Watcher in the Woods

08/19/05 – In one of my magazines, I saw a bride just peeking over her bouquet and it made for a great picture. Natalie and Ian got a better picture than I did, but here’s the one I got. For the reception in Weiser, we framed a 5x7 picture of this pose and it seemed as though anywhere you walked in the house, Lindsay was watching you!

Mr. & Mrs. Bangart

08/19/05 – My baby sister Lindsay married Keith Bangart on August 19, 2005 in the Mesa Arizona Temple. Sometimes it seems like they’ve been together for longer than 8 months, probably because they were engaged for nearly that long as well! Lindsay was an amazingly beautiful bride and Keith is a welcomed addition to the Anderson family. The reception in Peoria was a fantastic party! Now that the wedding plans are all over, we are all bored out of our minds!

Jayden and Stella

08/19/05 – Stella finally got to meet one of her 11 cousins from the Anderson side when her cousin Jayden came to visit for Aunt Lindsay’s wedding. They are just 4 months apart in age and had a great time together poking each other’s eyes out and giving kisses. Grandma Anderson claims that Jayden finally started crawling after his visit to Arizona and give all the credit to Stella who supposedly gave him the inspiration to do so.

Grandpa Anderson

08/17/05 – Grandpa Anderson is one of the few that got to enjoy a few moments with Stella actually sitting still. Grandma and Grandpa Anderson mostly get to see Stella through pictures, but during their visit for Aunt Lindsay's wedding, she responded to them like she sees them every day!

Tempe Beach Park

08/05 – Stella and I attend a weekly Play-Date group with friends from church. We usually rotate between each other’s homes, doing crafts, scrapbooking, visiting, etc., while the kids try to play nicely together. One hot summer day, the group decided to go to the Tempe Beach Park which has a small water park area for the kids to play in. Even though she got knocked down several times by the older kids, Stella had a great time just running around the water. The video that goes along with this adorable picture is priceless!

Stella's First Birthday

07/31/05 – I was so proud of Stella on her first birthday when she blew her candle out on her cupcake! We had practiced for a month. Stella’s Grandma Dibble, Aunt Bethany, Uncle Adam and Aunt Xan and cousins Ray, George, and Anabelle, and Uncle Keith and Aunt Lindsay, and my cousin Martin and his wife Kendal were able to come to her birthday party. Stella received a lot of fun gifts, including a new doll which she immediately started cuddling, and a new pink purse and phone which Anabelle promptly confiscated. Although there were more gifts to open, Stella quickly ran to retrieve the gifts from her cousin.

I believe this is a picture is of Anabelle waiting patiently to play with the purse.