Anna's 4th Birthday Party

Wow! I am four years old now. That sure went fast. I have lots of new things to look forward to now that I am four. I had a butterfly birthday party a couple of days before my actual birthday, so I could have more people over. It was fun. My friend's mom brought her face paints, so I had her paint a rainbow and cloud on my face. Mom and Grandma made me a butterfly cake. It was pretty. Thanks to my friends who came to help me celebrate.

Bye for now....(oh, by the way, I start preschool in august, I'll have lots to share then, stay tuned....)

My first year in Florida

 

Here are pictures from our adventures from our first year in Florida.
Highlights were:

September       : Daddy was installed as Senior Pastor at Crystal Cove Community Church
                              : I learned to ride my tricycle
                              : Went to the ocean

October            : Pumpkin Patch

November        : Flew to TX for a wedding

December        : Grandma came for Christmas
                           : Angel in the Living Nativity
                           : Sat on Santa's lap
                           : Went to the beach on Christmas Day

January            : went on many different adventures

February          : Fell at the playground and had my first trip to the ER for stitches in my bottom lip
                           : My 3rd Birthday Party at Wall Springs Park

March               : Grandma & Grandpa came for Easter
                           : Easter egg hunts

April                  : Daddy went to NE for his grandpa's funeral and mommy & I stayed home.

May                   : Grandma & Grandpa came for another visit
                           : mommy started working at The Children's Place in the mall
                           : I started riding my bike with training wheels

June                  : Went to Rainbow River for a fun day in the COLD water

July                   : Played with Sparklers to celebrate the 4th of July

August              : Moved to a new house
                          : Grandma & Grandpa came again

There were many other things we did this past year, I just can't remember them all, but this will give you a small picture of what fun we had and how busy we were. Bye for now.

Anna's 3rd birthday.

Today is  my 3rd birthday. we had a party at a park yesterday so my friends could come too. I love to play at the playground, so it was the best place to be. mommy made cupcakes, they were delicious. I got lots of presents, stickers, babies, bubbles, books, some clothes. a broom, -so I can help mommy sweep-and some toys to play with at the beach. I had mickey mouse balloons and plates, napkins & cups. I like being able to play outside pretty much everyday. I am doing well. I hope you enjoy the little video. That's mom and me singing today for my birthday.We went to McDonalds for my birthday breakfast. I love pancakes, so I was super excited about going there. It isn't very far from our house, so we took our walk  After breakfast, we went to another playground. I think I would be happiest if I could just live at the playground. :)  Here are some other pictures of my party though. I hope you all had a great weekend. Bye for now.

Dancing

I really like to dance....mom and dad are thinking of enrolling me in ballet or as I say, "belly" class, depending on how much it costs. I think it would be fun. I love to dress up too. I want to show the whole world whenever I get dressed up. I always say, "take a picture, please!" I hope that you enjoy my little video. Have a wonderful weekend. Bye for now.

Christmas

Here are pictures of everything we have done this month.

Mommy made a countdown and we did something fun most everyday this month.

1. Botanical Gardens to see the pretty lights

2. Decorated a gingerbread house

3. Strung Jingle Bells

4. Made ornaments

5. Went to the Beach

6. Decorated Cookies

7. Made snacks

8. Went to the Living Nativity at our church where I was an angel.

9. Opened presents

10. Went to see Santa

11. Went to a Christmas Parade

12. Went to pick up Grandma from the airport.

13. Opened our presents and I got a scooter and bunch of other fun presents.

It was a very busy month, but we had a lot of fun together.

 I hope that you had a very merry christmas and have a fun new year too.

Bye for now!

Texas

We flew on two planes to get to Texas for a wedding that daddy was officiating. We got in to San Antonio late on Thursday night so we were all tired for the whole weekend, but we had a fun time. We had never been there before, so we decided to take in a few of the sites. We went to the Alamo and then walked along River walk. It was very pretty. The wedding was really nice too. It is good to be back home though. I hope everything is going well for you. Bye for now.

Halloween

Today is Halloween and I am so excited. I get to go trick or treating for the very first time.
I am going to be a little pumpkin. Mommy went and bought me a orange shirt with a pumpkin on it to wear underneath my costume. We had a busy day, mom and dad went to get their license changed over so we are now official residents of Florida. Then we went to Costco and did a little shopping and had a treat there for lunch---a hot dog and berry ice cream---yummy! I even got to have some of mommy's soda. Then we went to a couple more stores and just did this and that around the house. I am working on going potty on the potty, so this week has been all about mommy saying, "Okay, time to sit on the potty!" Hopefully I will figure this out soon, because this is all we do most of the day, back and forth.....when I get it figured out, I get to wear big girl panties! Yay!

We went to a trunk or treat night at a church just down the road from us---I got to play in the bounce house and then play a few games and got a little bit of candy and some special things. It was a good day and a good night. How was your Halloween. Have a great rest of your week.  Bye for now.