Jumpin' with the Boys

Today I went to keep my nephews who had the chicken pox. Anna always loves to try to be one of the guys when they are around. Since she has found a new love of jumping I thought we'd go out and jump on the trampoline. These boys really look like they are sick huh? Ha! This is Logan (red shirt) and Ryan. They wouldn't admit it, but they love to play with Anna. They had a great time.

Singin' in the Rain.

Today is the first of several consecutive days they have predicted rain. Since Anna is SO insistent on going outside every minute of the day, I let her run around in the rain. It started out as being just an "educational" trip to the back porch where we'd learn where the rain comes from...etc. HA! But it quickly turned into just running and splashing. She still learned that the rain comes from "up dair". :)

My Office Redesign!

I recently was commissioned to redecorate an office downtown for an attorney. Here are some before and after pictures of the project. It turned out pretty good and I had fun doing it...even though it took me a while because I'm a one woman team. Ha! The attorney loves it. Notice the original art on the wall (the big striped painting...real original, right?!) Ha! The only thing I kept in the office were the two black leather(ish) "client"chairs. They were recovered amazingly by my new favorite upholstery man. :) Almost everything else is new. Even the stained concrete under the desk chair.

A NEW CAR!

Nana and Papaw bought Anna a new car. She loves to ride around and pretend she's driving.

Funny Face.

Even after the face-plant incident and bruise on ther face, she still had some time to make some faces for the camera.

Anna's First Shiner.

No, not the beer. And it's not even a "real" black eye...more like a black cheek bone. She was standing on the couch (I was sitting next to her!) and like lightning, threw her face into the window sill. She was fine. She only cried for a few seconds then was back standing on the couch doin' her thang. She pointed to the bruise later and said "ouchy". Funny. It really doesn't look as bad in this picture. It has gotten a little more blueish-purple... and I apologise for the crust around her nose.

She's Bailin' Out!

This morning when I went to rescue Anna from what she thinks is her cage, I found her straddling the top rail of her crib. Yes, half her body outside and over the rail and the other half in. My mom tells me that I used to bail out of my crib all the time, but I think she said I started doing it at a much younger age. Nonetheless, Anna has figured it out. I suppose it's only a matter of time before I hear a loud thump, which would be her hitting the floor, then hear a screaming child running down the hall and around the corner. I should set the video camera up, huh?

How to eat a bean burrito.

This is Anna's first attempt at eating a bean burrito. I really need to get her out of the rut i've enabled of chicken nuggets and green beans for every meal. She has shown several signs of only wanting that certain thing to eat. I have a friend who is a Child Development Researcher who had kids brought to her at like 9 months old who eat burritos for lunch...they eat them without any assistance!

Mornin' Sunshine!

Nice hair this morning...