Thomas the Tank Engine (well, Percy that is)

Anna got this cool Percy train from her Papa Jan and Granma Shirley for Christmas. She's enamored with it and loves making it go herself.

Daddy's shoes this time 12/20/06

Really nothing is more fun than wearing grown up's shoes. She's gotten to the point where it's actually quite easy for her to walk in them.

No Grunts 12/19/06

Anna saw me open a bottle of nailpolish, and so she kept handing it to me, asking me to open it again. I didn't want her playing with it, so I pretended it was too tight to open (I grunted and pretended I couldn't open it). So before I got the video camera out, she was hilariously attempting to open it herself, grunting (faking it) with the effort. I got laughing so hard I wanted to immortalize it. Of course she stopped doing it when I filmed her, but her expressions were so funny in this one I had to post it.

Pigtail 12/17/06

This is definitely where the term "pigtail" came from. Anna's first hairdo captured on film. Girls rock.

Lounging 12/17/06

Mute this one. It's really just a quick visual to show Anna in her bouncy seat 12 months after she used to use it all the time. I finally acknowledged it might be time to put it away, and so moved it from it's home next to our bed into the hallway, and Anna rediscovered it, and decided it'd make a great loungechair. Not a thrilling video, just a moment in time. I love how she kicks her legs in the recline position. And how big she is in comparision to last year.

Dancing Mrs. Claus 12/16/06

What's better than standing on the ottoman and showing off your moves for the assembled masses?

Climbing Mrs. Claus 9/16/06

Another one where my voice is waaaay too loud - but enjoy the visuals of our cllimbing girl.

Mrs. Claus sans chapeau

No thanks to the hat. (Mute this one if you can, my voice is sooo loud.)

Big shoes are all the rage 12/12/06

This is the most fun thing she loves to do this week - wear grownups' shoes that she finds around the house. Her Dad helped her here by lacing them up so they stay on better. She loves it.

I urgently must bang 12/7/06

I love how quickly she's moving in this video. It looks like the camera speeded her up, but this is true to life.

Maniac runner 12/7/06

Pre-bath runaround. Always a necessity.

HELLO - First word

I think we have first worditude. Hello. HeLLO! Hello. Nice. I am in love with the sound of this word coming out of her tiny mouth.

Fake laughing blueberry face

We have awareness of the video phone. You see in this video how she stares at the camera, and then laughs her little fake laugh as she eats her raisins (post-frozen blueberries, which adorn her face).

Fork Skeels

THis is the skill of the week - Anna's now REALLY good at using a fork. She insists on feeding herself, so all food must be soft and spear-able. This video's about a minute long, so call me crazy mama, I just couldn't stop filming.

Kissing/Bopping Daddy's head 11/18/06

Anna's a very good kisser now, she loves giving kisses when requested. That and bopping her dad on the head.

Hilarious Daddy, Swinging Girl 11/18/06

I love this laugh. Nothing compares.

A 13 mo old and her prat falls 11/16/06

Speaking of our little comedian... this is another thing she just started doing. She finds falling into the bean bag hilarious, but mostly she looks over, hoping you're laughing at her when she falls.

"The Face" 11/15/06

In the tradition of Emma and Calvin Pruitt, Anna's been doing "The Face", which is this crazy wide grin that makes everybody laugh. Unfortunately, this video is a very subtle example of "The Face". But if you watch it a few times you can see she does it twice. She's becoming quite the comedian.

Pushy birthday 10/7/06

Anna and her friend Ava having fun at the birthday party.

Rattle the car 10/7/06

Ha ha ha! Ava is so funny, it makes me want to rattle her car :)