Finally Feels Like Fall!

I'm here! I know you're all probably wondering what in the world has happened to SweetMondays and I'll just tell you.. the blog manager has been on blogging hiatus lately. My internet has been up and down and we've been in and out so blogging has hit the back burner.. along with photography!

Plus lately I've been spending my free time (two hours that Anna is napping every day or while she's at school) napping myself, cleaning, or getting things ready for our new addition!

On a daily basis my mind fills up with numbers of things to share.. then the day ends and I never emptied my brain... this causes a "cluttered post" like today's!

It's finally starting to cool down around here. THANKFULLY.

Anna ran around yesterday in one of my old little dresses. She was so cute. Unfortunately by the time I scooped up the camera to take a few shots she was refusing a bow!



Anna has turned into a little mess these days! She is starting to put her words together to make little sentences and her top three favorite things to say are:

"I'll be riiiiiiiiiight back" (as she points and shakes her little finger at us!



"I want this/that" (we normally hear this at breakfast time as she points to the counter where a chocolate cake had been sitting and says "I want taaaaake" -for cake)

And thirdly:

"come owwwn" as she waves us in the direction she is heading.. usually to the "ow-tide".

She's very funny.. in her own little way!



Two of my favortie things she has done lately is:

One.. Playing Hide-n-Seek. She loves this game.. although her idea of hiding is running to our bedroom and lying down at the foot of the bed only hiding her face under the bed.. then if she doesn't think you are looking for her she'll yell out "Anna? Anna?"... it's cute.
But what is hysterical is if we yell out "Where's Anna" you'll here her say "I don't know" and if you say "has anyone seen Anna" she says "Noooooo".. I'm going to get this on video soon!

Two.. The other night I was taking her to go "night-night" in her big girl bed (that she can get in and out of by herself) and she leaned over my shoulder and pointed that little pointy finger at Casey and said "I'll be riiiiiiiiight back"... I laughed but she knew what she was saying because not five minutes after I left her room.. there she was.. coming riiiiiight back out!!

I plan to get pictures of Anna's room and the Baby's room SOON! Until then here are the three paintings Anna did for the baby:







She's very proud of them too. When someone goes into the Baby's room she's normally right infront pointing to the walls saying "I did this"!

So things are very good with our sweet little Anna.


(What I get for asking her to say "Cheese")

Things are good with "peanut" too. I went to the doctor today and everything is looking good. I haven't progressed towards labor yet.. (but who does that surprise?) He or She will be here two weeks from today!!

In other news (VERY EXCITING NEWS)...

I'm going to have another sister and Anna's going to have another aunt!



Courtney is awesome and we are so excited to have her be a part of our family soon!

Aren't she and Nate so cute!!



Yes!

We are really excited! Congratulations and Best Wishes Nate and Courtney. Can't wait for the big day!!

As for everyone else.. hopefully "I'll be riiiiiiiiight back"! At least in a day or two!!

And in Anna's words:



"BUH-BYE"