Happy Birthday Mitch!

Today is Mitch's 27th birthday! He is getting old right?! Well, I shouldn't say that because I am 2 months older than him and that would make me old and I'm definitely not! Anyway, that is all for today; just wanted to say Happy Birthday!!

Just For Daddy!

This Cardinal's outfit is probably Mitch's favorite thing Annie wears. (she doesn't have a UK outfit yet but, that will take the #1 spot when she does!) I call it her tomboy outfit but at least she has a red bow to make it a little girly!

Have a great day Mitch!

Growing up too fast!

Annie is getting so big and with every day that passes it seems like she is doing something new. She is sitting up like a big girl and loves watching her Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby DVD's. These are very helpful while I am trying to cook dinner! As you can see she gets really focused on them.

She loves to hold our hands and stand up. When you try to sit her down on the floor she arches her back and straightens her legs so that she can stand instead of sit! It takes several attempts to successfully sit her down. When we went to pick her up at the nursery on Sunday her teacher, Mrs. Denise, said "She really wants to stand!". Poor Mrs. Denise she probably got stuck holding Annie in the standing position the entire time she was in there!!

Last week we did a total makeover upstairs. We switched Annie's room and the office/spare bedroom in order to give Annie a bigger room. We went to Lowe's and bought what we thought was a light cream color paint for Annie's room. We planned on using pink and green as accent colors. We primered the walls and he next day I began painting. I began to realize that the "cream" was lacking a little cream color and was pretty much white. I finished painting because I thought it might just be my eyes but then I realized that I spent an entire day painting Annie's room WHITE! We added pink and green to try and brighten it up. I think it will be cute when all the decorating is finished! I'll post pictures later.

The little artist!

Annie and I tried to do an "art project" the other day. I had to sit her in the Bumbo because I didn't want paint all over the living room floor! I can just picture her scooting her little bottom all over the rug with pink and green feet! When I first painted her feet she grinned because I think it tickled! She tried grabbing at the paintbrush the entire time! And then after the novelty wore off, she grabbed and ripped the newspaper that I had put underneath her! I think she enjoyed it much more than the paint! The footprints that I made did not turn out so well. At school they made the perfect little hand prints and footprints, I don't know how in the world they did it. They must have tried it while she was napping! Or maybe they are just really good!

She's already using up all the minutes!

Annie's favorite toys are our cell phones or the remote. She also tries to grab at the laptop if she is sitting with me while I am the computer. She apparently loves electronics! We found an old remote that we don't use anymore and gave it to her so she could play with it and not ruin ours with all of her drool!
The funny thing about Annie and the phone is that she will be babbling up a storm and when Mitch or I hold the phone to her ear to let her hear someone's voice she goes completely silent, stares, and tries to grab it out of our hands! Almost immediately after the phone is out of sight she becomes the largest chatter box again!

Annie and I played peek-a-boo yesterday afternoon. We normally just hide our faces with our hands but instead I pulled the blanket down over her face and lifted it up. The first couple of times she looked frightened and then she started to giggle!


Annie was listening to Mitch read a book the other night on the bed. We read most books aloud these days, whether or not they are children's books, because they say it's good for babies to hear a variety words. Annie should know all about What To Expect the First Year and Rich Dad Poor Dad!

Annie's 1st Camping Trip!

All of us before we started out on our hike.

Annie looks so thrilled!

Mitch and Annie climbing down the rock wall with only

a cable wire to hold onto for safety. It was a little scary!

Annie's favorite part of the trip! Relaxing on our air matress in the tent after an exhausting day!

More Annie Photos

Mitch put this bandana on Annie the other day and it just looked so cute! She looks like she is ready to ride a Harley!

What an adorable little smile! :)

Hiking Trip!

On Saturday we went on a day hike with our friends, Trent and Jennifer, and their little boys Will and Wyatt, to Fall Creek Falls. The falls were so beautiful and we had a great time. Once again, Annie was strapped to Mitch's belly and I carried the backpack and cooler on my back. After stopping at every scenic overlook (because we were very optimistic at the beginning!) we made it to the bottom of the largest fall. We all took turns jumping in the rather chilly water! Except for the babies, only their little feet got wet. Needless to say, we were absolutely exhausted when we arrived back home Saturday night. Our next adventure is a weekend camping trip, we will let you know how that goes! Don't worry, Annie was not strapped to Mitch in the picture where he is scaling the rock wall!