Anna has become good at recognizing stop signs, and she is very excited about them. We just flipped her carseat to forward-facing, which means she can see the stop signs when we’re driving—not just on walks. Whenever we are stopped at one, I hear a very enthusiastic, high-pitched “Stop SIGN!” which is often followed by [...]
Read more →Anna, now 17 months, absolutely loves to help me. “Anna, do you want to help Mommy unload the dishwasher?” meets with an enthusiastic “please!” sign, and she sets off running for the kitchen, opening the dishwasher if it is unlatched. Anna hands me the silverware one piece at a time, plus her plates. She really [...]
Read more →I’ve been asked to cull our videos and photos of Anna to, well, something manageable by Uncle Max popular demand . We’ve taken more than 6,600 pictures on our camera since we got it about six months before Anna was born. Our galleries from 2010 and 2011 include about 3,400 photos. Although that does include [...]
Read more →Highlights include Eileen’s and Promise’s Birthday Parties, a visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s house and Ann and Paul’s house. Visits from Lucy; Sara; Great Gram; Christina, David, and Joshua; Bryce; a black swallowtail; Aunt Peggy, Uncle Glenn, Aunt Betsy, Uncle Chip, and Austin; Mari-Anne, Bruce, and Amy; and Aunt Anna W and Mr. Carl. Also [...]
Read more →Anna is a very enthusiastic walker in training.
Read more →My cousin Dave and Uncle Larry were in from Ohio, and we got to spend the afternoon with them. We went out to sushi and then toured Princeton campus. We had a great time. Thanks for coming out, guys! All of the photos from their visit are here.
Read more →It looks like Anna takes after her friend Joshua K (as seen here), as she now loves to crawl around with an identical object in each hand. Uncle Max got her some Melissa and Doug animal puzzles for her birthday, which she loves. Yesterday she pointed to the puzzles and I pulled out one of [...]
Read more →We had my dad over, and John (celebrating Father’s Day number two) and my dad (celebrating Father’s Day number 31) and I worked on some babyproofing while my mom played with Anna. A new outlet, disabling a glider rocker, and cabinet locks on the cabinet. Which Anna discovered, and was confused: Thanks, Grandpa (or should [...]
Read more →Aunt Megan came to visit for a week over Anna’s first birthday. We had a great time, and Anna even let Aunt Megan take care of her without screaming. High praise. Aunt Megan was here for Anna’s first birthday, but I also have more pictures from her visit and a video of Anna and Aunt [...]
Read more →Anna’s current favorite book is Charlie the Ranch Dog, by Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman). Uncle Max came to visit, and read it to her. Here’s a video of the ensuing amusement.
Read more →We had a family “Megan’s Home/Anna’s One” party the weekend before Anna’s first birthday. We had a blast. Check out photos here. Here’s a video of Anna playing with her second cousin Joshua, and here’s us singing Happy Birthday to her. Anna also enjoyed playing with the wrapping about 20 times as much as the [...]
Read more →Happy Birthday, Little Bear! Aunt Megan, who was here for the big day, helped me make a series of videos of Anna showing the words and signs she knows. Well, theoretically. “Outside words” came out the closest to what I had envisioned. Oh, and before you accuse me of being a Tiger Mother, Anna repeatedly [...]
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