On Her Way to Freedom!

So, Annabelle's got this schooch thing going on. It's not quite the army crawl, because she's not using her arms to pull herself at all. But, she reaches out to the side and pushes her legs, which propels herself forward. It's pretty funny!





It's amazing how she moves. The video shows it best (taken on 11-18):




Yeah, baby proofing is definitely in our near future.

Halloween

Annabelle's first Halloween was so fun! She dressed up (and by "dressed up" I mean, I put her costume on for 10 minutes to get these pics until she started crying for it to come off) as a sweet, little, pink poodle.






We had fun hanging out with our "Dinner for 8" group. All the kids dressed up, and we tried to get a group shot, but it just didn't happen. Oh well, Annabelle will be much more into it next year. (We hope!)

Seriously?

It's been a month and a half since I blogged? Wow. So much has happened, and it's been difficult to find a few minutes to spend blogging. So, I think I'll blog about the most important, and post other happenings in future posts (otherwise, this post will be 2 feet long!).

Sadly, at the age of 82, my grandma passed away on 11-10-10. She has been a big part of my life ever since I can remember. And, luckily, she was able to meet Annabelle several times!



Grandma suffered from Alzheimer's Disease. Toward the end, she was in and out of lucidity. However, it was truly amazing how whenever Annabelle visited Grandma, Grandma smiled, laughed, and cooed at Annabelle. Somehow, Annabelle bridged the Alzheimer's gap for Grandma.



Since Grandma and Grandpa live about an hour away, Annabelle and I were able to visit a lot. It was a blessing for me, and I know for Grandma, too.

Grandma, you are very missed here on Earth. See you soon in Heaven.