Birthday Month!!

We have been celebrating all month long! My birthday was Friday the 12th Joel hosted a fun party with some friends. We had dinner and played games.

The day before Joel's birthday his Dad and Lesley came down and took us out to eat at Carrabba's for our birthdays. We still can't decide which is better the chicken or sirloin marsala. They are both so tasty.

Joel's birthday was Friday the 19th we didn't do anything to celebrate that day because we had big plans for the next day but we did take a little trip to Cabela's. Joel and Carley were obsessed with the fish tank. It is such a cool store.

On Saturday we headed to Maddox for Joel's birthday dinner with friends. It was super tasty!!

After dinner we went to our friends house to play games. The girls team slaughtered the boys team in Cranium...like always. I am still waiting for Joel to pay up on our bet and give me a pedicure.

Our sweet friend Wendy even put up streamers and balloons for Joel at her house. What good friends.

On Sunday we had a family party to celebrate all our birthday's but mostly Carley's 1st birthday. She was a little tired but had a great time. She was not too interested in her cake but I think she had fun.





We had such a fun month but I'm glad it is over. I can't handle any more celebratory food. We love February Birthdays!

Fire Prevention

Joel and i went to a seminar about fire prevention...it included a free dinner at Rodizio Grill. The seminar included 6 things you should do ever 6 months to help prevent house fires. I thought i would share.
1-Clean behind your fridge
2-shake fire extinguishers (fire extinguishers need to be all metal)
3-clean behind washer and dryer
4-change smoke detector batteries
5-do home fire drills (no matter what stage of life you are in)
6-clean around your furnace and hot water heater

This seminar was really informative. You need to clean around all of these major appliances because dust and lint collect around them. appliances run off of electricity which can surge of spark and start a fire the dust/lint is great kindling for a fire. They told a story of a couple that didn't discuss a meeting place so after both the husband and wife had gotten out safely but didn't see each other the husband went back in and died looking for his wife in the fire. If we ever have a fire Anderson's expect a knock on your door. The fire extinguishers need to be all metal because the plastic handles have been known to break. Also, surge protectors should be wall mounted instead of left of the floor. You should keep an all metal fire extinguisher by your bed in case you need to clear a path to get out. You also should keep a bat or something that will break a window by your bed because windows expand when hot and you probably won't be able to slide them open. They also recommended you unplug all electrical appliance that are not in use like toasters and flat irons etc. The seminar was so informative. Sorry for the downer post but i thought it was good info to share.

Only Joel

Only Joel!


Only Joel would think of making a home spray tanning system. He wanted to get tan but didn't want to pay $25 bucks for a single spray tan so in true Joel style he hit ebay. We soon had a compressor, 1 gal bottle of tanner, and a sprayer on its way. There is never a dull moment at our house. Since i didn't watch the instructional youtube video he downloaded for me on how to spray tan someone our friend Taren came over and demonstrated.


Joel tanned me yesterday. This is before i showered. It looks really good today.

Stair climber

Carley is now climbing up our stairs. She went down them once but tripped on a pair of Joel's shoes that were on the stairs and fell down the last few. Since the fall she will not go all the way down the stairs. It is so cute to watch her crawl up them.


What a cute bum!

dace and bowling

Our ward had a couples Valentines dance. It was lots of fun. We got a group picture just like in High School...super cheesy! I had such a hot date that night!



After the dance a bunch of us went bowling. It was so fun. I got my life time high bowling score of 122 i credit my new bowling shoes.

The Fellas


The Gals
What a totally fun super cheesy night! Thanks Megan for babysitting Carley she had a blast.

Chicken Salad

I need a yummy chicken salad sandwich recipe. If you have one let me know. You can email me at tmmeyer05@yahoo.com. Thanks. Oh...the easier the better.