In the final posting of our trip to Michigan, we had to capture this wonderful picture (the photo's not great, but the moment was!) of FOUR generations of Baggermans!! Pictured here are Lisa (aka Auntie Lees), Finn, Grandpa Baggerman, Grandma Baggerman, Clint (aka Daddy), Anna, and Pete (aka Grandpa).
Anna had such fun hanging out with the Baggerman family in Michigan! Here she is at the dinner honoring Grandma Baggerman's 90th birthday with (l-r, t-b) Auntie Lees and Uncle Shawn, Uncle Thom and Aunt Laurel, Melanie (Clint's cousin..Anna's second cousin), and with us and Grandma.
Anna truly enjoyed getting to meet her cousin, Finn, on our adventure north last weekend. Given her limited verbal skills at this age, she decided that the most appropriate way to express her love for him was to just grab his head, lunge at him, and plant a big wet one on his forehead.
Anna had such a great time meeting her wonderful great grandparents in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Here she is at Grandma's birthday dinner (top) and at Aunt Mary's house (middle and bottom).
...or, at least for attempting to crawl.
In our effort to streamline our packing, we (of course) did not pack a travel highchair for Anna. But, she was able to make do just fine eating her meals in the "executive" chair in the hotel room. I think we may have a future CEO on our hands...
Anna went on her first "cross-country" trip this weekend...to Michigan (by way of Chicago) to meet and visit Clint's family for his grandmother's 90th birthday celebration! It was such a great weekend that I'll be posting pictures/anedotes from the weekend for the next few days. These are just the first of the pics!
This is Anna in the airport security line, and then with me on the airplane. She was a trooper for the whole flight! She slept for about an hour, and then just played and ate the rest of the trip. She got a little agitated at the end, but that was most likely because of her little ears and the pressure changes. Overall, she was a great flyer! (At least for the trip to Chicago...we won't talk about the trip home...we're trying to make that part of our distant memory...).
After joyfully greeting about four groups of trick-or-treaters at the door in her monkey costume, Anna quickly came to the conclusion that the Old Navy infant costumes are in fact made for northern babies where its cold on Halloween. That monkey costume was a bit warm for our Texas climate! So, she was none too upset when we decided to strip her down and let her eat dinner au natural.
Ok, here are the requisite "baby in the pumpkin patch" pictures that every child must have. Don't worry...there will be the requisite "baby in the bluebonnets" pic in the spring...:-)
This is the Halloween costume that didn't quite make the cut. But, I thought it was too cute to not at least get a photo before I returned it...
Anna had such fun this weekend with Grammie and Grandpa here to visit! We went to the Kemah Boardwalk to celebrate Grandpa's birthday (pic above), did a little shopping for a winter coat (photo to come soon!), and did a lot of hanging out around the house...
Anna had such fun at the Fall Carnival at her school this Friday! Here she is enjoying the festivities with her teachers--Ms. Teresa, Ms. Sandra, and Ms. Teresa. She was so happy to see them (I didn't work on Friday so she had been at home all day)...they have made such a difference in making this whole "leaving Anna at school while I go to work" thing successful!
I don't know why, but I just love Anna in her little bitty khaki pants! Here she is showing off not only her stylin' trousers, but also her new favorite position as she tries to transition from sitting up to crawling. She hasn't quite yet mastered getting from the sitting position to her hands and knees, but she's getting closer and closer everyday!
We had a wonderful time with Nana during her visit this last weekend. Anna had her first adventures (at Mely's and, pictured above, Cracker Barrel) with sitting in a high chair and eating like a "big girl" at a restaurant! She did fabulously! We don't think she's quite ready for chips and salsa at Mely's yet, but she was pretty content with puffs and pear juice...
Anna is growing up right before our eyes! She's decided that its much more entertaining to feed herself than for us to feed her. She's mastered the "puffs", and now is taking on the challenge of the sippy cup...
Anna's enjoying football season almost as much as her dad is! She and Daddy cheered on the Texans yesterday. I don't mean to overestimate the powers of an almost 7-month old, but this is the first week that she wore her Texans outfit...and, its the first week that they won. Coincidence? I find that a little hard to believe...
And, Anna's no fair-weather fan...she loves the Texans even when they're a "little behind"...
