We're still here

The Van Hal clan is still here, just super busy! I apologize for the lack of updates. Today I will restart my quest to catch up- I think as far as the blog goes we're still stuck in April (for a laugh be sure to check out the video I posted yesterday for April 23rd- drama queen).

For now, though, here's some current news from our family.

We've been living in our new house for just over three weeks and Anna is absolutely loving it (as are we). She loves having lots more space to run around and play with her toys. One of her favorite new hobbies is to transfer objects from one room to another, resulting in me finding some items in interesting locations- for example, a half-eaten apple in the bathtub. Anna has been taking full advantage of the fact that Bryan and I have not gotten around to putting latches on the kitchen cabinets and drawers. She enjoys scattering random kitchen items all around. Anna has also been honing her climbing skills by practicing getting on the couch, climbing into her high chair, climbing onto the dining room table, etc. Oh, joy.

Anna's vocabulary has expanded dramatically to fit her new surroundings. Up until a month or two ago her words/signs were somewhat limited, but she's suddenly surprising us with new words all the time. Here are some she has picked up since we've moved:

lawnmower
mulch
dirt
peach
cucumber
hurt
aw
ouch
blanket
swing (for some reason, Anna says "eesh" for swing, so I'm not sure that this one counts)
stop
go
helicopter
box
chair
drink
pancake
crash
trash
cheek
kick
push

Hmmm... that's all the news I can think of for now, I'll try to post more later!