Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving this year for my side of the fmaily was this past Saturday. Since all the kids are mostly married it starts to complicate times to get together or conflicts with the in laws so my parents decided this would be best. And im glad we wont have to stuff ourselves with two Meals within hours of eachother =). After dinner Jaiden came in from the garage (My parents have changed it mostly into a game room) crying. I dont think too much of it and see Pete walking out so think hell take care of him. Then my Aunt looks up at me and say "Tara" so I figure I better check it out. My sister Wendy grabs him up and tells me to run cool water. His hand is bleeding pretty decent and he is obviously hurt more than I expected. When we got looking I was almost positive we were about to head off the the emergency room for some stiches and possibly for a broken finger (He wasnt moving the little one). After we got him calmed down we took him to the garage to see what happened. He was pulling on the four wheeler chain trying to get it ot move and his hand slid into the spokes. We thought maybe he'd need atleast a tetnis shot (But hes had on already). We were able to use some butterfly bandages and give him some motrin and he was soon calmed down. We sat down with ice and to watch Bambi and soon enough once it was time for Ice Cream he was doing just fine.

Pete slept on the couch that night so Jaiden could be with me and I could keep checking the ice for his hand and give him a little more motrin for the pain. Thanks Pete for being such a sweet daddy.






(Thanks to my Aunt Lois for the pictures =) ) So this Thanksgiving I have much to be Thankful for but on this particular day im glad I had family around in a stressful situation and who can handle it better than I can (This was our closest call to the emergency room yet and Jaiden is almost 4, Any ones whos seen my boys in action will probably be surprised haha). Hope everyone has a great and relaxing Thanksgiving this year.

Feeling Crafty!!

Soo dont get too excited.. This is NOT my way of saying its a girl.. Cause we still dont know.. And I didnt make them for MY baby. But, I have had a sudden urge to be more crafty. I want to make a blanket and pajama pants or WHATEVER! So last night Crystal and I went to Joann's and got a bunch of stuff. I of course being excited got to work right when i got home. The picture is the finished project ( Well I got more stuff but I figured thats good for a little bit) Ive never made headbands or braclets before but am pretty happy with the outcome as I didnt have instructions! My older brothers wife is having a baby girl in March so this was really why I was making all this. Ill probably start her baby blanket tonight.

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Heres a few more Crystal did for us that I LOVE!!

This family one is my favorite!!

Boys Night!!

Jaiden and Pete had a "Boys Night" last night!! They went to watch a friend play in a Basketball League. Pete took Jaiden because hes bigger and more into that stuff. Rylan was pretty upset that he wasnt going but was soon ok with it after I told him if he would stay home and keep mommy and the baby safe then daddy would bring him home bubble gum =) Haha.. Bribery always works in my house!! Anyways.. All night my precious boy kept taking his toy guns and saying " I keep the bad guys away. Later we cuddled up in bed together and he said " I keep the baby safe" What sweet protective boys I have!! Once Jaiden got home he was pretty stoked. He had lots of fun watching Eric and having Alone time with his Favorite person! Well have to plan a guys night for Pete and Ry pretty soon here.

Mavrik Alan Anderson

I was fortunate to meet this little guys not very long after he was born. How special that was to see proud mom and dad showing off their pride and joy!! You cant help but tear up when you see a sweet little baby, and parents so excited to finally have him here. Mavrik Alan Anderson was born 11/9/08 @ 1:26p Weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz. and 19 inches long. He is absolutely perfect. I couldnt be happier for my friends!!

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Also Crystal Designed my page to match the pictures that she took for me.

Basketball Boys!

Im glad Basketball is one of my favorite sports to watch =) So almost every Saturday morning Pete takes off early to play some basketball. Either with the guys from church or at the gym. Jaiden gets soo bummed that he cant go watch him and wishes he could see his daddy play in a league again =( Anyways the boys were waiting for him to ocme home and I was trying to clean the house this is what they were doing. Jaiden took the stool and would make Rylan get the ball for him over and over again. What a good sport little brother is. I caught on video ( NOt this clip) but I told Jaiden he needed to ask Rylan to PLEASE ge the ball for him. Right after Rylan caught the ball and stood back and told Jaiden " Say please" Jaiden got a little frustrated but finally did as he was asked and then Rylan gave in. It was cute! Heres a video of them playing once dad got home =) Were debating on putting Jaiden in Basketball next or if well keep him in one more season of soccer. WeRE Pretty sure once he goes to basketball he'll like that better.

Happy Halloween!!

Our plans for Halloween:
Meet up with Chris and A.D. and their kids for some fun and safe trick or treating at Town Square.

They first stopped by his parents on the way there and we decided to head on before the since we knew Zach, Lauren, Jimmy, Danie and their kids were heading that was to.
It took about 30 min to just get through traffic and park. Then once we finally got in we realized the boys would have to wait in LONG lines for a single peice of candy. I was ready to leave just about the same second I saw the HUGE crouds. We stuck around for a little bit to meet up with the krew and then headed off to do our own thing. We called up Chris and told him he shouldnt even bother coming down and decided to do some door to door. We went down to a friends neighboorhood and were very pleased!! There were TONS of kids out and the boys had lots of fun and got much more candy much more quickly. It ended up being a good night! Pete and I came home to put the boys to bed and watch scary movies but then I chickened out. ( Pete hate this because when we were dating I LOVED scary movies and was the one forcing him to go and now I refuse to watch them).


** When I was trying to snap this picture of the boys with the Scary Vampire I bent over focusing trying to get a good one and one of the guys dressed up snuck up beside me and scared me SOO bad.. I jumped and screamed and Ran!! I love being scared and am always bummed when Im pregnant because I cant go through I hunted houses because i shove everyone and am positive It cant be good for the baby.. So I was glad I got a scare of the night and Pete and everyone got a kick out of it =)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Trunk Or Treat

Our Wards Trunk or Treat for our ward was last Monday night. Jaiden decided he was a big boy and didnt want to wait for his "SLOW" little brother. Normally I would never let him wander off but hey, we were at the church and he does like to be Mr. Independant... Hence the reason you wont find any photos of him below =) Most of my family came down to ours and Crystal even was taking pictures so we all got to hang out there to!! We got an annoucement that night to which ill share in detail later. =) At one point I stopped to talk and Rylan must of Kept going. I lost him. Pete and I searched the parking lot about 4 x's. I was more concerned about him being scared. Finally I decided to check in by Crystal again. He happily had plopped himself down by Uncle Ryan and was eating away and some candy. He was happy there the rest of the night. The pictures of the little girls are some of my girls in my CTR 7 class.

Pumpkin Carving

Last year and this year my side of the family ( Whoever can make it) Gets together for dinner and craving pumpkins. My boys were dangerous. They wanted so badly to help carve =( We kept finding them with little carvers trying to stab everyones pumpkins. We did buy them 2 little ones for them to paint or draw on but of course wehn everyone else is cutting around them that seems like no fun. So Pete did help them cut into one of the little ones. Heres some pictures of the night below. (Were missing Wendys Family, Ryan, Adam and Jade)