Cousins

Here is the princess with her cousing Owen and Hailey. We are very happy to have them up here. We saw them for the Superbowl and had a lovely time.

Chuck E. Cheese

Here she is enjoying a trip to Chuck E Cheese during a visit from my mother. She was most pleased with the mini-ferris wheel ride. She is quite the daredevil and has a need for speed.
She has also develped a great love for the word pizza. She likes a bit of pizza now and then, but prefers her bread and cheese without all the sauce and pepperoni ruining it.
We will probably head out again on her 2nd birthday. I can only hope she will still love playing the video games with the same passion without the use of pricey tokens on our next trip.

Flying the Coop

Today Anais ran away from home for the first time! She's become such a big girl so fast, it's hard to believe. Next time she's promised to make it all the way to end of the driveway.

Here she is again, being her silly diva self. The first photo is Anais at her best in faux fur and sparkling jewels. She has become quite fond of dressing up and picking the perfect accents to show off her fashion sense. The second picture is one of my favorites. I suppose I did ask Santa for a happy child and he delivered it to me as requested.

As for the third photo...well, she did need a Christmas dress. (Thank you mom.) There are plenty more photos to come of the holidays. Thank you to everyone for the lovely gifts and great company.

Hooray

Happy Birthday Daddy! We all love you very much!

Telephone

Anais has officially fallen in love with the telephone. Not only does she climb of a myriad of objects to reach our landline, but also talks frequently on her Disney Princess phone my mother bought her as a gift.

A quick thank you to my mother for a lovely visit. I hope your flight was comfortable and all is well.

Birthday

It is December 5th again, and I am very lucky to have a good portion of my family in Washington for my birthday this year. Peter is taking me to the Melting Pot to celebrate and was very sweet with his gift giving. He braved the world of craft stores to buy me patterns for Anais and her dolls. (I recently learned to sew thanks to his Aunt Mary and am quite excited to try out my new skills on baby clothes).

As for Anais, she has been enjoying her time with Grandma, Aunt Sandra, Uncle Seth, and her cousins. She is especially fond of her older cousin Hailey and will hold hands with her as they walk around the house.