Mid-June festivities...

Dan's SECOND Father's Day

it was quite festive...

Anna was sure to have her feet in her nose everytime a camera came around

we had a trying day this week...

and as soon as I turned around- I saw why the little girl was crabby...

Anna has learned how to talk on her cell phone in the car..

I see a problem in our future...

Nanny bought Anna a crown.. a PINK crown

the girlie was extra pleased

this was a day when Anna was in a GOOD huggie mood -

you can tell by the 900 billion toys in the background that all got a hug - and then tossed...

Two more...

We went out the other night - and Anna passed out on the ride home..

we could not wake her up - even to put some jammies on..

but when she got into such a big kid position - we just had to take a picture

and I figured that I didn't have ANY inappropriate pictures of her on this blog...

so here it is!

When we're in the garden - we must wear our shades...

.......now that we're one......

we're all - VERY SLOWLY - recovering from the big ONE

here is Anna - playing with some new toys on the kitchen floor... looking a little stunned

she is very pleased to be acquiring so many new toys - but she just doesn't understand WHY she is getting them...

Here she is in the back seat with her new birthday girl sneakers -

playing with her new birthday girl kitty

she has the kitten in a bear trap to read the tag...

like it might get away from her or something?!?

wait until we get pictures of her on her new quad.. WHOA BOY!

Here is the day after the big birthday party - and EVERYONE was pooped

Not too pooped to play with the toes

and not too pooped to sing!

the BIG ONE

Yesterday was the girl's BIG DAY!!

6/6/6

which is now -6/6/7

whoo hoo!!

we started off with our extra-special ELMO shirt that she has been ACHING to wear!!

and it was such a long day - but we wrapped it up with some cake!

it was her first taste of sugar - and SHE LOVED IT!

sadly, the cake was served around 9:30...

so there was A LOT of Happy Tapping with Elmo to try & tucker her out afterwards...

Almost June

SO!

it is nearly June - and nearly the little lady's birthday...

here is a bit of the Memorial Day weekend's festivities..

First!

Friday - Nanny went out and got Anna the proper gear for a good holiday weekend...

a lawn chair - and she LOVES IT

Anna and I watch as Daddy preps the garden...

it was like Bob the Builder was in our back yard!

We bought a new chair - and of course - Anna had to test it out...

Test out the new chair - and test out the new faces I KNOW I'm going to regret teaching her how to make
and one just being cute...

a quick trip to McDonalds - with a nugget in each hand..

then today -

I am back at work - exhausted...

and Anna is back at Nana's house - exhausted
...going... ...going.... ...going...

GONE
but after a quick nap - she's awake and playing...

and the Haircut!!

First we had to discuss what type of doo we wanted....

then Anna had to check out the first few snips...


we had to do some major distracting....

more distracting - more snipping

All and all - Anna was VERY well behaved!!

and when everything was said and done -

Anna was EXHAUSTED!

Mother's Day Festivities....

For Mother's Day my mommy took a bunch of cutey pictures of Anna

so here they are!

ELLLLL
MOOOO!!!

Some Grandparents...

My mom & Anna had run to the foodstore - to get a few essentials - and a balloon...

and they bumped into my friend (Nicole Wu) who snapped a quick picture of them

cute as can be!!

and here is Anna with Poppy..

notice the Elmo face... aka elMOOOOO

Spring has sprung!

Here are two more...

Anna got her hair cut yesterday - and these two you can really get a sense of before & after...

a little shaggy in the first

and a little more contained in the second

this first one - I didn't know if the screaming was happy or sad -

but seeing as she's outside...

it's happy screaming (but she does look like she trapped in there with a monster!)

Constant talking on the phone...




some side-by-side comparison of screams

Two for the weekend........

We took a few bath pictures last night...

and they were just too cute to not share!

and this one is cute because you can see her saying "Who ME? Cute?"

Mayday Mayday!

A few updates just to bring us into May -

Here is Anna in her baby swing

we keep telling her that she's a big girl - but she insists if she can fit - she can play..

and sing

and sing

and sing

and sing...

you get the idea

Here she is outside in her new swing...

I like the hat Daddy put on her... little small you think?

this picture was from "Bring Your Anna to Work Day" - She was in the office for about 10 - maybe 12 minutes - and then we went out to lunch - PERFECT!