Claire

Claire Andersen
6.8oz
20inches

So happy she is here!

2013 Interview

Benton age 5

What makes you happy?  "Somebody tickling me"

What is your favorite animal? "Lion"

What is your favorite thing to eat? ""Hot Dogs"

What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Peanuts"

What is your favorite thing to do? "Play with friends"

What is your favorite TV show? "Ultimate Spider-man"

What is your favorite color? "Red"

What is your favorite song? "As I know" (Knowledge, A song Christian wrote back in the day with the band)

Who is your best friend? "Parker and Carter and Gregory"

What do you like to do with Daddy? "Jumping on the trampoline and playing with him"

What do your want to be when you grow up? "Doctor"

What is the most exciting thing that happened this year? "Christmas and Disneyland"

Kate age3

What makes you happy? "Friends that have treats and fruit snacks"

What is your favorite animal? "Giraffe"

What is your favorite thing to eat? "Fruit snacks and cheese"

What is your least favorite thing to eat? "Salad" (even though she really loves salad :)

What is your favorite thing to do? "Paint"

What is your favorite TV show? "Ariel"

What is your favorite color? "Red and Pink"

What is your favorite song? "I am a Child of God"

Who is your best friend? "Morgan"

What do you like to do with Daddy? "Play with him all day and dance"

What do your want to be when you grow up? "Work on the computer"

What is the most exciting thing that happened this year? "Having an Ariel party and cake" 

On to 2013

We loved Christmas this year! We loved being in our own home, playing with snow in the backyard, seeing Santa, and having Christian home for a good long break! We are excited for 2013 and hope this little girl coming is our only big change. Naming this girl has been harder than the other two, but at least we have a few good suggestions, Kate thinks it should be Ariel and Benton wants to name her Treasure. I'm sure it will be one of those 2 :)

Excited

Kate is so excited (and so are the rest of us) to be having another baby girl! She is coming in March and we can't wait to meet her. This has been a year full of changes from moving to our house, buying a 2nd car, meeting new friends, and now to become a family of 5. Hooray for the good things in life!

Benton Turned 5

 Ninjas, Batman, Spiderman, pretty much any kind of superhero is really cool when you are 5!

Sleeping out in the tent. The girls only made it for about 20 mins before heading inside to our beds. There was no way Benton was caving in and going to his bed, thanks Christian for being a good sport!

Setting up the tent in the backyard.

Benton asked for a Batman cake...Christian pulled this together for his first fondant cake, I think it was a success. 

Happy 5th Birthday, Benton, we love you!

Kate Turned 3

All Kate wanted for her birthday was an Ariel cake. Thanks to Aunt Alisa and Uncle Drew, her wish came true.

 She LOVED the cake and still a few weeks later talks about how great it was!

 We had a few little princesses from the neighborhood over, we heard squeals and giggles the whole time. I think Kate was in heaven!

 London Bridges

 The Line Up

 Dancing around the room.

 To top the night off we celebrated Kate's and my Dad's Birthday with cake and ice cream.

2 Ariel cakes...what more can a little 3 year old ask for?

Happy 3rd Birthday Kate, we love you!

Suzanne's Birthday

Christian here:

It is not too often that I get a chance to highjack the family blog, but today is a special occasion.  It is Suzanne's Birthday.  I just wanted to share with everyone some reasons why I fell in love with this woman and remain smitten to this day.

Suzanne is the most caring individual that I know.  She loves her family, friends, and neighbors.  She is constantly serving those around her. She is an example to me of how to have charity for those around me.  She gives of her time, talents, and energy to bless the lives of others.  Whether it is serving in a church calling, babysitting for friends, making meals for those in need, talking on the phone in order to console or uplift others, or her late night conversations with me about how to help others, she demonstrates genuine love for her fellow brothers and sisters.  She has taught me the relationship between time and love by giving of her time to bless those around her.

Her days generally consists of serving Benton, Kate, and me.  We are so lucky to have her as our wife/mother.  Benton and Kate adore Suzanne.  She is a wonderful mother who plans play dates with friends, field trips to the museums or library, science experiments, and alone time with the kiddos.  I couldn't ask for a better mother for my children.  To her kids and me, she is a superhero.

She is so fun to be with.  She loves to go on hikes, go to movies, go to sewing class, run (by the way, good job on the 10k), go to book club (even though I don't think they read any books), and spending time with her friends and family.  She has a fun-loving personality that constantly boosts my spirits.  She fully engages in any activity with which she is involved.  She wants every gathering to be a success regardless of whether or not she was the one who organized it.

Suzanne, I love you and honor you today (and always) for all that you do for me and others.  I hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Love,
Christian