Anna's Best Friend

Anna fell in love while we were in Georgia, with our dog. This top image is Anna trying to give her kisses. I don't think Ethel was quite ready for that. From the moment Anna woke up every morning, all she could say was "doggie", about a million times. Once she wanted her, there was just no turning back. These are just a few of the cute "doggie" pictures we got while we were there.
This was their staring contest.

Chasing Ethel all around the house.

Her favorite thing to do was to sit on the step and bark out orders telling the dog to eat!! She would point to the dog bowl and look at Ethel and as forcefully as she could, yell, "Eat!!" Again, about a million times. It was hilarious. Now she knows how we feel when we're desperately trying to get her to eat.

This looks like they're getting ready to draw their weapons.

Trying to see who could get on the table first. Luckily, Anna lost.

25 Weeks

I am 25 weeks along now and boy is time flying by. I am definitely feeling more and more pregnant everyday. I even started the pregnancy waddle. I don't mean to but it just feels better. We just got back from Georgia last night and we're exhausted. We had such a great trip, but now after a long day of traveling, all I can do is sit on my bed and do nothing.
I know this picture below is not the best picture of me but look at my sweet little Anna. I don't think they come sweeter than this. She thinks my belly is her new pillow. She loves snuggling up to me and resting her head on her little baby brother. It's precious. Every time she does it, my heart just melts. There is just no better thing in the world than being a mommy. I just LOVE that girl!!

Festivities

We went up to Atlanta to visit my brother and celebrate the 4th of July, (on the 5th of July). It was really fun. We grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, let the kiddies swim in a baby pool and played lots of Mexican Train. We had a great time.

This is Anna's new favorite toy. Too bad we don't have one at our house. Amanda made the CUTEST 4th of July dessert. It was delicious!

This is everyone playing Mexican Train after lunch.

Anna really looks like she is contemplating something serious here.

The pool was fun but it didn't hold a candle to the sprinkler. They both LOVED it! We turned it down really low so it wouldn't shoot up high and it was perfect!

They both thought that eating the sprinkler was the best idea.

Down on the River

We finally got Anna in some pigtails. I never thought it would happen. She HATES having anything in her hair with a passion. No matter what I try, nothing seems to work. Yesterday though, we had a breakthrough. Of course, we had to document. Is that cute or what?

We finally made it out on the river yesterday. We had SO much fun. Unfortunately, I couldn't do anything since I'm pregnant but Anna and I had a great time watching Daddy and just riding in the boat. Josh rated the boat trip on a scale of one to ten and gave it an eleven. I'd say that is pretty good.

Grandpa was our driver. It was great!

Josh got up on the wake board. He did really well, but has very sore muscles today.

Check out that face!!

So handsome!

This is to document the wind blown hair.

Beach Trip Part Two

This was the bedroom that Josh and I stayed in. We had our own bathroom and private balcony. It was really fun to stay there. It's great having everyone have their own space but still being all together. It was a great set-up.

My sister-in-law is pregnant too and due in just a few weeks. She's having a little boy also. We just had to get some belly shots.

This is my brother Bryan and his girlfriend Ashley. This was the first time that Josh and I met her and we just think she's wonderful. It was fun to have them there.

This is the proud parent of a home grown cucumber. I must say, it was quite delicious.

This is everyone cooking on "Mexican Night". We had music, sombreros and delicious food. It was really fun.

Anna LOVES hats more than anything in the world. If we walk down the street and she sees someone with a hat, she points and says "hat" about a billion times for the next half hour. I think she's obsessed.

My little senorita.

So festive!

After dinner, we all went out in the ocean again. This was by far my favorite time down to the ocean. The water was so shallow so Anna could run around in two inch deep water without us having to hold her the whole time. We played pretty hard that night. It was great.

Pregnancy shot with the whole crew.Chasing Anna in the water!!

It was a perfect night, so we just had to dance. Josh and I got engaged here three years ago. Time sure does fly. It brought back some good memories for us. It was a great trip!!