Anna's growing up

Anna is growing up fast. She's awake more and much more aware of her surroundings. She always has a smile for her big sister, and Laura is learning a new meaning of gentle.

Hi daddy, you are bringing over some flashes again?


The flashes are fun, I must admit.


Where's Laura, she's really fun.


I love my sister.


Let's play!

Have fun down under Mimi & Bumpa

Mimi and Bumpa arrived safe, sound, and tired in New Zealand. Have fun Mimi & Bumpa.

Thank You Auntie Cathy

Great Auntie Cathy gave Anna her 'Auntie Cathy Blanket'. It is very comfortable and soft. As an added bonus, Laura got a blanket for her babies. Thanks Cathy, they love 'em.

Swimming Lessons

It is Saturday morning, so time for swimming lessons. Laura had a blast again, and she takes to the water like a little dolphin.

Time for swimming lessons, yeah! (Running around the house in her pooh towel.)


This is different... can I go too?


Laura showing off her kick! kick! kick!


Now it is time to scoop & kick.


Believe it or not, Laura did get a little tired and did some back float... for about 30 seconds.

Children's Museum

Laura had a special trip to the children's museum. She had fun, of course, especially the shopping and doghouse.


This doghouse is great. No wonder daddy is always in mommy's doghouse.


Face Paint!


Canvas never looked so good!


My latest coup d'état is convincing Laura that cleaning is fun! She spent 30 minutes this afternoon using her toy broom to clean the kitchen. Here she is demonstrating her mopping skills at the museum. "Laura Cleaning! Cleaning Fun!" I am sure right about the age where she will actually clean something, she'll realize how un-fun it is. Plus Mimi would probably bear resentment when (if) Laura cleans around the house considering all the effort put into it when I was a kid.


Laura going on a shopping trip. I hope she made a list.


Filling up the cart.


Daddy usually does this part.


I would love to say the expression on her face was for distain for the salt and fat McDonald's passes off as food. However, the truth is she loves "Old McDonald's" hamburgers and nearly ate an entire happy meal.

Mommy Downstairs

As is her usual practice, Laura came into mommy and daddy's room this morning when she woke up.

She saw that I was awake, and said "Daddy awake, mommy sleeping", but when she went to wake mommy up, she wasn't there. "Mommy awake, mommy downstairs! Laura go downstairs and see mommy!"

So she went downstairs excitedly and ran to mommy sleeping on the couch. Of course, she woke up mommy. No rest for the weary!

Anna wearing her stripes.


Yes, I am cute but no smiling allowed on camera!


This is my swing, don't take me out.


Mommy sleeping... I can fix that!


My is mommy so groggy?

Brrrrr

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!



That's -22 this morning on the drive into work. It actually registered -26 at one point, but I was driving and didn't want to crash into a snowplow taking a picture.

Anna Time

In order to prevent her from developing a complex later in life, I'll try to make sure to put more pictures of Anna on the blog.

Anna loves riding in her swing, sometimes she even stays awake.


No Smiling, you won't catch me do it.


Ha, I can see when you bit the button, I'll smile right until then.


Ok, I let you catch a little smirk.


Ha Daddy, you can't resist putting at least one picture of me on the blog. Heh heh heh.

Ice Skating

Laura, Emily, and I went for a skate on the rink at grandma and grandpas yesterday. She had a lot of fun, and was even able to skate on her own a little. Her legs got tired, so we took the skates off and she had fun cruising around on the ice.

The family.


Laura and the cousins learning to skate.


Laura and Beepa Bud.


Brad look Laura 'flying' on her puppy.