Pumpkin Patch

We all headed out to the pumpkin patch on Sunday. We went to Schaefer's Farm Corn Maze in Mayflower. It's stuff like this that makes having a kid so much fun! Now I have an excuse to drag Kevin out on these little adventures.

First comes Halloween, then comes Thanksgiving. Looks like Anna's already got the turkey picked out!

Thank you Grammy and Poppy for my Halloween shirt. I like how it lights up!

Teething Biscuits... YUMMY!!!

We're working on solid foods now. So far, we haven't been successful. She doesn't like the texture. She does like teething biscuits though. Me? Not so much! They are soooo messy!

RFTC '08

Anna and I participated in the Race for the Cure this Saturday. It was my 12th year to walk and Anna's first! We walked in celebration of Nanny and Grannanny! We love you guys! We had a great time and it was great to see so many people out there supporting the fight against breast cancer.

Remember ladies... save 2nd base and get 'em checked!!! :)

A record 45,928 people walked this year!

Our walking buddies... Julie and Kellie. Sorry girls, you know if you take a picture with me it ends up on the blog!!! :)

9 Months

Anna turned 9 months old this past Sunday. I can't believe I'll be throwing a birthday party in just 3 short months! CRAZY!!! She is such a good baby. She crawls all over the place, talks a lot, laughs all the time... she's a real joy to be around. She's not pulling up on anything yet and she still hasn't cut any teeth but we're getting close. We went to the doctor this morning for her 9 month check up. She weighs 18 pounds on the dot. They mis-measured her because she was too squirmy so we're not sure how long she is. She had to get her flu shot, which she didn't like. Other than that, everything is great. She eats well, she sleeps great, God has really blessed us with a pleasant baby. (As soon as I say that, she'll really let us have it!)

Happy Birthday Poo's! We love you!

Anna's Day with Grammy & Poppy

Here's a few pics from Anna's day with her grandparents and aunt and uncle. Thanks Peggy for the pictures.

Anna with Grammy and Poppy

Anna and Poppy

Anna with crazy alien cat

Anna with her Uncle Greg

Anna with her Aunt Rachel

Anna and Grammy

Anna with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Greg

This Past Weekend

This past weekend, Kevin had to work so Anna and I got to spend some one on one time together. Unfortunately, she's entering the teething phase so our one on one time was spent trying to make her feel better and trying not to lose my brain from all the crying. Anyway, we did have some good moments.

It started with breakfast... good ol' banana oatmeal (which she didn't eat because her teeth hurt.) Then I thought I'd try the Puffs.
We've tried the Puffs before but she doesn't like them. In fact, she gags and throws up everytime. I don't know why I thought today would be any different. I couldn't resist taking these pics of her expression.This one cracks me up. She's giving me this look that says "I just puked and you're laughing! Not cool!"
To make it up to her, we played in the swing for a while. She enjoyed it for about five minutes but then she got fussy so onto the next attempt to stop the tears.
So we moved to the "cage". This didn't last long. She sat there rubbing her tongue on her gums the whole time. You can see it in the picture below.
"Where's Anna? There she is!" She didn't like that game either.So we moved onto the floor in our living room. Wide Open Spaces! This actually entertained her for a while because she got to chase after Houston the Cat.
Houston, however, was not that happy but I appreciate him playing along. Thanks Buddy!
Plus, I finally got a smile out of the deal. Maybe things were taking a turn for the better.
So we decided to meet Meme, Grandad and Lindsey for lunch at MiMi's. She was happy to see them but she definitely wasn't herself.
After lunch we went shopping but that was cut short because of the fussiness. That's ok, I didn't need to buy anything anyway. So we went home and Anna took a 3 hour nap! She NEVER takes a 3 hour nap! Most days, she doesn't take a nap at all. Anyway, when she woke up, she had a bad case of Bed Head!
She seemed to be feeling a little better so we played dress up. I'm trying the whole bow thing. Her hair is growing longer but not quite long enough for any major up do's.
Then our hero came home. Yeaaaaaa Daddy's home!!! She's become a daddy's girl so after all of my attempts to keep her happy, all he had to do was walk in the door and do this...

For the record, I tried this and I got nothin'!

All in all, we survived the day. And through all the tears, hers and mine, I had a really good weekend and I wouldn't have spent it any other way. I love you Banana.

A Day At the Zoo

We took Anna to the zoo for the first time on Sunday. The animals were beautiful. She was having a good time until her allergies set in. By the time we left, her eyes and nose were running like crazy! Here's some pics from our day.