Family fun time! (part 2)

 We went mini golfing at the Monster Mini Golf (a glow-in-the-dark indoor golf course) because it was raining we couldn't golf outside. This was Anderson's first time mini golfing, he enjoyed it a lot.

spooky!

Taking a break

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 We went bowling in Alex City for Kyler kids 9th birthday. The bowling alley was actually struck by lightning earlier in the day. This was also Anderson's first time bowling. The first couple turns he had, he wanted to chase the ball down the lane (he actually made it to the end once) but then he got the hang of it and started pushing it by himself with his fingers in the holes. Grandpa was the big winner and aunt Llew was the big loser.

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 Bonnie and Russ rented a pontoon boat on Lake Martin. Since Tessa was not allowed to go on the boat (by mom and dad) we rented a stand up paddle board (I have wanted to try it for some time now). It was a lot of fun and so was the boat. Nathan was so brave! He rode on the tube behind the boat with David. He was laughing and having a great time. He told David that he wanted to ride it for 30 minutes. When he rode with Bonnie and I, we flipped, but Nathan held on and never let go. I am so impressed with how well he did. Nate also loved hitching a ride on the paddle board. Anderson had fun in the water, as long as someone was holding him. AJ also had lots of fun playing in the sand and destroying Nathans sand castle.

 We took Tessa and aunt Llew to their first Braves baseball game. After the almost two hour rain delay, they enjoyed it. Nathan and AJ both really liked the Dippin' Dot's aunt Heather bought them.

It was a lot of fun with all of our family visiting. We played lots of games and ate lots of good food, but mostly we enjoyed having all of our family together. We are looking forward to our next family get together, hopefully it won't be too far away!

Tessa's blessing

Today was a very special day for Tessa. David was able to give her a name and a blessing. Grandpa Anderson, Bishop Mark Settle and Greg Bishop were able to stand in the circle with them. Tessa looked so beautiful in her first white dress. It was hand-made by a sister in our ward (Christine Schardt). It was beautiful! Thank you so much sister Schardt! Here are some pictures form the day. You might notice in one of them that her fingernails are painted. Aunt Heather painted them pink to match her bow.

Also, Tessa turned two months old yesterday. Her doctors appointment went well. Here are her stats from her check-up: she now weighs 10lbs 10oz (35%) she is 22inches long (30%) and her head is 14 1/2 inches (14%). She also got her first shot, she cried loud for a minute, but the she was ok. We love our little girl so much! It has been a fun two months.

Nathan's first day of Pre-K!

Yesterday Nathan started his first day of Pre-Kindergarten! He LOVED it! I wake him up at 06:45 (I'll have to move it to 06:30 instead because he putters around so much). When I woke him up he said, "I need more rest". Then he rolled over and went back to sleep for a few minutes. He was so slow eating breakfast that he was almost late for his first day. When we got to his classroom he told me he was a little nervous, but we went inside and found his backpack hook and chair, then he was fine. 

When I went to pick him up at 2:12pm, he was SO excited. He had a really fun time. He told me about the song they learned ( "stop what your doing, look at the person, listen to the person") and the signs that go with it. He told me about finding the boy named Bayne (he was the one in the red shirt). I asked him if the playground was little or big and he said, "it's medium big". He told me his teachers names (Mrs. Tallis and Mrs. Sophie). 

I am glad he really enjoyed his first day of school!