My little/big girl!

Anna is 18 months!!!  She went to see the doctor on Friday the 13th.  She is 22 lbs 11oz.  Still kind of a runt.  And 32 in. long.  Healthy and happy.  She had her first Sunday in nursery today and I didn't see anyone for the whole two hours so she must've done well!  They told me she was in awe the whole time just looking around and taking it all in.  She is saying all kinds of things, not very clearly but she definitely has sounds for things.  Some of her words include Daddy (her favorite word), hi, bye, please in sign language (thanks Mindy :) ), Jack, Christian, Mommy (sort of), milk or cup, dog, woof, mickey (as in the mouse), baby, bear...She loves dancing when music comes on, clapping when anything finishes, playing peek a boo (one her favorite things to do, she even says boo), when she gets really excited she either drops to the floor on her belly or if she is near a couch or pillow she slams her face/head against it repeatedly.  Its hilarious.  She is so cute and happy and lovable and it is so fun watching her grow.  :)

there's a snake in my boot!

Well, not in my boot...but next to my house!  We got home Saturday night to find a slithery snake gliding past us on our front walkway.  Matt has a "thing" about snakes.  Phobic.  So, he stood there shining the flashlight while I took these...

Then he said he'd take care of getting the kids to bed while I caught it in a paper bag that it easily wiggled into (sucker) and brought it across the street and up a ways to release into the wild near someone else's house.  I even got a good scare out of him when I returned with the bag and said I didn't let it go and pretended to shake it out toward him...hahahaha....  :-)

Check out the vacation photos!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=266122&id=546409477&l=3bc3c564c8

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=266135&id=546409477&l=89402a69b2

We did so much fun stuff on our 10 day vacation I just can't really sum it all up.  But highlights...Disneyland, Anna met some princesses and more importantly Mickey Mouse, LOVE THAT PLACE, Oceanside "The Main Attraction", family at Sammy's, a group of 27 (15 being kids) ordering and eating at a restaurant, coronado beach = gorgeous, Legoland, SeaWorld (soaked), Legoland Waterpark, street fair in Oceanside, Cali Surf Museum, Britany Hamilton's actual surfboard with the bite in it, Coldstone and the sytycd results w/ mom and sisters, Disneyland one more time, crappiest hotel experience ever! (two people walked into our room in the middle of the night having been assigned our room...yikes), fairly smooth 5 hour flights....home...laundry...jet lag...