Anderson Family Reunion

ALL of Spencer's family came into town for a week of fun, fun, fun! It was a little non-stop but I think we got it all in. This is our last year here and that means it is the last year to enjoy the College Baseball World Series. Spencer's family loves baseball so it was fun to have them here to enjoy the fun atmosphere Omaha has during this time.

Opening Ceremonies

Stephen and Afton's family came out early to enjoy the opening ceremonies with us. Tina McBride sang and there were some amazing fireworks... plus a lot of mumbo jumbo about a lot of baseball stuff.

Afton and Brooks

Tina McBride

The Zoo

The Zoo is probably my favorite parts of Omaha. It was fun to show everyone how cool it really is.

Kelan and Brooksie

Parade of Strollers

Jungle bridge

Stinky Goats

Happy Zoey

T.J., Ansley and Cohen

Carver loved Beckham.

Winter Quarter's

Going to Winter Quarter's with this many kids probably wasn't the most spiritual experience... but it sure was fun!

Our little Pioneers

The ladies

Cheesy Kelan

Kelan was pretty happy to have all of his cousins at his house.

Silly Carver

Ryan, Carrie and their cute girls.

Girl Time

Robyn was so nice and took all the girls to get pedicures. Thanks!

Water Park

We were able to stay cool at the Splash Station. Thank goodness we just missed the storm rolling in.

Grandma and Grandpa

Beckham doesn't like to be crowded. That's why he trying to push Kelan off.

Sweet Shades. Beckham didn't want to give them back.

The Boys.

Kelan and Beckham love the water park.

Just hanging out.

So sleepy

Choo Choo slide.

Peek-a-boo

The Mall

It was pretty funny going out with this many kids... but we did it. I was pretty impressed that we didn't loose any of them.

Pizza Machine

Grandpa took all the kids to the Pizza Machine. It was so fun and all the Grandkids loved it! Thanks Papa!

I think Kelan has a secret crush on his Aunt Meme.

This is the only thing Beckham wanted to do the entire time.

Beckham loves his daddy.

Lookin' good!

I think the adults enjoyed it just as much as the kids.

Crazy Cohen

Grandpa and ZoZo.

Family Pictures

We try to take pictures every time we are all together... and I'm pretty sure it keeps getting trickier and trickier. Everyone might not be looking/smiling but we got a few decent ones!

Behind the scenes... fruit snacks, balls and quick feet.

Summer FUN!

We have been having lots of fun this summer. We are enjoying Spencer's cushy summer school schedule. He has been getting home every day around noon now that he is done with classes. I guess they are trying to get him ready for life as a dentist. Hahaha. . . we'll take it for now.

Date Night

We went to Wicked for our anniversary (6 months late). We have wanted to go FOReVEr so we decided to postpone our anniversary for when it was in town. It was worth the wait. We LOVED it! We won some lottery tickets in the raffle before the show and we got to sit in the second row back. It was AmAzING!

We are soaking wet because of one of Omaha's wonderful treats. . . Ridiculous rain storms. We were walking to the car and it starts to sprinkle and Spence says "maybe we should run just in case." It was a good thing we did because seconds later the down poor came. Obviously we weren't quick enough.

Friends

This is Beckham's little friend Will. It is pretty funny how much they look alike. Whenever we are hanging out with Zack and Katie people ask us if they are twins.

Accidents

Beckham is glad to enjoy the rest of summer without his cast. It kinda put a damper on the whole staying cool situation.

Buddy Time

Beckham loves to hang out with Kelan and do whatever he is doing. Kelan is such a good big brother to Beckham. I was showering and when I got out I could hear Kelan reading to Beckham. So SWEET.

Late nights @ the Ball Park

Hanging out in the outfield.

Kelan loves a good Cheese!

Beckham crashed out.

WHaT ThE!?

So tonight Spence and I were hanging out downstairs and Kelan and Beckham had been asleep for a few hours. I hear Kelan crying so I go upstairs to see why he is crying. I open the door and find Kelan standing with his pants and undies down... yes he peed all over his bed and the ground. He totally thought he was peeing in the potty. One plus... his pants and undies were dry as could be. One of the down falls... the floor and side of his bed were soaking wet. Pretty funny. That just shows how deep of a sleeper Kelan is.

(Wish I would've taken a picture, it was a pretty funny sight.)

Favorite Roomies

So our roomies came back into town... G'ma and G'pa Anderson made another trip back to Omaha because they missed us so much. Just kidding they have been visiting us because we've got the BeST Dentist here in Omaha. Spence has been doing some dental work for them so we get lots of fun time with Grandma and Grandpa. It has been so fun being able to PARtY with them so often.

Scheels

Kelan paid for him and Grandma to go on the Ferris Wheel ride. It was pretty cute seeing how excited he was to go with his Grandma.

Bass Pro Shop

Shooting the guns.

Pizza Machine

Beckham loves basketball!

Choo Choo ride.

Happy day to ME!

I love being a Mom and especially a mom for my favorite boys. I am so grateful I am able to stay home and be a full time mommy for these cute boys. They make me so happy and make life so fun, I don't know what I would do without them. This was my first mothers day alone with my little family. That means this was the first time Spence had to do it all on his own. He did a great job, I was very impressed with his cooking skills. These boys were busy, busy, busy in the Kitchen.

Santa Fe Chicken salad with Quesadillas.

Heart Shaped Funfetti cookies. Kelan was busy enjoying his hard work.

Staycation

So what is a staycation anyway? My friend Katie introduced it to me... and we LOvEd it! Spence had a week off between semesters and we decided to hang out in Omaha and do all the fun free/cheap things it has to offer. It was so nice to just relax and not have the stress of a vacation. (Plus our funds were running low... hahaha)

The Zoo

Our first stop was a picnic at the Zoo. We go to the Zoo all the time but not with dad and not with lunch... Beckham and Kelan loved it. The only bad part is now Kelan always wants to take a picnic with us.

Peek-a-boo with the bear.

The Children's Museum

Beckham's favorite part was definitely the balls and water. What more could you want?

Movie Night

Kelan loves his tent and loves it when dad pretend camps with him. We rented Yogi Bear and ate popcorn and drank some IBC root beer. Beckham lasted a few minutes...

Storm Chasers

We went to a baseball game with Josh, Dana and Bella before they headed out of town for the summer. (So SAD) It was so fun hanging out on the lawn while the kids ran around and played.

Beckham and Bella's first kiss... looks a little painful.

One by one they crashed out before we got home.

Downtown Omaha

We went to the slides and the farmers market downtown. Beckham was snoozing so he missed out on the slides but I'm sure he would've loved it.