Brown-eyed girl

We can't tell for sure yet what color Anna's eyes are going to be (hazel? green? brown?), but they are definitely getting darker than the blue eyes she was born with. Her eyes and that smile definitely melt Mommy and Daddy's heart, though...

Ole!

To ensure that Anna shares our undying love of Mexican food, we decided we should introduce her to "baby guacamole" at an early age. It was really just mushed up avocados...we decided we should wait to add the jalapenos and tomatoes til she's a few months older.

We think next week we'll try some picante sauce...

School days

Yesterday was Anna's first day of "school" (ok, ok...its really just child care, but calling it "school" somehow makes me feeling better about it...:-) ). Here she is in her new dress, with her first lunch box (fully stocked with bottles and pureed pears!) and backpack (aka diaper bag).

I think yesterday was definitely harder on Clint and me than it was on her! Her teachers said that she did really well--they said she had the normal "first day" fussiness for a little while, but overall seemed to have a good time. We hope that she really enjoys school and that it helps her to make new friends and enjoy new surroundings!

Fan me...

Anna is a girl of simple requests...I mean, what baby doesn't need to be cooled with a little portable fan while she naps in the back of the car?

"Deans" List

Anna was blessed to meet her great grandmother, and namesake, yesterday in Caldwell, TX. My mom and dad (Grammie and Grandpa) went with me to introduce Anna to Grannie. Anna's middle name--Dean--is Grannie's maiden name (Bernice Dean Williams). Dean is also my mother's middle name (Joan Dean Williams Ramsey) and my middle name (Susan Dean Ramsey Baggerman). What a treasure to have all of the Deans together yesterday!

The Diva

Anna is turning into a bit of a "diva" these days! She definitely is much more aware of when people are paying attention to her, and she'll coo and make noise just to get your attention. She, of course, rewards the subsequent attention with an adorable smile and sometimes a giggle, so we're not complaining too much!

Relaxing with Grammie

Anna enjoyed spending some time with Grammie (my mom) a few weekends ago...

Ducks

Sorry its been so long since we posted anything...we finally have our ducks in a row now and are updating the blog...:-)

(Special thanks to Anna's cousin, Sydney, for this cute pic from Easter weekend. I'm not sure that her row of ducks followed whatever instructions she was issueing in this photo...)