We went on a family trip to Arizona in January (Anna’s first plane ride! Cacti!) and had a professional photographer take a whole bunch of pictures. Here are a few of the highlights:

Happy birthday to our Anna Banana!

Anna and I went down to the lake today to watch the swans, which have stopped by to hang out on Lake Monona for a while. They’re pretty loud! Anna was more excited about getting to slide around on a little bit of ice on the shore. Soon the whole lake will be frozen and we’ll get to go “ice skating”!

We’re nearly a month past it and the candy is gone, but it’s never too late to post Halloween photos!

Lots of changes happening this spring! We put up a new album featuring a final visit to Grandma Kathleen and Grandpa Steve’s house in Iowa City, a morning visit from Soren (while his mommy, Claire, was off giving birth to the beautiful Sylvie), and a visit to the Madison “Kid Zee-min” otherwise known as the Children’s Museum, where Anna tires herself out frequently.

Click on the picture to see the full album!

Click here for our December 2013 album. We had a great month with lots of winter/holiday fun: decorating the Christmas tree, sledding, visiting grandparents, opening presents and playing with new toys, and more. This album also features a few shots of Anna modeling the Muppets hoodie she has been wearing for over a year now (not continuously, thank goodness) that will likely be too small very soon. (So sad!)

It’s way past Halloween, but I’m just getting around to posting a bunch of pictures of Anna in her ladybug costume, along with a few other recent photos. Click here to open the album!

The new Central Library is open! The entire basement floor is the children’s area. Anna enjoyed checking out the various seating options.