Happy Birthday Jake!!!

I know it is amazing that we are posting again. We had some fun adventures over the past week. The most exciting thing is that Jake had a birthday! It ended up being on a Sunday, so we spent the whole weekend celebrating. Well, I should say that the plan was to spend the whole weekend celebrating, but a few things came up unexpectadly. Friday night we were planning to see the new Indiana Jones movie, but as we were getting ready to head out the door we got called to emergency temple duty (a couple in our ward who had signed up to do sealings that night had to cancel at the last minute). When we got to the temple it turned out that they weren't really expecting us, but Jake and I both felt like we needed to be there that night. It was the first time we had done sealings since our own and it was a really special experience for both of us. Saturday we planned to spend outside hiking or biking, but it turned out to be a cold day, so we caught the Indiana Jones matinee instead. We visited my sister, Heather, and her new little baby, Weston.

We went to dinner at Outback Steakhouse- Jake's request. Then to Color Me Mine (taking us back to our pottery class days). My family grew up using a special birthday plate that you were only allowed to use on your special day. Jake and I decided to start the tradition with our own family, so we designed our own little cake plate, painted it and had it fired. We're excited to start using it.

Sunday (the final day of festivities and Jake's real birthday) we went to my parents house for dinner and of course cake and ice cream. We sang happy birthday and came really close to needing the fire department's help putting out all those candles!

Since we didn't get to do anything outside the weekend of Jake's birthday, we decided to go mountain biking yesterday. It was really fun, but also turned into an adventure. We decided to go on the benches above Bountiful. They have quite a few trails, however we didn't realize that the trails went straight up and then straight down again and were filled with gravel. Jake handled the trails well, but I am just a beginner and they were a little much for me. If anyone has any suggestions of fun trails to take (for a beginner), we would love to hear from you.

FRP and Feelin Old

Back by popular demand! We've had numerous requests to update our blog, so here is the latest.

Earlier in the month we set out on what would become an age defining adventure. We decided to hike the "Y", in happy valley, mostly because Jake had never experienced this during his 4 years there. We met up with Ben, Bretton and Natalie (Bev's siblings) and began the arduous hike. It soon became apparent that though we exercise on a regular basis it is no match for youth. We seemed to lag behind no matter how many breaks we took. What was their secret to having so much more energy? A breakfast consisting of browines and cookies!! Needless to say by the time we reached the top we felt old. We did survive the day and enjoyed the view of the valley perched atop the "Y".
We also did our best impression of BYU.
The rest of the month has been occupied with our role as F.R.P.s (Friendly Reunion Planners). We were in charge of and have been planning the annual Anderson Family Reunion the past couple months, the culmination of which was 4 fun-filled days at Bear Lake. Our theme this year was "Anderson life is good" and we planned various activites to remind us that life truly is good. We spent an afternoon at Lava Hot Springs, went golfing, threw 2 baby showers, learned to make jewelry, played horse shoes, had a handshaking competition at church, made and raced cucumber boats, went on a nature walk/scavenger hunt, played games, had a campfire, ate good food, and just enjoyed being together. It was great to see everyone and we hope we dont have to wait until the next reunion to be together again. We're hoping next year will be a little less stressful, now that we've handed off the clipboard to Ali and Mark. Thanks everyone for making this year's reunion such a success and so enjoyable. Though we may not be able to keep up in the hike to the "Y", at least now that we're not consumed by reunion preparations we'll be able to keep up with our blog!