True To Name....

Easton was a baseball machine tonight! He really lived up to the "Easton" name! It must have been the eye wear! :) Yes, his mom was ON the field taking pictures. He knows better and didn't say a word. There are just some things you let your mom do. Besides, it is not like I gave him a spit bath in front of the fellas.

Jammin'

Just Jammin'

Too Much Fun!

We had way to much fun last night visiting Go Blue Dave and Pat.Then over to the MacDonald's house for a jam session. We brought the guitar and microphone, and they had the awesome drum set!

Attempted escape!

Good times.

Sliding Brothers

Ian would swing and slide all day if you let him. This was a cute moment I captured that made my eyes water. The simple things mean the most.

Play or Bust!

We headed out this morning to our favorite park and to our surprise....we had the WHOLE PLACE to OURSELVES! It was a simple gift from God to let us relax with no worries, just a light sprinkle of rain. Just what we needed.

Piggie Surprise....

We went to the pet store and to our surprise we were greeted by this lil piggie!

Vacation Play

We played "Vacation" this morning with our "vacation hats" as Greer dubbed them. :)

We All Play

While Easton was busy with baseball practice, we took advantage of the playscapes!

Ian would not wait for me. You can see in his walk that he was on a mission. He turned his own hat around like that to be tough guy.

A Visit With the New Babies

We were so lucky to be able to go out to a friend's ranch to see her newly born foals. She had a one week old, two week old and pregnant mom ready to go. The kids loved it and even more so she had a herding dog that would play for hours. Ian kept saying "More" as we toured her 30 some horse ranch.It was wonderful!

No She Didn't!

Greer played dress up this morning...... with Ian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dan just shook his head back and forth. Ian was so willing to play along. As everything else we say it about, "It is just a phase!". He better not try it as a teenager!

Pizza Night

Guess who enjoyed his pizza? Tonight Ian was a pepperoni thief! He plucked them off any slice he could get his hands on. I am glad his taste buds are coming back. We were told that due to the chemo drugs his taste buds would be altered. He has showed us that he likes the spicy Italian foods just fine. Good boy!

Time Outside

While Dan and Easton were at air rifle class, we took advantage of the nice weather and went for a bike ride, fed the horses, and played in the back yard.
I love this picture of Ian because you can see how handsome he is going to be just like his dad.

Strike a pose before a goal!

:) Ah, the good life.

Special New Friends!

Today,Ian finally met the amazing students from the BAISD who have raised awareness for pediatric brain stem tumors for their school project. It brought tears to my eyes as I watched their presentation unfoldyesterday at school. It took me back to those initial moments of Ian's diagnosis and surgery day to present day milestones of our Miracle Boy! I am so proud of them as they not only raised pediatric cancer awareness and raised funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities, they also touched our hearts forever. They too are now part of Team Ian! Together we WILL win! Thank you to you all, and good luck at competition. You are all already winners with us. You have HOPE and that is everything to us!
Love,
The Andersons

Dancers Gone Hungry....

Ian and Greer were showing me their dance moves. As you can see, Ian lost interest and wanted to play kitchen again. Every time I got the camera out he stopped dancing. This went on for a good hour.

Great day...then

We had a great 1st bike ride together. I pulled Greer and Ian behind me and Easton rode his 2 wheeler along side me. We stopped and fed Reva and Ed and then......Ka Pow! I dropped my new digital camera. Broke! Some people drink alcohol. Some people smoke cigarettes. I am addicted to taking pictures. I am so grateful for buying a no questions asked warranty on my camera. Now, I just have to wait 10 days for my new one to arrive. Never fear, I have my back up camera, otherwise I would be admitted some where with the shakes. :)