Sunday afternoon, we enjoyed family time by taking a walk around the neighborhood & hanging out at the park. The weather was so beautiful!

We had such a good day :)

I realized I'd never posted pics of our home, so here it is!!!

Our Grapefruit Tree!

Our Orange Tree!

A rose from our rose bush.

Our attempt to make it feel like fall :)

This house has truly been a blessing to us!

We were blessed to have Dan's parents come & visit for a week. It was such a special time. Anna & I hadn't seen them in a year & a half, and Dan had only seen them over a weekend in September when he went back to England to say goodbye to his Grandma. Anna absolutely loves her Nannie & Papa. I unfortunately got hardly any pics while they were here due to my camera acting up, so here are just a few. Enjoy!

Dan turned 29 years old this past Friday. It was extra special since his parents were here to celebrate with him!

Here are the 2 loves of my life! How sweet is this pic. Anna sure loves her Daddy :)

A couple of weeks ago, we were invited to a fall party at some good friends of ours. We decided to dress up with the Neverland theme: Dan was a pirate, I was an indian, & Anna went as Tinker Bell. We had so much fun spending time with friends. Thanks Clint & Kari!

Anna taking a break!

Anna & Austin- they are too cute!

The 2 Pirates of the Party-argh!

Anna received her new favorite dress for her birthday from her cousin Amelia. This was Amelia's favorite dress, but can no longer fit it and the only way she was ok with getting rid of it was to send it to her cousin Anna in America! When Anna opened the dress, words cannot describe her excitement! I never imagined a 2 year old being so excited about a dress, but she absolutely was!!! So here are a few pics of her wearing her new favorite dress :)

Posing for the pic.

Look at that face!

Being silly :)

Sweet smile.

You can really see her beautiful blue eyes in this one!

I just think I have the most beautiful daughter in the world!

Welcome Biscuit! On Wednesday we officially adopted Biscuit into our family. She was being fostered by a British family in town who would have loved to have kept her for themselves but they already have 5 dogs so it was not much of an option for them. I'm not much of a dog person myself, but Dan has been wanting a dog for some time now. After meeting her, we both fell in love with her & decided to make her our first family dog. She's a very sweet 6 month old Australian Shepherd. She has one blue eye & one brown eye. She's very calm & well behaved, especially for a puppy. And surprisingly quiet!! Here are a few pics. Enjoy!!!

I can't believe my sweet, baby girl is 2! She is growing up so fast!! Anna is very energetic, loves to climb, read, & play with her kitty cat Smudge. She is talking so much now. Although we can't always understand what she's saying, she certainly does! But everyday I feel like she's getting clearer & clearer. One of her favorite show is The Backyardigans. We have a couple of the books & she can point & name every character all on her own.

Here are some pics from her special day.

Opening a present!

Her new favorite book Little Einsteins! She calls them Geins....so cute!

Playing with Mega Blocks from Grandma. Thanks Grandma!!

Cool new Tinker Bell cup.

Trying on her new shade ;)

Figuring out her new puzzle.

Birthday cake time!

She blew out the candles all on her own!

Anna had a great day!