Team Anders

Happy Valentine's Day, Little Homie. Can't believe how much you've grown in a year -- or that you're getting books from Auntie Sherry on potty training!! Happy Hearts Day, everyone. Yep. People totally call this day "Hearts Day"...what rock have you been living under? My first foray into using brushes -- and Easton's first adventure in filling out cheap valentines from the grocery store. sorry everyone at daycare...you're lucky i even remembered to buy these...though in my mind they look like this Look at this stellar penmanship...he gets it from his grandfather We opened his gifts last night because, well, why not? Thanks Grandma & Grandpa and Auntie Sherry & The Original He just reads this and is potty trained, right? Of course, he picks up the wrong book. C'mon, man! OK, OK, that's enough of that sitting still business. Let's play, Dad! Hope you all -- yea, all 7 of you reading this -- have...

So...even better than chocolates...Team Anders is moving to Dayton this summer!! Yeay!!! Just received the good news today and we're both so excited to be headed back to the midwest. I'm very excited for the opportunity to work for the inbound AFMC Commander General (select) Wolfenbarger . Talk about impressive...if confirmed by the Senate she will be the Air Force's first female four-star general. Also near and dear to my heart she was a member of the first graduating class of women at USAFA (1980) -- thanks to all those who endured those four years of absolute hell and paved the way for so many of us. ;) Ok so just wanted to let you all know our super news. No details yet on the dates (assume June for now) and the specifics on what both Jace and I will be doing but will be sure to keep you all updated in our weeklys!! And...while I've got you here...check out how excited Easton is (video):

Jace and I don't do Valentine's Day...except for the year of the "hand card" and I think that's the year that did us in. Inside joke, sorry. This year we still won't be doing anything for the Hallmark holiday buuuut that doesn't mean that our family didn't want to spoil our little man. Check out these shots of little eSmallz getting spoiled with some McChesney Valentine's Day love! Thanks so much Auntie Sherry and Uncle Wayne -- and sorry we opened them a bit early, we just couldn't resist!! Of course I'll be your valentine, Auntie Sherry!!! No, seriously, Dad, I still don't know what you want me to do with this Oh...just rip it? That's all...uh... Yea I can do that! Thanks for the help - promise I'll figure this out real soon Books!!! Yeay!!! Spot books. So cute. Perfect for us :) And oh so tasty, too! ;) Uncle DK helping Easton read Spot. Adorable. In other news, Easton's got ...