Mommy's birthday

I had a nice laidback birthday today. We went to a church picnic and hung out at home.

Visiting with Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma Van Hal made a birthday cake for me which Anna liked very much :). (Excuse the static, our camera's microphone was dying.)

A potty experiment

Anna has successfully used the potty a few times now. We recently saw Anna's pediatrician and she told us that she thinks we should give potty training a try. We were a little unsure, but decided to give it a shot. We purchased some training underwear and wrapped them up for Anna. Today we had no particular plans so Anna and I stayed home for potty day #1.


We tried the training pants for a couple of days and decided to put them away for awhile when Anna became somewhat less than enthusiastic about having to stop to try and use the potty when she wanted to play. We'll continue to keep the potty available to Anna whenever she wants to use it, but we'll stick to diapers for now.

Another visit to Frederick Meijer Gardens

Chef Anna

Anna made a pizza today! We took the easy way out and bought a premade crust at the farmer's market. We put on the sauce and had Anna add the cheese, green pepper, onion and pepperoni. Yum!

Hanging out with Daddy

Anna's first sculpting experience

p.s. Anna used the potty for the first time today!

Anna: Blanket Warrior

In shots three and four Anna is admiring her reflection on the oven door :).

Our little dancer

Whew!

A visit to the zoo