5 more weeks to go!

I'm determined to post some pictures this week and update our forgotten blog. Our month of May was pretty busy and June has been too so far.
Just a quick update, I'm scheduled for the 27th of July to have this baby and feel totally not ready. Massey has gotten sick once a month since he turned a year in February, nothing too serious, and it feels like time is just flying by. We're also trying to pack as much as we can since we're pretty sure we'll be moving at the end of September to Portland. Jordan's work schedule should be changing pretty soon and he'll be able to come home a lot earlier, which means we should be able to get more stuff done. He's been working a lot lately which is truly a blessing, since we need to save as much as possible. We bought a car a few weeks ago and we love it!
We're excited for this new baby, and for everything that's about to happen in our family. We can't and shouldn't complain about our life, because we really are blessed.

11 Year-old's Campout to Pig Rock

This was on the way out to Pig Rock.

You can kind of see the pig in this picture.

Here's Aleki and Nate with Brother Smith starting the campfire. We camped right up against the rock to try and get protection from the wind. It was still really windy though.

This is another shot of camp, before it started snowing. It snowed about until midnight and it was a wet snow that froze overnight. The ice probably worked as insulation because we were all still alive in the morning and no one lost any limbs.

You can see the snow in these pictures from Saturday morning. I think a lot of it had melted already.

The boys had fun exploring and climbing on the rocks.

Looking at our camp from across the little valley.

Brother Smith doing some rock climbing without any ropes. (Don't let your wife see this!)

All the boys (accept brother Anderson) up in the cave above camp.

This was a great campout eventhough it was really cold in the wet snow. The desert and rocks on the way to Pyramid Lake are beautiful and it is a fun place to camp.

I'll post more pictures next time we have a campout.

My brother David is back from his mission

My brother David just got back from his mission last week and it was super exciting having seeing him again after 2 long years. He served in the Houston, Texas Mission and we're happy to say that he returned with honor. Sometime next year, we'll be saying good bye to my other brother Sam. We're happy to have David back and what a blessing it is to have so many returned missionaries in our families, including my husband Jordan. I look up to all those missionaries who spend 2 years of their lives serving the Lord and do it with love and are true to their calling. I hope that Massey's testimony can be strong enough and understand the long lasting effect serving a mission will have in his life and will want to go when the time comes.

Well, here are some pictures and video of that unforgettable moment.



Massey and Jordan waiting at the airport for
uncle and brother-in-law David to come

Right before we got to see him

My three handsome brothers
and yes, they've got matching ties (David's idea)

Yes, this is the entire Garcia Family

Amazing friends whom we consider part of our family

David finally meets his nephew

It's a Girl!!

Well, it looks like we're having a girl!! Dr. Najima said she was 90% sure and we couldn't be happier. I still can't believe it, I can't imagine having a tiny little girl and a 17 month old at home 24/7.
We're very happy.

Massey turns a year

Massey turned a year old a couple weeks ago and we had a little fiesta. It was really fun organizing a little party for our baby. Even though, Massey won't remember it, we, will remember it and when he grows a little older, I'm sure he'll feel very special when he looks at his pictures. We had a car theme birthday party, and I tried really, really hard to make him a car cake and this is what it looked like. Now that I see the cake on the picture, I have to agree with Jordan that it's pretty..."funny looking".
Pues nuestro bebe ya no es un bebe, ahora es un niño de un año! le hicimos una fiestecita en la casa de mis suegro para celebrar su cumpleaños hace unas semanas, y decoramos con carritos, hasta trate de hacer un pastel de carro, pero me salio todo "raro", intente hacer volteado de piña, pero me salio poquito durito, aqui estan las fotos.

One of my dearest friends, Gaby and her little one Adriana
Mi amiga Gaby y su niña ArianitaMore dear friends
Rachael and her son Caleb, and sister Woodbury
Mas amigos!My sister Raquel, gave me ideas for games and here they're playing musical chairs
Raquelita quizo que jugaramos las sillitas musicales y aqui estan los niños de Javier y otros amiguitosFeliz Cumpleaños Massey

We also broke a cute piñata which Los Abuelos Garcia bought
almost a week before the party so that Massey could enjoy it for
a little longer before breaking it.
Los abuelos Garcia le compraron la piñatita y fue la sensacion del momento porque todos querian quebrarla

Now, I picked out some of my favorite pictures of every month of our little bundle of joy, just to see how much he had changed, and boy was I surprised!! Sometimes it feels likes it was yesterday that we were holding this tiny little baby.
Despues de todo un año quize sacar mis fotos favoritas del bebe
de cada mes, y me sorprendi mucho al ver lo mucho que
ha cambiado y crecido!

1 day old1 month2 months3 months4 months
5 months

6 months
7 months
8 months
9 months10 months
11 monthsA year old!!!

He had just woken up and we sang "happy birthday"
I think he's trying to say "cheese!!"

The lastest news

Well, lots of things have been going on at the Anderson's, I should be better at keeping this blog updated but I seriously can't do it. It seems like every time I try to post something, the phone rings or Massey poops or cries or something happens. I admire all those mom who are so diligent at keeping their blogs updated, like my sister-in-law Camille, she's amazing.
Well, on tuesday Jordan got a letter in the mail that said "congratulations on your acceptance to western states chiropractic college". So we're moving to Portland, Oregon. We're in the process of deciding whether Jordan should start in the fall or the winter semester. I still can't imagine living away from our families but I guess I'll find out in a few months. Congratulations Jordan!
Also, as many of you may already know, we're expecting our 2nd baby and even though this baby decided to come a few months early, we couldn't be happier. We're trying to stay positive and think of the future with optimism since we'll probably face some hard challenges later. It helps me so much that Jordan is such as happy husband and is always so positive, and has such a good sense of humor. Well, I'm currently 17 weeks and 5 days and in less than 3 weeks we'll get to find out the sex of the baby, everything seems to be good in there. Massey is also much better, he was sick with RSV and we were afraid he'd have to be hospitalized but he's a tough boy and is getting better. He's no longer contagious, he only has a little cough that should go away soon.
Well, this is it for now...this month has sure been a rough one, I can't wait till the spring.

Scout is in town and she loves to play with Massey.



Massey gives his first kiss (on camera).
This was a pretty good week. I have really started his application to Chiropractic school and Ruth and Massey are getting along great since he is sleeping through the night. Reno is pretty right now because it is overcast and it has been raining the past couple of days. Yesterday I was home alone with Massey for a couple of hours while Ruth went to a baby shower for Nikki Farnsworth. Massey was really cute and well-behaved and we had lots of fun while mom was gone. I set up the living-room computer and discovered that I really needed a new keyboard so Massey and I went to Savers and bought one for $3. He never cried and all of the old ladies in Savers loved him.
This week I'll finish my application hopefully and I'll let everyone know if I get in to Chiropractic school.

Here are more pictures.

Me and Ruth on our first date alone for a long time. We ate at El Pescador, our favorite Mexican seafood place, and then went to the Grand Sierra (formerly the Hilton) and watched the latest James Bond movie. The theater there is the cheapest in town and has rows of love seats!
Scout and Massey watching my bike for me.