Anderson Field

We have been waiting and waiting and we think it is finally spring here in Utah! Early in March we had a quick visit from Jeff’s parents, as they came to attend Luke’s baptism. The trip was fun but just too fast. The temps were slow to warm up, and random snow flurries would interrupt days of 60 degree weather. Here on base, the child development center sponsored a “dump truck, digger and dozer” day. It was sunny, but only 40 degrees! Charlie didn’t seem to mind and he loved playing in the sandbox truck and climbing in & out of machines with Jeff. Luke is now NINE months old and busy crawling, pulling up, and cruising around the house as much as he can. He is all giggles and tries his best to keep up with Charlie. Charlie is talking more and more and is basically potty trained. He is obsessed with talking about garbage trucks, diggers, street sweepers and school buses. He also is eager to go to school himself and talks about it often. He also loves to talk about the friends he has made here, and you can see two of his favorites in the pictures from the air museum. Colton, Addy and Charlie love to chase each other for hours, and that works out great for everyone because that means early bed time! We managed to buy new hiking packs for the boys and took a quick hike on Easter. Charlie really enjoyed it and Luke enjoyed about half of it. We hope to really break them in this next week, as we are headed to Zion National Park for a much needed family vacation. More to come!

Charlie is having fun lately identifying letters. He lined up these fridge magnets, with my help, and had a blast yelling out the letters as loud as he could. We soon realized that “k” is missing, and I think it is hiding under the stove or fridge…that’s ok, Charlie doesn’t seem to notice.

Hard to believe but Luke is SIX months and Charlie is two and a half now! These boys are growing so fast, it’s incredible. They surprise us more and more every day. The two have become great playmates which I didn’t expect to happen for a while, but they love “chasing” each other around the house. Charlie will scoot along on his bike and Luke follows in his walker. Charlie also enjoys pushing Luke into random corners of the house, which Luke doesn’t seem to mind at all.

We included pictures from an auto show we went to a few weeks ago. Charlie has never driven a power wheels before, so he had a BLAST driving around with the other kids. He needed some help steering, as he almost took out the line of waiting kids twice, but he got the hang of it eventually. We also included pictures from our first real bowling experience on base. A great way to spend a cold, rainy/ snowy Saturday!

Here are a few pictures from January that we wanted to share before any more time got away from us. The first few are from the Ogden Christmas Village. We went on New Year’s Eve, just before they took it down. It was a FREEZING cold night, so we made our way through pretty quickly, but Charlie enjoyed looking into all the cute little houses, especially Santa’s workshop! The weather then turned very mild, and and we enjoyed some 50 degree sunshine in our backyard mid month. Charlie did an excellent job picking up sticks and whatever else he could find. Even if it is 30 degrees out, Charlie wants to be outside, playing with Reagan, pulling the wagon or “mowing” the lawn- which he is able to do most days because even if it does snow here it seems to melt within a day or two. This wasn’t the winter we were expecting, but we’ll take it!

Well the holidays are over and we are back to the grind. We had a great Christmas and New Years and the kids did too! Thanks to all our family and friends for being so generous with us and the boys. We love you all!

Hi everyone! Wanted to share a few pictures from the past couple of months. Our friend Angela and her son Grant came to visit in November so we included a few of the boys having some fun together. We are all doing great, staying busy and staying surprisingly “warm” (as in there hasn’t been as much snow as we anticipated!). We also included Christmas card out takes and Charlie enjoying a new favorite spot- Classic Fun Center. The perfect place to climb, bounce and scooter away some winter energy. Enjoy!

Our little cookie monster and his giant cookie had a blast tonight!

I am happy to say we are actually experiencing a season besides summer! Our first assignment together Jeff and I were in balmy Fort Walton Beach, Florida for 3 years. We then enjoyed 3 more years in sunny San Antonio. I think our blood has thinned out a bit, but we are welcoming the change of seasons for sure. The leaves have turned to golden orange, yellow and red. The air is crisp and cool and smells just like I remember when I lived in New England. Even the crunch of the leaves on the sidewalk gives me flashbacks to my paper route on good ol’ Awtood & Oak street in Wakefield. I posted a hodgepodge of photos here from the months of September and October. We have been enjoying the outdoors as much as possible before the long winter months of snow and wind take over. Enjoy the pictures of our trip on Snow Basin’s gondolas, hayrides, pumpkin patches, a growing Luke and wild Charlie!