Back to School!

Today was back to school day for Anna and I! Of course Barney and paci (she hasn't given it up yet) had to go to school with Anna too. Jonathan takes her to school and I pick her up so we started that today even though I really wanted to go with them this morning. This year was a much easier start for both of us than last year; no tears from either of us. Her teachers said she had a great day and she seemed to be happy when I picked her up. My classes got off to a good start too. So far, so good!

Cutie Pie

Anna starts back to her two morning a week preschool on the 18th (I start teaching again that day too). We got a letter from her school asking us to a bring a close up picture of our child to orientation so after church today I took her outside to try to get one. Picture taking is always an adventure with Anna but I managed to get a couple that I thought were cute! I can't believe how fast she is growing up but a what a precious blessing she is to her daddy and I--God is soooooooooooooo good!!!

Bathtime with Barney!

As you've probably read in one of my other posts, Anna LOVES Barney! The only thing Barney that we have owned up until today are a few DVDs but today at Toys R Us I found her a Barney doll that can go in the tub or pool. She loves him and has not put him down all day! I was afraid she was going to have a melt down after her bath when I told her Barney had to stay in the bathroom until the morning to dry out--she of course wanted him to sleep in her crib. Fortunately Barney also came with a little Baby Bop figurine that could be dried off easily so she settled for her for the night. Here she is in the tub with her new Barney doll...

Weekend Fun!

Anna got to spend some time with her Mamaw and Papaw this weekend. They met us at church on Sunday and we all had a relaxing day together afterwards. On Monday the girls went to the park while the boys worked on some projects to help update our guest bathrooms. I think we got the better end of that deal! The picture below is of Anna and Mamaw playing with the bubbles. The bottle was almost empty but Anna was determined to get some more bubbles out of it!!

Team Cookout

We had a cookout for Jonathan's basketball team tonight at our house to help kick-off their team building retreat for this weekend. They are having a "lock-in" at the Cage Center tonight through Saturday night and have many surprise activities planned for the weekend (I can't mention them in case one of the players reads this before they take place). Anna had such a great time with everyone being at her house and was quite the little show off. I think she could get used to having several rooms full of people to play with! We missed two of our players tonight though; K.B had a prior commitment to work camp and Brittany C. was supposed to fly in last night but her flight was cancelled. Guess we'll have to do it again soon--Anna would be thrilled! T.J., Holly, Kate, Kendall, & Laura G.
Kayla & Alex
Keta, Amy, Carol, Briana, & Brittany
Sally, Nikki, Laura M., Erica, & Keta
2008-2009 Berry Women's Basketball Team (minus two)

Pray for Jobs

Jonathan and I have a family member as well as two of our friends who are without jobs right now. They all have children so as you can imagine this is a very difficult time for them right now. Please pray that they each find the job that God has waiting for them and that in the meantime they will have a peace in knowing that He will take care of them and their families.
"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jermiah 29:11

Florida Vacation--Stop #3 (the end)

Last stop on our Florida vacation was at my Grandma Miller's house. Anna seemed to be right at home at grandma's and especially loved going in the kitchen because she knew grandma would give her a snack! Grandma took us to the zoo while we were there which was Anna's first time. We all really enjoyed it but it was very HOT and we didn't make it very long. Grandma was a trooper walking to all of the exhibits in the heat. We did get one ride on the train and I think we were wishing we'd hopped on a few more times for the breeze! Anna with her daddy and great grandma on the train at the zoo.
Anna pointing out some of the animals to daddy.
The elephant exhibit. Anna does a great elephant impression so we had to get her picture in front of these.
Me & Anna in front of the giraffes. This was our last stop and you can tell by the shine on our faces that we were hot and tired by this point! I thought this was the best exhibit at the zoo because we were able to stand almost face to face with the giraffes and even feed them (didn't do this but it was fun to watch).
Me, Anna & Grandma Miller. I cherish the times I get to spend with her and am so thankful that Anna can too!