One of Anna's very favorite things

I am not sure if it's due to the fact that she had the undivided attention of 5 adults for the first 3 years of life, or if it's just her personality...but Anna would much rather be hanging out and participating in an adult conversation than hanging out with a group of kids...anytime. This can be a frustrating attribute, at times, because she needs to play with the kids and some adult conversations are not for 10 year old ears. But I try my best to compromise and let her hang with me when appropriate.

So...needless to say, one of her very favorite things is to go to work with Daddy. This usually happens about twice a year. She gets to sit at her own desk, they give her real work, but most importantly she is surrounded by a group of adults who talk to her and treat her as if she is one of them for the day.

And today, eventhough it is a rare casual day at Daddy's office, she is dressed to the hilt and on her way. (if you know Anna...then you know that the outfit is just as important as the activity)

As much as she is a Mama's girl...this girl really loves her Daddy. Getting to spend a day with him without sharing time with Alex is a big treat!

Hope and pray that you have a blessed day!

Time flies....

...when you're having fun! I can't believe that it has been almost 3 months since I last published a blog post.

We have been busy...end of school, vacation to the beach, volleyball, birthday, trip to OK, and lots of swimming and playing with friends and family! My camera was MIA for about a month and a half, so my pictures of the last couple of months are limited. However, I do have some shots of one of the most important events of the summer so far....Alex's 8th Birthday! I am still trying to reconcile in my mind that fact that my "baby" is 8. How could this be possible? :) He had a super fun Super Mario party with his buddies from school.

Blowing out the candles on his cookie "cake" (he doesn't like cake!)

A game to see who could find the most coins in about 3 minutes. There were 144 coins scattered across the back yard.

A fun morning celebration with Mommy and Anna (poor Daddy had been gone to work for a couple of hours before the kids woke up!)

In other summer fun news...the kids have been building forts, sleeping on pallets, playing lots of make believe and much more! Here are some quick pics of some of their creations...

I hope that you are having a fun summer!!