Latest Video..here you go grandma:)

Spring is Here!

Playing.

My Oscar shirt from Auntie Tommie...

....love it!!!

 Hanging out with Dean.

Well spring is finally here! YAY!!!!!  The weather has been beautiful and it is so nice to get outside.  I love going for walks in my stroller, we can even walk to Baby Bumblebees now:)  We had our first one on Friday and my friend Dean came over and kissed me right on the lips!  I of course got very mad and cried...we'll see if he is brave enough to try again tomorrow.  I am getting more tricky everyday, I can stand up at all the furniture and reach all kinds of stuff I couldn't a few days ago....fun!  Mom is busy 'baby proofing' the house.  I had my 10 month check up yesterday and the doctor says I am doing great, I am 19lbs and 30" long.  Getting so big!!

My Best Friend

I love you Oscar....

and I won't leave you.

FREE OSCAR!!!!

I have discovered that Oscar is my new best friend.  I love to crawl around with him, and keep him company beside his kennel when he gets into trouble.  Don't worry Grandmas, Mom and Dad never leave by myself with him.  All he seems to do is lick me, and want to steal my toys.

You know it is Spring break when........

Cousin Andy's Easter outfit that I borrowed.

My new friend that Grandma Church bought for me.

Easter dinner outfit at Auntie Karen's

My new Disney Princess float suit for the lake.

Opening my 24....

and drinking my 24.

You know it's Spring break when Easter has come and gone, Dad is home from work, and the beers are cracked.  It has been a great couple weeks here and in Dauphin. While in Dauphin for Easter I got lots of new gifts like my Caterpillar, Einstein Movies, clothes, books, and stuffed toys.  Since Dauphin I have learned to crawl as you know and things are much different at home now.  Mom is already thinking about the lake this summer when she bought me my first float suit, and Dad is home for a week for spring break as you can see he is sharing his beers with me.  Mom and dad say that it is project "Anna Proofing" the house week, so I'll let you know how that goes.

Me Crawling

Happy Easter everybody!  Hope you all had a good weekend.  We sure did, we spent ours in Dauphin with my grandma's and grandpa and aunties, uncles and cousins...fun!  So I tried out crawling a few times on the weekend and when I woke up Monday morning I could do it.  The second clip is me first thing in the morning and the top one is me after I practiced all day.  I was even too busy to take my naps.

Going to School with Grandma Schmidt

Grandma Schmidt, Me and Sister Thomas at the University of Mary in Bismarck

Me and Tommie (my godmother) Grandma Schmidt and Me teaching at school. I think I should be getting paid for this. Learning how to play the piano with Grandma Schmidt.

I think I sound pretty good.

Well it has been a crazy couple of weeks. Two weekends ago, Feb 27, we all came to Dauphin because Dad had to work for the Parkland Honour band at Mackenzie Middle School. Grandma Schmidt helped out too and I even got to go and see the concert, they sounded great. Then Dad went back to Winnipeg all by himself and Mom, me and Oscar all stayed at Grandma Church's for the whole week. I got my first piano lesson from Grandma Schmidt and even got to go out to her school and help teach her music classes. She said that I did awesome. I also went and visited Grandma Church's work place and they all seem to know me really well and even called me 'your highness', wierd? I got to see my godmother Tommie one last time before she left for Nelson BC where she is going to go school. GOOD LUCK TOMMIE! Finally on Thursday we went out to Russell to pick up dad from his school ski trip at Asessippi. I was a grump that day and cried all the way to Roblin (more teeth I think), but when we picked up Dad I felt better and slept all the way home. This weekend we have already gone to two DRCSS Clipper hockey games, and tonight I get to hang out with Grandma Church because mom, dad and grandpa are going to the Kings game. While I have been here I think that I got another tooth for a total of four now, and they just keep coming in. I'm starting to think about crawling and waved good bye for the first time. This has been a awesome couple weeks and man have I been spoiled by my Grandmas and Grandpa. It's back to Winnipeg tomorrow and back to reality, Me, Mom and Oscar.

Peek-A-Boo!

Check out how I play peekaboo all by myself!

Anna Splashing

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I discovered that I can splash in the tub and get everyone wet, FUN!!!!

SO COLD!!

Well it has been super cold here in Winnipeg for what feels like months already!  Me, mom and Oscar are starting to get a little cabin fever.  I am getting over my first big cold.  I really really hate getting my nose wiped....who doesn't?  We went to Dauphin for Louis Riel Day (that is our new long weekend).  I got to spend lots of time with my grandparents, aunties, uncles and cousins.  Auntie Tommie was even home from B.C. ...fun:)  So I have some new tricks to report: I like to play peek-a boo, splash in the tub and I can't quite crawl but when I lay on my tummy I can spin in circles and go backwards pretty fast.  Here is some pictures of my hat collection.  Stay warm everybody.    

This one is too little for my noggin now

but I still like it.

Auntie Karen made this one for me

and this one too....thanks Auntie Karen:)

8 Months Old

Hanging out with my friend Dean.

Grandpa makes me laugh!

Oscar, my motivation to crawl?

I like my puppy, not sure how he feels though.

Smiling!

Can you see my bottom two teeth?

Me and my dad.

It has been a couple of busy weeks.  First of all two weekends ago I went on a road trip with mom and Grandma Schmidt to Bismarck ND.  We followed Dad's jazz bands to the University of Mary Jazz Festival where both bands played great.  I got a chance to meet a bunch of people like Sister Thomas, and I was big hit with Dad's students.  My mom says that I was an awesome a traveller in the car.  Then last week on Tuesday Grandma and Grandpa Church came to Winnipeg for three days and Grandma even stayed at our house.  I really like hanging out with my Grandmas and I think they like hanging out with me too.  I started going to Baby Bumble Bees again on Friday, and I have my 8 month appointment on Monday.  MORE NEEDLES! I'll let you know how it goes.