Triathlon #3?

Yes, yes its true. I am doing another triathlon in T minus 5 days people! :) This year I have taken the easy way out and just doing a relay with my sister Rondee and my cousins wife Steph. :) But of course I am doing the worst part of the triathlon...the swim!!! Now ask me how many times I have been swimming? :) A BIG FAT 0! Yes, that's right, 0 times. :) I have been running...well a little. But I am not nervous about it this year at all. I figured I have finished the swim before I can do it again. We decided to name our team, Team Spencer. :) (Spencer is my brother who I beat a few times the years before) We figured that if we named our team that then if we did really bad it's Team Spencer and if we did really well, Spencer could say he had a successful triathlon. :) lol I love my brother...don't worry. So wish Team Spencer luck this weekend as we try to finish our relay triathlon. :) GO TEAM!

First Rodeo of the year

It was our friends Cameron's Birthday last Saturday and he wanted to go to a Rodeo. :) We said sure since Steve has never been to one before. We had a great time. I am still not sure if I like it when the kiddos ride onto a sheep. lol Don't get me wrong its super funny but I would never let my kid do that. :) We had such a great time...thanks Cameron for having a Birthday!

Birthday Boy Cameron

First half of some of the crew...Steve didn't know I was taking the picture

Matt...lol got to love him. :) He's single so if you know of any cute girl, let me know!

Steve wouldn't smile :)

A new day has come...

Yes, we finally got a KING size bed! It is heaven on earth and we are so happy about it. :) I had to post pictures for Jenny to see. Here you go Jenny enjoy because we do! :)

Graduation!!!!

I first need to say Congrats Steve! You ALMOST did it. ;) ( I say almost because Steve still needs to finish his math class in order to get his diploma. )You are the best husband ever. You accomplished your goal with college and I am so proud of you! I look up to you so much. Thanks for being a wonderful husband! Love You!

So you know when you go to some one's graduation you have the graduation song stuck in your head the WHOLE day? Yeah, that happened to me and let me tell you it was a LONG day! It all started at 10:30 and we didn't get out of the school until 4:30! Yes, 6 hours people!!!! That is way to long, someone needs to fix this madness. :) We had a long day but I am so proud of Steve. His parents flew in Wednesday night and left Saturday morning. It was a really fast trip but it was fun seeing them. :) Now that school is over the job hunt continues. He is still working part time at UVU right now but is looking for bigger and better things...so if you know of anything, let me know. :) I finish my classes and student government last week. I can't express how Happy I am to not to have Student Council anymore. Don't get me wrong, I loved the people on council and will miss them but it was time to move on. I am working as much as I can now at my Daycare so we can hopefully get insurance this fall. :) YAHOO!!! We are so excited to see what this year brings and can't wait to hang out with family and friends all summer long! :)


Steve with his parents

President Holland and the crew :)

Steve walking back to his seat after walking across the stage to get his diaploma

I am so proud of you Babe! Congrats! Love you!

Softball Time!

Steve is playing softball this season with some friends. They asked me if I wanted to play but lets be honest...I don't have the hand eye coordination nor do I have the patience to wait for the ball. I just laughed and told them No Thanks! I told them I would be a better cheerleader then anything. :) They had their first game last Friday. They lost but had fun playing. They only had one collusion that night too! :) It looked really bad but the two players from the same team walked away okay. Just sore and one bloody nose. Can't wait to see what the other games hold. :) GO The ONE HIT WONDERS! :)

MB Concert

I just realized I never posted my Michael Buble pictures from March!!! How could I have forgotten? It was the BEST concert we have been to in my life so far. MB is #1 cute, #2 funny, and #3 amazing singer/performer. We loved his concert and would recommend seeing him whenever you can. We had such a fun night. Thanks Michael!

Look how cute...

I had to post this picture because 1. my husband is so cute and 2. our new nephew Parks is stinkin cute as well. Steve can get Parks asleep like that. He is going to be such an amazing Dad!:)

Spring Break in Nauvoo

We had a blast in Nauvoo for our Spring Break. Steve's brother Mike was sealed to his wife Bione March 19th in the Nauvoo Temple. It was so fun to see everyone from Steve's side of the family.
We left Wednesday at 5:15 in the morning and boy was it a long flight. :) It all started with the airline we flew. Frontier...o how I will NEVER fly Frontier again! We got to the airport to check in and the lady checking us in I guess decided to take her time because it took her 30 min. to check us in!!!! I was so frustrated with her that I had to leave and let Steve get the tickets from her. After we received our tickets we went to our gate got on board and come to find out, you have to pay $6 to watch TV and you only got complimentary drinks. What flight doesn't let you have at least free peanuts!? Our journey only gets better with them too. Don't worry we also had a 4 hour layover in Denver. That was fun...not! We ended up buying some coloring books to kill some time. :)
We finally landed in Chicago and drove about 4 hours to get to Nauvoo. That part was nice cause we got to drive with his parents. When we arrived at Nauvoo it was about 9 o'clock Central time so we were really tired at this point. It had been a long traveling day. It was so fun to see Steve's family and all be in the same house together. His parents rented the Hyrum Smith farmhouse in Nauvoo. It was such a nice place and we all had a great time. Steve and I were really spoiled that weekend too. We got to sleep in a KING size bed and o boy do we need one of those now! It was so nice to not even touch each other in the bed after he always cuddles with me and then I need my space. I tend to sometimes hit Steve in the face at night because I sleep with my arms under my head and when I turn over I accidentally hit him in the face. That's his favorite thing about me. ;) Jk So after our nice big bed we decided its time to invest in a King size bed. Anyways, we played games, went around the Nauvoo sites and then Friday we went to the Temple to see his brother get sealed to his wife. It was such an amazing experience to be in such a historic place and be with people you love in the sealing room. It was awesome! Saturday we went to Carthage and Carthage Jail. I have been to Nauvoo and Carthage before and I still felt the spirit when you walk into were Joseph Smith was killed. The spirit there will never leave. I love church history and the sacrifices the pioneers went through...I can't even imagine. That is why Heavenly Father knew to send me later cause he knew I can't hack it! ;) Sunday came and it was time to go back to the real world. We headed back to Chicago and of course at the airport we sat in the airplane with no A/C for 45 min for them to fix the plane.We finally made it to Denver for another layover and finally touched Utah ground around 12 when we were suppose to be home at 10:50. Honestly we had a great trip but Frontier Airlines will never get business from us again!

It was so fun to see our nieces and nephews and even the new little guy Seth. :) He is so stinkin cute! We had a blast with them and can't wait to see them again. It's hard being so far apart but it also helps because your their favorite aunt and uncle. ;) Sorry Mike and Bione. :) jk
We are so blessed to have such great families on both sides. I couldn't ask for better in laws. They are great! I am so blessed to have Steve in my life and can't wait to start our own family some day. He needs to graduate in April and then found a full time job before that happens. :) April babe! I am so excited we just have to get Steve through his Math class. Anyone know how to do College Algebra? :)
Much Love
The Anderson's

In front of Carthage Jail

Keith and Me

In the room where Joseph was killed

Mike and Bione after Sealing

February comes to a close and March begins!

I know, I know I am such a slacker when it comes to blogging. Please forgive me. ;) I promise to be better this year. Well this month as come and gone fast right? We have been SUPER busy this month with school, putting on events, and DISNEYLAND! You heard me right....Disneyland! Steve sent me a text that really didn't get to me but he sent me a picture of Sleeping Beauty's castle with pack your bags we are going to Disneyland! (His so cute huh?) So I get Friday and Monday off work and we left Thursday night Feb. 11th to Vegas. We slept at the aunt's house and then got up the next day and went to Disneyland. We were there for three days and then we drove to San Diego Sunday afternoon, stayed with some members Steve knew from his mission and then we came home Monday night late. It was AMAZING!!!! 80 degree weather the whole time, we were in heaven. I believe Disneyland is like Heaven...it is the happiest place on earth. ;) Saturday was the only day that was super crowd. It was a three day weekend so it was busy Saturday but Friday and Sunday weren't to bad. Thank goodness for FASTPASS. :) We only waited 55 min. in line for the longest ride. Sunday we had our Magic Morning Pass so we got into Disneyland Park an hour before everyone else. It was awesome! We rode Space Mountain like three times before it got super busy. Our favorite park is California Adventure's hands down. There is nothing more exciting then dropping 12 floors in Tower of Terror. LOVE that ride. We had fun riding that ride, I think we rode it like 8 or more times. :) I also got to ride Toy Story, Nemo, and Monsters Inc. all rides I haven't had the chance to experience before. Words can't even express how much fun we had. It was a great first Valentine's we had together. I just hope I don't expect that every Valentine's Day. :) We had so much fun and now we wish we were back in California.

I have two more events this year that I need to put on after our Mardi Gras party this Friday. :) YAY! I can't wait to be done with Student Council. I have had an awesome experience and great fun with it but I can't wait to be done. :) I have learned to become a better leader and example towards others. I will never forget my experience on Student Council this year...cause I found Steve but I will never forget the things I have learned from it. This next month is coming and I am excited. First of all Sister Denning comes home March 4th!!! Crazy huh? I can't believe she is coming home. Then the next week I will be celebrating my 26th birthday! I know, 26...I am old! jk :) I know I am young but I feel really old now that I am married to the most wonderful man ever! This year is going to be a great one I just know it!

Steve is finishing up his last semester at UVU!!!! :)He is super excited as am I. He is starting a job FINALLY on campus working everyday Monday through Friday. I am excited he has a job now but I guess that means I have to cook now. I made a deal with Steve that until he finds a job he has to cook dinner every night. I guess I better get my cook books out!

We will be going to Nauvoo in March to see his brother and his wife get sealed in the temple. :) We are so excited to take another vacation with our family. We can't wait to see them all, especially our new nephew Seth. My sister in law Jen had a baby boy this month as well! I can't wait to see him and my future niece and nephew this year as well!! We are so blessed to have found a job for Steve and have just great families. Hope you enjoy our pictures. I just wish we would have taken more. I am a slacker when taking pictures and blogging. I will be better! (I hope)
Love
The Anderson's
PS We FINALLY got our wedding pictures back so I hope to post some of those soon too!

Steve in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Me in front of Sleeping Beauty's castle

Toy Story ride

Once upon a time Steve and Ashley meet...

A New Year brings...

A New Blog title! :) You probably thought I was going to say a baby right? lol WRONG!! It means EVERYONE is prego right now and everyone keeps asking me when we are going to have one. Let me just tell you now, it will not happen any time soon and its better to be an Aunt anyways. You play with them and then you get to send them home. We had a sleep over this last weekend with my niece and two nephews and let's just say its great birth control. :) It might have been a bad idea to have a sleepover at our place just because I think Steve wont want to have kids for like 5 years now!!! We will be really old by then. ;) We had so much fun with them though. We played Ghost in the Graveyard, hide n seek, and watched not one but TWO movies to get them asleep that night. I just love my nieces and nephews! They are so much fun and I can't wait to start our own family some day. Steve is so good with kids and he is going to make a great dad! I love him! We can't wait what this year will bring. We have a lot going on this year so far. Whitney my friend comes home from her mission in March, Mike and Bione (Brother and Sister In-Law) get married in the temple, we will be getting a new nephew in Feb. and either a niece or nephew in June, and our 1 year anniversary. :) It will be a busy year and we are excited to start our adventure together.
PS I have to make a correction...Sara and Jordan will have one in July and Amy and Eric in June :) Sorry Sara.