Florida Trip Part Uno

Beware of a photo dump approaching. We just got back from Florida a few days ago and had a blast!! It was so fun to have the family all together. We missed my little sister who's away at college and my brother who's on a mission, maybe next year. We have been SO worried that our beach would be covered in oil but I am happy to report that we did not see one tar ball. The water is usually sparkling clear but they had just had a storm so it was kind of green when we got there. By the time we left, it was back to its beautiful self. It was a great trip with lots of memories.

Last year my arm got tatooed by the dye from our beach bag and it happened AGAIN this year!! I couldn't believe it. Luckily, this time it wasn't as bad.

Anna LOVED riding the waves with her daddy. I guess Mommy just didn't do it right because every time I held her, she yelled, "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" She just LOVES her daddy.

My nephew David was there too. He's hilarious!! Anna woke up asking for him and cried when she had to leave him at night. She loved having a little playmate there. Check out his facial expression in this one. Priceless!

Anna loved the sand. We built lots of sand castles that she immediately destroyed. I don't think she quite got the point....or maybe we didn't get her point.

Going to dip in the ocean after some sandy fun.

Dale, Amanda, and David! Say cheese!

This is Anna trying to eat the sand. Not really, but it does look like it, huh?

We set our table really nice with candles and beautiful place mats for our "Italian Night". It was a hit. Amanda made a delicious pasta which we all gobbled right up.

Anna's favorite part was dessert. Check out that face! This is by far my favorite picture of the trip.

Or this one....

Or this one....

Grandpa with the kiddos.

Dale and Granny relaxing!

Riding the waves.

Better Late Than Never

Happy Father's Day to everyone! I know I'm a week late but we've been on vacation and haven't had a moment to spare. We had a great Father's Day. We're actually in Georgia right now visiting my family, so it was nice to be here on Father's Day with my dad. I'm really grateful for days like these where we get to celebrate the people in our lives. I knew when I married Josh that he would be a great dad to our children, but I had no idea how wonderful he would really be. Josh is so wonderful with Anna. She is such a daddy's girl in every way. He can make her laugh when no one else can. He has so much love for her and for our little baby. I can see it in all he does. I'm grateful for the terrific dad he is to our children. I love Josh very much.

I'm also really blessed to have my dad in my life. Words cannot describe that wonderful man that my dad is. He really looks after us. Even now that I'm married and have my own family, I still feel his sense of protection and love in my life. He really watches out for us and blesses our lives. He's a great example, and I love him very much. This is our traditional breakfast in bed. Mmm!!

Josh's favorite candy!

Anna got him a very special gift.

We are grateful for Josh's dad Dave. He loves to have fun and Josh always talks about the fun camping and beach trips they took as kids and how much fun they always were. He especially loves the times they jumped off high rocks into lakes and rivers. Anywhere there was a rock and some water, you could bet that Big Wave Dave would be there! Happy Father's Day to all the dads!!!
We just got back from our Florida beach vacation. I'll post more about that later but here are a few cute pictures we took while we were there. I haven't touched them up yet, but you get the idea.

This picture just shows our lives in every way. Anna showing us what to do and making sure we know that SHE is in charge. I thought it was funny!

Duck Duck Goose

Last Saturday, we went to the park to see the ducks. Ducks are Anna's favorite thing in the world. It was really fun to watch her chase those little guys around.

I thought that this picture was funny. It looks like Anna is telling us what to do, which was probably the case.

There are no better moments than ones like these.

In case you can't tell, Anna was on a full on run here. She tried SO hard to pet the ducks. Everytime she got close, they ran away.

This is her confused look as to why the ducks wouldn't want to be touched. She looks pretty stunned.

We tried to get Anna in the swings. Babies are supposed to love swings, right? WRONG! This is her signing, "all done", the moment she got in.

We had a family car wash on Saturday. We just came from the pool and it started to rain, so we decided since we were wet and the cars were wet, we might as well wash them. As soon as we started, the sun came out and we had a great time together. Anna really got into it. There were bubbles everywhere, which is another one of her favorites.

22 Weeks

I am 22 weeks pregnant today! It feels great to be over half way through. I am absolutely AMAZED how different this pregnancy has been than last time. Perhaps part of it is due to the fact that I have a very active toddler running around and keeping our lives very busy. I am starting to really feel pregnant. I have a harder time getting out of our car and off the bed. I feel more achy at night than I used to, and it's getting harder and harder to pick Anna up all day. Don't get me wrong, I love being pregnant and I'm not complaining. I'm just starting to remember more and more what it feels like to be pregnant.
We absolutely cannot wait for this little guy. He's going to be so stinkin' cute and I already am dying to squeeze his little cheeks. We got him a few things the other day that we are pretty excited about. I laughed out loud as we were shopping because the boy section is only a fourth of the baby area. Girl clothes definitley dominate. Check out what we found.

Fun at the Pool

We've really been enjoying our pool lately. I am SO glad that our complex has one. Anna could not love it more. As soon as we put on her bathing suit, she runs as fast as her little legs can carry her to the door and then takes off. We grab our beach ball from the closet, she steals it out of our hands and goes running. I don't think she cares if we are coming or not. She's just determined to get there as fast as she can.

I wish you could see her little face when Josh puts her in the water. The pool was kind of cold yesterday. She scrunched her face and smiled. I think she was just happy to be in there.

Anna LOVES to jump in. By jump, I mean stand on the edge and wait for you to pick her up. She thinks it's so much fun.

Check out this picture and the one below it. It's amazing what a year does. She seems SO much bigger to us.

Josh dunked her under, which she is never too fond of, and after that, she just of wants to play outside of the pool. She grabbed the noodles one by one and threw them in the pool. She is just Miss Organized.

Once all of the noodles were in the pool, Daddy put Anna in the middle of them to float. It's not the most effective float ever but she seemed to like it OK.

Then, Miss Organized proceeded to take the noodles out one by one and put them back where they go.

We played peek-a-boo with Daddy behind the camera. He was a good sport as you can see!

Anna thought it was hilarious!

Aren't those footprints adorable?