First Haircut

As promised, here are some pictures from Anna's first haircut. The baby mullet was getting a little out of control, and her hair in the front is finally starting to fit behind her ears, so we figured it was time to get a trim. Jimmy's 'Uncle' Murphy, a dear family friend, owns a salon in Hamilton and gave Jimmy his first haircut. It was only fitting to take Anna for hers!

Before:

Anna was a little timid at first, as expected. One princess cape and a lollipop later, she was one satisfied customer! She had never had a lollipop before, and the thing didn't leave her mouth the entire haircut!
I love her eyes in this one!

Bye-bye, baby mullet!

Thanks, Uncle Murphy!

Mother's Day

Jess took some great pictures at the Trokhan's on Mother's Day - this one's my favorite!

Poor Baby

Anna has recently named all her babies "Baby Sarah" - makes things confusing for Jimmy and me. Yesterday Anna and I went for a little "nature walk" in the neighborhood and made this particular Baby Sarah a dandelion headband. Poor baby!

Happy girl! Check out all the gaps between her teeth!

Busy Weekend!

We had a busy weekend! In the morning Anna and I had a playdate with my friend Kara and her daughter, Ryleigh. The girls did great together, and I was amazed at how talkative they were!

We attended the annual JDRF gala Saturday night. Jimmy looked smashing in his JDRF bowtie.

The hot mamas.
Evan and Amanda got to come this year - fun!

So good seeing Jess and Mike, in from Tuscon!

Yeah! Mom's eyes are open! :-)

Grandpa Jim and Grandma Roxane watched Anna for us. They went out for dinner and a walk and, as I discovered Sunday morning, played dress-up. Apparently Anna didn't want to take off her tutu for bed, so this is what she looked like when she woke up on Mother's Day:

I swooped up her crazy hair, and Anna helped me make scrambled eggs and pancakes for breakfast.

Eating cheese and saying "cheese" at the same time :-)

My sweet family.We walked to Culver's for dinner with Evan and my mom on Sunday. Anna was rocking some preppy hand-me-downs and basically being her funny self.

Monday after school Anna and I went to a playground with Aunt Jess and Grandma Patty. Here she is giving Aunt Jess a kiss.

This sassy girl loves her sunglasses!

Loving her bling from the JDRF gala.

Giggly girl!

Anna got her hair cut on Friday and we also had a big Trokhan family gathering on Sunday --- more pictures to come, once Jess is back in AZ and can post them online!

Outside

Friday after school Anna and I walked to the little pond in my parents' neighborhood. She was fascinated with all the leaves, sticks, and rocks. She kept running up and down this little hill, saying she was "climbing the trees." The lighting was bad for pictures, but here are a few cute ones I thought I'd share:

Definitely happy for dry, sunny weather!

Zoo Trip

Saturday was the first non-rainy day we've had in a while, and I was bound and determined to spend the entire day outside with Anna. We spent the whole morning at the zoo and spent the afternoon taking a five-mile walk with Grandma to the library and back. It was awesome to be outside and let the fresh air and sunshine do their work!

I kind of went overboard on pictures at the zoo, but Anna's hair looked so cute in her "big girl ponytail," I couldn't resist!

This picture is a new favorite - she was watching the elephants very intently:

Kissing the bronze elephant:

One highlight of the day was getting to see "Zuri," the baby giraffe. It was her one-month birthday on Saturday! Anna kept saying, "Hi, baby Zuri" and "Hi, mommy Tessa."

Just a fun one of the two of us enjoying our girls' day. Anna was trying to see the gorillas at the time:

Another highlight of Anna's trip was this grate - she probably spent five minutes jumping on and off of it. It fascinated her as much as any of the animals. Should I be worried?!?!

Sitting on the gorilla statue, patting the baby gorilla:

The final highlight of the trip was the polar bear exhibit. The three bears were all really active, swimming around and playing with their "pool toys." All of a sudden, two of the bears started really rough-housing with each other, wrestling and playing like puppies! Anna sat and watched them for a while.

Looking forward to many more fun trips to the zoo!

Just for Fun

Here's a fun video from Sunday. Anna's wearing a dress that Aunt Jess sent for Easter, carrying a cat Aunt Marcia gave her for Christmas, sporting Grandpa's very outdated fanny pack as a kind of backpack, and throwing a toy orange from Grandma Patty as a ball. You know, a typical kind of get-up if you're Anna :-)

She's been very into "throwing" lately. She says, "Ready, set, go!" and "Throw!" every time. Kind of funny.