Emily's Christmas Art

Emi painted a Christmas ornament, the first of many homemade originals. She loved mixing the colors together to create Christmas camo. It turned out perfectly.

Richardson Family Photo

Front Row: Doug Wadsworth, Heather W., Emily Anderson, Gene W., Baby Michael A., Grandpa Mike Richardson, Mimi Carol R., India Mabbutt, Peter R., Elida W.

Back Row: Adam A., Kari A., Samantha M., Curtis M., Elsa M., Marta R., Sam

Not Pictured: Scott R., Chris M.

Standing Room Only

Adam and I designated this man as Our "FAN of the GAME." We never saw him shout or cheer, but we could tell he was into it.

The seats were full by kick off, but most fans weren't sitting, at least not in the student section where Adam and I had the pleasure of standing. The college kids didn't hold anything back. If we bring our kids to the game, we'll be sitting far away from the students. Oregon defeated Washington 34 to 14.

Recent Fun in Ory-gun

 

Now that I spend all my time in the books, when the weekends come we really take advantage.

A few weeks ago we checked out a park-like area, the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, and had a good time with the kids. After some exploring, the kids took a break (it's hard work riding in a pack ya know...)

 On the way home we stopped at a "u-pick" farm to grab some garden-licious tomatoes.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

After the initial outing, Kari and I returned to hike the mighty Mt. Pisgah while some friends watched our kids. It took about 45 minutes to reach the summit. The view was great. You could see the whole Eugene/Springfield area and some pretty countryside.

 

 

S-mike-ley : )

Gotta love that gummy smile!

Two photos

Michael loves having Dad at his own level--the floor.

Emily got a new dress! Thank you, Mimi Carol and Grandpa Mike.

First of Many

The first of many. . . haircuts

 

 

Emily is over two years old now, and I've not given her a haircut yet. Her hair was getting pretty uneven at the ends, so I decided to give her a quick trim. Emily did great with the new experience thanks to her favorite treat (Cinderella fruit snacks), Sesame Street, and a mama who wasn't too worried about getting the ends perfectly even. I started to explain to Emily what I was doing, then decided it would be best for both of us if she just didn't know yet about using scissors to cut hair.

The first of many. . . bites

 

 

Mikey also tried something new. I guess rice cereal is an acquired taste; his first reaction was to wrinkle up his face in disgust. Michael's not quite ready for his first haircut, but  he is begging for me to feed him more rice cereal, so I had better be off.

One Happy Dad!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emily, Mikey, and Dad are ready to go on an early evening walk. We like to take lots of walks as a family. It's a great way to get some exercise, have a chance to talk (there's something about talking while physically moving forward that makes the conversation more productive for us).

 

 

I asked Adam to hold Michael up so that this photo would show how small he was compared to his dad. Someday he will be as tall, if not taller, than Adam, but for now he is so little! We have an awesome backyard at our Hobble Creek condo. It's park-like and borders a river (there is a gate blocking our access to the river and trees that line it), and has play structures for children.

 

 



Five days and counting . . .

Michael 5 days old

 

First Born Son

Michael Keith Anderson

Born 12:52 PM, Monday March 20, 2006 (The first day of spring)

6 pounds 8 ounces

19 inches long

More pictures and info to come …