Zoo pictures and lots of fun

Anne, this year
Anne, summer 2006
"Swimming!"

"No [s]creaming," Annie told Gabbie



"Happy know it, clap hands"

"Cockadoooooo!"
Here are some fun zoo pictures. I'm still working on the video. Anne loved the zoo. She keeps asking to go back. Her favorite animal was the goat, although she wouldn't go near it. We were trying to get her to take a picture by that thing that measures your arms compared to the wingspans of different birds, but we couldn't get her to stand there. Finally after some pleading (and, I am ashamed to say, some bribing) we got her to stand where she was supposed to. She was all ready for the picture when suddenly, a rooster crows. Annie yells "Oh! Cockadoo!" and runs off. As you can see, that picture is conspicuously missing from the group of photos. It was a great time.

One morning, I had a tennis lesson so I had to leave and I told Annie I was going to tennis (by the way Lee, I miss my tennis partner). Anyways, I was at our farm this weekend, but Annie stayed here with my mom. My mom told me I was not allowed to leave again. Apparently, it's harder taking care of Annie than I make it look. Continuing on, when I got back I saw her and said "hi Annie!" She responded, "Kelsey tennis." I told her I that I hadn't gone to tennis but had gone to our farm. She said, "Oh, farm." And I asked her what she had done this weekend. She told me "Farm." I said, "No, that's where I was. What did you do?" She said "tennis." I gave up.

Annie was looking at her photo album at the picture of her entire family. She pointed at Sam and said, "Sam hiding. Scared of everything." Silly Sammy.

This morning at church during the sermon Anne turns to me and whispers, "secret." She stood up and whispered in my ear, "mommy, daddy airplane." Later, she said, "Anne wake up! Annie happy!"

We miss you guys. Don't worry, we give Annie tickles from all her brothers and hugs and kisses from mom and dad.