Pictures

Go check out some of the latest pictures of little miss Anna. Go here and here.

Building a House

Yep, I'm building a house. Not a house for me, but for someone else. You guys know that show Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Yeah, that's what I'm doing. They chose a family in Bigelow, AR, which is just about 30 minutes from me. So......I'm volunteering and helping build a family a new house. Yesterday was my first day there, it's an awesome experience for sure. If you want to follow along and see the progress being made, you should go to this website. See ya later!!!!

A haircut!!

Yes, can you believe it!?!?! Her first haircut!!! She did great too!! I was so afraid that she would throw a fit and not sit still, but she did just the opposite. She brushed Barbie's hair while Sheila cut hers. I'm not sure she even realized anything was going on.

Then she turned into a little diva. She let Sheila blowdry her hair and "style" it.

I see many trips to the salon in Anna's future.

Fabulous Friday

I got to take off work yesterday and take Anna to have some fun. Aunt Sandra and Cousin Katie joined us and we went to the AR Museum of Discovery in Little Rock. Oh my goodness, those girls had so much fun. They played so hard and were so good. Well, for the most part....there was this one time that Anna hit another girl because she was playing with a toy that Anna wanted to play with. Well, not hit exactly, more like swatted at, but regardless, it was not acceptable. Anyways, other than that, she was great and had the time of her life.

Here goes Anna when we first got there. Running around, checking it all out....

And here she is riding an eggplant???????

And now reading a book on a big plastic sofa.... And then she posed as a football player with pigtails.....

Well, here we are, July 13, 2008.....exactly 6 years ago today, Howard and I were saying 'I do' to one another. We never thought about where would be 6 years from that day, and who knows where we will be in another 6 years. I love you, Howard, and can't wait to see where else this life together takes us!!!!

We made it back from vacation!!! We had a blast, but it's back to reality now. :)

The three of us headed out to Destin a week ago, and had the time of our lives. We played in the sand, played in the water, and watched a very dear friend get married!! Thanks, Stephanie and Mark, for having your wedding in such a beautiful and fun place!!!

So this was Anna's first time to the beach and she immediately knew what to do. She absolutely loved playing in the sand....

She also LOVED the ocean!! She would have stayed in it for hours on end had it not been for those pesky jellyfish!! There were tons of little ones that would sting just enough to be irritating!
So she spent some time surfing on the sand instead of in the water...

Then when she was tired of that, she spent some time laying out in the sun....well, actually it was in the shade but she didn't know the difference. She was just doing what all of the other girls were doing...
Then there was the wedding, of course. This is the only pic I got of the bride and groom and the entire wedding party. It was a very beautiful wedding, on the beach at sunset!! Who could ask for more!!

We all had a wonderful time and can't wait to head back to the beach......next year maybe. :)

Busy, busy, busy

But I guess that's the story of my life these days. And I'm loving it!!!! So we came back from the Memorial Day weekend with a short week at work. But for some reason, it seemed long. Maybe it's the fact that the boss is out for two weeks (last week and this coming week) and I'm having to fill those shoes on top of my own. It's a good feeling of accomplishment when it's all over and the department has survived, but right now, it's a bit overwhelming. But anyways, so work was busy and all this last week, but today, even though incredibly busy, was very much fun!! We got up this morning at 5 am, put on our running shoes (along with some other things), loaded up Anna, and set out for Little Rock. Howard and I both ran the Dino Dash 5k!! Not together (he's way faster than me), but we both did it. It was such a good time!!! My friend, LaMonica, actually ran it with me as my coach and encourager. She was perfect in every way. It got really tough about halfway through as we turned around and started running towards the sun. And the hills.....there were some big, long hills!!! It was a hard race, but I feel so good that I was able to finish. :) After the race, we met up with Howard's mom who had Anna for us while we ran, and we headed to the Museum of Discovery. Very cool place too!!! They have a space that is just for kids 6 yrs and younger, so it was perfect for Anna. She had a blast!! Didn't really want to leave, but we had to get back for cousin Katie's 1st birthday party!!! It's hard to believe that little girl is already one!! It was a great party, but I have to tell you, by the time we got home from that, I was tired! My head hit the pillow and I was down for the next hour. That was a wonderful nap too!! So here I am, Howard has run out to rent a movie, Anna has been asleep for an hour now, and I'm enjoying a diet coke (and some popcorn when Howard gets back with a movie)!! A perfect ending to a perfect day!! Oh, and hopefully I can post some pictures of these events at some point. I don't exactly have pictures on my camera, but will try to get some from those people who took pictures. Oh my gosh, I can't believe I forgot to mention the face lift!!!! Don't you guys just love it!!! I do, I think it's amazing. Christy at Be Design did an amazing job for me!!!