It has been a long time since we’ve posted anything here! We’ve had a very busy summer, buying and renovating a new house. We finally moved in a couple of weeks ago, and continue doing work along the way. Here are a few recent pictures of Anna, and a few pictures of the new house!
It’s spring – new outfits and scraped up noses.
A few recent pictures of Anna, and a video of her drawing herself with friends from preschool – Sophia and Madeline. (They are hiding under a cave in a hidden place.)
I don’t know why the last picture is upside down, sorry.
Anna tried ice skating for the first time today, and she really liked it. She was pretty comfortable on the skates, and just sort of shuffled around by herself.
Here’s a little holiday message from Anna for all of you.
Anna continues drawing and writing up a storm. Her favorite word to write is “HOOT,” since she can write those letters very well. Maria found an easel, and Anna has loved having that around so she can draw any time. Here’s a video of her drawing the whole family (and also fighting a cold).
Tonight Anna was drawing and she drew these wonderful little creatures. (She dubbed them two bears and a spider.) These are her first drawings where she really intentionally made eyes, a nose, a mouth, etc. It was very fun to watch.
When she was done drawing, Maria signed “Anna” on a drawing for her. Then Anna said “I’ll help you write your name, Mom!” And nonchalantly wrote her first word.
The whole summer has slipped by without us posting anything to the site. We’ve been busy! Here are a few pictures from my phone.
I just realized we never posted these nice pictures from when Anna’s Aunt Carrie and uncle Eric. Here’s an album from that week, plus a few other random ones.
Here are two videos of Anna singing. First, in the Rathskeller, a dining hall in the UW-Madison Union (it was empty, I swear).