Annie Discovers Pumpkins

I was going to cook a sugar pumpkin the other day and decided to let Annie explore it first.She thought it was a ball.

I think she is saying "ball" here. Please ignore the trash. Thank you.

We want to take Annie to a pumpkin patch soon...more pictures to follow. :)

Recent Pictures

Here is a smattering of pictures from our month so far. We had a long week of rain that was actually quite refreshing after the summer heat. Our little Fall garden got it's fair share of water for the time being.

Josh found this snail crawling along the house during all the rain.
I made German apple pancake to celebrate the Fall weather. It makes the house smell so good!
Annie loved to watch the rain fall and the birds out our front window. She looked so cute that morning I took a couple pictures of her...

Sleepy head.

Annie loves stuffed animals. I thought kids would like actual toys better, but I guess it's just cause Annie is a girl and likes soft fuzzy things like her mommy.
This morning Annie was drinking water through a straw. I've let her drink water before from one, but this time she held it all by herself.

She did great and didn't even spill it till a long while later. Maybe I should get her a sippy cup that includes a straw.

She's all girl

I forgot to add to my last post...
Annie has been obsessed with shoes. She tries to put mine on her feet and on my feet all the time. It looks so cute to see her little toes in my high heels! I wonder if she will try to borrow mine when she is a teenager. Hmm...

The other day I caught her trying to put my purse strap on her shoulder. I helped her put it on and she looked so proud of herself to be just like mommy. She has tried to put her daddy's laptop bag on her shoulder as well, but the way she did it the strap just went over her head. I think we get more entertainment watching her than anything else!

Pictures!

Annie enjoys "helping" me in the kitchen. Her favorite thing to do is open the baking cupboard and find all my measuring cups and spoons to bang on the floor. A few times she found some small metal bowls that made a beautiful crashing noise. The louder the better!


Last Saturday we cleaned out a car a friend has been letting us use. Annie inspected it and gave us gold stars. ;)

Musing

I've noticed that I will crave something and once I have it, I never want it again. Has anyone else had that problem? It's great when the thing I was craving was beef ramen, but it's sort of sad if it's a healthy food. If this keeps up I'll need an IV. Actually I've noticed with my fruit craving that it doesn't go away. Just, please don't mention beef ramen anytime soon. Thank you.

Josh is also accepting sympathy cards for his various trips to the store. "Honey can you get me strawberries and gummy bears??"

Update

We went to my first doctor visit Wednesday. I was trying to put it off until necessary since I just finished seeing doctors for various things. I really like my doctor though! The only problem was the nurse walked away with almost half my blood...I guess kids don't realize how much their parents sacrifice for them until they become parents themselves.

We get to see the little one next week on an ultrasound!

I've been doing pretty good and am not as sick as with Annie. I've been craving fruit like crazy and taking a nap when Annie is sleeping. Yay for her still taking two naps!

Coming Soon

In April there will be an addition to the Hewitt family! We have been praying for the Lord to bless us with another little one and are so excited to find that Lord willing we will have a healthy baby around April 11th. :)

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I have been tired and staging a one woman rebellion toward blogging. I do that sometimes. :) So I've decided to change my ways and post some pictures. The first ones are of Annie playing with bubbles that her aunt Katie got her. The next ones are of her in an old t-shirt of mine. Doesn't she look so cute?

A few pictures from our trip to Kansas

We spent the weekend on a support trip visiting friends up in Kansas. It was so nice to see our friend Julie again! The trip went very well and Annie even endured the 9 hour car ride better than we expected. :)
At the coffee shop where Julie works. It was such a neat place with lots of room and interesting decor. I told Julie she needs to start one in Dallas.
A little boy there fell in love with Annie.

Play Time!

We had the opportunity to watch one of Annie's friends last week while her mommy went to the dentist. It was so fun to have another little girl around! Here are a few pictures from little Ava's visit. PS. the string you see is from Annie's birthday balloon.Annie enjoyed playing with Ava.
I wonder if Annie is applauding Ava's standing abilities. Annie just started "walking" around hanging onto the furniture, while Ava is a full blown walker!
Sweet girl!
Annie would follow Ava around and try to do the same things she did. Maybe she will try walking now!
"My mom has these really cool things inside - sometimes she opens the door and lets me look!"