Anna's First Steps

We got a little video of some of Anna's first steps. It takes her a few tries but she finally gets the hang of it. It's pretty exciting for us. I even told the lady in line at the grocery store. :-)

She's a big girl now!

We have no pictures or videos but we're just too excited not to tell. Tonight, Anna took her first few steps. We about died. It was so exciting. We have never been so proud. It seems like yesterday, she wasn't even close and today, here she goes. She has always been like that. I guess that means that she'll do things when she's ready and will surprise you in the process. Yay!!! We're so excited. Hopefully we'll get a video soon.

Our New Wheels!

We bought a new (used) car last week! We love it! It's a 1997 Honda Accord. We've been debating whether or not to actually go ahead and make the purchase now or wait and we finally decided that if we're going to do it, we might as well do it now. This way, I won't have to ride my bike to the metro in the freezing cold winter. We got really lucky to find this car. We had my friends Mike and Christian come take a look at it for us when we bought it since they know way more about cars than I do. They gave us the thumbs up, and after a little negotiating, we were driving away in our new car. We love it because it gets great gas mileage and it drives really nicely. After jumping through numerous Missouri hoops to get the thing registered, Diana has been enjoying her new toy. I, on the other hand, have been enjoying my bike-free mornings with the good old Jeep.

Our Little Ladybug

Here are a few pictures of our precious little ladybug. We loved her costume. It was cutest when she tried to crawl in it. She really did look like a little bug inching her way around. Take a look.

See what I mean....

Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween. I really love Halloween because it's so much fun to dress up and eat lots of candy and treats. We made our pumpkin pancakes and they were delicious and adorable. I remembered to dye them orange this year so it was way more fun. It was a perfect day here in St. Louis for trick-or-treaters. We went to our friend's house for a Halloween party that night. It was a blast. They decorated their place super cute and had the coolest treats I've ever seen. She is very talented.

We dressed our little princess up as a ladybug. To continue the theme, Josh and I dressed up as bees. At our ward party, someone told us, "There is no way that two bees could have had a ladybug." But here we are. I've been so excited to dress up our little baby for Halloween. It was just as fun as I anticipated.

The whole bug family.

This is Lea and Mike. They threw the party. We had a donut eating contest with the donut on a string and each couple was timed to see who could eat it fastest. Sadly we lost. We weren't even close. Lea and Mike came out victorious!

This is not a kissing picture, I promise.

It was a little messy and a lot delicious.

These are our friends, Jon and Laura. They came pretty close to winning but no cigar.

It was a great day!

The Greatest Job on Earth

Being a mom is the very best job in the world. I love it. Being able to watch your child grow and develop and helping to mold them into a good person brings so much joy to your life. Everything is so exciting when you're a parent. When Anna first rolled over, I thought we would just die with happiness. Her first bite of rice cereal received about five videos and fifty pictures. Crawling opened up a whole new world to us. And yesterday I ordered her a bigger, front-facing car seat. I'm busting at the seams in anticipation for it to get here. Every phase of her life is great. I cannot even imagine how it's going to feel on her first day of school or when she turns 16 or even when she gets married. I never knew I could love my child like this. Anna has really blessed our family. I love her so much, and I love being a mom. No other job could even compare.

Hi Dad

So, on occasion, Anna and I will make a video for Josh while he's at school. We either send it to him to watch if it's not too large of a file or show it to him when he gets home so he can see what we did while he was gone. Anna was babbling a ton today so I thought I'd capture it. Well, of course, she gets shy when I start recording. BUT notice her mouth when I say, "Hi Dad!" Her lips are right on. It looks like she is saying it herself. Then she imitates it right after me. Pretty lucky to get this one. So, this is for you Dad.