Anna's First "Road Trip"

Anna enjoyed her first trip to Northwest Arkansas this past weekend, and it was her first official car ride that lasted over an hour. (Maybe we should get out more.) Anyway, we dropped her off with her Grammy and Poppy while Kevin and I went to the Razorback "game". She had much more fun than we did! She got to play with her grandparents, aunt and uncle and great grandmother. I could tell she had a really good time. And they wore her out because the whole way home, she did this....

Charles Blake's Birthday Party

Jacie and Anna

Christian

Banana Head

Anna, Avery and Jacie

The Birthday Boy - Charles Blake!!!

Sippy Cup Practice

Torture or Greatest Invention Ever?

I'd say GREATEST INVENTION EVER!!!

Now that Anna is crawling all over the place, we decided to get this "play pen". I don't care what anyone says, we love it. She can't get into anything that could hurt her and we can actually get some things done without carrying her around from room to room.

And she likes it too. We've filled it with all of her favorite toys (especially the kitchen Uncle Greg and Aunt Laurie let her have.)
And she really likes it when she has company. Here she is with her cousin Lindsey.

8 Months Old

Anna is getting so big... and so much fun! I love watching her learn new things. My favorite thing to do is sit back and watch her figure things out. I know everyone says this about their own child, but my kid is a freakin' genius! :)

Here's what she's been learning lately...
1. CRAWLING!!! That's our biggest accomplishment. She's not up on all fours, it's more like an army crawl (her Uncle Greg in Ft. Smith will be so proud!) The other night I was trying to eat dinner while she played in the floor and I had to get up at least 6 times to get her out from underneath my chair. I'm buying a gate this weekend!
2. She's sitting up on her own. I don't have to stand close by waiting for her to fall over anymore. Now she catches herself.
3. Eating is still not a problem. She eats breakfast and dinner and has her bottles every 4 hours.
4. She hardly ever takes a nap during the day. Her teachers at school said they put her in her crib to try to make her take a nap but she just lays in there playing. You'd think she'd be cranky by the time we get her home but she never is. At first I was worried that she wasn't taking any naps but since she's not cranky I just accepted it.
5. TALKING!!! This kid never stops! She says mama and dada the most. Every morning when I drive her to school, she talks the whole way. I love our morning conversations.

Happy 8 Month Birthday Poo's Poo's! We love you very much!!!

Anna's 6 Month Pictures

Thought I'd share Anna's 6 month pictures. Isn't she a cutie! Thanks again Melisa for everything.

Open Your Eyes Kid!

I'm not sure why she's been doing this lately. You'd think she'd be used to a camera flash by now. Anyway, they made me laugh so I thought I'd share.