2011 in Review

Here's our annual 3-minute recap of the year. Happy New Year everyone!

Anderson Family 2011 Review from Vimeo.

Here are the links to reviews from past years:

2010

2009

2008

2007

Grandma and Jeryn

Grandma and Jeryn, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Thanks for an awesome visit Grandma! We love you! Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

49 Christmas Cards in 33 seconds! Thanks everyone! Merry Christmas!

Exploring

My cute girls, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Here's my favorite shot of the girls. They were exploring this weekend at Cannonsburgh Village.

Super cute girls

Super cute girls, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Bundled for winter, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Blue eyes and a silly hat, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Santa Express 2011

The Santa Express makes an appearance each year in our neighborhood. It has been a couple years since we have joined in the fun. This year Jeryn sat on Santa's lap and asked for glitter glue. It was sweet. Here are a few pics with our neighbors, Audrey and Lydia, as the girls waited on Santa to arrive.

Cute Family

Cute Family, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Look Out World!!

I turned around today to find a little someone pushing her older sister's chair towards me- with a GREAT BIG smile on her face:-)

Birthday Party!

Jeryn will be turning 4 on

November 29th. We celebrated yesterday with a gymnastics party at E.T.C. Gymnastics, and had a fabulous dragonfly cake from my good friend, Renee Westergard. It was a lot of fun. The kids really enjoyed all the running, tumbling, and bouncing. I enjoyed coming home and not having to clean up after a party! We ended the night with a present from Mom and Dad... matching snowman jammies! Happy almost birthday Jeryn!

Wow.

Wow. Wow. Wow. Daddy. Daddy. ahhh.

Jaws, Mara and Jeryn

It's Jaws (the dolphin)...

Tippy Toes

Tippy Toes, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Mara is so cute

Mara is so cute, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Happy Fall!

IMG_9476, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Jeryn, Luggage and Lolly

Crazy Time of Day...

If you know us well, you know we put our girls to bed quite early most nights. Mara's current bedtime is 6:30 or so and Jeryn's is between 7:30 and 8pm. Shared bath time is a rare occurrence at this stage, but it sure is fun!

Our Favorite part of bedtime...

The DRILL.

We realized recently that Mara does NOT like Daddy's drill. At all. Ever.

Listen to what I know...

Jeryn has learned many things in preschool this year. When she told us she knew the days of the week and months of the year we had to get it on tape...in her Halloween jammies of course!

This is what happens when Dad is out of town...

Thanks Auntie Kirk, Uncle Chuck and Elsa!

Sorry this took so long to get posted...here's Mara with one of her birthday presents. Enjoy:)

HATS!

A ladybug party wouldn't be complete without crowns/hats!! Our token boy, Cooper, got to make a cool pirate hat (no 5 yr old boy should be caught dead in a ladybug crown!)

Birthday Party!

Here are a few highlights from the official one year old party today! It was nice to celebrate with friends and some family. We wish everyone could have been here!

War paint!, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

I'm one!, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Grandma and Little J, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Hey Sis, what ya got there?, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Grandpa and Birthday Girl, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Grandpa and Jeryn, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Grandma and Jeryn, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Worn Out!

It's rough to turn ONE!

Happy Birthday Mara!

More birthday celebrations this evening with a great Betty Crocker cupcake, made by none other than BIG SISTER...yum!

Make a wish!

Ooo, lots of frosting. Thanks, Jeryn!

I am having so much fun!

Phew, that was a lot of work. Can I go to bed now please?

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Thanks Auntie J and Uncle Betty!

Thanks Auntie J and Uncle Betty!, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Baby Blue Eyes

Yum a princess camera:), originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Baby blue eyes turns 1 tomorrow. Our cute girl is growing up so fast:( We love you so much sweetie!

Jeryn and some animals, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Get me out., originally uploaded by

End of summer

Jeryn, Hudson, and Rowan, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Jeryn enjoyed a nice fudge pop with her close friends Hudson and Rowan. What a great end to a fun summer:)

Anyone with small children can relate to this...

One of the gifts of digital photography is that you can take multiple images quickly with little repercussion. This is especially handy since capturing a great image with a toddler is nearly impossible. That was essentially our experience this afternoon.

We intended to get a nice photo with mom and her two sweet girls along the Greenway in town. I captured these seven images quickly. Mara's face tells the story.

Enjoy.

A short trip to Paris

So I left my family home while I went to France for work (not recommended). Here are a few picture highlights from exploring the city before getting into work sessions.

Eiffle Tower, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Place André Malraux, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Musee du Louvre, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Musee du Louvre, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.

Arc de Triomphe, originally uploaded by josh77anderson.