Crayola Crazy

We got Anna some baby-friendly crayons this week. She is a natural!




Though it only took her about two days to bite the end off of one of them. Blech!

Taking it easy with Baa-Baa

One of Anna's favorite toys these days is her large Baa-Baa (sheep), which you've seen throughout her first year on the right hand column of this blog. She's big enough to carry Baa-Baa around now, though not big enough to see where she's going.



Good thing Lambie is so cushy. We've seen some spectacular rebounds off of kitchen chairs.



On Sunday, we caught Anna settling down with Baa-Baa to watch Daddy's favorite cooking show on TV.



We can't tell if that dreamy look is the result of Lambie luxury, or a TV overdose, but it's a look of contentment I wouldn't mind experiencing for myself.

Fun in the sun!

Today was playgroup day! One of the mom's invited us all to her place to splash in the pools, enjoy the sunshine (or shade), push the bubble mowers, and just have an all around good time.

It gave Anna an excuse to show off this season's bathing suit:



And to try out the water toys.



This water table gets two thumbs up!








Jessie blows some bubbles for Anna.



And here are the bathing beauties.


It was a really wonderful morning, followed by a monster nap for Anna. Awesome! Thanks to Lela for hosting, and Emily, we will miss you so much! God bless.

Adventures outdoors

Summer has come on full force around here--low to mid 90s and high humidity. About all we can stand to do is hide away in the house or else drive out to the mall to use the play land there. Fortunately Anna and I ventured outside a few times before the real heat kicked in, and here are some images from our exploits.

First, some shots taken at a local playground, maybe half a mile from our house.










Looking up the slide (I think cousin Ellie is going to have to visit to show Anna how much fun these can be).



This is a very picturesque spot just down the hill from the playground. It's lovely, but the steep hills make it hard to get around with little ones. I think we may wait until Anna is a little older to visit this park again, at least without Daddy.

Anna has also just started to explore the backyard a tiny bit:





You can't catch me...



Is that Daddy I hear at the door?

She always wants to go outside. She brings me my flip flops and points to her jar of bubbles. A few times out in the heat, though, have convinced her it's sometimes better to wait.

Gettin' Girlie

Anna's hair is finally getting long enough for bows! If she would only leave them in....








Many thanks to our friend Emily for making this cute bow for Anna!

Interview with Anna