Some Sand and Sun

My parents were here a couple days this week and lookie what we have here... my Dad made Anna a sandbox! Whoo hoo! While Dad was working on it, I decided I could move the sand to the back from the car in the front... using Anna's stroller. :D So, I moved 9 50lb bags of sand, one trip per bag, to the back!The sandbox looks great and even has a lid. I need to get some more sand to fill it up a bit more, but Anna went ahead and tried it out this afternoon... I think she is going to really enjoy it!

9 Months Old!!

Anna turned 9 months old yesterday! At her checkup, her stats were 21lbs, 4oz (85%) and 28.5" (78%). Today we went for pictures. I love this first pic, despite the slightly disco prop. :)

Behind Closed Doors

Today Anna was headed past the stairs to look out the front window. I shut the doors to Daddy's office so she wouldn't get in to play with cords. When I looked back and noticed she wasn't at the window anymore, I figured she had escaped to the dining room... but no! She had snuck into her Daddy's office and closed the door behind her!!!

In Training

Anna was watching Baylor basketball with her Daddy this morning and she thinks she's got it all figured out. She can even palm her basketball. ha

Skilz and a Cool Chick

Here is Anna sitting by the newly installed gate. Does it look like she is plotting ways to get around it and over it? I had to be a bit creative with the installation. As you can see, I had to go to the second stair because the left wall is diagonal on the first one. And then I had to deal with the wrought iron post on the right... so I added a couple of black zip ties for extra sturdiness. :) Today at the store, I put these on Anna... and I mean... I couldn't leave without them, could I?!?

Stolen Photos

Today we went to play with Conner... and I can't believe it, but I forgot my camera! I try to never leave the house without it... so, I had to steal pics from Melissa... if you read Conner's blog, I apologize for the same photo :) We had a great visit and there was a whole lot of talking going on between the two of them in secret baby language! Anna enjoyed playing in Conner's cool walk around the table thingie. And then after she got out of the contraption, she decided to stand there and chew on the elephant's nose a bit more. Thanks for having us over, Conner and Melissa!

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