Anne Barrett's First Birthday

A little late as usual, I write to share about our sweet little Anne Barrett's first birthday.  It was a wonderful occasion with grandparents, Aunt Katie, cousin Lila, and big sister Ellie in attendance.  She had a lovely fall-themed cake, which quickly was smeared all over her body.  Somehow red was the predominant color of icing that was spread from head to toe.  After we bathed her, the bath water was pink!  She loved the cake, as you will see.  It was such a fun time with our little girl.  She is growing up so fast...now she is walking, and her favorite word is "uh-oh."  Precious.  Here is a little slideshow...

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Our Littlest Little Is Growing Up

It is really hard to believe that Anne Barrett will be one year old in a few weeks. She is keeping me busy -- pulling up and "traveling" while holding on to the furniture, and crawling all over the place. I love to hear the little "pat-pat" sound of her hands on the hardwood floors as she comes down the hallway to find me. She has four teeth so far, and is saying dada, mama, and baba. I am finishing up my 12th month of nursing, so we are working on weaning her this month. I am feeding her cow's milk a couple times a day, and she seems to be doing great with it! She is such a joy to my heart! As every child does, she recently discovered toilet paper. So, I grabbed my camera. Love it! She is so cute.

Ellie keeps us in stitches w

ith her antics, and she is very verbal, so there is hardly

a quiet moment when she is awake.

We love our girls! They are so much fun!

I threw in a picture of Ellie carrying her baby doll in our baby carrier. She wants to be so

grown up!

New Camera and Visit to Grandma's

After much debate and frustration with the quality of our point-and-shoot digital cameras, we decided to go "big" and get a digital SLR. We chose the Nikon D5000, and so far we are pleased. The first opportunity to try it out was our recent trip to North Carolina to visit Justin's parents. We had a great time and got some great shots of the girls. Ellie got to pet a horse, "ride" a tractor, and put her feet in the cold creek behind their house. It is so much fun as a parent to watch your children as they have these new experiences. It is one of the privileges of parenthood for me. Here are a few of my favorites. I am hoping to get better about updating my blog. (We'll see!)

Our Newest Addition (better late than never)

Anne Barrett Little was born on October 17, 2009. She has a head of thick, dark hair, and the sweetest little smile. Needless to say, I have been a little busy, but here are some pictures of our littlest little girl. We are enjoying her so much!

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