Well as you can tell I started work again so I'm a bit behind on my blog postings. As I asked the family at Thanksgiving...can you outsource blog updates?? ha ha. Just kidding. Well the Anderson family is doing very well. Aside from our colds and coughs which are pretty much standard for the season we had a great holiday week. We spent a couple days with our families in Lake Tahoe at a cabin during Thanksgiving. It was very relaxing and there was lots of snow for Ella to play in. We had the whole crew up including Nonni & Pop, all the aunts and Uncles, Grandma and my Grandma (who Ella calls Grandma Lynn) & Grandad even drove up the summit to be there in the snow! We of course made lots of yummy food and ate Shari's pies for dessert. Dean is crawling everywhere (and fast) at 8 months old and he's pulling up on everything to a standing position. I can't believe how mobile he is at this young. He's gotten quite a few head bonks, bruises and cuts as he has no fear and he's not very good at the "dismount" from the standing position but I guess that's par for the course at this stage. I think he needs a baby sized helmet. Ella is talking up a storm and just started putting together sentences (small ones). She sleeps in a toddler bed now and after a few weeks we're doing much better. Let's just say in the beginning she would be mysteriously standing up in our dark bedroom in the middle of the night and we would freak out. She is such a happy kid and brings us so much joy every day. She takes care of her little brother when she's not upset that she has to share her things sometimes. She calls him "baby dean", "little guy", "baby brother," and "Dean Dean" (well that's what mommy calls him a lot so she just repeats it. Jake is doing well with his job apart from the fact that it's been busy for the end of year push as sales guys usually do. I have been learning the ropes of my new role and traveling a bit to meet the team. We're looking forward to spending my birthday in Napa together and staying around for Christmas with the family which will be nice. Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and here are some pictures from the big event.
