Mmmmm... Cookies!

Anna and I decided to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch.  Considering I'm not much of a baker and she's a first timer, we were in for an interesting night.  She liked putting all the ingredients together in the bowl, however she didn't care too much for the loud mixer.  Her favorite part, of course, was eating the chocolate chips!  In the end, the cookies turned out edible so our baking mission was a success! 

Anna and I LOVE butter and we had a lot of fun playing with our butter sticks! 

Hmmm... what should we bake next?

Dance! Dance! Dance!

Anna's daycare offers a weekly tap dance class for the girls so we signed Anna up.  We bought her a few little leotards and tights and a cute little pair of black tap shoes.  She looks so cute all dressed up, and she is eating it up!  She LOVES her shoes!  She has shown us what she has learned in her class... she shakes her booty back and forth and says "Dance! Dance! Dance!"  I'm happy she's enjoying it and we look forward to her recital, which is the second weekend in June of 2011.  Mark your calendars!  :)

Tanner Brett is here!

The newest addition to the family has arrived.  Introducing my new nephew Tanner Brett.  What a doll!  He was born on Tuesday Sept. 14th at 7:06pm and weighed 7lbs 8oz and 20 inches long.  Congratulations Tracie and Jason!  And congratulations to Jacie for becoming a Big Sister!   

A Day at the Zoo

With summer slowly coming to an end and with the start of football season fast approaching, we thought we'd spend this weekend doing family stuff, which meant a day at the zoo. Going to the zoo with Anna is so much fun now because she loves animals and she goes around making animal sounds. Kevin and I get a kick out of that.

Anna doesn't like spiders!

This giraffe kept licking the wall. Not sure why?

Anna's favorite animal was the lion. She made us go back twice to look at them. She kept saying "Meow!"

Anna's Graduation

Anna's class had a graduation ceremony to honor the kids moving up to the next class. All of the parents were there and the kids were able to show what they've learned throughout the year. Anna looked very cute, but she was acting very shy... and tired. She apparently didn't take a nap before the big event.

Here's the whole class. Anna has been with most of these kids since she was a newborn and it's neat to see them grow up together.

Anna with her buddy Mia.

Anna was presented a certificate for completing the 2 Year Old Class by her teachers Ms. Cedes and Ms. Keona.

Anna with her favorite teacher Ms. Cedes. Everybody at the whole daycare knows Anna is "Cedes Girl!"

Congratualtions Baby Girl! We are so proud of you!

Here's a few videos from the ceremony.

Overnight Guest

My niece Jacie spent the night with us this weekend and she and Anna had a great time together. Jacie treats Anna like she's her baby so she takes really good care of her, which is good because she has a baby brother on the way in the Fall. I know Anna enjoyed the company so we'll definitely do it again real soon.

We made a big palet in the floor for the girls to sleep on and I let them pick out books to read before bed. Jacie said she likes the way I read books because I get excited. Ha ha! :)

Thanks for coming over Jacie!

II Corinthians 5:17

"In Christ, all things are made new." -II Corinthians 5:17

This is what Anna learned at school this week. :)