nose.  Oh the pain, and the blood!  The blood dripped all down him and on to someone's lawn.  We had to do a quick change for school, but he made it. 
Christian on the other hand wasn't so lucky.  His 2nd crash of the day (his first was a minor skid out) sent him flying over some girl that had cut him off on her bike.  After laying on the ground in pain for a few moments he decided he didn't need to call me to pick him up and rode his bike all the way home from school.  By the time he got home his arm was in a lot of pain.  Still thinking it wasn't too bad I left him with both kids and went to Young Womens, only to get a phone call a few minutes later.  Kate had fallen on his already hurt arm and now he couldn't move it at all.  So, poor Christian now has a broken arm, and one sore body.  He is off the bike for at least 6 weeks...just in time for winter. 
Benton was so cute to Christian.  When Christian got home Benton kept asking him what was wrong and then wanted to tell him about his accident.  Hopefully they have better luck on their bikes!

Katers

Sometimes we end meal time looking like this...
We love having Kate in our family and enjoy the girly side she brings to our family. A few words to describe this little beauty would be: cuddly, sweet, determined, a screamer, particular, and loving.

Benton's First Day

Benton is lucky enough to be going to preschool with some really fabulous kids in the neighborhood. We are doing a home preschool and so far all of them are loving it. I think I was more excited the night before his first day, wondering if he is going to like it, is he going to be nice to everyone, and how did my baby get to be old enough for preschool??