I love my little girl!

Although I don't always look as cute as Anessa in the pictures, I sure do love her and I do cherish the moments we spend together. She is a sweet girl.

Anessa helping wrap grandpa Al's birthday presents!

So Helpful!

My dad's dad passed away several years ago. I originally took these pictures because I thought that Anessa was just being cute. She is cute. But just now as I am posting and I titled this post "So Helpful" I thought about my grandpa. He was always teasing us and making us laugh. If we were cutting cake, he would come over and ask if we needed help while he jostled your elbow so you couldn't cut. Or if I was putting my hair up, he would come and do the same thing, always claiming it "help." He was a good man who lived simply and taught the gospel by the way he lived. So here is Anessa contributing her "help" to the carpet cleaning. What a sweet and gentle reminder. Thanks Anessa.

Toddler bed and one trying night

I got the whim one day when Mike was out helping someone move, to convert Anessa's crib into a toddler bed. The bed is designed to do this, so it wasn't that major, just loosening a few screws and then putting a few in different places. I was very pleased and got the little bed made all cute and Anessa was thrilled. Mike came home and we showed him. This is all he said "Good Luck." I started to question my hasty conversion, but figured it wouldn't be a big deal. It wasn't a big deal until Anessa went to bed that night. She just kept getting out of bed! I am not sure what bothered me more, that she kept getting out so neither she nor I got good sleep or that Mike knew how it was going to be. Anyhow, the next night was better and now she usually sleeps pretty well unless the wind wakes her up. I guess in the future I should probably not be quite so hasty or be prepared for what will come.

Bring on the Summer Dresses and Sandals!!

Aunt Bri sent this dress to Anessa and so we tried it on. She had fun dancing and twirling around.

Rough Housing

Every family needs a little rough housing every once in a while- I guess the family proclamation calls it wholesome recreational activities :-) Here is some of ours. Anessa loves to sit on daddy's shoulders while he runs around the kitchen, through the hallway, living room, and into the kitchen again. She laughs and has a great time. I, on the other hand, don't enjoy it nearly as much. I love her laughter, but I get nervous with these kinds of things, especially when her daddy asks "We have enough room to clear the doorways, right?"!

A collage

I randomly take pictures. Sometimes Anessa looks so cute, I just can't resist. This time she does look adorable and I thought that Mike was asleep. So I got up on the counter to take a picture of my handsome husband and turns out, he wasn't asleep. Still handsome, just not sleeping. So these random pictures are just for fun.