Happy Birthday to our little monkey. Anabelle has been such a blessing to this family. There were so many adjusments for this family as we have grown this past year. But we couldn't be happier. Anabelle is such a joy. She makes us (especially sister) laugh often, smile and wonder in amazement how you can love your children so much.
At one year old...
Anabelle started walking full force on Fourth of July weekend. We were at the lake with the Nichols clan and she just took off. She eats everything. I love when Emmie says "A-belle eats peas. Peas are fo babies". Anabelle loves books and will literally throw them at you when she wants you to read them. She has learned to adapt well, as her sister constantly steals her toys and books. They do play together sometimes. She has 4 teeth on top and 2 on bottom. She wears a size 4 shoe. She knows most of her animal sounds and has quite a growing vocabulary. She goes to sleep about 7pm and wakes up about 7am. She plays in her bed so quietly until we go get her. We read one or two books at night, but she is usually ready to hit the sack. Usually she lays right down and puts herself to sleep. She still has her paci, but we will wean to naptime and bedtime only. She LOVES her bunny and baby dolls.
Birthday Girl
Sister wasn't sure how she felt about other kids coming over to play with her toys, so she started hoarding
Water fun with friends
The watermelon birthday cake
The fam shot
Precious
Sister trying to help A-belle
Should I?
Finally making her move
This is the messiest it got, not too bad
Opening her presents from her wonderful friends. She is surprised that these are actually "hers"
Happy birthday to our sweet Anabelle. You are growing up too fast!
