Play Date with Anna

We are tying to get some time with Anna before Bailey arrives so Anna will hopefully look forward to hanging out with GP & GM on a regular basis and give Keith and Elysse some quiet time.  Elysse is begining to really really show and I don't see how she bends over and picks up Anna.  Amazing!

Anyway before the play date Melissa came in town for work.  So we had Melissa for awhile, then off to dinner.  Then we had Anna for awhile.  Then Melissa and Anna.  And then, Melissa, Anna and Elysse.  We were having such a good time that Melissa, Hal and I stayed up past midnight drinking Tradition (Yum Yum) wine. For all that know me....that's way past my bedtime on a school night but worth every moment.

 When it was just Melissa and Anna....we had a little entertainment.

Saturday morning, we picked up Anna and took her to our favorite breakfast spot, Cindi's.  On short notice, Susan and John joined us and so happy they did.  After breakfast we headed to North Park mall.  It was the perfect time to go...before all the shoppers arrived.  It was just us and the mall walkers so Anna could go anywhere she wanted.  You think grandma is having fun????

 It didn't take Anna long to learn how to climb up and slide down just like the big kids. 

 She just couldn't understand why she couldn't get in the water and play with the turtles.

 I think she's processing ways on how she can get around this obstacle of plants and get in that water!

 OK, so I can't get in the water...I'll just play in the dirt.

 Anna would walk for a while, ride for a while and ask to be carried for awhile.  I caught grandpa on the other side of the water fountain.  She was mesmerized by the fountain.

Another fun Saturday.  Can't wait for next week!