Momma's Boys

This is my life....and I would not change it for the world!!

Happy Birthday Jamie!

We hope you had a wonderful birthday! All the fun started last night at Jeff & Courtney's and carried on into tonight with more family and great food!

Every year Jamie request the same thing....a "real" strawberry cake and enchiladas and every year the cakes turns out crooked and the icing thin. Can someone please tell me how to make thick icing????

Caleb was so excited to help make the cake and he did a GREAT job. He is turning into a little chef. (just like his Daddy) Jamie's Mom, brother and sister came over tonight to help us celebrate his big day.

Happy Birthday babe! We love you SO MUCH!!

Sweet Boys

We took the boys to the Red Caboose Park today and they had a blast. This is Caleb's favorite place to be and soon to be Ace's too, I'm sure. It seems like we have all been sick so much lately with ear infections, bronchitis and runny noses that the boys enjoyed just being able to run and play outside.

I look at these pictures and just can not believe how big they are getting. Where are my babies??

I promise they really do love each other! I try all the time to get a good picture of the two of them together and every time Ace starts crying..but I LOVE this picture anyway!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Best Buddies

What a beautiful day...after church we came home, ate some breakfast, opened all the windows and headed outside for a day full of fun! The boys were so excited to be playing outside again. We are so proud of Caleb for being such a great big brother! He is so good with Ace and wants to show him how to do everything....and Ace wants to be just like Caleb.

Caleb was showing his little brother how to cut the grass...

how to play ball.....

how to ride his motorcycle...

Ace, you are the luckiest little boy ever to have such an awesome big brother!! I hope you always enjoy each other like you do now!

Momma's little helper

How did I get so lucky?? I have two precious little boys that LOVE TO CLEAN!! I know, it probably will not last but I am sure enjoying it right now.

Caleb has always been the best little helper! When he was six months old he got his own vacuum, mop and broom because he would always want to help clean and we still have it and it is still used everyday. Caleb's teacher's at daycare tell me everyday that he is the only one in the class that cleans and picks up without being asked. It makes me so proud! We have always made him clean his room before going to bed and I guess it worked!

I want the boys to always know that men clean too!!

Ace also loves to help Mommy. Most of the time I get a lot more "help" than I ask for. His favorite thing to do is loading and unloading the dishwasher. If you ever eat in this house you better inspect your silverware very carefully before you eat. Just because it is in the drawer does not mean that it is always clean, thanks to Mr. Ace. :)

And sometimes they "clean" too good!

Good job boys, keep up the good work!

New Year and New Beginnings

2009 has already started bringing BIG changes to the Anderson family! Jamie has been talking for a few years now about going back to school but we were never really sure how we could make it work because he HAS to continue to work while going to school. We knew that finding the time to work, go to school, study, sleep and still spend time with the family was going to be a real challenge. He has finally decided that he is ready and he is going for it!! He is going to Nursing School!!



Even though this has been talked about for a long time, once he decided, it all started happening really fast! Within a matter of 3 or 4 days he made his decision to quit his job and enroll in a class to become a certified nursing assistant while he is in school. By becoming a CNA it will be a lot easier for him to go to school and still work because of the flexible work hours unlike his sales position.



We are really excited but really nervous how we are going to get through the next two years! We both know that this is a good decision and a step in the right direction but it is a scary change!



Jamie will get his certification on January 15th and then hopefully he will be able to get a job VERY soon after. He has already spoken to come school's about their nursing program but has not yet decided which one he will attend. That is another decision that will have to be made in the next month or so.



I am SO extremely proud of him for deciding to do this. I can not even imagine being in school again and I know that as nervous as I am about the "unknown" it is that much worse for him!



Baby, I want you to know how much I love you and I am behind you 100%. I know that tough times are ahead while we figure out how to balance this into our daily schedule but we can do it! Thank you for always thinking of ways to better us as a family. We love you so much and we are so proud of you!