Back in the Saddle

Today was a happy day - not only because I got my camera back from Canon yesterday, but also because Anna's Lil Miss Muffin outfits arrived this past week. So I got to get back in the saddle and snap a few pictures of her in these adorable clothes!

Cool

It's HOT outside, but in the car, Anna is the epitomy of cool. Trust me. . .

Note: For those of you that are wondering...no, I do not have my camera back yet. It's going to be another two weeks or so. <*pouts*> Any pictures you see on the blog between now and then were taken before the camera broke and recently edited.

Got Minny?

Anna is obsessed with getting handfuls of money (aka. "minny") from our change jar to put in her piggy bank. She typically asks at least once a day ("May have minny, peas?") and sometimes even more. She has even on occasion woken up asking for "minny." Most of the time, she winds up having to hold the "minny" in her shirt because her handfuls are so generous that she couldn't possibly make it all the way to her room without dropping anything.

Just one more really cute, creative way she's cleaning us out. One or two handfuls at a time!

Build-A-Bear

Our sweet neighbors Coop and Darlene gave Anna a gift card to Build-A-Bear Workshop for her second birthday back in March. A few weekends ago, we finally got around to using it. . .


It was Anna's first visit to Build-A-Bear, and she had a great time! She picked the curly teddy, and very creatively named her "Curly". She got to help stuff Curly, give her a heart, bathe her, and pick out her outfits. Anna chose an outfit like Arial from The Little Mermaid - complete with red wig. Hilarious! And we were in Louisiana, so we were able to get an "LSU" purple cheerleader outfit, too!

Where were places like this when I was a little girl? I definitely predict a return visit! For Anna, of course. . .

Slice of Heaven

Saturday was heaven. Not only because we got to spend the afternoon with some of our favorite people, but also because one of those favorite people brought their Canon Digital Rebel XSi along. (Thanks Cesar!) I shipped my broken Rebel off to Canon for service on Thursday, so I've been having withdrawals to say the least. Getting to snap a few pictures of the kiddos was so nice and will hopefully help tide me over until my camera resurfaces!

Here's my little monkey. . .

She was so pumped up all day long because we told her that her friends were coming over to play. If I had a dollar for every time I heard, "Where my friends?", I'd be a rich woman.

This is Charles. . .

Charles is quite the stud. He and Anna were kissy kissy, and I have a feeling she's not his only "girlfriend." That smile and those eyes are going to get him in trouble one day!

This is Olivia. . .

She and this Elmo were fast friends in the pool after Elmo got over the whole eyeball-chewing incident. (Elmo's pretty good about that whole forgiveness thing.) She's going to be a big sister soon, and I know Anna for one cannot wait to meet her new baby brother, Adam! This will be Anna's first lesson in vicarious living. lol.

This is Arianna. . .

Ari is starting kindergarten in the fall! She's a "big girl", so Anna thinks she is super-cool and follows her around everywhere doing everything she does.

Case in point, here they are in the playhouse. . .

And on the slide. . .

This is Emma. . .

Emma doesn't dish out the fake smiles for the camera on command like her sister Ari. But she loves to swing high, and that's what this genuine smile is all about. Who am I to say "no" when she keeps saying "Higher!" The only trick was keeping Anna from getting knocked out.

This is Santiago. . .

Santi is the baby of the group, but he sure does a good job of keeping up. He was climbing up the slide with the rest of the crew, and I think I even caught him standing up on a chair at one point. Age ain't nothing but a number, right?

And last, but definitely not least, this is Nicolas. . .

I don't know how or when it happened, but Nico grew up when I wasn't looking. I can't believe I held this kiddo in the hospital. Feels like it was yesterday.

Can we go back there? Please, oh please! Now?!