Christmas time is near (Really Christmas break is near!!)

Happy Holidays Y'all. I don't have a lot to say except it is Dacia's turn to do the blog and due to Christmas duty time constraints I will pull a double shift for her. So Zoey is doing good, and is growing like a weed! Here hair is finally coming in and she has 2 front teeth both on the bottom. Dad is very proud to report that her favorite food is mashed potatoes, and she is sleeping much better. It is getting her to sleep that is the problem; she is not a good napper! Dacia and I are both awaiting the long Christmas break and both have just 4 teaching days of school left this year! We can't wait to spend time with Zoey, we love her so much. The Christmas tree is massive, but we had to do it since we don't know how long we will have vaulted ceilings. We can't wait to see all of you over the holidays, and hope you have a great Christmas. Cya.

Halloween is the only day it is ok to be as ugly as I am!

Halloween means one thing at the Andersen home..... no more football, next year I hope to be still playing football in November in the playoffs, a bold prediction, but I think logical one. Well Dacia and I are in a trade off for who posts on the blog and it is my turn. Zoey is doing great, she was a little Jack-o-lantern for halloween as the evidence shows, she even wore a little ghost onesy and loved the holiday. Dacia carved a pumpkin for her, the little cute one, and I showed Senator Pride with the Gooding pumpkin. We love our little munchkin and as you can she she loves to smile, read the paper with dad, and cuddle with momma. She has these new bows which were made by Aunt Lany, and dad thinks they are on the borderline as far as size goes, but she makes the bows look cute so I can deal with it. Dacia is constantly tired because Zoey still struggles with sleeping. She wakes up at night still and fights going back to sleep. She is also becoming an absolute Momma's girl which doesn't help the situation. But, you should see Dacia as a mother! It seems as though this is her 10th kid, she is an amazing mom and you can see the absolute love and devotion to her family. I am THE luckiest man on earth. We are both excited for the upcoming holiday season, both couting down to thanksgiving and christmas breaks. (one of the big perks of being a teacher) I am taking my senior boys and coaches down to Provo to watch a college football game and stay the night. My old head coach is a coach at BYU and has done this for me for years. He takes us on a tour of the facillities: weight room, locker room, indoor practice, and even on the field with the teams. The seniors and the coaches love this and it is a good way to wrap up the season. Well, we push on, and look forward to hearing from you all. C ya. The Andersens

2 Months Into the Grind

Hey All! So it's been a long time since we've updated our blog. Sorry! But as many of you know it's football season and that means if it's not football it may not get done (right away) and since Cam is usually the one to update this, it's been up to me. Yikes! I'm just learning how, but I'll try to post more often. Cam is loving football this year. His team has won 2 games and if they beat Wendell on Friday they go to the playoffs, so he's a bit nervous about it, but excited none the less. He has put a lot of time and energy into his program this year and is excited to see some rewards which I'm sure will only increase in future years. Zoey is growing and growing. It's amazing how much she changes. She is now rolling over, eating cereal, and laughing like crazy, but still not sleeping through the night. We've had a hard time lately with her spitting up. She gets lots of bubbles and gas pains and wakes up about every hour in the night. I'm sure I'm real pleasant to be around in the mornings. (Maybe that's why Cam is gone so much). She wants to be on the go all the time and will be so glad when she can crawl. As you can see from the pics she loves things in her mouth. We have gone from calling her our little growler monkey to calling her our little monster. She'll grab your face and try to eat it. What a cutie! It's so hard to leave her and go to work. Cam said it will get easier but so far it's gotten harder, but we're blessed to have a good babysitter so that helps a little. I miss her so much during the day and find myself thinking about her all the time. Work for me is work. These next few months are going to be pretty busy with IEP's due on half my case load. The lady I teach with is prego and will miss 2 or 3 months of school starting in February, so I'm sure I'll be over stressed and wanting summer to be here. We are staying busy like everyone else and counting our blessings as we go. Go Senators!

And summer is over!!!

The reunions are done and that means summer is done as well. Football starts tomorrow, Dacia's first work day is next week, and I start shortly after that. I went and saw my classroom today and have my work cut out for me. We were praying very hard about a babysitter and our prayers were answered when Mandy, a friend of ours, who initially didn't want to do it, decided to do it. She lives right by the school so Dacia is close by. As you can see from the pictures the reunion at night was cold, real cold. Zoey was bundled up tight and made through them both with no mosquito bites. There are some other pictures in there as well including the view of Bear lake from the mountain, My mother Terry holding my brothers youngest Logan, and then a group shot of the babies and their moms, Zoey and Dacia, Lisa and Olivia, and Cheryl and Logan. We had a blast and can't wait to see family again. Well till next time. Cya!