Anne and the Ocean

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The Ocean's Gunna Get You . . . .

"The ocean's gunna get you," was Anne's favorite saying at the beach this year. She loved to play in the sand and collect sea shells, but it took her almost the entire week to warm up to the ocean. The last day when the water was clear and placid she ventured in with the rest of the family and began to like the salty sea water. Anne had a wonderful time playing with cousin Sofia. They swam, bathed, and laughed together all week. She played for hours with her Aunt Katie (thank you Aunt Katie) and enjoyed spending time with Uncle Chad, too. It was a very relaxing week. Thank you Papa, Gra'ma, abd Great Granny for all the help!

Big Sister

I'm sorry for not posting for such a long time, but I have been sick for what feels like the entire summer. There will be an addition to are family coming February 10th and that means Anne will be a big sister. We are so excited, especially now that I am no longer sick!

Yellowstone

The day after Anne's birthday party (I'll post those pics soon) we all headed off for Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park. We flew into Jackson Hole and drove the rest of the way to the park arriving at 11:00 that night. Exhausted, we crashed into bed and began sleeping right away. Papa woke up at 5:45am the next morning while the rest of us remain comatose. He was so excited he didn't want to miss anything and he didn't. On his walk that morning he came face to face with a grizzly bear! The bear didn't seem to interested in him he said so he made it back to the cabin safely, thank goodness. It would have been awful to lose Papa on the first day! We had so much fun seeing all the beautiful scenery and animals. There were plenty of "bussalo," elk, and chipmunks running around, but the most exciting were the black bears and wolves we spotted. Anne's favorite were the "bussalos." Papa and Scott went white water rafting in Montana while Gra'ma, Anne, and I went hiking and played by the river. It was a whirlwind trip. We had so much fun and can't wait to go back for a visit!
Bussalo

Old Faithful

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San Francisco

At the end of May we all traveled to San Fran to see Scott's family. Anne had lots of fun with Grammy, Grandpa, and the kitty cats. The weather was wonderful. We visited Napa and Sanoma, Golden Gate Park, and went to a Greek festival. It was all so fun and Grammy and Grandpa made are stay wonderful.

Yee Haa!

We went to Pine Cove for their annual Mother's Day Conference this past weekend and Anne rode her first real "horesy." Her dad was a bit nervous for her, but she took to it like a duck in water. She even yelled "yee haa", but we didn't get that on the video. You'll just have to take our word for it.


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Anne Reads & Gives a Shout Out to Her Friends!

Anne loves her books and has memorized a few lines from her favorites. Lately, she has been asking me to sit her in the glider so she can read to her baby dolls. Here's a little clip from her latest reading.


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Ok, ok, she's not really reading, but what a fine demonstration of her verbal skills!