NINE MONTHS OLD TODAY!

Liam was born nine months ago, today. Wow. Can't believe it goes by so fast.

Missing Daddy

Linds is away for two days as he needs to attend a PAC (Prairie Athletic Conference) meeting in Moose Jaw today. It will be a busy week for him. He gets back late tonight and is in charge of the outdoor soccer tournament we are hosting here this weekend. Liam and I are hanging out today. Liam is either teething or is sick with a cold. His nose is a constant drip and he's had a bit of a fever 37.6 is the highest it's been. Under the armpit, they say that 36.5 is normal. It is beautiful up here today so I thought we would get some fresh air. I am currently in the student lounge using the computer so I am not able to send a picture or two along with this post. You can just picture us in your mind's eye...Liam has red cheeks, snot rolling down from his nose, his mouth open so he can breathe, and spiky hair...still. I look a little tired and my hair needs to see a brush 'cause I just realized I forgot to really look in the mirror before I went out. ahh...officially a mommy! Well, better get the munchkin back to the apartment. We are approaching nap time.

Bath time...sitting up

Labour Day Weekend

We rented a boat with Dan & Laura Collins and Kyle & Kassy Parsons on the Saturday of the long weekend. Both couples live in the four plex with us. Dan & Laura work at NBI (Enrolment Director & Exec Assistant) and Kyle is a 4th year student with Brad. Kassy works in town...the important piece of the puzzle that keeps them away from student loans. We went out to Tobin Lake that Saturday and spent 2 hours on the lake. It was really fun. We came back to the Nipawin Regional park for a BBQ supper. What a great day!

Baby Shower for Brooklyn

Ian (Linds' brother) & Danielle's little Brooklyn is such a beautiful baby and it was really neat to be able to celebrate her birth at the baby shower before we left for Nipawin. I realized after that I actually didn't get a picture of Brooklyn...silly Auntie Amanda. I'll have to make up for it the next time we're together as a family. The pictures are of Danielle opening her gifts, Liam playing with his cousin, Adrian and Ashlee (Linds' brother Andrew's girlfriend) and her mom Norma playing with Liam.

Saying Goodbye

We know that we will see them from time to time as we are only 3 hours away...but it's just not the same. Craig & Jen Glen were one of the biggest perks of living in Saskatoon. God is good and this couple is just another example of that statement. We are thankful for them as a couple not only personally but also as a pastor couple as they have followed God's leading and minister to our church family in Saskatoon. The last time we moved away our friendship grew even over the miles. We hope this trend continues. We love you two!!!

Moving to Nipawin...

Moving to Nipawin...

Hello from Nipawin...

Nipawin...our new home. Actually we are 1 km south of town, living on the Nipawin Bible Institute campus. We moved last Saturday (August 26). Thanks to helpers from church and our family, we packed up the Uhaul on the Friday night and drove up here on Saturday. It's good to be back...for those of you wondering what that means, Linds did his education here and was asked to come back to be on staff. He is teaching two classes/semester and is in charge of the athletic program. I won't be taking up my executive assistant post I had last time we were here as I get to stay home and hang out with Liam. I anticipate there being a lot here on campus that I can do in a volunteer capacity. I'm really excited about being a part of the team, even though I'm not in the office. Sad to say, we don't have internet at home any longer so I will have to get to Linds' office in order to blog and email. I hope to make it here every couple days. This afternoon I walked over without bringing the cable that allows me to download pictures from our camera onto the computer. So no new pictures of Liam today but I've included one I took last fall. We were on our way to the NBI dining hall for supper when we saw this sunset...another perk! Hope you all have a great long weekend. A few of us from the fourplex complex we live in our renting a boat this afternoon and hanging out at the Nipawin Regional Park. It is good to be out in the fresh air again. Saskatoon isn't as bad as the big cities...Toronto, Vancouver...but we can definitely tell the difference when we come up here and take in a deep breath of fresh air. Well, I need to sign off. Hope all are well. If you care to drop us a line, either by snail mail or email, here is our info...

Lindsay, Amanda & Liam Anderson
c/o Nipawin Bible Institute
Box 1986
Nipawin SK S0E 1E0
Email: anderson3@nipawin.org

Exhibition Parade, Saskatoon

Sitting Up!!

Liam started sitting up all by himself while we were in Wisconsin. Must be that humidity. :)

Welcoming our Niece

Brooklyn Elizabeth came into the world on August 8. We were able to visit with her, Ian (Lindsay's youngest brother) and Danielle the next day. Both mom and baby are doing well. She's a cutie and the Anderson clan gets their girl! Mom Anderson is very excited about all the pink things she now gets to purchase and make. I think she's had enough of the blue.

Birthday Greetings from the Clown

It's Pappy's birthday today so we surprised him at work. We brought him a mini black forest cake (one of his favorites) and his favorite grandson (the only one he has) dressed up like a clown. We knew Liam had crazy hair but this is really too much.

Driving My Parents Nuts...

Actually Liam did very well on the trip. The funny thing about this very cute picture of our son is that 10 minutes prior to the click on the camera, the diaper Liam was wearing decided it was not going to work as well as we see on the commercials. Or maybe it was that the sheer volume of what I had to clean up in that Pizza Hut parking lot was just too overwhelming for the poor diaper. This was one of the hardest days. We had a long day of travel and we got to our supper late. Thankfully we decided to order pizza and bring it back to the hotel. Liam just wasn't a happy camper that evening and Linds and I did our best to inhale our supper while trying to find the soother to help calm the screams. Maybe he just wanted some pizza too. It was, after all pepperoni...who can resist that?!

Wisconsin War Memorial

On the way to visit our family, we took a break at the War Memorial. Liam got to ring a copy of the Liberty bell and stretch his legs.

Hanging out with the Witters

My mom's sister, Becky, her husband, Tom and my cousins, Taylor and Logan.

With Opa & Oma Reiss

We've been away...

On July 23rd the three of us hit the road with Wisconsin as our destination. We arrived their three days later with a little guy that had done really well on the trip but was excited to get out of the car for longer than a night stay at a hotel. This is the first time my (Amanda) extended family was able to meet Liam. It was a thrill...for them to meet him and for us to show him off. We had a great time. Now that we are home I can tell that Liam is missing all the attention he got while down there. I'm just not as interesting as a great Opa and Oma, great aunt & uncle, two second cousins and a great, great aunt. Go figure?! Here are some pictures of our trip.

Kinsmen Park, Saskatoon

A few weeks ago we took Liam to the park. It's a special park in Saskatoon that both Lindsay and I used to visit as kids, on school trips or just hanging out with each of our families. This park has rides and a little pool. My favorite was always the train. Liam got to experience the train, ferris wheel and merry-go-round.

Checking out the dust bunnies...

Liam has been able to roll from his back to his front and back again for a while now, but he just recently started rollling all over the place. I think it just became apparent to him that he has a gift and he should be using it. Linds was hanging out with him the other night and watched him roll right under the futon in our living room. This talent for getting into small spaces could prove useful when cleaning the house. :)