Babies

Many have been asking for a belly picture so here you go... almost 16 weeks along when this was taken. We went to the doctor for a check-up on Tuesday and all is going well, praise the Lord. The heart rate was 146 bpm and my uterus is measuring a few weeks ahead. I measured ahead of schedule with Anna too and they moved my due date up so they're considering doing that with this baby as well. We have another ultrasound scheduled for October 25 so hopefully we'll be able to find out then if we're having another girl or a boy. Whenever we talk about the baby in mommy's belly, Anna has to get her baby too. She'll be a great help!

The Pumpkin Patch

We visited a pumpkin patch and Anna enjoyed being outside looking at pumpkins, petting the animals, jumping in the bounce house, and watching other kids. She wanted to ride the ponies but we thought $4 for a pony ride was a bit pricey and it wasn't too long ago (Labor Day weekend) that she got to do that. Anna found a fun spot to play with tractors and diggers or "big diggas" as she likes to call them. :0) We were thrilled that the animals were tame enough to come up to the fence where she could pet them. They had a bounce house and Anna started asking to jump as soon as she saw it when we pulled in the driveway. Thankfully it wasn't very busy and she could jump safely as long as she wanted.

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They had many gourds and pumpkins to choose from. Anna searched and searched for just the right one.

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Finally the right one!

Playing the piano

A special treat for Anna is getting to play the piano. We have my Great Grandma's piano and it's old and out of tune but very special. We hope Anna will want to learn to play the piano or some musical instrument as she's very into music, singing, dancing, etc. as is Mommy and Daddy.

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Julie and Mary

Anna LOVES her babies. Julie and Mary are her "best friends" and keep her very entertained throughout the day. She's often quite busy feeding them, changing their diapers and clothes, and taking them for walks or to the grocery. She can also make them burp and likes to sing to them. She'll be a great help here in a few months when her new brother or sister arrives.

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Little Fishy

Anna is such a fish when it comes to water. She loves floating, getting her face wet, and playing in the tub, pool, or whatever is around that involves water. I often catch her with her stool pushed up to the kitchen sink trying to play in the water there. We'll definitely be starting swim lessons next spring.

Fall weather

We've enjoyed some beautiful fall weather lately and it's been so nice having the windows open and playing outside without being hot. We take walks almost every night after dinner which Anna loves and it's been fun chatting with the neighbors all over the subdivision as well. Anna's also had a good time playing with her new soccer ball. Daddy thought she needed one and every time we go outside now she has to have the soccer ball with her.

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Riding the train

Last Sunday night was the kick off for our Awana children's program at church and to celebrate they had the Boilermaker Special come. Anna loves trains and was pretty excited to get to ride on it until they blew the whistle. That was a bit scary for her as it's soooo loud but she did well.

Videos

I've had trouble getting recent videos to work so I'm trying a new site that I've seen on a friend's blog. We'll see if this works. I'm still in the process of learning this so I accidentally have two videos back to back. One is Anna on the pony ride and the other is from our friends' visit a few weeks ago, the girls playing in the wagon.

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Labor Day weekend

This past weekend we went to a Labor Day festival and Miss Anna got to ride a pony. We went to this same festival last year and she loved her pony ride then but we weren't sure how she'd like it this year. She LOVED it as you can see from the pictures and the video. She giggled the entire time which had us giggling too of course. It's amazing how much she's grown and changed in just a year!

Labor Day weekend 2006

Labor Day weekend 2007 - where did those long legs come from??

She looks so chunky with all the baby fat! :0)

Now she's a big girl

What a nice pony! My sister and her family, my brother, and Michael's dad all came for the festival as well. We had a good time especially once the game of volleyball in our backyard began. I don't think the college recruiters will be giving any of us a call anytime soon. :0)

Anna and Kenley had a great time getting dirty while we played volleyball. They were busy in the sand table, eating chocolate chip cookies, and playing in the shed. Here's a picture of the dirty little ladies before getting a serious soak in the tub. Too bad the picture doesn't show the ketchup all over Anna's face from her dinner, her filthy feet from going barefoot, and Kenley's black hands from the sand. They were a mess but very happy! They also both had very stinky poopy diapers. :0)