Saturday, November 7, 2015

Labor Day 2015

We had another fun Labor Day weekend in Nags Head!! This was the first time the girls shared a room at the cottage and Anna Kate slept in a big girl bed for the first time!! She did great, woohoo! It was so sweet hearing them talk to each other as they were going to sleep. We heard Claire tell Anna Kate that if she need anything that Anna Kate just needs to ask her and if she can't get it, she'll get Mommy. So cute!

We had a fun weekend of beach fun, delicious food and family time! Can't wait for next summer!

Big girl bed!!

Roomies!

A stroll down to the beach

We were up early for a nice sunrise walk!

Beautiful!

Breakfast at a our favorite Jolly Rogers!

Let's go Grammie!

Relaxing in the shade!

Claire loves, loves the ocean!! Swimming with Daddy!

Sitting by the shore! Clare loves to call it the shore!

Anna Kate loved to help Daddy play corn hole! She was great dropping them in the hole

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Chilling in the big chair!

Cheese!

Favorite porch swinging!

Crab boil!! Yum!!

Our little pirate at Jolly Roger, again!

Wipe out!

Time to build a sand castle!

Cookout at Oregon Inlet!

Cute shades!

Hammock rest time!

Sisters!

And sweet Molly :)

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Anna Kate is 2!!

Anna Kate turned 2 on June 27th!!

She is a spunky, funny, smart, adorable 2 year old! Some of her favorite things now are collecting rocks, gymnastics class, looking at books, helping cooking especially baking, and swinging!
She is really friendly and loves to wave and say hi to anyone and everyone. It's like she has never met a stranger and she is definitely not shy! At her 2 year doctor visit, the doctor said that this visit doesn't tend to go well because 2 year olds generally don't like "strangers." Anna Kate just chatted with him and no tears were shed at all!! At her visit she weighed 24 lbs 10 oz (37%) and is 34.75 (70 %) inches tall. She is also very brave! She will try everything her gymnastics teacher asks her to try 

She loves to play with older kids and fits right in with all of the make believe games. She just jumps right in to whatever everyone is playing and has a great time with them. And everyone loves playing with her too because she's so fun :) Of course she loves to play with her best friend, Claire!

She talks a lot!! She speaks in sentences. Loves to sing the ABC song!

She loves owls and wanted an owl birthday party for her 2nd birthday! So we had an owl party at Pepe's house in Williamsburg and she loved it!

Happy 2nd Birthday sweet Anna Kate!


With her big sis!


Helping Mommy make her birthday cupcakes!


She put all the liners in the cupcake pan!


Ready to frost and decorate!


And of course eat the extra frosting








Birthday morning at home!



Present time! She got an owl stroller/shopping cart, new pink sandals, her own big girl booster seat to sit at the table, and some clothes!






Birthday girl with Pepe!

She was excited for the cupcakes!

Cutie!
















Daddy, Pepe and Papa were troopers and grilled out in the pouring rain!

Sisters!

Frosting!!

Happy Birthday Anna Kate!