Andersons...

2011-01-08T18:15:00.000-08:00

Christmas Pictures

2010-12-20T14:26:00.001-08:00

Here are some pictures of the kids that I took before the Christmas program.

Colton will be 10 in January. McKay (in black) & Kaci (in green) will 6 in Feb. Oakley is 3 and Sage is 18 months. They keep us very busy.

Of course Josh's business is also keeping us busy, as well as his calling in the bishopric, and mine in primary presidency. Hopefully you all understand why we don't keep in touch with all of you as much as we would like. Josh's business, Sage Veterinary Services, is going very well and he stays very busy with that. As if we weren't busy enough, Josh decided to lease a farm and 200 head of cows.

Vacation in Scottsdale Arizona

2010-12-20T13:34:00.000-08:00

Josh, Kari, and Colton went to Arizona Dec. 10. One of the pharmaceutical companies had an "all-expenses" paid meeting at a resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Of course we couldn't pass that opportunity up. While Josh went to meetings, Kari and Colton went to the botanical gardens and an Indian museum. Then we met back up with Josh and we all went horseback riding in the desert and across the Verde River. We had a great time with temp. in the 70's. What a difference from the sub-zero temperatures that we left. Not to mention the foot of snow. Here are some pictures from our adventures.

We learned all about the Saguaro (Sah-WAR-oh) cactus. It only grows in the Sonora Desert and it will not grow an arm until it is at least 50 years old, however they may never grow an arm. They can live up to 250 years. They say you are better off to kill a person than a Saguaro cactus. If they build a road that has cactus in the way, they have to transplant each cactus. There is very specific instructions on how to transplant them. They must be facing the exact same direction and they must be propped up for two years. Their roots are only 4 inches deep and grow out as far as the cactus is tall. They can drink up to 25 gallons of water in a rain storm.

Oh and only John Wayne can get water out of a cactus.

Scooter is cuter than hooter or spooter or gooter

2010-11-14T17:09:00.000-08:00

Colton won the match. Here is round 3.

Match 1 Round 2

2010-11-13T23:11:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how long it takes to upload a video. If anyone knows how to make this work better or faster let me know, please....

Pendleton Wrestling Tournament

2010-11-13T21:43:00.000-08:00

Colton did well at the tournament today. Kaci, Colton and Dad got up early to get there. We left McKay with mom because she wasn't feeling good last night and threw up a few times. Anyhow, the tournament was a round robin, 4 in the bracket, 3 matches today. Here is round 1 of the first match.

Green Bean Fightin' Machines

2010-11-03T16:49:00.000-07:00

Colton had a very successful soccer season. There team was not only undefeated but they only had two points scored against them. They averaged 8 points a game. Colton was one of the main players and had some great games. Here are some pictures:

Colt 45 has some news...

2009-08-24T18:03:00.000-07:00

Go to www.colt45anderson.blogspot.com for an update of the life of an 8 year old boy growing up in Eastern Oregon.

Like Father, Like Daughter

2009-08-10T14:13:00.000-07:00

Warning: Due to gruesome content the following could be objectionable to some viewers! Proceed at your own risk.

We had an eventful weekend! We went to help Jeff move, we were only there for a few hours when McKay slammed the door on Oakley's finger, cutting off the tip of her middle finger on the right hand. Grandma Anderson ran to her aid, opened the door and got her hand out. She was heading to the bathroom when I looked around the corner and saw lots of blood, I grabbed Oakley from Grandma and ran in the bathroom. I was about to run in it under cold water when I realized that the tip of her finger was hanging off to the side. I turned around and told Jeff and Johanna that we needed to go to the hospital because the tip of her finger was gone. That wasn't a very good choice of words, Johanna ran into the kitchen, started filling a cup with water, and asking Megan where a flashlight was! Within seconds she was back at the door looking for Oakley's finger! When I finally realized what she was doing, I told her the piece was still hanging on the side and there was nothing to find. I guess she has had some experience with these kinds of situations!!!

So then Jeff, Johanna, and I jumped in the car and went to the ER, leaving Megan and Lindsay with the twins and a fussy Sage.

When we got to the hospital to check-in there was a lady there with an older lady in a wheelchair waiting to check-in, when she turned around and saw us she stepped back and told me I could go first. Then we got all our info to secretary, and they had the triage nurse come out and bring us a bandage, but when she saw Oakley's finger, she put the bandage back in her pocket and said "Follow me." She took us right back and within just a few minutes they were getting ready to sew her finger back on. I was so grateful that we didn't have to wait forever!

Josh was in Colorado at CE training and knew his classes got out at 12, it wasn't quite 12, but I called him anyway. He didn't answer, but he texted me saying he would be out of class in a few minutes. I texted him back: Oky cut off tip of finger. in er. He quickly left his class and called me. He tried to catch an earlier flight home, but just ended up sitting in the airport all afternoon, wishing he could be home.

The doctor did a great job of sewing her finger back on and we were out of the hospital within just a few hours. Oakley is doing a great job getting used to her splint, they put a splint on her from her elbow all the way past her finger tips and she is doing a great job of being left handed. She doesn't even complain about it. I think she knows it would hurt a lot worse if it wasn't for that splint.

So here are the pictures!!

Just got to the hospital. Mom talking to Dad.

Getting all the monitors on! Preparing for surgery.

Notice the tip of finger on the side.

Doctor showing us the bone. There may have been a crack or a fraction of the bone missing.

Almost done!

Like new again

Putting on the splint

Waiting for Oakley to wake up!

Pioneer Day--Sage 17 days old

2009-08-02T18:31:00.001-07:00

Sage with g-grandma Cook.

The girls all dressed up for pioneer day! Thanks Grandma Anderson for finding some pioneer outfits. (Pictures of Colton to come.)

I had to save the best for last!

Just some cute pictures

2009-08-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from the past few months.

This is the family reunion in Logan. The girls had a great time doing make-up with Daddy!

Me and my girls! (Boy do I look tired! Sage is about 12 hours old)

Do you think Oakley is trying to impersonate Sage??!!!! Pretty funny! Who do you think Sage looks like?

Sage , One week old

2009-07-31T09:44:00.000-07:00

Colton and Sage

Oakley and Sage

Kayletta and Sage

Kaci and Sage

Sage Irene

2009-07-31T08:18:00.001-07:00

Well, I guess it is time for an update! Sage was born three weeks ago, on July 8. She is a wonderful baby and has really grown a lot in three weeks. She weighed 7lbs 2 oz and was 20.5 inches long. On July 20th she weighed 8lbs 8oz. So I am sure she is probably close to 10 lbs now. Josh says every time he sees her she has grown a new chin. She is quite the porker.

About the name, Sage was just a name that we liked, didn't have anything to do with either of our families, at least that's what we thought! Then when Josh's mom was here, she was looking at my family history and found that Sage is a surname in my family!!! What a coincidence!

As for her middle name we really struggled, it is really hard to find a name that flows well with Sage. Of course we had a few suggestions of brush, bush, and hill, but soon vetoed all of those. I have really gotten into family history this past year, and have been working on my g-grandmother, Dorthea Irene's line. She died a few weeks after having her third child, my g-grandfather kept the baby for another month, before deciding the baby would be better off with a mother and gave her up for adoption. Dorthea is buried somewhere here in Baker, but we haven't been able to find her. So that is where the name Irene came from. This past week as I was going through some family history, I found the adoption papers for this little girl, I always knew her as Reva, but on the adoption papers I found out that my g-grandparents named her Irene, then the adoptive parents changed her name. So Irene is a very special name to me. My grandma searched for years for her little sister and finally found her later in life. They had a very good relationship until Reva died. So there is the story behind the name.

Life is very busy with 5 kids, 4 of them within 4.5 years!!! But we are adjusting well, and thankful for all of the help both of our mothers have given. Thank you, we couldn't have done it without you! Well, I guess I better see if I can upload some pictures.

Now this is a fresh baby!!!!! I would say minutes old.

Precious! You can see how much these girls love their baby sister!

Colton also loves his little sister!

That's it for now, I have to go rescue the twins from Oakley!

Caroling

2008-12-21T22:09:00.001-08:00

We went caroling tonight to some friends & neighbors. It was lightly snowing when we left but that soon changed to heavy snow and back to light snow when we got back home. We had all the kids in the car and had a fun time. They were pretty tired by the time we made it back home. They are excited for Christmas and looking forward to going to Idaho to see everyone there...JA

Horseshoe cake

2008-12-21T22:01:00.000-08:00

While we were out we took a cake to our friends house for his birthday, which was yesterday. I was supposed to make a horse but that sounded too hard so I made a horseshoe. He is the one who put shoes on our horses last. I tried to make it look like there was a rope and a cowboy boot on the cake, along with his name. As you can see, amateur job but it should taste good...JA

Happy Birthday

Bethlehem

2008-12-20T22:49:00.000-08:00

Tonight we drove to LaGrande to go to a live Nativity scene. This was no ordinary event but an actual reenactment of a trip to Bethlehem. We went to the Inn, but there was no room. The Roman gaurds/soldiers which you can see in the picture came around to collect taxes and make sure we were all following the "rules." At the census, they asked us how we got there, walk, ride or by a camel. Colton told them we rode in on an elephant (who left with our trunk). The whole reenactment was great, angels singing, wise men, a variety of booths and shops along the streets of "Bethlehem," live animals, and much more. We had fun and it was a great way to look at the events and coming of the Messiah.

Snow Plow

2008-12-20T22:27:00.000-08:00

Our driveway is getting full of snow again. I plowed it Wednesday and it is getting deep again. Anytime I go to get ready to go outside Oakley runs and gets shoes or boots and her coat. She wants to go out any chance she can get. How can you say no to her cute little face and eagerness to go with me? We bundled her up and went out go get the tractor. She rode on the tractor just fine. She settled right in and just watched out the windows. She sat right behind the seat and didn't make a noise. I would look back at her and she would be playing in some dirt, then with a screwdriver or something, and just enjoying herself. I looked back a little later and she had somehow found a can of starting fluid/ether and got the lid off and was sucking on the top. No wonder she was behaving so well???...JA

Drinking Fountain

2008-12-20T22:17:00.000-08:00

Saturday is Colton's day to go with me to work and he found something he really thought was funny happening there. One of our assistants dogs (Shooter) goes to the bathroom when he needs a drink, and that really made Colton laugh. He thought it was funny and wanted a picture. After watching, he became thirsty and as you can see, got a drink of his own.

I tried to get them both to go outside to get a picture of them going to bathroom outside, but they would not cooperate...JA

Pig Day

2008-12-20T21:48:00.000-08:00

Hello again. Luckily today was a nice today (weather) until about 2pm, then it snowed some more. I took Colton to work with me today, Saturday's he usually goes with me to work and we are normally done by noon. Today we went to a hog outfit to ultrasound for pregnancy on some hogs. Here are some pictures of the hogs. We found 2 pregnant ones, due February sometime...JA

Colton had the bright idea of riding one and the owner let him. Once he got up on her he got too nervous to stay on very long. Here he is riding Libby...JA

Piano Recital

2008-12-19T00:01:00.000-08:00

Here are some more pictures of the Piano Recital tonight.
We will start out with the spectators, then some performers, then spectators:
Here's Colton after it was all over.McKay, Kaci, Oakley
Kari, Oakley & Colt
Megan & Sierra

And finally their parents, in deep thought:

Piano Teacher

2008-12-18T23:53:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture of Colton and his piano teacher, Sister B. She does a great job, Colton loves the lessons.
Here is the other students with Sister Bingham. They all did well at the recital.
Here is Brother B at the recital. It's not his first one as you can see. I was wondering why he sat in the back. Now I know.

First Recital

2008-12-18T23:43:00.000-08:00

Colton had his first piano recital tonight. Here are some pictures of him playing Once there was a snowman or Jingle Bells. He is pretty focused. He loves to play and practice piano, something he did not get from his dad. He knows alot more about piano and reading music than I do. JA

Another day at the office

2008-12-18T23:23:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from today at work at the sale yard IML http://www.imlivestock.com/. I was thinking about how cold it is today and was comparing in my mind my job to my siblings/in-laws jobs, what did they do today? Marcy-work in the hospital, or maybe you were at the saleyard too?
Zach-office in TF, or basketball at the gym.
Becky/John-no need to mention the California weather, I was there last week and it was much warmer.
Lindsay/Brian-Sportsmans warehouse testing bows and rifles, nice.
Jeff-sorry bro', your still a student, hang in there.
McKenzie-chef school, tasting lots of good food in the kitchen, or cutting hair. Did you tell everyone what I sent you to try last new year? Need some more?

Anyways, today was a bit cold, windy, snowy and wet, but I love my job. Sorry no pics of me, just calves I vaccinated. Enjoy your work wherever it may be, send me a picture., JA

Pole Barn Construction

2008-12-13T19:40:00.000-08:00

Dad-here are some pictures of the shed we are building. I'm not sure why you want them, your here helping build it. Anyway, thanks for the help, Brian too. It's going up quicker and easier than I thought. I think if you click on a picture you can get a close up...Josh

Dad, Brian & Bob burying the posts.

Josh, Brian, Dad, Bob & Kari setting the first truss.

Deven in the JD bucket setting more trusses.

Bob putting the 5th truss in the right spot. The mountains have some snow in the background.

Colton climbing to the top.

Bob, Kevin, Marcy & Josh setting the last one in the snow!

Marcy & Dad. Thanks for all the help Dad, Brian, Lindsay, Eva, Marcy, Mom, Kari, Bob, Caren, Deven, Nick, Jason, Colby, Jacy, Kaci, McKay, Colton, & Oakley.

Halloween Plus More!

2008-11-12T14:39:00.000-08:00

Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween this year. The kids had a great time with their costumes. McKay was a "bad witch", Kaci was a cuddly chicken, Oakley was a black cat and Colton was a motorcycle rider who got in an accident and turned into vampire! His favorite part of his costume was his glow-in-the-dark vampire teeth.

Josh was in charge of the annual "Valley Ward Spook Alley" It turned out great! All three Baker wards were invited and almost everyone brought a friend. Josh and someone else from the ward made a maze out of straw bales. Then Josh and about ten other people from the ward dressed up and hid in the dark corners of the maze. I am not sure what was the scarriest; the man chasing them into a dead-end with the chainsaw, the witch hiding in a corner with real chickens, the crazy guy (Josh) hanging upside-down behind a tarp that they had to crawl under, the worms falling from the sky (really just spaghetti), the dead-end that had walls that closed in on them and then had chainsaws blasting on all sides, or the cute little motorcycle vampire with glow-in-the-dark teeth! Well, I don't know what scared them the worst, but they say it is pretty funny to watch those 16-year-old football players be scared to death!

Of course Josh can't go for too long without an injury. The same day as the spook alley Josh broke his thumb playing basketball during his lunch break! He went for a week before he finally x-rayed it at work and saw that it was definitely broken. He took his x-rays into the doctor, saved us a few hundred dollars, and now has a cast for the next three weeks. And one of his legs still has a numb spot from hanging upside-down in a swing for a whole hour!

Oakley burned her hand really bad on Grandma Stephens stove, so she has her hand all wrapped up! Kaci tripped in the yard and fell on a rock and bloodied up her chin, again, but no stitches this time! People are going to start wondering what I do to my family!

McKay now prefers to go by Kayletta! She loves the name which is just a combination of McKay Verletta. When she was younger she couldn't say her first name and her last name it was too much of a mouth full, so what came out was Kayletta, and it stuck. Too bad we didn't think of it first!

Colton is doing great in school. We had parent teacher conference last week. He is in second grade this year, but he does reading and spelling with the advanced 4th grade reading group and math with the third graders and of course getting A's in everything. His teachers are really cracking down on his handwriting which is good. His mind thinks so much faster than his hand can move that his handwriting is horrific. His teacher gave him a 6th reading test. He got a 99% in accuracy, he read 165 words per minute, retold the whole story to her and got 100% on the comprehension part. She said, unfortunately she doesn't have a harder test to give him! He has definitely read more books than Josh and I put together. We hardly ever read. We aren't quite sure where he came from.

A 4th of July to Remember

2008-07-18T23:22:00.000-07:00

On the night of the 2nd of July Josh and the kids decided to go camping. So Josh set out a tent and slept outside with the kids. They had a great time, but when McKay woke up the next morning she had a little bite under her right eye. It was already starting to swell, and with our history I wasn't taking any chances, so I took her right to the doctor. It was getting larger by the hour, and of course the only doctor I could get in to see was the one I haven't had good experiences with. Luckily this is her last month here because she has been unable to pass her board exams!!! (She told us that herself!) Her sole purpose in life seems to be to prove to the parents that they are wrong! GRRRRR! So of course she said it was just a bite an to give her some benadryl. Throughout the day it just kept getting bigger, so I called the Dr. back and they said they were swamped and that I would have to go to the ER. Well we were on our way to the swim park, so we decided to see if the cool water would help any, then take to the ER. By the time we made it back into the ER she looked deformed, her whole face was swollen and her eye was almost swollen shut. Poor McKay.

The DR at the ER gave her some good drugs to help with the swelling and started her on some good antibiotics. It still continued to get worse and by the morning of the 4th her eye was swollen shut. It was until that evening before we could notice that it was getting better.

While we were in the ER waiting for the Dr. Josh was asking McKay all kinds of questions. One question he asked, " If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go!" McKay was quiet for a while and then sadly said, "To my Kaci!" (Who had gone to the hotel with Grandma and Grandpa Anderson.)

Colton's Bike Path

2008-07-18T22:37:00.000-07:00

We decided to make a sandbox for the kids. When Josh does something you can be sure it is well thought out, and well-done. He borrowed my mom's little tractor and dug a big hole in the ground and put poles around the outside to keep the dirt from falling in.

Then he went and got a truck load of sand, from my Uncles pond that he had just dug. He also put in a plastic tub that was from a decorative pond from some previous renter and put it in the sandbox. So now they have a wading pool in there sand box. They love it! Now, what do you do with all that dirt that came out of the hole? Well, little did I know he had a plan for that too! A bike path for Colton! Boy was Colton EXCITED!!!

Josh took all the dirt and made jumps all along our lane. Everyone that comes over has to try it too.

Happy Birthday Oakley

2008-07-18T22:09:00.000-07:00

Oakley is a precious little girl. She is adored by all of us, even Colton, McKay and Kaci. They take very good care of her. She is growing up way to fast. She is now walking everywhere and is very proud of herself. She can sign "please" and "all done" and uses them a lot. She always says "Hi DAD" as soon as she sees Josh. She doesn't like to play with toys all she wants to do is go outside and play with rocks and dirt. She also likes to pull grass and weeds, and be on the trampoline with her brother and sisters. She is always ready to go. We have a six-month-old puppy, Soda. That she also loves, and he loves her. He will come right over and lay beside her. He is always kind and gentle with her and is always close to her if she is sitting in the grass. Oakley will be one on Sunday. My how time flies. We have lived in three different places since she was born!!!

Oakley Marie

2008-07-18T21:49:00.000-07:00

Oakley is almost one and we haven't even posted any good pictures of her. I don't know what is wrong with us. We had professional pictures taken of Colton at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. The girls got pictures at 6 and 12 months. Here are some good pictures of Oakley at 12 months. They aren't professional, but they are cute! If any of you want a picture let me know what pose and what size you would like and I will order a bunch of them.

Kari's night out

2008-04-20T14:42:00.000-07:00

Kari and her mom went to LaGrande tonight to a church choir concert. That left me at home with the kids, which can be exciting. You never know what can happen with mom gone. She left at about 6 pm and she was gone about 1/2 hour before I wondered if Kari took Oakley with her, or if she was home still. I thought about calling Kari and asking her if she did have her but chickened out and looked for her at home. It would not look good if I called Kari and asked her where her baby was, especially after listening to all her instructions (make dinner, the kids all need baths, comb all of their hair, clean pajamas, play, read them all a book, etc.) and reassuring her everyone would be safe while she was gone. I didn't call her and wouldn't you know it, Oakley was asleep in her crib when I went in to check on her. It would be great if she would stay asleep until Kari got home. She didn't. She woke up right after I put the french fries in the fryer.

I thought it would be good to get the kids pajamas all ready to put on right before dinner, so I had them get their pj's and set them on the couch. It was then I found out why Kari made sure to mention that I have them wear clean pj's as their were none in their pj drawer. I quizzed Kaci to see if they would be found anywhere else and she kept telling me we better do laundry. I thought about doing laundry for about 1 second and headed into Colton's room, maybe I'd find something in his drawers that would work.

It was then that Becky called to see how we were doing. I had Oakley in one arm and was helping Kaci find pj's when I answered the phone. I told Becky I had the kids for the night when from the other room came a scream like no other. McKay must be getting her finger cut off or something, at least it sounded pretty bad. I ran out to the living room and found Colton and her fighting over a toy.
Becky must have been wondering what was going on as I quizzed the kids on "who had the toy first?", the question game that always leaves you wondering. I never found out but from the investigation I believe McKay had the turtle and Colton took it away from her. We got it back to her and she was happy about that.

In the meantime, I guess Kaci misunderstood my instructions to "get pj's and bring them to the living room" and she had her pants off and was getting in her pajamas.

I got her dressed again so we could have dinner and realized it smelled like was something was burning. In all the confusion I had forgotten about the french fries and they were definitely done, well fried.

We got the kids to the table, the table set, and had our prayer for dinner.
Dinner went good but time was getting short. My whole goal when I have the kids is getting them to bed as soon as possible. In this case my goal was 7:30. I realized I was not going to make it if I was going to get Kari's list done so I decided to multi-task. I ran in and got the bath tub water started then came back in to finish dinner. Now I'm really doing good.

Dinner went well, nobody spilled anything and we had tasty hamburgers, well done french fries, pork and beans, and and oranges for dessert. I didn't have enough hands to do all that and feed Oakley her rice and peas baby food so I gave her cheerios and french fries. She was pretty happy and quiet with that.
It wasn't long before we finished and Colton went in to check the tub. Dad, the tub is full, and it was. Kaci and McKay wouldn't get in until I let alot of the water out. Then it was either too hot or too cold for them so I stood there and added more and more water until it was just right. While I was in the bathroom I had Colton watch Oakley in her highchair. He kept laughing and I finally went out to see what he was doing. He was having her try on hats, and they looked cute.

I went back and got Oakley's rice and peas baby food ready for her. She was strapped in the high chair so she wasn't going anywhere. Her dinner looked gross, a light green mush. I tasted it and it didn't taste any better than it looked. She really liked it though and ate all of it. I went and got the girls washed up and out of the tub and had Colton take his bath then. We got everyone dried off and into pajama's. The girls had to wear Colton's sweats and t shirts. They could hardly walk they were so big (but they were clean). It smelled like Oakley needed a diaper change then, so Kaci showed me where the diapers and wipees were and went and got some pj's for Oakley. I changed her diaper and realized where all the gross, a light green mush went that I fed her for dinner.

It was only 8:15 by that time, and everyone was headed for bed. We read scriptures, said prayers, and read our bed time stories. Everyone was tucked in and I thought about cleaning up the whole mess that was left behind from dinner, baths, pj's, diapers, etc. I didn't remember that on Kari's list of things for me to do so instead of cleaning up, I sat down and watched the Jazz game instead.

Once again, with Kari gone leaving me with the household chores of getting the kids fed, bathed, and put to bed, I realized how much Kari does for our family. Kari does what I did last night with ease, and with much more love and patience than I will ever have. She is wonderful. I love my family so much. All in all, it was a fun night home with the kids......josh

Happy Birthday Marcy

2008-04-11T22:35:00.000-07:00

last of all...Marcy with Kaci, th en McKay, then Colton, Colton, Colton.

Happy Birthday Marcy

2008-04-11T22:33:00.000-07:00

Pictures from long ago...

Happy Birthday Marcy

2008-04-11T21:56:00.000-07:00

Marcy, remember this at Wal Mart with dad? Funny huh. Josh

Happy Birthday Marcy

2008-04-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

April 1st 2008
Marcy is great
Better send a note your way
Hope you had a great birthday
Here are some pictures, I found a few
Marcy, these are all of you.

Love Josh, Kari, Colton, McKay, Kaci, Oakley

Birthday picture

2008-04-10T21:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of us after the scavenger hunt we went on. Colton drew a treasure map and made me a scavenger hunt to find my birthday present, a kite. It was fun for us all. It's been pretty windy for our kite, almost too windy. We are still getting snow but it doesn't stick around long.

My birthday

2008-04-10T21:43:00.000-07:00

I am a bit behind with the posts for now so here are some pictures from my birthday. I was excited to be able to celebrate it in Idaho at mom and dads. Kari and the kids got me some new scriptures that are a lot bigger so that I can see the words better. Mom and dad got me a new camera which I love. It's great to have on hand and I hope to be able to share more pic's with everyone this way.

Haines Art Show

2008-04-10T21:42:00.001-07:00

Colton had some pictures he made in class at school. He did a great job making a picture of a cat and a horse. He also created and painted a neat box.

Here is what Colton has to say:
I don't really know what to say. Dad!! Hahaha.
Hahaha... uuummm....Daddy.....I don't know what to say...
The box was white and we painted it black. We made the
Dog and some made a Cat. Dad thought my horse looked
more like an octopus. Haha...We drew the cat. Good night,
I better get to bed now. Love Colton

More Birthday pictures

2008-03-05T22:10:00.001-08:00

Becky & John

Twins blessing-Union, OR

More Birthday pictures

2008-03-05T22:10:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Becky

2008-03-05T22:07:00.000-08:00

Becky & Colton @ Anderson Family Reunion 2005

Family pictures-Idaho

Egg pass, Anderson reunion 2005

Becky & McKenzie-2005

Anderson reunion-Rock mansion-Elba

Happy Birthday Becky. We love you lots. Love Josh, Kari, Colton, McKay, Kaci, Oakley.

Colton's Math Scrabble

2008-02-27T20:33:00.000-08:00

Colton went with me to the calf call. he likes to go along and help out. Kaci and McKay would really love to go too, they beg me everytime I leave. They say they will help with the baby calves and are sad when they don't get to go. It's hard for them to understand why Colton gets to go and they have to stay home. Anyways, on the way home Colton said he thought of a new game at school today.

I asked him what the game was and he said it is like scrabble, but with "math facts" instead of words. You can use numbers like 1+1=2 and then add onto one of those numbers with a +, -, or x. Kari, Colton, and I played one game and it is pretty cool that he thought it up. I don't know if it will ever hit the shelves of Wal Mart though.

Too late

2008-02-27T20:18:00.000-08:00

The call for tonight was at around 6pm. I got called to look at a calf that was born yesterday. It was doing good this morning then at 5 it wouldn't get up and was bloated. They brought it in to the barn and called to see if I could come see what may be wrong with it. I got there and went to the barn and found the calf had already died. They joked around saying I needed to drive faster next time. It must have gotten stepped on or something. It's tough to lose the calves especially when they do good for a day or two. They are worth so much to the ranchers, not only for the money, but they really will do all they can for the calves.

Off to state

2008-02-20T22:52:00.001-08:00

Kari, Colton and I drove to Echo, OR to watch the North Powder boys basketball team in their 1st state game. They won by 18 points. It was good to see them play, they are doing really well. Kari's nephew plays on the team as well as a few kids from our ward. Today at work it was busy but kind of boring. Mostly sick dogs. I like it when I get to go out on calls, even in the cold. Should be breeding alot of horses in the next couple of months.

There is still snow on the ground and it freezes pretty hard at night. I'm not sure how excited I should be about going to Klondike this weekend and sleeping in the snow. I better get going, it's getting late. I go to the saleyard in La Grande tomorrow.

Extra passenger

2008-02-19T23:05:00.000-08:00

I was called out pretty early this morning to look at a yearling filly that had slipped on the ice overnight sometime. I saw that it had a broken leg and after taking xrays we put her down. There are a lot of options anymore for broken legs on horses. It used to be that every horse with a broken leg was put down. Today there are many more options including casts, bone plating, bone screws, wire, etc. Its amazing what can be done.

After that, I had a calving call and drove to Medical Springs. It is a really pretty drive with a great view of the Eagle Cap mountain range. The drive home has a great view of the Blue mountains. I got to the ranch and found out the cow maybe started calving last night. The owner tried pulling the calf and couldn't and called for a c-section. After getting my hands dirty and assessing the situation, I knew that the calf was alive and in normal position for delivery. I was hooking on the ob chains and noticed that the right foot/leg was broken, completely from the ob chains. We pulled by hand and got the calf out in about 10 minutes. It was good to see because the cow and calf were alive. As for the broken leg, it needed immobilized, and a cast should work good. I don't carry casting supplies and we decided we should bring her into the clinic where we had all of the cast supplies.

We threw the calf in the front seat of my truck, which was not that easy. The tech with me had to ride home with a wet, bloody calf which kept sneezing on her. We got it back and put a nice cast on the leg. Hope it does well.

The rest of the day was a small animal day-ears, skin, spays, neuters, etc. We did get another calving call. This time the cow came to us. It was a downer cow who was pregnant. She had not dialated enough for a normal delivery so we did a c section. It was another fun one. We got 2 live births from the whole operation. Well have to see how the cow does. She should do good.

It will be a long time.

2008-02-18T20:20:00.001-08:00

About 1 month ago, a client presented me with a scenario that for one thing, I couldn't hardly believe it, and second I was sure I would not see something like it again for a long time. But I was wrong. Last month a lady brought in her dog and asked me to remove a tick which was attached to the dogs belly. She had tried all the tricks she knew and the tick was not budging. She was getting worried because it was starting to "fill up" and get bigger. She tried soaking it with mineral oil, burning it out, squeezing it with tweezers and pulling hard, etc. and the darn tick was not coming out. It was time for professional assistance?

After examining the dog and looking at the "tick" I told her I must take it to the back to get better lighting. Really, I needed to go somewhere before I started laughing at what had been done. The tick turned out to be the dogs nipple, which of course now was red, swollen and sore to the point it was almost bleeding. I was sure I wouldn't see something like that for a long long time...until today.

An older gentleman brought his dog in today for an emergency examination, more professional assistance. He had found that his dog had somehow jammed a piece of metal into its leg. He did all he could to pull it out at home. He decided he needed assistance after the dog got angry and tried to bite him. The dog did fine until the man tried to pull the piece of metal out with his pliers, then the biting started.

He showed me on the dog where the piece was and I was having a difficult time finding it. The dog did have a shaggy coat, but I kept looking. He showed me a few more times then finally led my hand to the metal, which I was having a difficult time finding. Finally, I figured out what he was talking about. It wasn't metal at all, it was just the dogs dewclaw. I took the dog back and trimmed its nails and thought, It will probably be a long time before I see something like this again.

Busy day

2008-02-17T21:49:00.000-08:00

Today started pretty early for us all. We had ward conference at 9 and I had early meetings as well as meetings after church. I got called to check a calf at 9am, then went back to church. After church and meetings the calls started rolling in. Kari was with me and we didn't get to go home until 9 pm. We fixed up a down cow with grass tetany, looked at a Jack Russel that got cut up in a dog fight, fixed a prolapsed steer, worked on a sick cat (sick for 3 days), oiled a colicy horse, and medicated a sick dog. Quite an afternoon. I'm glad we share call here as I am only on call one weekend a month.

Calving call

2008-02-16T21:26:00.000-08:00

I am on call this weekend and I had an interesting call tonight. A rancher called and said he needed help getting a calf out. The cow must have aborted and the calf was 2 weeks early and he didn't think it was still alive. I drove out through the really thick fog (visibility 10 yards) and he had the cow caught up in the barn. I put on my boots and coveralls and took a feel. I was a bit confused at what I felt inside. I spent some time getting oriented and the rancher was waiting for me to tell him what was wrong and what to do next.

I told him it feels like the cow is going to give birth to a basketball, thats just how it felt. This calf had a head as big as a basketball and a very wide and incomplete skull filled with fluid. I put ob chains on the front legs which were very short, small and stumpy. I drained a lot of fluid out of the head and we yanked it right out. It was a deformed fetus, really an interesting case. I cut open where all the fluid was in the skull and found there was no brain or spinal cord material, none at all, just an open empty skull.

I was explaining to the owners how it might have happened and things were pretty serious when I told them there are really only 2 causes of this. One was from a plant toxicity and the other was the HC syndrome. They were wondering what the HC syndrome was and I said, well, the only other demonstrated case of something born with no brain was named the HC syndrome, or the Hilary Clinton syndrome. I was hoping the 3 of them weren't HC supporters & democrats, and they for sure weren't and we all got a good laugh out of it. Life is fun.

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Tribute to Jeff

2007-12-24T00:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Jeff

Born at Cassia memorial, to a grateful mom and dad

A newborn baby boy, his dad was really glad.

His mom survived the blizzard, driven home in a blur

The snow was piled high, no problem for the tractor.

Jeff grew up so fast, he really loved to play

This December 21^st, was his 24^th birthday.

And over the years, there have been many memories

Playing in the dirt, and doctoring scraped knees.

He always loved to swim, he could have been a shark,

He’d swim out to the island, even after dark.

And go on crazy dates, the girls thought he was hip

Movies in the corn field, even snowmobiling trips.

He was a mighty Spartan, and played tough on Friday nights

A Minico linebacker, with football pads and tights.

His hits were so hard, he’d scare the other team

You didn’t have to listen much, to hear his mother scream.

She was awful proud, of her tough athletic son

And all the great awards, and medals he has won.

His senior year in football, it was voted that he was great

Even without his mother’s vote, he made linebacker, all-state.

He loved to wrestle, he started when he was young,

He didn’t always win at first, but he thought it was fun.

He got better and better, I taught him all my moves,

And then he learned some more, rarely would he lose.

Coach Cooper helped him work hard, and believe in his skills

He made him work at practice, and work hard in the drills.

Working hard was not new to him, and he was probably glad

He inherited a work ethic, by growing up helping his dad.

He started wrestling freestyle, and even won at state

He joined Team Idaho, to help make him great.

He traveled to many states, wrestling in many towns

Getting lots of pins, and most of all, takedowns.

His senior year was coming, he had so many meets

Coach Brad taught him to be tough, and not accept defeat.

That year was not always easy, he really had a run

Not losing a single match, an Idaho State Champion!

There’s so many memories, that I have of Jeff my bro’

Like rolling the 4 wheeler, and building caves in the snow.

He even came to visit me, to be by my side

Hitch-hiking to Moscow, because he didn’t have a ride.

He had a late scare one night, I remember answering the phone

Dad told me Jeff crashed his bike, right outside Mountain Home.

His life was in balance, when Lifeflight did arrive

A modern day miracle, he’s lucky to be alive.

I am so grateful, to spend another day

With you my BIG little brother, I’d have it no other way.

Jeff you are very special, to your family and friends

I love you and your family, a love that never ends.

I’m not sure why I wrote this, I had no gift for you,

Nothing for your birthday, so this will have to do.

I’m not real good at telling, my feelings about others

This I want you to know, I’m proud of you my brother.

Now this poem is almost finished, there’s another thing to know

One thing I should tell you, before I have to go.

I hope you had a good birthday, lots of presents and such

Sorry for all the times, I beat you up so much.

You are my little brother, and I remember when

I’d beat you up so easy, you were a cinch to pin.

Now you’re a little stronger, it’s harder to make you cry

You put up a better fight, sometimes I even let you tie.

Happy Birthday Jeff, love,

Josh

December 2007

Happy Birthday Jeff

2007-12-23T21:28:00.001-08:00

Dec. 21st, Jeff's birthday, born in 1983 making him 24, way to go bro.

Jeff and Colton, great friends. Colton really loves his uncle.

Go Big Red Colton & Jeff 2001

2001 Jeff reading to Colton. Now Colton is reading to Jeff.

Jeff at his best. 2002 State freestyle

Josh, Jeff, Colton, Kari
Jeff Anderson 2002 CDA Idaho Freestyle State Champion

Jeff, Colton April 2002 CDA

2003 Christmas-Jeff & Dad with Jeff's new muzzle loader

Jeff & Colton Christmas 2003

Union, OR Blessing the twins 2005
Josh, Kari, Marcy, Dad, Kaci, Mom, McKay
Jeff
Lindsay, Colton, Becky, McKenzie

Christmas 2006 Zach, Jeff, Dad with his new mountain bike motor

Jeff & McKenzie-Christmas 2006

Anderson reunion 2007 Logan, Utah

Wedding Day!!!

Dad, Megan, Jeff calf tying 2007

Christmas Program

2007-12-14T22:20:00.000-08:00

Hello all, we sure enjoyed having Mom and Dad here visiting us this past couple of days. I'm not sure Dad will want to come back though. I had him out helping me work cows 2 of the 4 days he was here. McKenzie should be happy, she called and asked if I could save her some "rocky mtn. oysters" from my work and so I sent some home with Dad for her to cook up. Hope they turn out well. Thanks for the help dad, he also hung a chandelier and some other light fixtures for Kari in the house. Mom was able to spend time with the kids and do some shopping while she was here. We enjoyed having them here and the kids are already sad they are gone.

We were able to go to Colton's school Christmas program where Colton dressed up like a penguin in the play "how the penguins saved Christmas" It was really cute. A couple of days before the program I asked him if he was ready and knew his 3 parts and he said he knew his parts ok but he still had to practice his waddle. He said Emily had a good waddle and he needed to practice his before the program. Their were 8 penguins, some reindeer, lots of kids singing off pitch, and once the show even got delayed for a kindergarten potty break. The gym was full with parents and friends and Santa even showed up at the end. Colton did great with his parts and his waddle, we are so proud of him. It's hard to believe he has grown up so fast and the girls are right behind him.

Kari was asking Colton what he ate for lunch at school today and he said he had cheese sandwiches and soup to dip the sandwich in. She asked him how much he ate and it sounds like he didn't eat that much, he was way too hungry when he got home from school. He told her that along with the sandwich and soup him and some of his friends found some cereal in the salad bar. I guess they loaded up their trays with that cereal. Kari asked him what kind it was and he said it was shredded mini wheats, and really good too. They just ate them dry, without any milk and they were really crunchy. She asked if they were frosted and he said no, just small and crunchy. Kari said, Colton, that wasn't mini wheat cereal, it was croutons!

Not feeling well

2007-12-04T22:16:00.000-08:00

Last night I didn't get much sleep due to sinus, ears, congestion and headache. It was a long day at work, but we got a lot done. We were able to put up our Christmas tree tonight. It is bigger than we thought and takes up alot of our living room. It sure smells good though. I imagine the kids will be decorating it tomorrow.

McKENZIE

2007-12-02T22:02:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MCKENZIE--DECEMBER 1
21 YEARS OLD!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU LOTS.

Let it snow

2007-12-02T21:44:00.000-08:00

It is sure looking like winter. We had about 6 inches of snow last week and even more in the mountains. It is so pretty, snow on all the trees. Yesterday we piled all the kids but Oakley into the truck and drove up Rock Creek to the mountains to find a Christmas tree. We stopped along the way to go sledding on a side hill and it really started snowing hard. Roy (Kari's brother) and Stephanie and some of their kids came a little later so we kept sledding for a while. Then we drove on up the mountain a little farther, breaking trail in about a foot of snow. We came up on a couple of elk but it didn't take them long to get out of there. There were all kinds of tracks crossing the road. Colton wanted to stop and sled the whole time and we all were watching out for the "perfect tree." We found a good one and loaded it up in the truck. Roy found one and we got it loaded and headed for home. We made it home before dark and hurried in to warm by the fire. We went to Roy and Stephanies for dinner and games for the night. It was a great time for all. Today was church and it was snowing when we left for Baker, it snowed the whole day through and we were almost snowed out coming home. The wind is blowing pretty hard and drifts are going to be a problem. I doubt Colton will be going to school tomorrow, he will probably want to go sledding. I started my new job at Baker Veterinary Hospital which I love. I work with great people, 3 other doctors, and good staff. I recieved a new calling in church and will be working with Scouts and Young Men again, I am excited and glad to serve the Lord. Christmas season is here and the kids love putting up the decorations. My mom has done well getting us lots of ornaments and decor for the Holidays. I hope you all have a good holiday season and remember the Savior and know HE loves you. Love, Josh

2007-11-04T21:56:00.001-08:00

Update, Colton loves first grade. Small hometown public school-15 in first grade and a great teacher who challenges him well. He was Captain Jack Sparrow for halloween. McKay was a lion with a pretty quiet and bashful roar. Kaci was a loud chicken and Oakley was a ladybug. We had a great time.

2007-11-04T21:53:00.002-08:00

Update, I have been elk hunting this week but unlike Brian, I haven't found the perfect one. It is sure fun to hike through the Blues Mts., they are beautiful. Next year I will make sure to have a horse.

2007-11-04T21:53:00.001-08:00

Update, I am on track to getting my dream job in my dream location, what we've been working towards the last few years. Hopefully it works out. Despite all of the recent setbacks, we have truly been blessed and things are starting to fall into place in unusually divine ways. Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers the last few months.

2007-11-04T21:52:00.000-08:00

Update, I survived my last farm accident, concusion, fracture orbit, lost tooth, etc, Oct. 23rd, truck tire blew up and knocked me out and 1/2 way across road. I don't remember a thing except telling the ambulance to go home, I will drive myself in. Feeling much better now. Thank you much for all of your thoughts and prayers. I am grateful to be alive and with my family and friends. I had a very close call! Love Josh

Anderson Family Reunion

2007-08-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

August 18-Saturday: Finally, we don't have to go to a dr. We were able to travel to Logan for a family reunion. It is the Raymond and Verletta Anderson family. We drove to Logan Canyon. Marcy had set up a campsite there at Guinavah-Malibu Campground
http://www.utah.com/campground/amenities2127.htm

Back at camp we set up tents and had a great dinner. Thanks to all who helped out. That night there was a horrible thunder/lightning and rainstorm. As dry as it is we sure needed the water. It lasted forever and when the rain started dripping inside our tent we headed for the car.

The next morning I woke up early and headed on a hike to the Wind Caves.

The group hiked up there yesterday before we arrived and everyone said it was awesome, so I wanted to check it out. It was about a 2 mile hike ending in beautiful arches and rooms formed from wind and ice erosion. It was a tough climb that took about 40 minutes to get up and 18 to get down. I saw deer and had a wonderful view of the canyon.

http://kutv.com/backcountry/local_story_322164937.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/niffgurd/sets/72157600793227519/with/800068501/

2007-08-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

Well, its been 2 days and we have news/updates of our lives at the hospital and doctor's office:

August16--Josh Dr. Appt. to clean/change IV bandage in morning and blood tests. Kari went back into hospital for a recheck of her skin infection. It was a lot worse and they lanced open an abscess. She is now on IV antibiotics once a day. She is doing pretty well with it all but it's starting to wear us all down. The kids really like their dad home during the day. Now that Kari is on IV's, we really can't go to the Anderson family reunion in Logan. We arranged for Colton to go with his cousin Nash, Andy & Brooke's family so he packed up and left this evening with Andy.

August 17--Josh had another Dr. Appt. this am, this on with the wound care clinic. The hole in my arm is healing up nicely. Kari is changing the wrap and packing it at home every morning for me. They are keeping my IV's at twice a day so I give them at home at 7 & 7. The pharmacy restocks my supplies once a week. After Josh's appt., we took Kari into the hospital for her IV infusion. They checked her wound and it's still really red, inflamed, and angry. They have her on daily IV's until the wound is better then switch to oral meds. Today we were at doctors for 8 hours total. Luckily my mom came and took the kids for us about noon. She is a great blessing and help as we are getting tired and lots of things getting out of hand. We wish we were at the reunion, hope all is well, I see there are thunderstorms and rain in the forecast, hope the campers are all well. Love Josh

SEE PICTURE AT BOTTOM OF PAGE.

Update on Dr. Appt.'s

2007-08-15T21:41:00.000-07:00

Hello all. We have had a lot going on lately. I don't have the time to elaborate on all the details, but here is a chronological list of what's going on.
July 20--Kari had a baby girl, 7lbs 5 oz. a girl named Oakley, such a doll.
July 24--Kari & Josh 9th wedding anniversary
July 25-27--Had fun at Knoeppel family reunion in Island Park, Idaho
July 28--Able to visit old friends, Jason and Libby Bair in Rexburg, Idaho.
August 2--Happy birthday dad
August 4--Jeff and Megan get married--Burley, Idaho
August 5--Happy Birthday Kari
August 6--Josh went to ER in Burley for a "spider bite?"
August 7--Josh admitted to hospital in Burley for a severe bacterial skin infection.
August 8--Went to Dr. for Colton with skin infection, on abx
August 9--Josh wishes he was combining grain instead of in the hospital. Can't work for who knows how long.>>
August 10--Josh released from hospital. Josh going into hospital daily for IV meds.
August 11--finally able to return home to Utah, Josh still pretty sick and weak.
August 12--Doctor prescribes IV's twice daily for Josh for at least 6 more weeks.
August 13--More doctors appt's, pic IV line in and Josh can give all meds at home instead of driving to LDS hospital every day.
August 14--Kari goes to doctor for skin infection. They had her go into ER to lance and get abx.
August 15--McKay goes to doctor for skin infection, starts abx.

Not having much fun lately other than Oakley is doing great and is cute as ever. Love ya, thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers,

Josh & Kari

Becky visiting--Yeah

2007-07-28T23:09:00.000-07:00

My sister Becky is here. She doesn't understand why I don't blog? I don't even know what a blog is? So she set me up with a blog site. What's that? She doesn't understand why I don't own a cel phone? or an I Pod, what's that? I'm not sure what it is but I don't have a "DVR" either, or a "GPS". I think she's embarrassed for me. I don't even own a laptop. I do have a digital camera, at least Kari does, but I'm not sure how to use it. I can't wait to move back to the country. Anyways, she's got me thinking and now I want my own blog, so here goes. "BECKY, now what do I do??"

Well, I guess I need a cel phone now. I found a pretty good one at DI. What do you think???

Bye, wish me luck!

Josh