Anna's Second Birthday

On Anna's second Grandma and Aunt Megan up at the airport on Monday. It was so nice seeing them. Tuesday Andy was on call so us gals went outlet shopping, Meg and I found a great sale at Banana Republic. That Wednesday we all took Anna to the zoo. She liked seeing the animals but was still more interested in the other kids. She had a blast in an underwater sting ray tunnel, I had a VERY hard time getting her out. Every time I went in to get her she would go in the opposite direction to run away from me b/c she did not want me to get her out. Thursday...hmmm what did we do Thursday, I don't remember. Oh yeah, we went to the strip district. On Friday I made steak on the grill and Andy made spicy, gulf shrimp with cheddar grits. Saturday was Anna's birthday so she opened gifts. Aunt meg got her an Elmo Bubble machine, Anna calls it La-La bubble. We got her a little tykes car. Grandma and Grandpa got her a music set, an Elmo table and chairs, toddler bed, and toy organizer.

We took her to Chuck E Cheese. She had so much fun and didn't want to leave. When we got in the car she had a grim face, We asked her if she was OK and she kept saying NO very angrily. When we got home we had Elmo cake.

Grandma and Grandpa left that following Sunday and Meg left the following Wednesday. It was so hard seeing them go.

April Van Brocklin Pensacola Visit

This post is long over due. In April we went to Pensacola to visit Grandma and Grandpa Van Brocklin, and Aunt Tracy. We had a blast there. Anna LOVED all the wa-wa as she called it. She didn't really care to go in her grandparent's pool, but she loved running in and out of the ocean waves. She also had a bunch of fun playing in the sand. Our little Anna is so social. She met a bunch of friends on the beach. I spent a lot of time chasing after her as she went to sit with other kids and play with their toys.

Andy's parent's got Andy and I a gift certificate to an oceanfront restaurant for our anniversary. They watched Anna while we went out and had a great time together. They said she slept a lot while we were gone. We spent a lot of the days at the beach or just hanging around the house swimming in the pool, or playing in the bay. One of the days we went to visit Destin, ate at the Hard Rock Cafe and did some shopping. For my birthday Andy's parent's took us out to a restaurant called McFadden's while Aunt Tracy stayed home to watch Anna. It was a neat restaurant with dollar bills all over the place. I ordered a Reuben that I couldn't end up eating because my indigestion was making me feel very sick. I ate it a few days later and it was great. On our last day there Andy's parent's threw a birthday party for Anna. His mom made wonderful raspberry chocolate cupcakes. Anna opened gifts and she received a savings bond and clothes from grandma and grandpa. Aunt Tracy got her a savings bond. It was a wonderful trip that we hated to see end.