Family Christmas Picture 2008

We needed to take a family picture for our Christmas cards this year. It was very difficult to get a good one, we finally had to bribe the girls with gum. You can see some of the gum if you look closely at their mouths. I think it turned out alright. Thanks Nikki's Mom for taking the picture for us!

Merry Christmas from the Anderson Family and have a Happy New Year!

Victoria (20 months) and Elizabeth (4 1/2 years)

Christmas 2008

Weekend with Buddy

Buddy is a teddy bear from pre-school that the kids get to take turns taking home over the weekends. He's kind of like a class pet. So, we had to take him every where Elizabeth went the weekend of December 5th through 7th. That happened to be a very busy weekend for us. :) At the end of the weekend, we were supposed to record all our activities with Buddy in a little scrap book, hence all the picutres. Merry Christmas and Enjoy!

Elizabeth was so excited to get to sleep with Buddy. She was attached to him the second she brought him home.


We got up early and went to breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa Dennett and their friend Keith at Mel's Diner in Boulder City.


Elizabeth and Buddy wanted to sit next to Keith.

Next we played with Victoria at Grandma and Grandpa Dennett's house until it was time for...

Parent Observation Day at Ballet class. Not only did Mommy and Victoria get to watch Eizabeth dance, but so did Buddy!

Saturday night was the Christmas Light Parade in Boulder City so Buddy got to go to that with Elizbaeth and her family. I think his favorite float was the Grinch and Whos from Whoville.

Buddy and Elizabeth got to sit on Santa's lap that day. Elizabeth and Buddy each want a glow stick for Christmas, and Elizabeth would also like it if Victoria could get one too.

That night Buddy got to play with the rest of Elizabeth's toys in her room. They had plenty of little pretend friends that night.

Sunday morning we decided it was time to put up Christmas lights on our house. So, of course, Buddy had to help.

He stayed home the rest of the day while we went to Church, and then on Monday moring he went back to Tiny Tots to tell everyone all the fun things he got to do with Elizabeth that weekend.

Thanksgiving 2008

For Thanksgiving, most of Nikki's siblings came to her parents' house. There were lots of kids and it was really busy, but we had a lot of fun. Below are some of the pictures of thos who attened. Happy Turkey Day! Bailey, Maddi, and Morgan

Emily and Brayden

Byron!

Bekki and Dalton

Diva Elizabeth

The boys playing in the living room.

Grandma Dennett and Kamri

Victoria playing with her cousin Dalton.

Elizabeth (in the orange) with her cousins!

Bailey, Maddi and Ty

Playing with more cousins...

It was raining on Thanksgiving day so we brought over this fun climber and put it in my parents' garage for the kids to spend some energy on. It turned out to be quite a hit with the little ones (and the parents too). :)

Bekki, Dansy, and Jeff

Kamri and Emily

The kids had fun playing dress up, although I think the boys dressed up more than the girls.

Nikki's brother Troy and his sweet wife Jayma. (Troy is completley bald under that hat.) :)

Cheri feed baby Dalton.

Hi Victoria!

Aaron arm wrestling his dad.

Nikki's sister (DeNae) and Mom.

Elizabeth's First Day of Preschool

So technically this post should have been before the October Family Picture, because her Tiny Tots started in September. I thought you would all enjoy these pictures anyway. Above are pictures of Elizabeth with here mommy and daddy on her first day of Preschool. Enjoy!

October Family Picture

So I know it's not quite Halloween yet, but I had the kids get dressed up in their little Halloween outfits that Grandma Dennett gave them and we had her take our picture. For an at-home snapshot, I think it turned out cute.

Happy Halloween!

Dennett Family Reunion Camping Trip

Let me tell you a little bit about the Dennett Family Camping trip. Unfortunately, Byron had to work and was not able to attend, he was very happy when we arrived home safely. My Family and I went camping on Cedar Mountain in Utah near Duck Creek. We all had so much fun! Below are just a few pictures from the trip.

Elizabeth (left) with some of her cousins.

Front Row-Left to right: Kelsey, Samuel, Luke

Back Row-Left to right: Owen, Dane, Elizabeth

Softball with the cousins...

Grandpa Dennett with new grandson Dalton.

Victoria found a stick!

Cody and Shane (Nikki's brothers) with Aaron (Nikki's nephew) and his friend practicing to shoot Shane's Bow and Arrow.

Family time under the little covered area.

Grandpa Dennett with Dansy, Dalton, and Victoria

Grandpa Dennett riding a 4-wheeler with lots of his grandkids.

Blake and Ty sleeping under the stars.

Elizabeth pushing Victoria on a swing.
Left to right: Shane, Dalton, Victoria, Grandpa Dennett, and Elizabeth
Elizabeth with cousin Jake.

More cousins playing in forts.

Some of the boys...