Celebrating her 3rd birthday

For breakfast, Anna had a special treat.  A breakfast "cookie" with candles in it and Josh and I sang her happy birthday.  (of course she ate one bite of the cookie and then asked for eggs...)

 

Josh made Anna a birthday sign, with pictures of the things Anna wanted to do on her special day (and a random A-team van, of course).  I love how he drew arrows to explain everything :)
 

Riding the merry go round
 

 

Being cute under a big grape vine where we rested for a snack 

"it looks like we're hanging from it!"   

The one thing Anna really wanted to do was ride the train.  We've been to Greenfield Village many times, but we've never been on the train, so this was a special treat for all of us!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 And to complete the day, (gluten free) pizza!   

 

Anna's 3rd birthday party

 

Look!  Nana L did my hair! 

This toy was left at the house we're renting.  Our good friends own the place and this was one of their kids toys when they were little.  I remember trying to sit in this myself at one point, though I'm pretty sure I was slightly drunk at the time, lol! 

So when my mom tried to sit in it, I had to get a pic!  Sorry mom, lol!
 

 With auntie Mimi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My future brother in law James fits right in with the family...  (sorry James, love you!)
 

Anna doesn't like cake so we did ice cream sundaes for her birthday
 

 

Mike picked up a motorized tractor for the kids to play on at a yard sale this week.  After watching the kids zooming around the yard, he wanted to join them

anna's 3rd birthday part 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2013

The kids were practicing their driving skills while Mike was packing up the car for our most recent trip
 

 

hanging out with auntie Mimi 

posing with Nana Cook  

Celebrating Anna's 3rd birthday with the family 

 

 

Birthday ice cream sundae!
 

The kids found the swim floats and put them on and pretended they were police vests
 

Watching the train at Greenfield Village
 

Sleeping with her new horsey from nana Cook 

And sleeping in the car, with her sunglasses firmly in her mouth (mike tried to pull them out, she wouldn't let go!)