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A Double Digit Birthday

Dear Anna,

You are approaching ONE way too quickly. Please stop growing up so fast. I would like to have my little baby for a while longer.

Love,

Mommy

So, as part of your normal photo shoot, we take no less than 30 pictures since you don't like to sit still! This time half of the pictures looked like this:

And the other half looked like this...

Here's what you are up to little miss...

- You are pulling up on EVERYTHING, everywhere! (including the stairs... which also involved your first trip to the ER - thankfully, everything was ok!!)

- You are starting to stand up with no hands for a split second, and just for the record I'm not ready for you to walk yet! (See my letter to you above.)

- You think it is fun to stand up in the bath tub, and it's also funny when I tell you "no, no!"

- You are finally, officially in 12-18 month clothes. I've squeezed your little hiney into the last 6-12 month outfit that I can. :(

- You have four bottom teeth now!

- You are very demanding at dinner time. When you are ready to eat, you are ready to eat NOW.

- You are still a great little eater, but you (like your sister!) are not a fan of mac and cheese. I think you are the only two children on earth who won't touch it!! Beans, however, are a new favorite!

Happy 10 Month Birthday, Banana! We love you!

Pumpkins!

This year we decided to try our hands at carving a pumpkin. Naturally Anna wasn't into it just yet, so she had some snacks and enjoyed the beautiful weather while daddy and Avery got their hands dirty...


More daddy's hands than Avery's hands...


So proud of their first pumpkin!


Fancy night shot:


Anna thought it was pretty cool too, so she decided to check it out...


And that was the end of the pumpkin...

Better luck next year!

Paranormal Activity

Yesterday morning I woke up and realized that my bedroom door was wide open, and the TV remote control that we always fall asleep with was in my bathroom. It was totally unsettling to me, and I could not figure out what happened. Ryan was quick to assume that it was Avery, but there was NO way... I am the lightest sleeper ever, and I would have woken up as soon as her hand touched our door knob. Then he accused me of sleep walking. No, not possible. There was a ghost in our house - THAT had to be the only logical explanation for the random events...

Until I got this text message:

Definitely not what she went to bed wearing... and for the record, I would not dress her in clothes that did not match.

A few minutes later, I received text message number 2:


That would be a can of Pledge in Anna's crib.

I guess I'm glad it wasn't a ghost, but I really hate admitting that I'm wrong. :)