Watching Sesame Street with Elmo.  Every few minutes she will take one of her snacks and put it in Elmo's mouth.  Then she waits a minute and takes it from his mouth and eats it.  The best kind of sharing is when you don't really have to share ;) 

She loves to empty out Maddie's animals and climb into the basket and play peek-a-boo. 

 She also likes to clap for everyone after a good round of peek-a-boo.

Anna's very first braid- it actually stayed in for a few hours. 

She thinks when she holds this up that no one can see her.  She holds it for a minute then pulls it down and says boo.  She laughs and laughs like it is soo funny! 

You might notice a theme.  Peek-a-boo is incorporated into all facets of our life-it's her fav! 

The stroller is her other obsession.  I think every toy and doll in this house has had the pleasure of being pushed around in this thing by Miss Annalise. 

This penguin Penbo is quite heavy and too large for the stroller. 

Her attempts to get him out were unsuccessful so she ended up trying this to pry him out. 

Close-up of the braid.  Annalise has really grown in the last couple of months.  Her list of words includes:

Mama

Dada

Mada (Madison)

Papa (this means my Dad, Grandma's house and sometimes Grandma herself)

Yeah (yes)

No

Cheese

Cereal

Wawa (Water)

Juice

Chocat (chocolate)

Cookie

Gama (Grandma)

uv u (love you)

air u (where are you)

cat

dog

mooo (cow)

car

ball

tank u (thank you)

bye bye

I am sure there are more that I am forgetting.  Annalise is very decided on what she does and does not want and she has no problem using words and hand gestures to get her point across.  She started nursery at church a month early because Dan is a nursery worker and she really loves it.  Her favorite time of day is whenever Madison is home and they can play "I am gonna get you," ball, blocks, or anything with her Big Sis.  Anna has a sweet tooth that is proving to be quite a challenge for me.  She is often found crying and banging on the pantry door screaming chocat or cookie.  She loves to giggle and hug her stuffed animals.  She loves her blanky and her puppy and our cat Shadow.  

I guess after all the picture overload at Christmas we kind of forgot to pick up the camera this week.  Annalise really loves all her new toys but she loves the chair Grandma gave her the very best.  She loves to watch Baby Einstein in it, stand on it, use it to climb onto other furniture, and have snacks in it.   

Random shot Dan took of Anna devouring a breadstick.  Annalise continues to grow and assert her independence.  She is pretty happy most of the time.  She loves to get into things and figure out how things work.  Her favorite things are food, her sister, her blanket, and her chair.