Hat

Annabel's latest word (after "hi," "uh-oh," "bye," "ball," and "Dada") is "hat." She puts various things on her head and says "At!" Sometimes she even says it when she's wearing an actual hat.

Busy Annabel

Lately Annabel has a lot to say, and a lot to do.

All the news that's fit to...

Julian had a pool and pizza party for his birthday!

Annabel was there too, of course, and Grandma Paula came to help with the party:

Julian has been busy with the end of the school year and his Landsharks races, when they aren't snowed out:

Annabel has been busy doing things like playing the drums, sorting the mail, trying to de-childproof the coffee table while standing at it, and generally being cute.

SEVEN.

We have liftoff!

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