Things seem to just get crazier around our house. A lot has happened. A couple of weeks ago Eric raced in his first BMX race. He got 2nd place. Yeah!!! I was so excited when he crossed the finish line. It was totally cool. Thanksgiving was good. We actually had our meal on Wednesday evening before all the kids had to go to their dads' houses. My mom and dad were here. They stayed for almost two weeks. So thanksgiving day mom, dad, and I were lazy and sat around eating left overs all day. They are back at home now in Nevada. Summer got Baptized this last weekend. I am so proud of her. She is such a good girl. It was beautiful. Her Grandpa Cliff did both the baptizing and confirming. Our great Friend Sarah gave a beautiful talk on the Holy Ghost that was amazing, and she gave Summer a white blanket she made for her and used during the talk. Thank You Sarah. Amber also gave a great talk on baptism and we thank her too. Love you Guys. Yesterday Megan had her Christmas program at school. She sang beautifully and smiled the whole time. She is so Cute. Summer's is next Tuesday and Eric has a Band concert next Wednesday. I am excited for both of those. I hope all you out there are having a great Holiday Season. We are.

Shear Craziness

We have had a crazy two weeks. Everyone has been so busy. All the kids went to their dad's houses last weekend, so we didn't get to add a blog. Jared got all A's and B's on his report card. I am so proud of him. Eric got nominated and accepted to be in the music honor society at his school. I didn't even know they had a music honor society. I am thrilled for him. Summer and Megan went to their dad's house. They had lots of fun going to the Zoo and golf and stuff and Chuck E Cheese. We have had a busy week trying to keep track of all the half days this week, there have been three. On Thursday we went to Tucson to Desert Sunsset BMX so Eric could practice on the track. He did really good. When we are able we will take him up so he can race. It will be fun to watch. Today we went to see The Thing. We live less than thirty miles away and the kids have never gone to see it. If you ever go through southern Arizona you have to stop at the thing. We spent four dollars and had a fun time. Not too many things you can do nowadays for less than a dollar a person. The kids had a good time. On our way there we passed a caravan of PAR Electrical trucks. There were at least 50. The kids saw some weird animal in the yard. They said it had a long nose like an anteater and a long striped tail like a lemur. I didn't see it but they followed it down in the hole to get a good look. when we have time we will have to research what it was. If we find out well let you know. Tonight the girls freaked out because the found a "Leaf" grasshopper. It is a grasshopper that is green and the body looks like a leaf. They are so funny. Eric came to thier 'rescue' and took it outside.

Today we created a board game to play in Family Home Evening. Everyone helped create questions for the game cards, and we designed a personalized game board. We are looking forward to playing it tonight.

Hello World

This is the first official blog for the VanSickle/Anderson family. Stay tuned for more.