Happy Hollow for Kylie's Birthday

Happy Hollow is a little zoo that the younger kids love to go to. Kylie's birthday was there right after it went under a major renovation.


The new bronze animals in the entry way were a big hit. I thought we were never going to get them to enter.

We had to go on the cars before we left.

We needed a stroller to carry the presents but the kids were always trying to ride in it. Lucas and the birthday girl are having a moment together.

Lucas - just hanging out!

Leah and Marcus looking more like siblings than cousins.

Easter 2010

The Easter Egg Hunt was at our house this year. The weather wasn't great so we had it inside. The Anderson tradition is that each egg is worth one point. The "Bobpa" egg is worth 2 points and since Grandpa Schultz was at the egg hunt, we had a "G-pa" egg that was also worth 2 points.

Claire found an egg. Of course, it matched her dress.

Leah was wandering around looking for the last few eggs.

Grandma had to encourage Jared to do the right thing and not trample his siblings in order to get the most eggs.

Lucas always has a good time.

Jared found the G-pa and Bobpa eggs. It wasn't much of a contest.

Claire just wanted to eat the candy.

They are so cute when they are getting along!

Grandpa and Grandma - they got in the spirit of hiding the eggs.

Bobpa's egg is always the last one that we find. It always requires a hint.

The kids with their loot!

It's Spring - Time for Baseball

Jared is on the Rangers.

The fans often enjoyed playing with their scooters more than watching the game.

Leah is always ready to pose for a picture. This is one of my favorite pictures of her.

Leah's 7th Birthday

All of the family came over to celebrate. Leah enjoys spending time in the spotlight.


Kylie and Claire enjoyed pushing each other around in the toy shopping cart.


Claire was hanging out with Grandpa too!


The kids always get to pick their cake. Leah tries to challenge me. This year she went for the Gehrig cake. It was a yummy pound cake with whip cream and strawberry filling.


The kids gathering around for the cake.

Here we go!

Daddy and Claire making funny faces for the birthday girl!

Leah's 7th Birthday Party

Leah wanted to have a DIY Party (Do it Yourself).

Leah is getting so big!

We made scarves and strung beads on the end. Grandma and Nonni were here to help.

The girls were able to decide on how they wanted their pasta. (And of course, they also had Leah's favorite - broccoli!) They chatted like they were high school girls having lunch.

They were able to decorate their cupcakes anyway they wanted to! We ended up with more sprinkles than cupcake.

The girls with all of their DIY items, bracelets and scarves: Leah, Maddie, Alyssa, Makenzie, Maya, Anna, Gabby, Olivia & Sidney.

Leah learns to ride a bike!

I have bragged about our neighbors before. As many friends know, whenever a house is for sale on our court, I try to get everyone I know to buy it. We are lucky to live here!

The boys across the street have helped both Jared and Leah learn how to ride their bikes.

Lucas & Kyle hanging out!

Leah trying to maneuver through the hockey players. Even Duke is helping out.



It took a lot of courage to get going!

Success! It didn't take long before she was circling the court.

It was a tiring day!

Pinewood Derby 2010

There is nothing better than the Pinewood Derby Saturday. This year we had a few problems with the paint drying so it wasn't our fastest car.

Jared & Jeff getting the wheels ready.

The fans were ready! Of course, the twinkie cars for treats are always a big hit.

The car is ready to go!