Anna Grows

January 10 brought about 4 inches of snow to the Washington area and Anna had the opportunity to play in the snow for the first time. This involved snowpants, a parka, a hat, waterproof gloves that were two sizes too big and pink princess snow boots. Although she could not walk fast, she enjoyed the snow (and was quite fashionable).

Thanks to her Uncle Rod and Uncle Tim, Anna was appropriately dressed for the National Championship game on January 7. After marching around the living room to the Ohio State Band and cheering "GO" during the pre-game show, Anna had to go to bed. That was fortunate for her as she missed Ohio State embarass itself again against an SEC team. She will still wear her Ohio State gear proudly and hope for better luck in basketball season.

Happy 2008! Anna joined Mom and Dad along with Gramma and Grandpa for a chilly walk at Great Falls National Park. As always, Anna enjoyed running along the path and admiring all the dogs. The running was somewhat challenging as Anna was breaking in a new pair of sneakers. Fortunately, Mom and Dad made a visit to the Stride Rite store and had Anna's foot measured. Unfortunately, Anna was apparently wearing shoes that were two sizes too small (rookie parent mistake). Who knew that a toddler's foot spreads out more when they walk? Great Falls park provided ample running opportunity for Anna to try out her new shoes.

Anna spent the Christmas season admiring the lights on the Christmas tree and relocating figures from the Christmas nativity scene (we opted to put that away and display the Holy Family in a heavy snowglobe that she could not move). Anna met Santa briefly, but really wanted nothing to do with him. Perhaps she has caught on already to the fact that most of her presents come from Gramma and Grandpa, thus she will probably send her Christmas list to them. Santa brought her a block set. She really seems to enjoy tearing the blocks down rather than building at this point. Anna spent Christmas day playing with her toys. Gramma and Grandpa came for a visit a couple of days after Christmas for a week of non-stop entertainment.