Happy Father's Day!! We love you Daddy!

March 12, 2009

Anna's 3rd birthday

John and I took her to Kangaroo Jack's to bounce around and celebrate our big girl's day.

She climbed all the houses, slid down slides without fear, and thoroughly enjoyed the 2-1 undivided attention.

That evening we opened presents where Anna received her first set of golf clubs. Yes, there were tears in John's eyes as he witnessed her excitement.

Brynn's future career??

For a while, she loved brushing her teeth at all hours of the day, but now she's content with the normal routine.
Even Sessa learned proper dental hygiene.

Lately I've found that reading blogs and facebook updates have taken away my free time to add to the girls' blog, so I will try harder to add more pictures and updates!! I promise!

So much has happened with the Barrow babes since I last posted. They are back at St. Mary's daycare, which is associated with the hospital where I work, so their tuition comes out of my paycheck and they are able to go part-time (4 days a week) since I only work 3 days a week.

Anna has a "best boy"at school, Timmy, who is my co-worker Elizabeth's son. He's adorable- looks like the kid from that glad trashbag commercial who pulls the trash through the kitchen out to the can in the garage. She talks about him all the time, tells us if he was at school or not, what they played, what he said. Sometimes I use his name as a bribe to get her out of bed in the mornings. The conversation goes a little like this-

Me- "Anna, it's time to get up"
Anna- "No"
Me- "I bet Timmy will be at school today!"
Anna- "Timmy??? Ok Mom!"

Anna loves being outside in the backyard, swinging in her "big girl" swing, using Sessa (her bunny lovey) as her babydoll, and anything Diego or Dora. She always is carrying something around, whether it's a little toy animal, a block (Sessa's carrots), or just recently a little plastic tissue box that she can stuff coins and rocks into. She loves listening to the Barenaked Ladies' kids cd "Snacktime" and her favorite song is "Pollywog in a bog". Mimi brought up some tadpoles last time she visited so she knows exactly what a pollywog is! Anna is really turning into a loving child. Just recently she's started giving random hugs and kisses, out of the blue saying, "I love you Mommy (or Daddy)" followed by a leg hug. This past Sunday we were at the baby pool and I caught her giving Brynn a kiss on the head while they were sitting together.

Brynn's starting to put words together, like "Get it", "Pink bubba", "Eat it", and "Anna hit". She really is a little comedian and knows how to work it. Lately we've noticed a stubborn streak in her, but I remember the same thing with Anna so I think (hope) it's just a phase! It's hard to believe she's 20 months old!! I was just getting used to saying 1 and a half...now almost 2? Eek! Brynn's favorite things right now are her Bubba (a crochet'd blanket or hat), strawberry milk, the song "The wheels on the bus", and anything Elmo. She fusses at TV time when she doesn't get to watch it first, but doesn't mind watching Anna's shows either. She eats anything and everything she can get her hands on, so we're very lucky in that regard!! Also she started using the potty a couple months ago. Nothing constant, but with her sibling copycat syndrome, she HAS to do everything Anna does. I wish we could get her out of diapers completely, but daycare won't potty-train until she's 2. Only 4 more months!