Reporting in....

People always ask me if Annie is a "good eater". She is and here are some photos to prove it. The first is Annie finishing her blueberries and looking for more. Mom, I love the plant stand that you gave us a few years ago. This summer it held beautiful impatients and now I have my fall mums in it. I will plant primroses and pansies for the winter. It is so nice to look out the window and enjoy the flowers while we are eating.

Annie has also learned how to climb up on a chair so in the second photo she is having a pancake snack, sitting in a "big" chair. We are also putting

the little one to work and here she is at our garden plot, digging for potatoes with her Dad. This was actaully the first time we let her roam the garden freely and she was wonderful. Annie is an expert at picking raspberries and from that, she was able to help us pick the last of the tomatoes and peppers. She then dug for potatoes and help me fill up the compost. I wish I had taken a photo of her "swimming" in the dirt, it was really cute. Her Dad had a few heart attacks because of the "eating dirt" thing- he used to work in a soil lab and just knows too much- but it is organic soil and our fertilizer is seaweed from the ocean so it can't be that bad!!!!

These next photos are of Annie in her Chinese dress. She LOVED it and I wanted to get some photos of her in it before she grows out of it.

We were also trying to get some photos for a few gifts for a few special fellows in her life. These are the two best ones. Even though Shawn hated the hairband, Annie loved it and she has played with it every day since, putting it on and looking at herself in the mirror. Funny girl.

I also wanted to note a few developmental changes here too. We were having a play date with Asia who is a few years older than Annie and loves to hug. It was getting a bit too much for Annie so she started telling Asia "back back". I am so happy that she knows her limits and feels comfortable enough to tell people when they are in her space and she is uncomfortable. Thanks Debbie, for a fun morning. You are right, other people's toys are so much fun and so is Asia.

Another developmental change is in the way she deals with new things that other people give or show her. Colleen was here over last weekend into the week and at first, Annie would grab my hand to take anything that Colleen offered. She did this the other night when we were out for dinner and she was playing with another little girl in the restaurant. She had me do the task first, holding my hand and directing me. Interesting.

I would also like to thank Lisa for having us over and for a lovely lunch. It was wonderful for Annie to play with Musette again and she did not have any allergy attacks after rolling around in her kitty bed. Yippee!!!!

In other news, I resigned from my job this past week. I will now be a stay at home Mom and I am really happy about this decision - no regrets. My Mom said the other day that I seem so much happier and I told her it is because I finally have the life I want. Some days are tough and it will be interesting living on one income but it is worth every minute!!!!!