Ringing in the new year under our tree with the family, after a fun dinner with neighbors tonight at the Carlsons' house.
Even Evelyn was awake - teething again! Happy 2014!! 
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Just Checking In!
I was unable to get onto my blog for quite a while there... till my BRILLIANT husband figured it out for me. In between the last post (yes... two years ago) and now, we have had a LOT happen in life. We even added a baby girl - Evelyn! I will post again... with a quick recap of 2012 and 2013. :) Here's to keeping up a bit in the new year ahead!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Easter Weekend 2011
We had a fun Easter weekend with Bill's parents in town. They were in Minnesota for four nights, which made for a nice visit. We played a lot of games... I love Mary's face here - not happy with her brother's last card pick. Candy Land can be rough!
We had a "girls day" and split up from the guys for a while. I took Mary and Nana Carole to "Truffles and Tortes" in downtown Anoka for lunch. It was soooo yummy. Check out the dessert counter!
Mary loves her Nana Carole!
We dyed eggs...
Remember the ol' shrink wrap eggs? Dip 'em in boiling water... and wa-lah!
We spent Saturday at the Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul - always fun! I had the kids wear their Dr. Seuss "Things 1,2, and 3" shirts - it made them easy to spot. :)
LEGO Castles were on exhibit!
Bubbles!
Takin' a break for lunch!
Daddy - in the ant tunnels!
Easter morning - after finding their baskets hidden around the house. :)
...and ready for church!
Mary and Nana Carole - Mary wore the pearls that were given to her as a baby, by Tom and Carole, for her dedication.
Majestic Oaks Golf Club for lunch - with the entire Anderson/Fields gang
We went back to my parents' home for the rest of the day. The guys took the kids downstairs to play while Bill and David ran around outside hiding eggs for the hunt!
Mary was our Easter bunny! She had this idea on her own, and kept insisting to her brothers that she was going to be a bunny for the egg hunt. We found this little costume and it looked so cute on her! I, too, was a bunny around her same age... so it was fun. :)
Hunting for eggs!
There were two "prize" eggs with dollars in them. One was pretty well-camouflaged in my trailer hitch!
Ivan ended up finding both prize eggs!
When we got home, Nana Carole had a surprise for the kids - handmade and personalized pillow cases. :)
Thanks for coming out, Tom and Carole. We love you and sure enjoyed having you here with us for Easter!
We had a "girls day" and split up from the guys for a while. I took Mary and Nana Carole to "Truffles and Tortes" in downtown Anoka for lunch. It was soooo yummy. Check out the dessert counter!
Mary loves her Nana Carole!
We dyed eggs...
Remember the ol' shrink wrap eggs? Dip 'em in boiling water... and wa-lah!
We spent Saturday at the Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul - always fun! I had the kids wear their Dr. Seuss "Things 1,2, and 3" shirts - it made them easy to spot. :)
LEGO Castles were on exhibit!
Bubbles!
Takin' a break for lunch!
Daddy - in the ant tunnels!
Easter morning - after finding their baskets hidden around the house. :)
...and ready for church!
Mary and Nana Carole - Mary wore the pearls that were given to her as a baby, by Tom and Carole, for her dedication. 
Majestic Oaks Golf Club for lunch - with the entire Anderson/Fields gang
We went back to my parents' home for the rest of the day. The guys took the kids downstairs to play while Bill and David ran around outside hiding eggs for the hunt!Mary was our Easter bunny! She had this idea on her own, and kept insisting to her brothers that she was going to be a bunny for the egg hunt. We found this little costume and it looked so cute on her! I, too, was a bunny around her same age... so it was fun. :)
Hunting for eggs!
There were two "prize" eggs with dollars in them. One was pretty well-camouflaged in my trailer hitch!
Ivan ended up finding both prize eggs! When we got home, Nana Carole had a surprise for the kids - handmade and personalized pillow cases. :)
Thanks for coming out, Tom and Carole. We love you and sure enjoyed having you here with us for Easter!Friday, April 15, 2011
Guess who can tie her shoes?!
I did it! 
At four and a half, Mary can tie her own shoes. She's pretty proud of her latest accomplishment!Thursday, April 7, 2011
Disney Vacation and Cruise
Just a quick photo to document our recent Disney family vacation! We included three days at parks, plus a 3 night cruise on the newest ship in their fleet, the Disney Dream. If I find time, I will add more later... Here's the Anderson/Fields family at the Magic Kingdom. It was so much fun!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March Fun!
March was a fun and busy month for our family. We even ended the month with a trip to Disney. That will have to be a separate post - so many pictures!!! Enjoy our month of March - in a nutshell... One of these two was recently spayed (hint: it's the one in the cone!).
One final DUMP of snow! Amazing to have this happen at the end of March! Well... I guess we DO live in Minnesota. :)
I went to, "America's Got Talent," with my friend, Michelle, and two gals from her church. It was free, and a just a fun girls' afternoon. Some great talent, some mediocre, and some just really, really bad. It was sad to see some people's life-long dreams be dashed in 90 seconds or less!
Happy Birthday, Dad! We went out... just the adults... for a nice dinner and to see the movie, "Limitless." Love my parents!
Our favorite lunch place. If you ask our kids, "Where should we eat out?" They will answer, "JIMMY JOHN'S!!!" - about 9 times out of 10. :)
I went to, "America's Got Talent," with my friend, Michelle, and two gals from her church. It was free, and a just a fun girls' afternoon. Some great talent, some mediocre, and some just really, really bad. It was sad to see some people's life-long dreams be dashed in 90 seconds or less! 
Happy Birthday, Dad! We went out... just the adults... for a nice dinner and to see the movie, "Limitless." Love my parents! 
Our favorite lunch place. If you ask our kids, "Where should we eat out?" They will answer, "JIMMY JOHN'S!!!" - about 9 times out of 10. :) 
We purchased three new family members - dwarf hamsters! Yet to be named...
Hershey has a name for them - LUNCH.
Mary and I love our time together while her big brothers are at school. This is her "butterfly garden" lunch - when snow is still coming, and it's almost April, you have to make Spring somehow!
Hershey has a name for them - LUNCH.Mary and I love our time together while her big brothers are at school. This is her "butterfly garden" lunch - when snow is still coming, and it's almost April, you have to make Spring somehow!
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