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My mom took this picture right after Kitty was stuffed. So precious!

A BIG Summer Update

This post's for you, Uncle Jed! Sorry I've been so utterly terrible at picture-posting. Here's an attempt at catching up on Anna's summer:

Anna discovered that eating raspberries like the Murphy kids is really fun!

Backyard pool time with "Real Baby":

Looking so big in her "rainbow dress" from Anissa:

Anna's hairstyle of choice this summer is pigtails ... she loves them and sits still while I comb and fix her hair!

At the zoo ... one of MANY visits this summer:

Anna has also established herself as our resident comedian. Who knew oven mitts made great shoes?!

Helping Mommy make pizza for dinner:

I have no words:

Another cute park shot:

Riding her Barbie car (a generous hand-me-down from my mom's friend at work):

Being a turtle at the zoo!

Another trip to the park:

Making funny chocolate lips with Mommy:

Posing with all her babies:

For Anna's upcoming 2nd birthday, my grandparents took her to Build-a-Bear, something they do with all their great-grandchildren. Anna had A BLAST. She squealed the whole time. Here she is choosing an animal with Mama:

Giving her appropriately-named "Kitty" a bath:

With Mama and Papa:

And here she is this morning wearing Kitty's sandals (as well as her new Belle underwear, which she picked out at the store yesterday, and which she peed in not five minutes after taking the picture, but that's okay):

We've definitely had a fun summer! Anna is growing into a spunky, smart, funny girl. She loves swimming (she jumps right in, kicks, and goes under on her own!), reading (she has a few books memorized and likes to "read" to us), singing (she knows all the words to the Mulan cd as well as "Do-Re-Mi" from Sound of Music and "Good Morning" from Singing in the Rain), and being a jokester. She still loves to play with her babies and play outside any chance she gets. She'll start "school" next week as I go back to work, so this week is all about spending quality time together before the real madness begins!