Anna and Reed enjoying a popcicle!
Thanks for letting us come over Horras'! Can't wait to do it again.
We took Anna to her very first movie over Memorial Day weekend. Since she loves all of the Shrek movies, we thought it would be fitting that her first movie experience be "Shrek Forever After". I was so excited to take her, maybe because I spent a lot of time at the movies when I was a kid or maybe because it was a "first" for her and I love being with her when she experiences something for the first time. Either way, Kevin and I were eager to see how she would be. We got there right as the previews were starting. It was dark and she wasn't a fan of that. She cried a little but she calmed down once the movie started. She stayed curled up in our arms the whole time, but she watched the entire movie without making a peep. She had a great time and I'm so glad I could share that with her. 
Here's Anna and Daddy buying the movie tickets. 
I wasn't able to get a picture of Anna in the movie because it was too dark, but the memories are enough for us.
My niece Avery turned 5 years old this past Saturday, and she celebrated with a Princess Party! All of her cousins and friends came dressed as their favorite Princess, and everyone looked adorable! Anna looked so cute, I wanted her to keep her dress on all day!
Here's Christian, the only boy of the family (at least until Little Boy Hogland comes along). He's thinking "Princesses? YUCK!!"
Jacie, Avery and Maddy
Who wants CUPCAKES!!!
Then we did a little shoe shopping and spent some time in Old Navy. But the best part of the day was spent getting our toenails painted at my favorite nail salon. Anna's never been so I wasn't sure how she was going to react considering she won't let me get near her toes. But she LOVED it! She let them trim her nails, file them and paint them... HOT PINK! We had so much fun and I'm excited that I've found something girly to do with my little munchkin. In fact, I think I've created a monster because today she wanted me to paint her finger nails. Uh oh! But that's ok. Any chance to spend some quality time with her is well worth it!
I love you Anna! I'm so proud to be your mommy. You made this day, and every day for that matter, so special. 
These stickers were from the card Anna gave me. She wanted me to wear it right away, and I was more than happy to. 
Two of Anna's favorite thing are her books and her babies... and she loves to combine both. She takes all of her baby dolls, lays them out in the living room and covers them with a blanket. She then says "Go to sleep babies!" (very sternly I might add) Then she'll sit down and read to them. I'd like to think she's a genius and actually reading at the age of two, but I know she just has these books memorized. Nonetheless, it's still pretty impressive to me.
In the first video, she's reading "Little Boy Blue". Notice how she only knows a few words... "na na na na CORN... na na na THE END." However, you'll see she's a little better at "Little Miss Muffet".
The second video gives you a view into our world of sleeping babies. In case you have trouble figuring it out, she's reading them "Buckle My Shoe", "Pat-A-Cake", "Humpty Dumpty" and "Jack and Jill".
