Happy 70th, Daddy!!

Today, my Daddy turned 70! He doesn't look a day over 50, does he??

Mom made a cute book on Shutterfly for his birthday and here is a good photo that was in it... me and Dad in the early days:

We had a little party for him this evening and had a good time. Here's a lovely picture of Julie and Anna at the party.

And Anna showed everyone her favorite thing to do right now... (it doesn't take much to entertain us!!)

It was a lovely evening!!

Giving Thanks!

Anna couldn't quite wait for her lunch til 2pm when we had Thanksgiving, so she ate her Sweet Potatoes and Corn baby food at 12. She was very thankful. Then Uncle Stephen entertained her for a bit. He practiced babysitting, but didn't want to practice a diaper change!

Then during actual Thanksgiving, she had some fruit :) She was thankful again.

Tonight, I am very thankful because my mom kept Anna while we went to the Mudbugs game with Ang, Stephen and Nicole... and she is keeping her all night!! This is her first night away from me and the first time I'll have to set an alarm in a LONG time!! Thank you JuJu!! See you in the morning :D

Lunch at Chick-fil-a

Today I met some of my high school friends for lunch at Chick-fil-a. It was great to see everyone! I was too busy eating and playing babies to get very many pictures, but here is one of me and Marley. :)

I've Been Framed!!

Anna got into the packing material for her daddy's playstation 3... and framed herself!

Bass Pro Santa Baby

Yesterday, we went to the Bass Pro Shop, where my father-in-law is Santa this season. I'm not putting up the ones with him, in case I use them on something I mail out... :) But here's a couple shots in the Sonic afterwards... I love this face :)
And then we couldn't miss this photo op as we left. :D

A Weekend in New Orleans

This weekend, Mark's co-worker was having a surprise 30th birthday in New Orleans, so we decided to go. Anna and I didn't make the dinner because it was at her bedtime, but Mark had fun and then Saturday, we walked around and saw lots of things. Here is a picture in the Old US Mint.And a picture in the carriage before we took a carriage ride around the French Quarter. Anna did wake up and stare at the lady giving us the tour almost the entire trip.And here she is posing with Willie Brown after the tour.This was in the courtyard of our hotel.On the way back, we made just a slight detour so we could have a rest and visit with some of my family in Louisiana. While we were there, I decided Anna needed to have her first haircut (just a little trim) from my Aunt Becky. Here we are after the haircut... Aunt Becky, Kellie, me, Anna, Shae and Aunt Rita.Anna did really good on the drive down and back, but I didn't bring her enough things to entertain her. But... as you can see, she found something beside her to play with. If you don't know what it is, I won't tell you... doesn't she look proud of herself for finding a new toy?

JuJu & Papa are home!

We picked JuJu and Papa up from the airport last night around 6:30pm. They had a lovely trip and had lots of nice pictures and stories. Anna got a couple of souvenirs. Here she is with her hat and wooden shoes. :) I think she likes her hat! And she of course wanted to eat her shoes.

Sweet Baby Anna

My dear, sweet husband has been trying to rub things in... so here is a sweet photo of Anna for him. Remember - most of the time, I dress our daughter. mwuhaha

Good Times with Friends

This week my friend, Amanda, came to visit with her daughter, Clara. Clara is 3 and had much fun entertaining Baby Anna. Here's a few photos from the week.

Anna's 6 Month Pictures!

I was very pleased with the pictures today! They were all good and I had trouble narrowing down which to get!! :D

6 Months!

I can't believe it, but Anna had her 6 month checkup today and was doing great. She is 19lbs, 1.5oz (93% for girls) and 27" (87%). She's a growing girl! :)

Anna's Half Birthday!

We celebrated Anna's half birthday tonight with a few friends and family. Anna sure enjoyed the evening! Here are a few shots before I head to bed! Anna had rice cereal, sweet potatoes and peaches (1st night for those).

Rachel had some lasagna with the adults :)Anna got her own cupcake. I wasn't sure if she would actually eat it or play in it... but she figured out quickly that it was for eating! I got distracted cutting the other cake and think she ate more than I realized. Oops!And of course, Anna was more entertained with the tissue paper than any of the fun presents!

Introducing.... Sophie Blackmoor!

Anna's JuJu made her this cute new dolly and when I saw her, I thought, she looks like a Sophie!! And she is a doll who needs a last name... this must be Sophie Blackmoor (credit for this lovely name to Sophy). And there is Kitty Blackmoor beside her.

And yesterday we started carrots. Mmmm... Mmmm.... she was in her nice dress, so I stripped it off her before eating... and this may be how we (Anna, not Mark and me) eat from now on. heehee!