Vacations

The last 3 weeks have been pretty eventful for us. Annelise and I spent a week with my parents while John was in New Mexico with his family. Then we had a week to prepare for the next trip. Last week Annelise and I were in at a beach in Texas with John's family. John joined us Wednesday. In the last 3 weeks, Annelise has had 3 birthday parties, done a lot of walking, and has had a lot of fun. She started a new thing at my parents house where she doesn't just smile at people. She opens her mouth as big as she can, squints her eyes and sucks air in while looking at people. She thinks she is really cute--she's right.

Here are some photos of her second group of presents and the best I could get of her walking. She is so fast that I didn't have much time to take the pictures.

Annelise was afraid of the water at first, but soon loved it. She likes sitting and playing in the soft wet sand. I don't have many photos from the beach because I was afraid to take the camera outside. John's dad took some photos that I hope to post soon. Here is the only good one I have. John's mother, "Coco", is holding her.

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, Annelise. Happy birthday to you.




Yesterday was Annelise's first birthday. Because we are in the middle of preparing for and recovering from various trips, we just had a small family party. I made her a cake and bought her a toy remote control. We also bought her a pool which we have not been able to use yet.

John's parents joined us via internet for the singing and birthday cake part. I think the pictures show that Annelise really enjoyed the cake. After I took her high chair tray off, she frantically tried to get all of the crumbs that had fallen into her lap. John said she looked like a heroine addict desperate for her drugs.

We leave for my parents house tonight and will have another mini-party tomorrow. John will be in New Mexico next week helping his parents with the Arkwings trip. (http://www.arkwings.com/)

The unpacking of the house has been put on hold. I don't think I will get back to it until August. There are just too many trips scheduled right now to think about unpacking boxes.