October 11th...and swimming

Swimming in Arizona... snowing in Minnesota!

While Mommy was cleaning the outdoor toys to put away for the winter, Annie decided to go for one more swim. The hose water was still warm, so we decided to leave the smallest pool out for a couple more weeks! Gotta love AZ!

(Come visit soon, MN people!)

Leaving Tolmachoff Farms

Annie reluctantly waves good-bye to all the animals at the farm! She had so much fun there with Mommy, Daddy, and grandma Pauli!

Chasing Chickens

Mommy loved the chickens, and did not like people chasing them. (PETA would agree). But it was all in good fun!

A Goat!

This goat tries to get in our wagon at the pumpkin patch farm! Annie did not like that!

Picking the Perfect Pumpkin

King of the mountain!

More fun at the pumpkin patch!

A train ride, a bouncy-horse jumpy-house, a corn pit, and lots and lots of pumpkins!

The Pumpkin Patch

Beautiful weather and lots of fun activities at the pumpkin patch at a farm. Annie really enjoyed the trip!

Wheee!

Firefighter Annie speeding through the house-- with Daddy's help!

Grandma To the Rescue!

Grandma Pauli, takin' care of business!! Don't ever leave!!

Hanging out at Barnes-n-Noble

Mommy and Annie check out the 'monkeys jumping on the bed' set at the book store.

When Annie first picked up the unicorn stuffed animal she was disgusted. She said, 'eeewww!' and threw it. She warmed up to it, though, and even hugged the unicorn for a pic!

Sooooo good.

This. Tastes. Good.

An Edible Bouquet!

Aunt Niffy (Jenny) sent us a fruit bouquet for our 4th wedding anniversary- it was gorgeous and delicious! Annie caught on quick- she was the first to eat from the bouquet... yummy! Once she realized this was self-serve she continued to pluck a piece of fruit, take one bite, and grab another piece- silly girl! Thank you Aunt Niffy for the thoughtful gift and wishes- we loved it!

Xylophone Concert

Tahoe Bear listens loyally as Annie plays the xylophone.

Little Firefighter Annie

Annie tries to ride on her tiny firetruck!

Happy Nappy

Mommy fell asleep with Annie for a nap and woke up between a snuggly Annie and a purring Mylo. What a happy nappy!

The Sack

Lunch with Daddy after the library- our usually place, 'The Sack.' Annie always gets sliced avocado and french fries... yummy!

Going on a bear hunt!

Grandma joins Annie on a 'bear hunt' during story time at the library. Afterwards, Annie gives the bear a big hug... she was first in line to hug her this time!

Shopping at Ikea

Annie takes a break from shopping (while at Ikea) to try out a chaise lounge and to have a quick tea-party.

Playing at Lakeshore Store

Trying out some new toys at Lakeshore Learning Store with Mommy and Grandma! Annie loved the plastic wild animals the best!

All Aboard!

Annie loads up her friends on her 'bike' and scoots around the house! She didn't want to leave anyone out!

'Same!'

Annie loves football Sundays! She loves when we all where 'same' shirts and we yell, 'nice!' at the TV!

Playing with Daddy!

Annie and Daddy love playing with the Sesame Street house together. They also love to dance!

A gift from Grandma Suzie!

This special delivery came from Grandma Suzie... for Annie's Halloween in Disney!! More pictures to come after Halloween!

Cock-a-doodle-doo!!

A flock (?) of roosters hang-out outside of the library. Annie always crows at them and then tries to kiss them!

Tuesday is library day!

At the library with Grandma Pauli and Mommy!

Getting Groceries

This is Annie's 'set-up' for grocery shopping: car-cart + organic cheezy-poofs + water-sippy = FUN! It also makes grocery shopping easier for Mommy, too!

Reading in the treehouse

Grandma Pauli visits Annie in AZ. They spent a lot of time reading books together in Annie's treehouse.