Summer Fun

Annika loves to be outside and now that the weather is crazy hot, she loves to be in the pool. We bought a little one that is perfect for her and we had some fun tonight pouring water on her head. Every time the water would hit her head she would scream and then laugh. She loved it so much she started doing it by herself. So great.

Dresses

I have this great friend Jody. Not only is she one of the nicest people I have ever met, she is also one of the most talented. She started making dresses for her sweet Kylie and now Annika gets to wear them. I love this pink and purple dress so much. It is one of my favorite dresses and if I could, Annika would probably wear it every day! The two dresses at the bottom are made from t-shirts of mine I had from Derek's swimming. I can't wait to have Annika wear them to a swim meet!

Visit #2

Last weekend we had another great visit from family. Annika got to spend some quality time with her great-grandparents John & Marilyn as well as her great-aunt and uncle, Kelly and Ed. We had a great time but I only managed to get one picture. I know Kelly took a ton, so as soon as I get them, I'll post more.

Visit #1

A couple of weekends ago, Zeke had a baseball tournament in Olathe. This meant we got to spend some great time with the whole family. It was fun to get to hang out with them, plus we got to see Zeke play some great baseball.

Annika & Beckett

I am very lucky to have great friends. I am even more lucky to have great friends with children around the same age as Annika. I have always wanted this and it is so much fun to see them all play together. One of my friends is Nicole and her son Beckett. He is only 4 months older than Annika and they are super cute together. This past Friday we went to Gymboree together and they had a great time. On the way to the cars they found a puddle and decided they needed to play in it for awhile. I'm not sure who had more fun. The kids, or the adults watching them play.

Mother's Day

For the second year in a row Annika and I participated in the Mother's Day 5K Walk. Jan joined us and we had a great time. Annika had such a good time, she fell fast asleep! Overall the day was perfect!

Silly Girl

Our silly, fun girl loves her hats, or anything that she can put on her head to make into a hat. I walked around the corner last week and she was playing with her dollhouse and had a washcloth on her head. I'm not really sure why, but she stayed that way for awhile. Until she found Derek's stocking cap. She put it on and wore it around for about an hour. The stickers on her shirt are from my school. She kept bring them to us to put them on her. I think there were around ten stickers all over her. Like I said, our silly, fun girl!

Outside

Annika LOVES to play outside. I think she would be out there all day, every day if we would let her. We have been very fortunate with people giving us things for Annika. We have received a lot of toys for outside and Annika is so happy.

Bubbles

Annika got some bubbles for Easter and we decided to try them out on Saturday. She loved watching the bubbles in the air and trying to catch them.

Hello!

More Easter Fun!

For Easter dinner, we went to the Bergs' in Gardner. Annika loved her dress and bow so much, she kept them on all day while she found more eggs and played with her grandparents. It was a great day with family!