Pickles 'n Pops

What a combo!

There's nothing like a

nice,

cold,

juicy

pickle

paired with a

sweet,

sticky,

sucker.

Bust a Move

Starting 'em Young

Jeff was reading a fishing magazine a few days ago, when Anna decided she better get in on the action. Jeff was more that happy to comply. Although Anna's attention span was not real long, Jeff was able to plant some good fishing seeds. They looked at different fish, rivers, etc. Jeff introduced some new vocabulary words like nymphing, dry cast, and woolly buggar. It was so fun for me to watch my two favorite people bonding.

18 Months!

Anna is officially 18 months!

Anna turned 18 months yesterday. Here are a few of few favorites right now:


1. Elmo- The girl is obsessed! She wakes up and the first thing out of her mouth is usually, "Emo?"

2. Suckers- Any time Anna is feeling a little hungry, she says, "I know, I know, I know," which translated means I want to look in the cupboard for something to eat. She always goes for the candy jar first. I try to save them for distraction purposes, i.e. grocery shopping, taking a shower in peace, long drives, but sometimes her desperate pleas win me over and she gets what she wants. Yes, I know I'm a pushover.


3. Books, books, and more books! Anna has always loved them, and it still continues. She has decided now that most of the time she prefers to read them on her own. If Jeff or I ask her is she wants to read with us, she often responds, "no," and goes back to her babbling, aka reading.


4. Buckles- Still going strong, although she's mastered pretty much any type you can imagine.


5. Hugs & Kisses- Yeah for this one! Anna gives the sweetest, melt my heart hugs and kisses. She always has a kiss ready for Dad when we drop him off or pick him up from school.


6. Winnie the Pooh- She loves to watch, read, and sing anything that has to do with pooh.


7. Running- Anna runs everywhere! This unfortunately includes into the road or away from mom at the store. It also results in lots of scraped knees and bruised elbows.


8. Screaming for fun- Can't say I'm too excited about this one, but I will say that I will take a happy screaming child over an angry screaming child any day.

I can't say I love her enough! I feel very blessed to have Anna in my life. Being a mom is so overwhelming at times, and I constantly doubt my abilities, but I am confident that if I do nothing else right, I at least love my daughter in a way that no one else possibly can.

Goofing Around

Hillarious! Jeff! Who knew you looked like Ron Weasley?! I guess it does make sense since red hair runs in the family! I have to say, I scored! Actually, I had to try a couple of different photos in order to get a good one. This is one of my favorite look-a-likes... SCAAARY!

I guess Anna is more of a mix of the two of us than I thought. I've always thought she looked just like her dad!