New for 2009

So, I have not been on my blog yet since the New Year rang in and not much has changed with the family, except of course Anya, who will continue to change daily over the next few months. Just a quick update...Anya is now crawling, and standing, and dancing...and she LOVES to take toys away from her brother. She has no desire to play with her toys, but goes straight for his every time. Jonah is a great big brother and although he shows mild annoyance at his sister's precocious ways, he is very gentle and loving. He loves to play with his cousins and friends and is now very sad when he does not get to see them on a daily basis. He has become fond of helping me in the kitchen and can get everything out for his own breakfast when its cereal (although I still prefer to pour the milk), he makes his own PB&J sandwich (although I still prefer to spread the jelly for him), and he makes pancakes and knows all of the ingredients that go into it by heart. He has recently added egg salad to his repertoire of things he can make (see the picture). He is also taking gymnastics still and loves to do Kung Fu...which is also his favorite movie of the moment (Kung Fu Panda). Aaron is still plugging away at work and has become our baby girl's go to guy. I am still trying to stay ahead of a clean house and keep my children intellectually stimulated, as well as myself. I have also been running on the treadmill and it appears as though it is finally paying off...phew, I'm tired! Well, here are a few recent pictures and videos.

Jonah and Anya Playing

I dusted off my guitar the other day to show Jonah and teach him how to play a little. He plays it more like a sitar, but it works for Anya. She loves it.

Anya Dancing

OK, so this is a little embarrassing, but Anya like American Idol. I put it on the other night and she started bouncing in my arms, so I put her down and this is what she did.

My Little Band

Anya has a special relationship with our dog Darby. She loves Darby so much and the dog can sense that so even though she knows she is going to get poked and tugged on she will still gently crawl over and put her head on her lap. It is very sweet!

Anya and the Fish

Some of these fish were as big as her, but she loved them. She sat in front of that watching them for a long time and looked very small.

Anya Meeting Thing 2

We recently attended a Cat in the Hat showing at Barnes and Noble. I couldn't get Jonah to go near anyone with facepaint, but Anya sure was curious.

Jonah Making Egg Salad

I'm SUCH a Good Eater

Anya loves to eat, but she doesn't like being fed...she wants to do it all by herself, so we have had to give her as much big people food as her little system will allow so she can grab it with her hands and feed herself, otherwise...look out!