Anderson family get together

In August we had an Anderson family get together at my Aunt Sharon's. Most of the crew was there.

the gang

This picture was taken almost 30 years ago...wow that makes me sound old. It's on our PawPaw's pier.
(back row l-r) Keith, Stephanie, Todd
(front row l-r) Nicole, Geoff, Amy, Traci

re-creating the picture

the little cousins...I guess Chace isn't so little but these are our kids...minus Lael who wasn't there

The top left is a picture of my Dad and his Aunt Estelle. She is 99 years old!!
She looks great and is sharp as a tack...I hope I got some of her genes.

fun in the pool

the boys enjoyed the underwater feature on my camera

Fun w/ Paul

Mayson loves Chace so much...she is stuck to him like glue

Caeden and Trey

Randoms

Mayson fell asleep in Trey's room, I had to get a picture before I moved her to her room.

Worn out boy

One weekend while we were in Tuscaloosa Bob and Larry from Veggie Tales were at the bookstore. We had to go meet them.

Mayson with Bob and Larry

Lala cut Larry's head off :)

They randomly hold hands in car. It always makes me smile

We saw this riding down 20 on our way home from Alabama

lovin on daddy

Fun at the Lake

We spent Sam's birthday (in July) at the lake w/ the Andersons and Lisa's parents. We had a great time. I love seeing the kids play with their cousins.

Lael and Mayson



Todd fishing

Sam turned 36

ummm watermelon

my sweet Caeden

trouble

going for a boat ride

I wonder what he was thinking in this picture

Granddad visit

Granddad came to visit and brought over and assembled the playset I got from my cousin Amy. The kids love it and have had lots of fun playing on it. Thanks Granddad!!

silly girl

Helping do some repairs

Trey busting a move

Trying out the playset, in his pjs

Trey dancing

Picture Perfect

We thought we would try and get a picture of all the cousins while in Michigan. I have a feature on my camera that takes pictures super quick. I was sure with that we could get one good one. No such luck. I took hundreds, literally and not one with all of them looking.

Claire, Nathaniel and baby Issac...he was only a few months old then, he's such a big boy!

This one was too funny not to include

Michigan trip...in July

We had a great time in Michigan this summer. The kids really enjoyed spending time with their cousins. As you can see from the pics below they are usually attached to one another.

Trey and Claire....he obviously loves her

more cousin time

4th of July at Grandma and Grandpa Reinbold's

trying out the firework feature on my camera

4th of July Parade

fireworks at Nana and Poppie's

Trip up to Michigan

We headed to Michigan in July. On the way up we stopped to visit Joyce (Sam's friend from high school) and her son Donald

Long car trip.... Seems like each trip to Michigan we get stuck in really bad traffic at some point. We are usually in between exits. Sam and I watched a movie a few years back while we were stuck. Not quite as laid back when you are stuck with kids. We were only a few exits away from where we were stopping for the night. It took us 2 1/2 to go 6 miles...I guess a semi caught on fire and shut down the interstate.

Mayson took a picture of me "napping" in the driver's seat...if only I had been able to nap

We made it.....Trey peeking through the railing on the front steps



The big swing is always a hit

One Happy Family...especially happy to be out of the car

more pics coming soon