The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Anyone who knows Jeff knows that he is a passionate person. When he sets his mind to something, there is no stopping him. He has amazing focus and drive. Who knew that this was actually a genetic trait? Anna has become a determined little thing! She finds a project and will work tirelessly to complete it. Her newest obsession: buckles.

Anna will spend as much as 20 minutes at a time working on various buckles around the house. (who knew we had so many!) She will then go back to it four or five times a day. The only problem is that she figured out how to put the buckles together, but she can't get them apart. It then becomes a very important, pressing emergency for mom to undo them as qiuck as possible so she can start working again. You might have thought Anna was excited in the video because she put the buckle together. Oh no, it's impatience because I haven't immedietly undone the buckle.

Her two favorite buckle stations are the running stroller, which (bonus!) is also fun to climb on, and the high chair. However, she still has not mastered her old car seat or bouncer. She found these in the closet the other day. They are a bit more tricky.

Who knew buckles could be so fascinating! I have to say, this proud mama is pretty impressed with Anna's dexterity.