Mexican Fiesta!

Right after Anna's birthday, our friends from Puebla, Mexico came to visit!

Guadalupe pulls Anna in the wagon

Junnuen taught Anna some Spanish

We ate at a cajun restaurant

We explored the new Bass Pro Shop

Rodrigo's preferred method for transporting Anna

Junnuen modeling with Anna. Shaun studied at the UDLA one summer, and the rest is history!

We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends!

Anna's Birthday

Anna's birthday party was on Sunday afternoon, April 27. She had a triple-layer brownie cake with buttercream frosting.

Getting ready for cake...
Digging in!


Yummy!



I want more!!
Lydia, Laura, Sarah, and Maria patiently wait for Anna to eat her cake so that they can have some

With her other gramps, Robert The crawfish were huge and tasty, thanks to Shaun's boiling genius!

Karen and Chelsea enjoyed the mini-lobsters.
Amelia, Sam, and Donna came over later in the afternoon
Grandma made crawfish pies at the end of the party. She swears that she and grandpa were late because they had to move a refrigerator, but we know about their secret plan...
If there are fewer people there, then we don't have to share!!!

The Bottomless Pit Pals

Have you noticed that the majority of the pictures on this blog are of Anna, Fritz, and food? That's because Anna eats A LOT (therefore, so does Fritz)!

Anna has figured out how to get a little snack- she goes in the pantry and pulls down a box of cereal. We're thrilled that she's moved beyond dog food!

I love Nanny and Poppy!

And Fritz!

Easter

Anna was finding some pans to help me cook Easter dinner. She wore the dress Grandma gave her to church, but thought it would be funny if she wore her dinner too. Thank God for spray n wash!

Nanny and Poppy arrived early to help because

Uncle Howie, Aunt Sheila, and Aunt Rochelle came to dinner too!

Who the heck are you?

SPIKE!!

Isn't my hair awesome?

Dr. Pooja's visit

Pooja was in town interviewing for her first job as a real doctor-not a resident, so she came to visit. We are so excited that she will be moving back to Louisiana!

I mean, who would WANT to live in St. Louis??
Notice, all of you who are north of the Mason-Dixon line, that we have flowers blooming!