it's been a while

It's been a while! Looking at this blog makes one realize it's been 8 months and 11 days, the exact age of Eli since I last posted. I spose life with two kids can do that to you.

Looking back at this blog is really incredible (to me) , our life for the last 7 seven years is chroniciled. So it continues.....

This last week was a whirlwind of activity.  Cousin Katie got married and so the family all flew in.  Mom and Don are in town and Dad happened to swing by too.  All of this on  a work week for me of course.  To really cram it all in we took some family photos, Seth and I don't look that cute, and I have to say Milo isn't at his cleanest but.... maybe this captures the real us? Slightly disshevled but well meaning?

Elias Ray Andersen joined us Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30am.  He is a chubby little fellow with a barrel chest and lots of hair, lots of hair for an Andersen/ DeArmoun really.  He sleeps well, eats well and is a constant source of cuddling and kisses for the rest of us.  Milo has taken to him in a huge way, sharing blankets, toys and hugs.

Milo meeting his baby brother for the first time.

Dad meeting his son at the birth center.

Grandma and her boys.

The whole crazy group of boys.

Now that it is cold and dark here in Anchorage keeping Milo busy has been the name of the game.  We joined a group of friends in Girdwood for a weekend and took the kids skiing for the first time.  A group of 4 two year olds on skiis for the first time was great, watching all the new parents run around and take photos like fools was just as entertaining.  When did we all loose our cool? Milo loved skiing and now has himself a set of skiis and rides the chairlift with his dad.



Another past time is swimming and with the addition of awesome swim cap and googles he is all set, thanks to Aunt Bonnie his gear consultant.

Grandma Becky is in town awaiting the impending arrival of number two and she has given Milo quite a time.  They bake, they play outside in the snow, they are so busy.

Looks like we really fell off the wagon around here.  What it seems happens is that I started work and now it's mid January and we have some catching up to do.  Before our new addition arrives here are some updates on the progress of our first son.

Halloween was a hit. A confusing idea for a two year old.

The magician had quite a time.

The three of us visited Montana for Thanksgiving.  Lots of family and food was had, good times.  Milo celebrated his second birthday and cooked his own cake, a new love of mixers was born.

Christmas was a good time.  Cutting a Christmas tree at Grandma's house, our best so far I think.  Lots of Christmas cooking baking, visiting the Gingerbread village at the Captain Cook, ice sculptures and tuba Christmas concert.

Milo's new love of cooking earned him a mini kitchen and lots of wooden food to cut up for Christmas.  This keeps him very busy.

And in three weeks we will meet our star's sibling.