New Tap Shoes!

Annaliese was recently given a pair of tap dancing shoes from a good friend of mine, Nancy. She loves dancing in general and frequently asks for Daddy to put on a song...and her dancing typically involves spinning around in circles! Wearing her tap shoes, though, makes dancing extra fun! She only gets to wear them occasionally, though, because the downstairs neighbors say they are quite loud!! 

My little Valentine!

Unfortunately, the day before Valentine's Day, Annaliese came down with another cold...the runny nose/sneezing/sound like you're coughing up a lung type of cough. She still acted pretty normal, but I didn't want to take her out anywhere fun since she hasn't quite mastered the 'cover-your-mouth-when-you-cough" thing. 

However, that didn't stop us from getting into the Valentine spirit! It was too bad that we didn't try on this outfit sooner though, because the shirt is definitely a onesie that snaps at her knees!! And the pants, well, those are quite a bit too big too! So we took a few pictures, in which Annaliese had her eyes closed in most of them, and then changed into our second option for the day. 

Outfit #2...a cute pink shirt with sequins on the bottom. And yes, it is warm enough to be outside in short sleeves and sandals!

Annaliese was very excited to find that there were two cards addressed to her in the mail. She had to carry them in from the mailbox and eagerly sat down to open them. 

I find her reading to be absolutely adorable! I could listen to her read a story for hours on end!!

When Kyle came home from work, he brought home balloons for us, which Annaliese loves!

These moments are far and few between for Kyle...Annaliese loves to play with him, but she will rarely sit and cuddle with him or let him just hold her for a minute. 

Fun with Friends!!

The last two weekends have been filled with get-togethers with friends...first to celebrate Holden (Jenn and Russ' little guy)'s birthday and the following weekend for the Superbowl. As far as Annaliese is concerned, since they were both with Holden, they were fantastic! She loves hanging out with him! Unfortunately, I didn't even get a picture of the two of them at his birthday!

 Having fun with bubbles!

 Leah babysits Annaliese and Holden on a regular basis...they love her and she is great with them!

Jenn's mom and dad were able to fly out from Wisconsin to help celebrate the occasion...Pop Pop was a big hit with the girls!!

In between the festivities, Annaliese and I were able to hang out at home...we had to give Auntie Kelsey a glimpse of what's too come with girls:)

Yep, that's right...Tigger has a bow, the cat has on shoes and socks, and the baby is fully dressed!

 And this is just a random picture that I thought was super cute...Kyle was stretching and Annaliese wanted to stretch too. She kept peeking at him to make sure he hadn't changed positions!

We also found time this week to go to the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero with Kate, Evan, and Eli. They live below us here in the barn. 

Annaliese, practicing how to stand on one leg like the flamingos!

 The tiger...they just fed him by placing food in various parts of the cage so we were able to watch him climb up and move all around the cage. Annaliese and Eli were fascinated with the tiger!

The meercats were also a big hit!

For the Superbowl, we headed back to Jenn and Russ' house to enjoy the game with good friends. There was lots of good food (naturally) and although we weren't that impressed with the game...Kyle started out cheering for the Broncos and by the end, was hoping that the Seahawks could score 50 points! 

 The ladies and the kids in the kitchen eating...and the guys watching the game:)

 Annaliese found Holden's new chair and was a big fan! It's just her size:)

Kyle playing with Holden and Annaliese