Anna's Nap!

When Anna wakes up from her morning naps I swear it is her happiest time. Smiles like this one are constant along with her lovely bable. She is such a joy and you can see why! I must add that she wakes up from all her naps this way and don't worry I am knocking on wood and am very thankful for this. My little love bug!

Rain, Rain Go Away.....

When Anna woke up this morning I got her dressed and heard tractors running so I thought someone was in the field next to her room. I dressed her and planned on showing her the tractors as they were working but they never came. When I finally got Anna settled into her morning bottle this was where the noise was coming from. The view is from our den window.

Since it had rained so much the poor farmers were trying their best to get thoughs potatoes out of the ground and get them ready to be shipped. Rain doesn't stop these guys but it certainly didn't make it any easier.

They had tractors pulling trucks and they had a tractor on road sweeping duty to keep the roads safe. I counted a total of 5 tractors trying to get this job done! This rain can go away for a while so this doesn't have to be the case for these farmers whenever the market demand fresh potatoes!

Picture Day!

Today we went over to Auntie Ally's house and had our (all the grandkids) pictures taken for Grandma Shirley. It is our Christmas gift to her and we hope something came out looking good. A little chaos for the family but we survived. Grandma Patsy came up to help out and brought Anna her very own boppy cushion. She's been borrowing baby Jacob's when we come to visit and loves it! So now she has one of her own! Thank you Grandma Patsy I love it and the squeaky blocks! I must say she looks alot like her daddy in this picture!

After a short cat nap Anna found a smile for her grandma's! It was a long morning for all the kids and mom's but it was worth it!
Happy little Anna working on sitting up in her bumbo seat! Practice is fun, isn't it Anna! Keep up the good work!

Cousin Time!

So what do you do on a rainy day? You play with your cousins, of course! Tonight Papa and Grandma Shirley got some special time with their two Granddaughters. Anna adores Shelby and Shelby is so good with Anna! Tomorrow is picture day for the Grandkids. Mom wants a new photo to put above her mantle this Christmas since she went from 3 grandkids to 5 in one year!

What Sweethearts!

I'm sure if you looked at my sister's blog you would have seen these pictures but ,I just love them so I'm going to share them on our blog also. I love how willing the older cousins play with the babies. Ryan and Shelby are so helpful and loving to baby Anna! Watch out Jacob they are excited to play with you too!
Ryan got home in time to get one day of school in on Thursday and I don't think he liked being away from his mommy and new baby brother that long. Baby Jacob was asleep in the swing behind Ryan so he could keep an eye on him while he played with Anna! Such a good helper.
We are so fortunate that we all live so close so the kids can basically grow up together. I like that Anna is learning new things everytime she spends time with her cousins. Paddy Cake from Shelby and eating really good at lunch with Ryan! There is never a dull moment when these kids get together!

Working on it!

I'm getting there! Today we hurried our morning a little so we could go over to Grandma Shirley's to help and hold baby Jacob. Auntie Ally and Jacob are sleeping over at Grandma's house while Jeff and Ryan are East of the mountains helping on their other farm for a few days. It is so hard to believe that Anna was just that little yesterday but it is already 6 months. When we were there I was able to put him in his little outfit and feed him a bottle. Such a sweetie! I had to run to town to pick up dad while he got his oil changed. We ran some errands and had some lunch then his truck was ready so back to mom's, since little Anna stayed there to take her nap and have her lunch with Auntie Ally, Grandma, and Jacob.

We also worked on sitting up and she practiced reaching for her toys! It was fun to watch her creative way she would somehow get to them.

She even caught on to the banging on the bottom of her toy can. I don't know how great it will be when she really connects with it but for now it was fun watching her figure it out.

She played for a good hour this way! Singing, talking, grunting, all those good things! Needless to say when she had her bottle shortly after her play time she was out like a light! Good night Baby Anna!

Hunting Season for Jack!

Our 1 year old puppy Jack has been trained for hunting since he came home with us last September. He was so excited and he did a "great job" as Troy put it. He is also our newest hunting/family dog and boy does he have some energy. I am so glad he was able to go out this morning and show off all his hard work. He looks very proud of his work! Way to go Jack!

After they went hunting Troy was quickly moving along to go watch his favorite pro football team. He is a die hard fan! So he left Anna and I to play and kick back around the house. Anna was feeling good after a good long nap. That poor girl and all thoughs teeth trying to come in can certainly change her pace. Here's our happy Anna rolling around on the floor!

Anna was doing a lot of holding her head up today and thinking she was pretty funny! Good job Anna!

We got creative with Anna sitting in her little chair that she usually doesn't like and by no means did this last very long but it started out very exciting for her. Seeing her light up toy in a whole different way really kept her interested for much longer than I thought it would.

So once Daddy got home from the game we were a little stir crazy from being home all day so Papa and Grandma brought home burgers. Troy and I fed Anna and then Anna and I went over for my burger and a little play time with the grandparents. Daddy had to go to bed early so we told him goodnight before leaving. Anna enjoyed her visit like usual and she played so hard and talked so much that she made us tired. What a sweetie! We love you Anna!

Visit with Grandma Patsy!

We were lucky enough to recieve a phone call from Grandma Patsy saying she was available to come up and see baby Anna!

We were busy eating our breakfast when the call came in but we listened to the message on loud speaker so Anna could hear. She loves that! So we quickly called Grandma Patsy back and told her we would love to do lunch this afternoon. Then grandma was on her way!

It was our first outing for lunch and she had a ball! Grandma Shirley and Great Grandma were able to join us so it was Anna's first luncheon with the ladies. So cute and Anna did so well. Grandma Patsy enjoyed watching every bite get swallowed up! And Anna kept checking Grandma's reflects by trying to toss all her toys on the floor and seeing if she could catch them. Anna is quick but Grandma did a darn good job keeping up!

After lunch we stopped by Auntie Ally's to give her the Baby Bjorn front pack she let me borrow for Anna. It seems little Jacob is a cuddler so, Ally is hoping the front pack will allow her the chance to get things done around the house and Jacob will be happy being close to mommy. It was only going to be a quick visit but when small babies are involved nothing is quick. Baby Jacob needed a bottle and soon afterwards Anna needed her bottle. Luckily Grandma Patsy was there to feed Anna! Thanks for all the yummies Grandma Patsy and the cuddles!