Playing in puddles

Anna splashed around (in her nightgown) in the tiniest puddle in my parents driveway.  This girl LOVES water!
 

 

 

 

 

 

Party for Nana and Papa Cook

We celebrated Nana Cook's birthday and Nana and Papa Cook's Anniversary at Aunt Joanne's house.  The kids loved having so much room to run around and play. 

Anna, Josh, Chrtistian and Jackson
 

 

 

They had the pool set up there and we couldn't keep Anna out of it. 
 

 

Rolling around with daddy
 

Uncle Joe and Jackson
 

 

I had to change her dress 3 times because she just kept getting soaked, lol!
 

Eating some delicious chicken!
 

Nana and Papa Cook's house

We went to visit Nana and Papa Cook last week.  They set up a little pool for the kids and they all had lots of fun.  They got to see their cousins Jackson and Christian, whom we haven't seen since Christmas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were there to celebrate Nana's birthday and Nana and Papa's anniversary.  We need big wrapping paper for their present so we had the kids paint some tablecloths for it. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aunt Vicky, Aunt Megan and me cleaning up the kids
 

Playing in the mud

We went "home" to Michigan last weekend and the kids had a ton of fun playing on the deck and in the sandbox.

 

Our sandbox is actually under the deck.  You lift up a portion of the deck to get to it.  It was really hot out so I kept filling it with water and the kids were playing in the mud.  Anna kept saying "muddy muck!"
 

This is the second day of playing and I think she was close to falling asleep laying in the mud puddle!
 

look how muddy her hair is! 

 

 

Taking a break for some watermelon
 

 

 

Took her in and cleaned her up and she fell asleep sitting up eating her snack. 
 

Third day in the mud...  Look at her splash around.  Anna was having so much fun!
 

How handy! (and a video)

Anna and Josh were playing today and came running up to me to show me what Anna's dress can do:




(she started grinning like this as soon as she saw I had the camera)

Look mom, I can hold the cups with NO hands!

My mom got the kids a book and cd call "I love my little dinosaur pet" which is sung to the tune of the old song "calendar girl"  The kids put on their dinosaur tails and danced around to it.  (I think Anna burps at the beginning becasue you can hear her saying "excuse me," lol!)

finally updating...

Anna LOVES reading and Good Night Gorilla is one of her favorites (it was Josh's too).  When my parents came to visit a few weeks ago I got this picture of Anna and Nana snuggled up reading a bedtime story
 

 

 

Trying to put a diaper on a Duplo man

 

Playing with Duplos with Holly Hobbie wrapped to her back. 

 

 

Kids are so cute when they sleep!