Missouri Botanical Gardens and new shoes

One of my favorite Anna photos of all time. This was taken on this day last year.

The big announcement

As of Tuesday we officially own this house! Anna and I are out of town for the next week, but we'll post more details when we return.

Easter trip to St. Louis

Anna did a great job on her trip to St. Louis today!

She caught up on some calls...

... and her reading...

... and her beauty sleep.

We were very excited to see Anna's cousin Tristan when we arrived!

Anna visiting her new house

Anna has had a great time the last couple of days exploring her new house.

Our friend Laura came over to help me choose paint colors for the main floor.

Anna decided to give us a head start on the wallpaper removal.

A short tour by Anna. I tried to get her to show us more of the house but all she wanted to do was play on the stairs.

Hanging out at Applebee's

We've been trying for awhile now to show Anna how to drink from a cup. We haven't made a whole lot of headway, but she's still pretty cute :).

Anna likes church

Mothers & More Easter egg hunt

For over a year now I've been a member of a mom's group called Mother's & More. If you are a mom I would highly recommend checking to see if there is a chapter in your area. There are activities with the kids- playgroups, field trips, annual easter egg hunts and trick or treating. The best part by far, though, is the opportunity to hang out with other moms. Our group has meetings twice a month on various tops, a book club, mom's night out, mom's movie night, couples activities, etc.

This year we had our first opportunity to participate in the annual easter egg hunt. Anna had a great time! I had a hard time getting any photos where there are eggs actually in her basket. She seemed to prefer dumping them out to collecting them.

A reading spot

An easter egg hunt

Today Anna and I met our playgroup at Barnes & Noble for an Easter egg hunt! They all had a great time.