Anna's quiz

2013 end of the school year quizzes.  

Anna's quiz:

Favorite color: pink
Favorite food:  chocolate and chocolate chips
Favorite friend: Allie
Favorite thing to do with dad: stickers
Favorite thing to do with mom:  play games
Favorite thing to do with sam: we already talk about that . . . airplane and rodeo
Favorite thing to do with zach:  play pups and ella
Favorite thing to do with maggie:  color
Favorite thing to do with casey: play animals
Favorite thing to do with jill: play scooter
Favorite primary song: sundbeam
Favorite breakfast:  pancakes
Favorite tv show: max and ruby
What is your favorite thing to drink: pig juice
Favorite person at church:  brother roha and sister roha (nursery leaders)
Favorite restaurant: lego table with ashby
What do you like to do outside?  jump on the tramp
How old are you?  5, actually i am 4 (no, actually you are 3)
Do you go to preschool?  Yes.(  umm, no you don't)

smarshmallows

Anna on the hunt. 

For "smarshmallows" among the other stuff.

And, yes, there was a mess.

where is spring?

A snow day in March?

Who would believe it. Where is Spring?  I am so ready.

After my pouting fit, the girls and I decided to dig and tug the sled out of storage to take a spin on the four wheeler. Both girls were full of giggles until Anna was convinced we were going to smoosh her rubber duck that was buried somewhere under the snow.  

That was the end of Anna.

Jill lasted a little longer and decided to make a cute little snowgirl with a little help from me.

 It ended up being a fun morning with just the two little people and a lot of snow.

 

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just an itty bitty gymnast

oh, no

I think we have had this discussion before.  

You know, the one about how busy and fantastic and wonderful Anna is?  Remember that?  

Well, after hurling her body around the gym yesterday, she took it straight on the collarbone.  Broken.  A sling for three to four weeks.  Poor thing.  She is so brave, but is adamant that it was not her fault.  It would be Maggie's, or Casey's, or Jill's, or whoever is currently in the room.  But, we all know the truth.  It would be difficult to be all that Anna is without ever having a broken bone.  

Congratulations on your first one, sweet AJ.

with a binky, even x-rays are possible

Anna's big day

 Anna's big day.  Although everyday is a big day with Anna.

5:55 - Wakes up with a smile and running

6:15 - pancakes with syrup.  syrup spilled on table.  doesn't faze her. just continues to dip pancakes in syrup

6:16 - 6:30 up and down from the table dripping syrup as she goes.  eating 2 bites at each sitting

6:40 - takes sam to school with me after being washed up

7:10 - dumps books out of basket to find her favorite ones for the day. discards those she isn't in the mood for.

7:12 - requests Pinkalicious to be read.  and she means now.

7:20 - starts making her "preschool lunch" which consists of chips, granola bar, applesauce, caprisun, and cookies. super healthy.  all wrapped up in a walmart sack

7:30 -Pulls the play kitchen over to the closet and coaxes Jill into climbing up and getting down the bucket of babies.

7:35 - dumps the baby bucket searching for Susie

 7:38 - starts to eat her "preschool lunch".  first up, chips

7:45 - pulls all of her clothes out of her drawer to search for an acceptable outfit. tutu, inside out, with a pink shirt.  tries to put leggings on from last fall.  too small for her new "preschool lunch" body.

7:55 - goes to wash her chip fingers in the bathroom sink.  leaves the water on.

8:00 - takes Jill and Casey to school with me.  asks where Anna's preschool class is and when does it start. requests playing with the ducks in Mrs. Cawvey's room.

8:30 - back home, starts on the granola bar and searches for something that is still unknown in the toy buckets.  three buckets later, it is still not found, but every other toy is now on the floor.

9:00 settles into a little Max and Ruby time

9:14 - brings me a diaper and wipes informing me that it is time to change her.  do you think it is time to potty train.  she says it is. 

9:45 ices her legs with the bags of ice from the freezer

9:46 done icing

9:50 begs to take a shower

10:00 helps dump clothes into the washer.  white, green, socks, navy blue.  it doesn't matter

10: 15 - runs to walmart with me.  brings her "preschool cookies," smearing crumbs and chocolate everywhere.  I use a dry wipe to get off the big chunks and lick my finger to get off the rest.  she then hangs onto the front of the basket as we zoom along to be done in time to get Jill.

10:30-11:00 begs for fruit snacks for her preschool lunch.  or maybe some candy too.

11:15 - gets Jill with me.  so excited.

11:18 - scratches Jill's cheek because it is still her turn to plays mom's phone.

11:30 - runs into my bed and gets hurt "so bad."

11:45 - plays babies with Jill, but won't let Jill play with Susie.

12:00 - eats the rest of the preschool lunch, spilling applesauce on the carpet.

12:15 - runs into the laundry room to tell me there is a snake in the mudroom.

12:16 - I investigate to find the rubber snake on the floor.  Must have been what she was looking for earlier.

12:25 - sopping wet from giving the snake a bath.  change of clothes.  this time chosen by me.

1240 - plays outside with Jill, spreading petals from the roses all over the rocks to make a birdbath.  water gets turned on and another change of clothes is needed.

1:00 -  nap time

3:00 - wakes up ready for a snack.  nothing left in "preschool lunch".  maybe another granola bar?

3:30 - picks kids up from school.  sings "small potato" over and over for 45 minutes while we drive all around town.

4:30 - locks herself in the car with the keys.  fifteen minutes of instructing her through the window which button to push.  finally pushes the button with her elbow.  lots of tears and lots of hugs to mom when she gets out.

5:00 - goes with us to watch kids at gym so sam can have a much needed nap.  walks the beam.  falls off the beam.  it hurt "so bad."  cries, but brave.  always brave.  spills a water bottle on the floor.  washes her hands three times, with soap.  gets a stamp from Miss Veda.  smears the ink all over her face.  washes her hands and face, with soap.  again.

6:00   eats some pizza for dinner, a few watermelon pieces, and oranges.  yeah.  completed the food guide pyramid.

6:30 - colors in her Care Bears book and spreads crayons from here to there.

6:45 - plays with Zach. plays with Casey.  Maggie reads her a book.  bath.

7:00 - sings Popcorn Popping for family home evening.

7:15 - crawls all over the couch, distracting even the best of us

7:45 - gets out her "scrippies" to take her turn during scriptures

8:00 - bedtime.  after three songs, kissed good night by me

8:02 - calls for dad to come and check on her

8:03 -  three songs by dad

8:07 - says, "mom I need you."

8:10 - mom checks on her again to lay down the law

8:12 - one last kiss and a sigh by the mom.

8:15 - sleeping.  and she really is lovely.

Modeling?

 Nana mentioned Anna's love of modeling for the camera in one of her comments.  I literally laughed out loud.  Oh, if only it were as easy to point the camera and say cheese.  Our dear, sweet, little one is anything but still enough for even a click of a camera to capture.  It takes lots of patience and tons of pictures to 

come up with the few that I share here on the blog.  It would be a ton easier if I didn't have a digital dinosaur that only allows me to take a picture every 10 seconds, if fully charged.  A nice new one that took pictures in succession with one push would be heaven. - this was an unashamed hint.

So, to prove my point, here are just a few outtakes of Anna and her ice cream.

Anna's Quiz

Favorite color:  pink
Favorite food:  ice cream
Favorite friend:  Anna
Favorite thing to do with dad:  tricks
Favorite thing to do with mom:  play babies
Favorite thing to do with sam:  church
Favorite thing to do with zach:  get an ice cube
Favorite thing to do with maggie:  hair
Favorite thing to do with casey:  spider
Favorite thing to do with jill:  kitties
Favorite primary song:  Sunbeam
Favorite breakfast:  French toast
Favorite tv show:  beast
What do you like to put in your bottle:  chocolate milk and apple juice
Favorite person at church:  Child of God and he has sent me here
Favorite thing at McDonald's:  French fries and nuggets
What do you like to do outside?  walk in the grass

water

It started out as watering the flowers.  But, it was such a nice day, the water got the best of them.  Through many clothing changes, they had fun making rainbows, watering the dandelions, drinking out of easter eggs, and soaking pretty much everything.  Grateful for two fun girls and a beautiful day to go with it.

Hair cuts

I had to go to church early last week, so Ron was in charge of bringing the bunch.  For some reason, when they arrived I saw my kids through a stranger's eyes.  I decided it was time for hair cuts.  So, off we went with bribes of suckers and smiles.  Thanks, Lacey for putting up with us.

blue eyes, wild hair

birthday picture

One more forgotten picture.

best of the day

March 1 - (The birds were back today.  Ron said that as he drove out of our neighborhood, the birds could be seen till the car hit the pavement.  That's a half-mile of birds.  Wonder what they are looking for.  

Could it be six small children?)

Anna is 2!!

Happy Birthday to YOU!

  We can't believe it.  Two years have gone by soooo quickly.  But, the transformation is amazing.  Anna is now talking, walking, running, jumping, shouting, pouting, laughing, playing, singing, loving, and all other things 2.

Here are 2 things that I really like about you:

1.  You love to play and do anything with the older people in our house.  You love to play house with Jill, you love to imitate Maggie, you love Casey to be your "babysitter", you love to give Zach loves, and you feel quite secure in Sam's arms.  It is fun to see a family rally around the youngest in the family and (I know from experience) it is always fun to be the one that gets such love and attention.

2.  I love your loves.  You are fantastically sweet and your hugs melt my heart.

You are an amazing baby with so much personality.  Once someone gains your trust, you will love them for always.  We love you tons and can't imagine our home without you.

(The cake was a slight disaster.  One layer crumbled, so instead of 4 layers, we had 3.  The frosting was interrupted with a unexpected trip to urgent care, and it had to be finished hastily with a ballgame starting and the missionaries joining us for dinner.  But, it still did the job and sure was a great day to celebrate a very awesome girl.)

best of the day

Happy Leap Day.  Happy Birthday to Will.  

My kids think it is awfully funny that Will is finally one. 

Walmart.  Not the best, but a story.  Needed hot glue sticks.   Went to Walmart.  

Bought 45 dollars worth of who knows what.  Got home.  NO glue sticks.  Frustrating. 

Oh.  The birds were back again today.  With more friends.  Getting creepier. 

Now for the best.  The park with Michele and Ashby.  No food.  Kids don't eat at the park.  Finally, I get it.  Beautiful day.  Lots of rides on the frog.  Lots of rides on the "chickmunk".  Lots of rides on both horses.  Wet from tornadoish storms.  Pouting lips.  Muddy feet for Anna.  Giggles.  Sliding into leftover puddles.  Fights over the red baby swing.  Lots of driving the firebus.  And, lots of posing by Jill.

sitting in a chair, kind of

Anna was semi-sitting in a chair, so I grabbed my camera.  Can't believe she is almost 2.  She is spunky and fun and never is still.  So, some pictures are blurry, but that's what happens when you are trying to catch a flitting little 22 month old.

If anyone knows how to get the date stamp to not show on photos, will they tell me?  I detest it.