Recently at Team Anderson...

Recent Thinkings:

Remember my epic gardening project? Well, I'm happy to report that my garden is green and lush... with WEEDS!!! Yeah, it's completely out of control. I don't even know if any actual vegetables are growing in that giant weed-jungle. Apparently I overestimated my ability to actively take care of a garden on a daily basis in the midst of late pregnancy/early post-pregnancy (haha). Sigh... maybe next summer?

So, I mentioned earlier that when I'm pregnant, I crave salty, salty foods. Well, evidently when I have a newborn, I crave SUGAR. The other day I had waffles for breakfast, with strawberries and banana. I smeared large gobs of Nutella over all of it. Yum.

Recent cell phone FAIL: when my friend Chris and his family were passing through Salt Lake City, and called me to meet up. I didn't have my phone with me, so I didn't hear it ring. Then, I went a few days before bothering to listen to my messages. FAIL!!! I am so lame with my phone.

Y'know what's really liberating? A budget!! Tim and I put together a fine little budget for ourselves, which is much simpler than the crazy, multi-worksheet maze that we used to have when we first got married. We're still in the thick of our student loans (haha, obviously... it'll be a long time before that "thick" starts to thin...), and it's SO nice to know exactly where we stand every month with bills and expenditures. Goodbye, Anxiety. Hello, Awareness!! Yay us.

The father-son campout is coming up this Friday evening, and Tim's going to take Weston again. (We both agreed that it would be a little TOO hardcore for him to take the four-week-old baby as well.) Anyway, how should I spend my fabulous evening?? I'm thinking of checking out a couple new-to-me stores (World Market, Tai Pan). Maybe I'll bake something spectacular, too...? To be determined!

I am OBSESSED with Paradise Bakery right now (thanks to Gangy for the introduction!). Their claim is "famous for our cookies," and I will definitely get behind that. My favorites are the chocolate chip (so soft and luscious) and the sugar (soft in the middle, and tastes just like cookie dough!). So, I admonish you: GO THERE! TRY IT!! You won't be disappointed. :-)

In related news, I saw LAURA W the other day!!! In case you don't know who that is, she's the awesome girl who I originally met in California and who now lives nearby and has an equally awesome and adorable little girl, Alice. They came over to watch The Little Mermaid and play a bit, and then we went to (guess...) Paradise Bakery for lunch!! Weston and Alice were really shy with each other in the beginning, but they were laughing and having a grand ol' time by the end. YAY!!!

And now... Recent Doings:

Exploring:

Self-photographing:
Hiking:

Napping:

Hamming:

Lounging:

Bonding:

Petting:

Posing:

Climbing:

Balancing:

Cuddling:

and, of course, Eating: