Cars 2

Today was a very special day for AnnaBeth. She went to her first big screen movie! 

On our way to the theater

We went to the 9am showing and the place was nearly empty :)

Waiting in line to buy tickets

 Went to see her favorite friend, Lightning McQueen

Mmmm Icee! 

Eating some kettle corn we smuggled in while watching the previews

Not exactly in the mood for a photo as we were leaving the theater

This is what a 2 year old looks like after running around the theater for nearly 2 hours after consuming a bunch of gummy worms

All in all, she did fairly well. She sat through the previews just fine but ended up showing little interest in the movie itself. All of the spy stuff was a bit over her head I think. She was, of course, the first kid to start running amok. After awhile, a boy a bit younger than her joined her. He kept trying to make some moves...running his hand along her shoulders, trying to rest his hand on her waist and even persistently tried to hold her hand. He would chase after her trying to do all of these things yet she continued to refuse his attempts. Eventually he sort of started slapping at her. She was telling him no and resorted to slapping back at him, which is when I told her not to hit the baby. His mom came over and told him not to hit to which he responded by hitting her. Oh the joys of discipline :) Toward the end, when there was a lot more action with the racing, she started paying a bit more attention. For only being 2 years old, it wasn't a horrible experience at the movies but we will definitely be waiting awhile I think before taking her again. We only attempted it while she was this young because she just LOVES Lightning McQueen and Mater so we thought she would sit still for it. It was nearly 2 hours long though and that's just a tad too long for a 2 year old. But I will definitely be buying it when it comes out on DVD!

Recorder

I picked up a pink recorder for AnnaBeth yesterday and gave it to her to play with on our way home from Nana's. She LOVED it as you can see in this little video:

However, she hadn't had a nap yet by the time I picked her up which resulted in her falling asleep on our way home.

24 Weeks

It looks like my belly button is going to turn inside out this time instead of going so flat that it disappears :) And you can see my few stretch marks above my belly button that are from AnnaBeth that are getting just a tad worse with Mason. However, I'm not complaining because that's the ONLY spot I have them.

Hoppity balls have many uses

AnnaBeth got a hoppity ball for her birthday, very similar to this one:

And yesterday, this is how she was using it: 

"Playing" the mandolin and singing

Kent borrowed a friend's mandolin and was fiddling around with it tonight. AnnaBeth was absolutely fascinated and wanted to play it too. She also thought singing along with her playing was a splendid idea :)

Quick Scrap

Father's Day Gift

This morning I happily received an email from Shutterfly for a free 8x8 20 page photo book (not including shipping). I got one around this time last year and used it to create a Father's Day book for Kent. I'm using it for a Father's Day book again this year as well. It ends up giving me a $30 photo book for $8.26 ($7.99 plus tax for the shipping). I quite enjoy making the photo books and it allows me to give something that will be cherished without breaking the bank. This is the 3rd photo book I've gotten for free and honestly, I look forward to that email with the promo code!! It's been a really neat way for me to document some of the highlights of the last year and really allows us to see how much AnnaBeth has grown. And next year we will have pictures of Mason to include which I'm very excited about! Here's a digital version of the book that will be arriving just in the nick of time for Father's Day :)

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