Anna turns 5!

What a wonderful five years we have had with Anna in our lives. She is a brave, inquisitive, kind little girl who brings her family joy!



We had a tame day and enjoyed spending time with one another.  Anna celebrated her birthday at the beginning of the summer with a joint birthday also honoring her friend from school, Sophie. With the formal celebration out of the way, we spent the day on the courtyard playing, as usual! Anna chose a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs and a pink ice cream cake. Her big gift was a big girl bed - a loft bed! Other favorites include American Girl paraphernalia, a bean bag chair, Legos, and of course - BOOKS! Here's Anna using the dunk tank she built using a kit she got from her grandparents:



We included some pictures from throughout the summer - everything EXCEPT Hawaii, which is covered in the last post. Highlights include:
the last day of school, with Anna's crew of faculty kids

• Anna's gymnastics themed birthday party with her pal Sophie
• the San Mateo County Fair, where Anna and Colin had a blast eating funnel cake and dancing with one another.
• Anna exercising her inner artist at the Cantor Arts Museum here on Stanford campus
• The family enjoying a San Jose Giants (minor league) baseball game 
• The kids playing on the Pacifica beach
• Fourth of July parade and fun in Menlo Park, including the kids' first experience with ice cream truck treats
• Strawberry picking in Pescadero
• Anna's ballet camp
• A trip to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield, CA
• A trip to our old stomping grounds in Sacramento
• Colin's Mommy and Me trip to Happy Hollow
• Anna's Daddy and Me trip to the Exploratorium in San Francisco

What an amazing summer! Anna is thriving and so excited to go back to Sacred Heart for pre-Kindergarten.

Colin just got promoted to the next classroom at Madera Grove- he is now a "Sparrow" and doing so well! He tells wonderful stories and he and his sister get along so well.

Take a look at some pictures by clicking below:

Anna is 5!