Prayers of a 4yr old!

Wesley loves to pray! It is so amazing b/c he knows that if he asks God for something...God hears and will reply! This is one of the best parts of being a mom...watching your children grasp the reality of our precious Lord!

One of his most recent prayers concerned me though. He prayed before eating his dinner..."Dear Jesus, PLEASE help this food taste good! AMEN!" My concern...he never asks God to help Daddy's food taste good! Mommy's is the only kind that needs GOD"S help! Thanks Wes! I think I may be developing a small complex!

When eating dinner tonight at our friend's house he whispered in my ear..."Mommy, this food is soooo good that I just can't stop eating it! That's weird huh?" WOW! I'm thankful that he enjoyed his dinner...but maybe i should improve my cooking skills!

Oh the Joy!

Pregnancy! While I LOVE the little darlings that appear at the END of a pregnancy...the process in which they arrive is NOT a pleasant one for me. My aunt on the other hand LOVED being pregnant! I guess it is all in the eye of the beholder! While it is SOOOO nice to eat your way through the holidays and not have to worry about those extra few pounds you might gain, the morning, noon, and night sickness...on top of the assault on your nose (for those who have never been pregnant- you SMELL EVERYTHING!) and the constant feeling of being bloated to the point of popping...and with this baby, I am tired ALL the time...it just doesn't make for a very fun experience!

(why the sudden outburst of complaints?) Today I had to get my labs drawn...aka...needles and nurses trying to find my VERY impossibly hard to find veins (thanks dad) and all that on top of going through loops trying to even get an appointment with the army (all of you who think socialized medicine is the answer...YOUR WRONG) made for a VERY VERY LONG and HARD day!

Anyway, enough complaining...I am VERY sorry to put you through all that...but the good news is...I AM OFFICIALLY HAVING A BABY! It's never "official" until the army confirms! So happy day! The Anderson Crew will be expanding! We are very excited! The kids can't wait and they are both praying for a brother! So we shall see!

Ice Fishing

This weekend we went Ice fishing with the King family! We did it "TRAVIS" style so we made sure we waited until it was the closes to -40 as possible:) Travis and Dave went ahead of us girls and got the stove inside the ice house going, then Bo and I came with the kids. We didn't catch but one fish the whole day but it was so much fun! The kids LOVED it! We all stayed bundled up in the little house, with no lights might I add, and took turns dipping our pole in the little ice hole that Travis and Dave carved out. A true Alaskan experience!

Christmas:)

This Christmas was very fun and laid back for the Anderson crew! We did Christmas eve at our house with my parents! What a blast! We watched White Christmas and at Travis' seafood buffet! Mom and Wes put together a manger scene.

And then Christmas day we spent at home in the morning, then at my parents for lunch with them and some friends from church! It was relaxing and VERY ENJOYABLE! I LOVE CHRISTMAS TIME!

Our visit to Mississippi

We had such a great time with family and friends. I should had blogged everyday while there but we were just so busy!~ So I will try and recap with my favorite moments and pictures! Enjoy!

Favorite Moment #1 Meet my sweet nephew, Ethan and my wonderful sister-in-law to be, Kim!

Favorite Moment #2 Spending time with the greatest grandparents in all the world!

Favorite Moment #3 Hanging out with my brothers and watching my kids fall in LOVE with them!

Favorite Moment #4 Spending time with the sweetest friend/sister in all the world, Amy! (and
meeting her new hunny:)

Favorite Moment #5 Traveling across the country with my mom and children! We had so much fun!

Favorite Moment #6 Seeing Broadway's Christmas Program and hearing my daughter shout for all to hear, "The camel burped, the sheep pooped on the floor, and I pooped on Uncle Blake!)

Favorite Moment #7 Seeing and spending time with aunts and unlces.

Favorite Moment #8 Telling people I was pregnant again!

Favorite Moment #9 Making Kimbop for my brothers!

Favorite Moments #10 Coming home to my sweet husband!

Wesley's first Hunt!

While we were in Mississippi my brother Blake and my uncle Tim took Wesley out for his VERY FIRST DEER HUNT! He had the time of his life. Uncle Tim shot a nice buck and Wes was able to watch and help clean and stuff. Travis thinks the hunt may have spoiled Wes a bit though...down south hunting is a bit more relaxed and just a LITTE bit easier than hunting up north. They drove their four-wheeler to a heated deer stand where they watched and waited above a feeding station where the deer casually walked up and breathed his last. Uncle Tim took a shot, loaded the thing up and headed back to the cabin where they gutted and cleaned it all in just a few hours timing. (I'll have Travis blog his story of caribou hunting that same week here in Alaska and allow all of you to make the comparisons:) But Wes had the time of his life! I'm so thankful for family who will allow a 4 year old to tag along! Love you guys!

Sweet Manners!

On Sunday we visited my grandparents church and Emmy Grace went to her little 2yr old class. When I went to pick her up the teacher said that one of the little boys had taken a bite out of her hand while they were playing! I began to panic but the teacher said she didn't even cry. She said that Emmy Grace looked at the boy and said "NO THANK YOU! NO THANK YOU! NO THANK YOU!" She had a pretty big bite mark on her hand...but she was so proud that she "said it the right way!"

Loving the Family!

Well, we have been in Mississippi for a week now and having so much fun! It is so good to see family and especially to meet my little nephew Ethan! He is so adorable! Brett and Kim are such sweet parents...that little boy is truly blessed! And I have finally met my sister-in-law to be and she is the greatest! She is so beautiful and truly one of the sweetest girls I have ever met! I love her already! God is so good! I'll try and post pictures later of the baby:)

Wes went on his first deer hunt with his uncles this past weekend! He was able to wittness his Uncle Tim get a HUGE buck! He was dissappointed though that he wasn't able to kill a deer too!

Right now I am at my sister's house in Jonesboro AR visiting for a couple of days! We shopped till we dropped yesterday~! Emmy Grace is here with me and Wesley is with my mom in Mississippi! It has been so relaxing just visiting people and enjoying family! I do however miss my VERY sweet husband who has been working hard while I've been gone! He shot a caribou last week and now our freezer is full of delicious meat again! YEAH! I love being married to a mountain man!

I promise to post picture of our trip as soon as possible!