Turkeys are thankful for...

Quick temper tantrums...



Pretty hand-me-down dresses



Dingo the doggie...



Being small enough to fit between the refrigerator and the wall...


Bananas...

And having cheeks large enough to pouch an ENTIRE banana!!


Happy Thanksgiving! We hope your holiday was as wonderful as ours. We all did the Turkey Day Race, then ate possibly the most fantastic turkey dinner ever!
Anna ate peas.

Raggedy Anna

For Halloween, Anna was Raggedy Ann (or Hannah- ITB). I saw this costume at a garage sale and couldn't pass it up!!
We went next door (Carole and OJ's) first. Anna wasn't too sure about trick-or-treating, but a taste of the chocolate changed her mind in record time!

MORE???

OK, here's the part where Anna tries to take the ENTIRE bowl, which ended up being not such a bad idea. We ran into friends wearing the "Scream" mask. I've never seen Anna so scared. Needless to say, trick-or-treating was over.

But, of course, chocolate and animal crackers always scare the bad guys away. Hopefully Anna will not recall this remedy when she decides that there are monsters in her closet.

As my dad would say, "it's never too early for the buddy indoctrination..."
Sailor hat + Hannah outfit = future DG??

Cool Snap

It's time to break out the long pants and new duds! We've got highs in the low 70's...





Here's a video of Anna eating cereal. It's kind of mundane, but look how big she opens her mouth. She can actually fit her whole hand in there!!

Trick or Treat Training

We're teaching Anna how to say "trick or treat"

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Ha ha, we get tricked and she gets the treat!

Robin in the Rain

Anna goofing around...

cheering for the tigersbouncing on momma's legs before school
eating toothpaste
ready to go to school

All photos were taken in the mornings before school. Anna loves Raffi. His music is like the Pied Piper for toddlers- she hears it and starts MOVING!!

Fritz's vacation

Fritz had fun in the bay. He ran back and forth... and back and forth...
You can probably even see him trying to bite the waves! What a goofy dog!

Hurricane Vacation!

I know, the title of this post is a huge oxymoron. When Gustav hit, we did not have power or school for a week. We figured that we would have to make up the days later during our scheduled vacations, so we took a vacation from the hurricane at the beach.

We stayed at the Sieckmann's beach house for a couple of days. The media did not give BR any attention- things were pretty bad here...no power, huge oak trees ripped out of the ground, no food or gas. It was HOT and muggy. We LOVE A/C!!

Here is Anna getting dressed up in my pj's and Mrs. Sieckmann's slipper. She is so ridiculous!!