Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Here we come 2009!!
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Friday, December 19, 2008
All I want for Christmas...
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Dance Show: Postponed
Well, I guessed it! Jordyn's dance recital was canceled to a later date in January. I knew yesterday morning that a show would be unlikely. Poor little Jordie kept looking out the window saying, "but I want to go to dance today." The picture to the right is her little costume (one of her angel wings is flopped over though, so you can't really see them that well). So, you'll have to stay tuned for a video post next month, once they have the show. We've decided to keep her in dance for another round, because she is loving it so much. Her coach is great, and we are really enjoying Just for Kix studio.
We were thinking of all of you in Duluth yesterday. We had some bad weather, but not as bad as you folks "near the lake." Derrick and I got a ton done for Christmas though, and I decided today would be a better day for the grocery store versus venturing out yesterday.
Anyway, that's about it for today. I'm looking forward to one last long week, before I get a few short ones coming up. 10 days 'til Christmas...
Love, Nicole
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Winter in Minnesota...
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Friday, December 12, 2008
13 days 'til Christmas... 12 for us!
We are on the countdown to Christmas! Almost all of the shopping is complete, and presents are being wrapped. June and Randy (Derrick's mom and stepdad) have decided to join us in our new home for Christmas this year, so we're pretty excited to have them. Derrick has to work on Christmas Day, so we will be celebrating on the 24th. We'll be doing everything the same as a normal Christmas, only a day early.
The picture above is Jordyn looking up at our Christmas tree. She is completely in love with that tree, and insists on having it lit the minute she wakes up in the morning. Derrick and I have been catching her getting out of bed at night to turn the lights on (we have the tree plugged into an outlet that is controlled by a light switch, so she thinks it's pretty neat that she can do it on her own). We have also made one of those "countdown rings" out of construction paper, so she knows how many days are left until she gets to open her presents. I decided to have her make this after her asking 100 times a day, "When is Santa coming so I can open my presents mommy?" However, I now realize that it probably wasn't such a good idea to wrap presents with Dora paper, and place them under the tree. That's just torture to a 3 year old!
Jordyn's very first dance recital will be held this Sunday. She has been taking classes for 8 weeks now, and loves it so very much. I will post the video once we have it uploaded. Watching eight- 3 & 4 year old little girls dance around in angel costumes is the cutest darn thing I have ever seen!
On that note... Happy Friday!
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Welcome to our new blog!
Welcome to the new blog for Derrick, Nicole, and Jordyn Anderson. I'm truly not sure what compelled me to start a blog, but I feel like since we're far away from family, it will be a fun way to keep everyone updated as to what's going on in our lives. Plus, with Jordyn growing up so fast, and doing so many amazing things everyday, this will be a way to be involved in her life as well.
So, we hope you enjoy reading up on what's happening with us, as much as we'll enjoy updating you. Be on the lookout for more to come...
-Nicole
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