Hey guys,
The Christmas party is coming up. Just a reminder, it will be Sat. 22 at 6:45 at Wheeler Farm in the Ice House (where it was last year). We will be having a pot luck dinner, so please RSVP to me ASAP so I can let you know what you need to bring. Also, please bring a white elephant gift. Hope you all can make it. Again, please call me as soon as you can to let me know whether or not you will be coming. Luv you guys. Oh...it is going to be $3 per person. Talk to you soon.

New Blog

Well in case you don't get your fill from this blog we have our own blog at http://timandkel.blogspot.com.

Talia's first few days home

Our new baby girl is truly the light of our lives! We think everything about her is a miracle and we can honestly say we have never felt so blessed!!! Here are some pictures of her first few days home. She has jaundice which is why she looks a bit yellow in some of them, but we are hoping she gets better soon! Thank you to everyone for all your love and support! I will keep sharing pictures, so hopefully no one gets sick of us:)

Grandma Anderson holding #17 for the first time. Thanks grandma for coming to stay with us and for all your help!!!

Talia LOVES being swaddled tight in blankets. She likes this soft one and her Miracle Blanket.

When she is awake, she is very alert and LOVES to look around and explore her new world!

Talia's first sponge bath. As you can see she did not like it at first but when it came time to wash her head, she was as content as can be! Mom and dad had fun playing with her hair and bundling her up afterward!

Taking naps on her parent's chest is also a favorite-for everyone involved! And look at how she smiles in her sleep! We wouldn't trade this for the world!!

Welcome Baby Talia

Talia Camille Anderson
Nov 24 2007
6 pounds 9 Ounces
19.5 inches

GOOD TIMES!!!!

Good times here in Boston!!! Meg and I having been busy, busy the past few months. We got called as Activity co-chairs in our ward a few months back and this is us at our ward Halloween Activity in October (original, I know). We also went to the Joseph Smith birth place in Vermont a few weeks back with a co-worker I met from EMC that's a member of the church. It's a great sight to see if you ever get out this way. It was freaking cold outside, thus my green sweater with the church slacks, that's all I had :)

Meg is working hard to finish up the semester and still teaching dance three days a week at some local studios. Her credits from USU got totally screwed when we moved here so we're trying to figure out what she's going to do with college come January. From the way things are looking we could be moving back to the West in another year and a half. I just finished interviewing for a new position in Inside Sales at work and think I have a strong chance of the new position starting in Jan 08. I have been working my brains off so I'm looking forward to my first break sense June this week for Thanksgiving as we'll be traveling to Ohio to spend the week with my sister.

Things are good but we still miss our friends! We hope to catch up with most of you at Christmas!

Love,

The Cranneys

Counting down the days...

Well I don't know if anyone reads this blog anymore, but I thought I'd post our latest updates. There's only just over 2 weeks left until our baby is due and we are very, very excited!!! I am already dilated to a 2 and 90% effaced, so the hospital bag is packed and sitting by the door and we are ready to go any day now! I am definitely at the VERY uncomfortable part of being pregnant so a part of me is ready to be done, but another part of me is quite nervous for labor and delivery! Plus I have parent/teacher conferences this week, so if this little girl waited until after that was all said and done, I could leave work for my maternity leave a lot more stress-free. Since there is no magic clock that will tell me what day she will be born, we'll just have to wait and see! But, our nursery is also all put together and we have had sooo much fun decorating it! It is decked out in pink/girl everything!! We are blessed with many friends and family who have been good to us and I have to give credit to Tim for refinishing EVERY single piece of furniture in the baby's room! Here are a 360 view of it (try to ignore the hideous pink carpet in my little townhouse)...



Tim and I made the clock above the changing table one night which was actually way fun (we're just waiting for the parts we ordered to come in) and I did make the vinyl lettering sign above the crib but the actual crib, the dresser, the changing table, and the rocker Tim gets all the bragging rights to. He has had a busy last couple of months! But he has fun working on projects.

Also, Tim wanted me to show you all that I have finally out grown him in our tummy sizes:) ...

Also, Tim just took a job in Ogden so we will be moving to that area around June. We probably don't want to live right in Ogden, so we're thinking about looking in Clinton or Syracuse when it gets a little closer. That will put us only about 45 minutes away from West Jordan, so you should all come and play with the baby all the time! Or anyone else who wants to join the adventures of parenting with me is MORE than welcome. It would be fun to have more close friends with kids around the same age as mine! Hint, hint:)
Anyways, we'll be in contact with everyone in the very near future when the big day arrives!! Hope you are all doing well!

An Important Issue.

With the up and coming elections at hand I think there is a particularity important issue that everyone needs to educate them selfs on. I am not going to post my opinion on the subject just a few links. Please take the time to look at both links and make an informed vote. Thanks, Tim.

Argument against Referendum 1.

http://www.utahnsforpublicschools.org/

Argument for Referendum 1.

20/20 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=pfRUMmTs0ZA)

Please pass these on via email and help Utah get truly informed.

Thanks everyone for all the phone calls, texts, cards and emails for my birthday! You guys are the best and I love you all:)

Fall 07

I traveled down to Salt Lake for a job interview on Tuesday, and Sardine Canyon was quite colorful. I stopped a took a some pictures, here are a few of them... Tim

Oh baby, baby. baby!!!

We had an ultrasound last week and it was sooo fun to take another look at our baby!! We were glad to once again get confirmation that it's still a girl because my aunt in Mexico had a dream that I had a little boy in a pink sweater! Everything looked great and we even got little glimpses of what she might look like. It 's hard to see in the picture that actually printed out, but she has a pudgy little nose (just like both of her parents!) a round face, and round cheeks! Her hand has always been up to her face in every ultrasound we've had so it will be fun to see if that's something she does a lot outside of the womb as well! Hopefully, you can point things out in this picture...
Only 7 weeks left until my due date-oh how time flies! We're excited!!!! My tummy has most definitely continued to grow....
Our nursery is starting to come together as well and it is sooo cute!!! I doubt it will surprise any of you when I say that it's pink and brown :) We still want to buy a couple things, get things put together a little more, and hang stuff up on the wall. Then I will post pictures. I have to give credit to my cute husband for all the work he as done painting furniture! He sure takes pride in doing things for "his little girl" though. From the moment we knew this baby was a little girl, she has had her daddy's heart!! She already has Tim wrapped around her finger!!! I even tease him sometimes that I am worried that he is going to love her more than me :)
Watch out world-TIM AND KELLY WILL SOON BE PARENTS!!!!

A HUGE thanks to my wonderful "family"

THANK YOU sooo much to everyone for coming to my baby shower and for all the wonderful gifts!!! You guys are the best and I LOVE YOU all to death!!! It was sooo good to see everyone and get the chance to chat and catch up on life and everyone's adventures!I just have to ask......Jesse-how serious are things with Vanessa? She is a cute girl, even if she is only 19! And Kari-I thought Trevor was a GREAT guy! You need to tell us more of the details with that whole situation!! Don't be bashful and tell EVERYTHING! After all, we are family right? Also, I still REALLY want Kenny Chesney pictures, so don't make me keep begging! Anyways, THANKS again for all you guys did for us yesterday!!! We are VERY, VERY excited to have a little girl join our family soon and having such wonderful friends to share it with us just makes it that much more exciting!!!! OK, that sounded cheesy, but it's true!! Here is a picture of all the girls. Not that I was ever photogenic, but pregnancy and picture taking do not agree with me! Oh well, here it is anyway...

Cool Web Sites

Hey everyone I just thought I would say hi... :) Kelly and I really enjoyed seeing everyone this weekend!! Thank you so much for the gifts for our up coming baby. A few of you asked me to post some links for a few web sites. So I thought I would make a list of some of my favs.

1. http://tv-links.co.uk
tv links is a TON of movies, tv etc. that you can click and stream to your computer FREE and legally. (maybe not ethically but legally)

2. http://www.grandcentral.com/
Grand Central is a phone service from Google it is free and is really cool look around on the website and if you would like an account email me at tdacomp@gmail.com and I will send you an invite to join. my favorite features are transferring calls between our cell phones, and voice mail I can check online.

3. http://slickdeals.net
This website links to great deals across the web. (mostly electronics) But there is often deals on bedding, toys, restaurants, power tools, and clothing. They only post 3-4 deals a day but they are always great deals.

4. http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox
One great deal a day from amazon.com

5. 1-800-goog411 (800-4664411)
ok its not a web site. This is another great free service from Google. It a 411 service but its totally free. I use this almost everyday when I'm out driving around and need a number/address to a local store, they also connect the call for you for free or you can say "text me" and it send a text with the business name, phone number, and address directly to your phone.
or if you are a big fan of texting just text google (466453) your question and it will text you back the answer. for examples got to (http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/).

well thats it I hope you enjoy :)
Tim

Baby Registry

Hello! Hello! I am soooo excited to see everyone on Saturday! It has definitely been too long! Kari and Jess-you should bring me pictures of the Kenny Chesney concert if you can. That would be great:) Also, I've had a couple people ask me so I just thought I'd let you know that I am registered at Babies R Us. The website was being weird last time I tried getting on, so you might need a registry number because there are so many "Kelly Anderson"'s. It is 36797358. Please don't stress about gifts, though-I am just excited to get together with all of you!! See you soon:)

update

Hey guys...
Kelly's shower is being pushed back to 4:00 in the afternoon. It seemed to work out better for most people. So, 4:00 at my parents house in West Jordan. Can't wait to see you all!

Jennifer

ModBe Party

Hey girls, I just wanted you to know that I am having a ModBe Clothing party on Tuesday Sept. 25th. They just came out with their fall line and they also have jeans now... and they are the cutest things ever. I bought a pair, and I have to say it was definitely money well spent. The website isn't the greatest to see what they have but if you are interested the site is modbeclothing.com .They will have jeans at the party for you to try on and then you they should have a bunch of every size that you can take home with you from the party. Anyways I will try calling all of you and give you the exact details but just wanted to give you a heads up. I'm looking forward to seeing you at Kelly's shower. By the way Kel, are you registered anywhere?

Shower

Hey guys...
I'm coming up to Utah Sept. 21-23 for Lisa's farwell. If you haven't heard, she is serving her mission in Utica, NY and will leave Oct. 10. Anyway, I'll be having a shower for Kelly that Sat. the 22 at 1:00, and everyone is invited (including the guys). It will be at my parent's house in West Jordan. Hope you all can make it. Love ya!

Jared Jones Wedding

So I tried to post this yesterday but it doesn't look like it posted so I am trying again...if it posts twice I'm sorry.

Jared is getting married this Friday September 7th and wants all you guys to come. Sorry for the short notice...but I just barely saw him and he told me to pass this info along. He wanted to send invitations but doesn't have all your addresses and phone numbers. The reception is at 700pm at The Point at Huntsman Cancer Institute. If you are interested they are registered at Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. If you want to come and need directions let me know.

Hey guys...
I am letting you all know now that we are having a Christmas party on Sat. Dec. 22 in the evening. With this much advance notince, I expect EVERYONE to be there, unless you get in a mangled accident the night before the party, then I will forgive you for not being there. I love you guys. You are my second family, and every family needs their family reunions, especially since our family is growing so quickly. I have so much fun when we are all together, and I miss you all so much. I hope you will all plan on being there.

Hola queridos amigos!

Well, we are home and to be honest with you it almost feels weird to be back. I absolutely love Mexico and spending time with my family and since years pass before we get to see each other I already miss them!! I think Tim will get on here soon and tell you his perspective as a first time traveler out of the country. We had a great trip!!! We ate sooo much food that Tim mentioned that for the first time in his life he wouldn't mind fasting but it was all incredibly delicious! We also spent a lot of time with my family touring the city and doing fun things! We went shopping a few times-I love the little posts that are on the streets there 'cause there are always cute little things to buy, like jewelry and fun treats. We also went hiking to some gorgeous waterfalls, we went to the movies a couple times with my little cousins (get this-a movie ticket there is less than $3-one of my aunts couldn't believe it when I told her that they cost up to $9 here!), we went to some ruins, we went to the beach and the port of Veracruz, we went to a wax museum and aquarium in Veracruz, we hiked more and had picnics up in the jungly parts of Xalapa, we toured an old hacienda, all the boys in the family played soccer together which is by far there favorite sport(my dad and Tim were definitely not as experienced as the rest of the family but I think they had a good time and it was fun to watch them play), we walked around beautiful lakes, and we even had a huge birthday party for my grandma and uncle! It was tons and tons and tons of fun!! We will have to have people over for some yummy Mexican food sometime:) Here are some pictures from our trip. We took a lot and I like to show off Mexico, so bear with me...
Here we are in front of the cathedral in downtown Xalapa

Some city views


Our hike to the waterfall


One of my aunts also took us to a city called Xico. Everyone that lives there worships this certain saint and they were preparing to celebrate her bday. They decorated the street for several miles with painted saw dust which the whole town walks down on the day of the celebration. It was very interesting.


Dance party with my cousins :)

The ruins


Just outside where we walked around the ruins, there were these guys performing. They travel around the country performing. They hang off this huge pole and then "fly" down. The guy at the top is standing on nothing but a little drum that he is dancing on!

The beach


The wax museum-our celebrity shots with Brad Pitt, a famous Mexican singer named Lucero and the pope :)

The aquarium in Veracruz-there were soo many HUGE and really cool fish and animals but they would swim by so fast that I didn't get many good picts

The port of Veracruz

More walks and hikes-look how close we got to these eagles


My wonderful family


A lake we walked around and the surrounding park

Well, that turned out to be really long but we were gone for 2 weeks! There is still way more I could post and talk about, but I can't hog ALL the blog:) We hope to see everyone soon!!