Another haircut at the Anderson's

When we first got to the Bahamas, Erick decided he was going to grow out his hair.  We got here in January, and in February he cut it REALLY short.  That was the last time he cut it.  In June, because it was getting a little shaggy, he cut the the back and sides.  He was starting to go to the hospital and clinics and wanted it to look a little more presentable.  He didn't cut anything off the top, just the sides.  The whole time I have been giving him a hard time about needing a hair cut.  Every time I would say anything, he would tell me, "No, I am growing it out."  A few days ago when he woke up, it was looking a little crazy.  He got up and said he was going to cut it.  I was so excited!  Doesn't it look so nice?  

Our little cover model

Bryn loves to dress-up.  I think she spends more time in a day dressing-up and getting make-up on that doing anything else.  A few days ago, I came downstairs and she was dressed-up, only this time in my things!  She was modeling in the TV.  When she saw me she said, "Can we try to find me some shoes like this and glasses like this and a hat like this?"  When I told her we would see, she said, "Oh, I really hope we can.  This looks so fabulous!"  What a cutie!  

Michigan.... Here we come!

We found out today that we will be making the next move to Michigan.

So here is how it works:  Erick is just finishing up his second year of medical school.  The first two years are the "book work" years.  He has spent some time in the hospitals and clinics and seen standardized patients, but for the most part, he has just been studying the basic sciences.  He will finish up here in the Bahamas mid August and then meet the kids and I in Michigan.  We will be living in Saginaw, Michigan.  Here, Erick will be doing what is called the 5th semester.  It is Advanced Introduction to Clinical Medicine, and is actually the first rotation of his third year.  The first day of 5th semester he will take an exam called the comprehensive exam.  Then once 5th semester is over, he will sit of the National Board exam Step 1.  After we get his scores back from step 1, we will find out where we will be for the remainder of 3rd year and 4th year.  We are unsure at this point where we might be, there are lots of possibilities and probably more than we even know about at this point.  So we will take it one step at a time.  

The kids and I will be leaving the Bahamas on July 30th, to come home and see family and gather our things!!!  Yea, I am so excited to have all of our things again.  It feels somewhat like we have been living in limbo for the last 18 months, so we are really excited about that.  After a few weeks in Utah, we will head to Michigan and get things set up and ready, then when Erick gets there, he will begin the study for the comp. exam.

Here is a map of where we will be.... We are really excited about how close we are to Erie. Lee and Jandi will be within driving distance!!!

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Guess who!!

One of the kids favorite games right now is Guess Who.  We were playing it today and I was playing on Kyler's team.  Bryn asked us the question, "Is yours a girl or a boy?"  I usually just help Kyler when he needs it, so I pointed to our picture and asked him the question again, and this was his answer:  "............(VERY LONG PAUSE).............um, a boy, with lipstick!"  It was so funny.  This is a picture of our guy.

My little "Fellas"

Tonight the kids were upstairs getting ready for bed while I cleaned up the kitchen.  When I went up to check on the progress, Kyler was playing with his toy bug collection.  As soon as I walked in he said, "I am just getting my little fellas ready for bed."  It was so cute to watch him, he was so particular about where each of them went in the jar.  After he got them all put away I put them in the closet on the toy shelf while he went in to the bathroom.  When he came out, he asked where they were.  I told him they were in the closet, he went and got them out and said, "My little fellas want to sleep by me tonight, and they want me to read them a story."  After we finished with our story and the kids were ready for bed Kyler began to read to his little fellas.  I went to get ready for bed and when I came back, Kyler was out. 

You can't see it very well, but he has his book in front of his pillow, we must have fallen asleep mid-sentence!  

Just as a side note, we have the best kids ever.  We are so grateful for them and their own little personalities.  Bryn is such a little princess and so sweet and kind.  She is always thinking of others and wants to do what is right.  And on top of all her beauty inside, she is so beautiful on the outside.  We love her so much.  Kyler is a very energetic little boy and I would not want him to be any other way.  He is so much fun, and loves to play.  He is a good boy and always wants everyone to be happy.  He is very sensitive if he thinks you are made at him, and has a very tender heart.  He definitely has a little attitude, especially when he gets into "character" but like I said we would not want him to be any other way.  They are both perfect.  Both very different, but both perfect.  

All about photography.....

In my last post I mentioned how I have been learning, or trying to learn photography. I think it is wearing off on Bryn more that I thought, tonight for dinner, she couldn't even finish her dinner because she wanted to get a picture of the sunset. She was facing the sliding door while she was eating and it was just pulling her out! She said she was done after about 3 bites, so I told her to go take the picture and then come back and eat. She got the picture and then finished everything on her plate!!! Then she went around the house while Erick and I cleaned up dinner and took pictures of EVERYTHING. She was pretending that she was in a photo contest and had to have the best picture to submit. I love it, and think it is really cute, but when she gets into something she is full speed ahead!
I started another blog to hold all my photos, I am hoping to eventually be able to make some money doing this, so I figured it would be easier to start it now and have it the way I want it to be when that time comes. The link is on my side bar, check it out and let me know what you think...

http://leslieandersonphoto.blogspot.com

Update

I don't know what my problem has been lately.  I am finding myself at the end of the day wishing there were about 4 more hours in the day.  Unfortunately, my blog seems to be what keeps getting put on the back-burner during the shortage of time ;0) 

So by way of a quick update to get back on track of blogging our lives:

Erick is spending ALL of his time at the school.  He has his mini 2 Exam coming up a week from Monday.  When he is not at the school, he is playing b-ball with the guys from school.  

Bryn is at such a fun age right now.  She just lost

 her second tooth and is getting one in place of the first one she lost.  She is in the "What if" stage.  Everything she sees or hears she will say, "What if that tree fell on the car?"  or "What if I ate all my food and then went to bed."  About 90% of her sentences start this way.  It is so fun to see her mind working and thinking about so many things around her.  She is such a great helper around the house and is always helping me with Kyler.  She is mostly happy, but has her moments when a slight attitude creeps out.  Erick and I are still debating on where she gets it from!

Kyler is also at a fun stage, he is in the "pretend" stage.  I can't even count the times in a day that I hear him say, "Pretend that I was spiderman and you said; look, it's spiderman"  or something that includes pretend.  He is really into dressing up.  Between Batman and Spiderman we always have a superhero at our house.  He loves to play any sport and is really good at all of them.  We love Kyler and his energy and personality.  He keeps us on our toes.

I just got home from a surprise visit to Utah.  I went for Trent and McKenzie's wedding.  It was so fun to show up and surprise everyone.  The weekend went way to fast, we were so busy the whole time with everything going on, but I was ready to get home and see the kids!  The wedding was beautiful.  They make a perfect couple and compliment each other very well.  We are very excited to add McKenzie to our family.  The kids keep calling her their "NEW" aunt.  The other day Kyler asked if Trent was his new aunt as well.  After I quit laughing, I explained that Trent was his uncle, and has been since he was born.  I think it is still sinking in!  

The kids and I are staying very busy and having a lot of fun.  We don't have much time left on the island and we are all really going to miss it.  We have made some great friends and wonderful memories.  However, we are also excited to be back stateside and moving forward on this adventure.  

I have a friend who is teaching me everything she knows about photography.  She is an amazing wedding photographer.  We have taken pictures of my own personal, PERFECT model, Bryn.  We also have plans to take a bunch more, so I will be posting those here as I take them.  I am very excited about it and have had so much fun doing it.  Preview below.....

So, I am now officially back to regularly blogging and keeping everyone up to date on our life!