Capturing Anna

She's always looking up in the sky for planes and birds.
And I love this developmental stage where things must be tasted!

This girl is either in 5 gear or asleep!

This is my favorite little stance that she has.

Thanks on Thursday

In light of having jury duty this week I have to say that I am grateful for the judicial system in my state (as well as country) and the fact that one of the state superior court judges told us on Monday that he would not sacrifice justice for the sake of the jurors' convenience so we could get in and out as quickly as possible. God bless our judges!

It's not every day that I sit back and think about the three branches our of government but our forefathers were brilliant! Only divine intervention could have inspired them to come up with these.

Thanks Cousin Bethany...

for the headbands! I love wearing them all!
And for letting me walk your dog! I've never walked one before!

Thanks on Thursday

This might sound simple but I've found myself on numerous occasions grateful for my garbage service. After traveling to a few developing nations I realize how blessed I am to have weekly or twice weekly trash pickup.

Resurrection Sunday

Anna's daddy loved this. He's starting her sports training early!

Nice to spend the day with the family. And what a treat to have Dianne in town from Hawaii!

Our Little M & M

Bryan's creativity level is off the Richter scale. Not fair. Anna found the casserole dish carrier in a cabinet and brought it to him so he decided she'd make a great m&m.

She thought it was the coolest!

18 Month Little Celebration

Thought it would be fun to celebrate Anna's 1/2 b-day with a cupcake but the kid wasn't interested in it. I should have gone for ice cream.

She officially weighs 21 1/4 lbs and is 30 1/2" long. And she started saying "no" about a month ago. Doesn't she know she has 6 months until that starts?! But at least it is a cute sing-songy "no" for now!

Signs of Spring!!!

I am all for perennials and bulbs that you just plant once and watch bloom year after year!

Uncle Jon & Aunt Heather...

Thanks for the cool water bottles you gave my mom and dad!

They are some of my favorite toys!

Thanks of Thursdays

The simple things in life can make all the difference like the park exactly 1.5 miles away from my house. The ENTIRE family has free fun. Bryan, Winston and I enjoy the walking the path. Anna enjoys the slides, swings and woodchips at the playground as well as the wideopen space where she can run till her little hearts content. (Then she takes an awesome naps afterwards). And Winston even has the dogpark option where he can hang with the big dogs. No little dogs are allowed in his area - afterall, his knees shake at the sight of those teeny dogs. So today I am thankful for the park and the fact that an old farmer decided to leave it the city when he passed away!