Friday, August 29, 2014

Headed to a Party


They have been working on our building for quite a while, they are adding a parking garage, ball courts, and a playground..........well it might be awhile, but until then the boys have so much fun watching all the heavy machinery outside the window.  
Just my Anna girl posing for pics one morning.  

The boys working on their pictures (cutting paper, gluing, coloring, and learning about shapes). 
Finished products. 

My fridge is happy. 
That night we were off to help celebrate our sweet friends' birthday.  
She is so good to us and helps take care of us.  
The city at night. 
 The boys loved the fire works.  

Happy Birthday Zeynep



Anna Caroline /8 months old

Aug 19 2014

This time last year I was 15 weeks pregnant and just starting my monthly preggo pics (blog link here.)  We found out that we were having a girl and began thinking of the possibility of what a girl would add to our family. 

And a year later I can say that our Anna Caroline is 8 months old and we are more than joyful about having our Daughter.  She is so happy.  She has begun to cling to Momma, as one of our friends took her to hold her, he counted down from 10-1 and sure enough she was reaching and ready to go back to Momma's arms. She will flash a smile your way, but quickly tuck her head back in to my neck and act shy.  She has cut her first teeth. The bottom 2, and we are so happy about that, no more fussing.  
She is wearing 6-9 month clothes, is 16 1/2 pounds, is trying to crawl but has the army pulling/crawl down and can go really fast if there is something that she wants.  We bought her a walker and she is learning how to follow us around the house.



She loves my earrings if I ever wear any, and loves my necklaces.  
She is learning to pull these bows off her head.  pretty quickly after I put them on. 

She has blondish/light brown hair but it sometimes looks like it has a reddish tint.  

We had to move her crib down, as she was pulling up and almost over the side.  
This is the one thing, with all my babies that truly makes me 
feel like they are getting too big too quick.  
Sweet girl napping. 
Sitting with Momma one morning.  
She has tried winter squash, green beans, cheese, bread, and peas this month.  And she loves pizza crust after Daddy finishes a piece.  

Here she is trying to decide to crawl. 


Horsing around

The boys had a field trip at preschool, to go and see/ride horses.  There are just some things I would rather go and supervise.  Horses/swimming (anything with water)/mostly just the dangerous stuff.

And it was a good day to get out and see somewhere we haven't visited before.
Anna and I ready for the day.
At the little barn.
Luke with Zeynep,  he loves her. 

They were so excited. 

Noah was the 1st to ride. 





Luke was in a daze. 



Until now, Yeehaw!!!

The good looking onlookers
My little people
Can you tell he loved it. 
Everyone got a turn, and they still had time, so they offered to let Anna have a ride.  
1st horse ride in Turkey.  


She did great