Anna's Frog

Most of you may know my Aunt Lou and Uncle Lee are a very important part of my life. My Aunt Lou carved this tree frog for Anna out of wood. She makes carousel horses and actually carve the baby giraffe in Anna's nursery.

Anna loves rocking on the frog and has the best time. She is very grateful to Aunt Lou for the many hours spent making this for her and I know she will treasure it forever.

Anna turns the big 1.0!

Anna turned one (1) on Tuesday November, 3rd. We waited until Saturday, which was my birthday and then had a 1st and 4oth party. She turned 1 and I truned 40. Patty and I can not believe how fast this first year has gone. We are so blessed to have Anna and everyday seems like a miracle. Her are some pics from her birthday party.

Harvest Day Parade at Open Arms Daycare

Anna dressed up as a pumpkin for the Harvest Day Parade at her day care. She actually wore the costume without much fuss, although it was a little difficult for her to walk in. Patty got some great pictures, but in the end, Anna finally just laid down on the floor because being a pumpkin is hard work.

Poor Ben.

Now that Anna is walking, she has found her favorite "toy" to play with is our dog, Ben. For those of you who do not know, Ben is our 11 year old yellow lab. Ben came with Patty when I met her and his brother Zach is Patty's parent's dog. He is very gentle around Anna and I wish I could say the same for Anna as you will see in the video.

She walks!

Two updates to share with everyone regarding Anna. She now has two bottom teeth, which I can not get a good picture of and she is walking.

She has been walking for about a week now, but I can never catch her on film. We went to the Smyrna park today and she took off chasing a boy with a soccer ball. Here are our pictures from a day at the park.

Anna like to swing.

We bought Anna this little swing at Target and she loves it! We hung it in the garage and she just laughs every time she gets on it. She also has two bottom teeth coming in.

Byrd Family Reunion

We went to Gatlinburg, TN for the Byrd family reunion this past week. There were 18 of us. We spent some time driving through the Smokey Mountains and even came across a few bears. This was the first time my aunt and uncles have met Anna and she was a big hit.

Anna takes swim lessons.

Patty has enrolled Anna in infant swim lessons at the Cobb County Aquatic Center. She loves the water and has become very comfortable around it. While she is not setting any Olympic records yet, she is building the foundation for years to come.

First Trip to the Beach

Anna got her first trip to the beach this summer on our annual family vacation. We went to Orange Beach, AL for some much needed rest and relaxation. If only Anna knew what "sleeping in" meant.

We took some really cute family pictures on the beach. Anna doesn't really know what to think about sand. She justs stares at it.

She got in the ocean, but enjoys the calm of the kiddy pool more. We had a great time and look forward to doing it again.

Anna makes a choice!

Anna has made an early decision as to who her favorite is. I tried it twice and both outcomes were the same.