Happy Third Birthday, Jake!

Jake turned three years old last Saturday.  We had a great day with a fun birthday party.  Jake was very into opening his gifts this year and showed genuine excitement with everything!  You can see some photos including the birthday pictures here.

We shot the following video the night before his party.  I'm hoping that posting it here will help the Spartan's to win in their game later tonight!  Go State!

Emily Meets More Andersons

We were finally healthy enough to make it over to visit with Mark and Kelly (MKnE from no on) and meet our new niece/cousin, Emily.  It's amazing how much changes in just three years, and how you forget how small a new baby can be!  I was reminded how cool it is to have a baby that doesn't move that will just sleep on your chest, but also how much those little babies are also like little radiators with all the heat that they put off!  MPnA were down visisting with Emily as well, so we got to TRY to eat dinner with them after our visit.  Mark and Kelly had more people comin over so they stayed in.  We tried to go to East Side Marios for the first time since the Pruss' left, but there was some dance going on, and the place was packed with high school kids in fancy clothes.  We then settled on Potbelly, but only got to enjoy part of the meal as Jake started to show everyone what Terrible Two's/Three's should look like.

On Sunday we headed over to DLCnM's house to celebrate Teri's birthday and see if we could lend Lynette a hand (or arm as the case may be).  After a home-cooked meal, we headed to a new gelato place near their house.  It had been a while, but I still LOVE gelato.  Maybe we'll get a new gelato shop in one of the various areas that are being built up by us.

Now we are getting into preparation mode as Jake turns 3 on Saturday.  It might be a bit of a bummer for him since we have him convinced that 3-year-olds no longer need binkies.  Hopefully we can offset the dissappointment with the party, presents, and family.

Please click here to see photos from the first part of the month including our past weekend.

Congrats to Mark and Kelly

On March 7, 2009, Mark and Kelly welcomed Emily Marie into their family.  Emily was born weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring 20 inches long.

Because our whole family has been sick since she was born, we haven't gotten to see her yet, but everyone says she's adorable or an angel or both!  We can't wait to meet her, but don't want to give her anything that's floating around our house currently!

Here are some pictures that were shared by the proud Grandparents.

From Kelly's side, follow this link and if you don't have a Kodak account, you can use andersonannex@gmail.com with the password anderson if prompted for one.

From Mark's side, follow this link.

Salem Elementary Teacher of the Year

I just wanted to put up a quick post about how proud I am of Michele for being selected the Teacher of the Year for her school.  As part of a process for recognizing the best teachers in the county, each school nominates a single teacher.  The nomination includes letters from the principal, a colleague, a parent, and a student.  Please click here to read a portion of the submitted packet.

Along with the certificate below, Michele also received a party during a staff meeting at school.  Jake and I were lucky enough to be invited to attend.  As part of the celebration, they read the recommendation letters aloud for all the teachers to hear.  They also had a cake, which Jake thought was awesome, especially since he got the first piece!

Great job LOML!