Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Epitome of Cuteness

July = busy Youree bees. Thus, the lack of blog posts. Please forgive me. I will make up for it with this mega, super, duper update. Hold onto your chairs . . . .

This is what a five-month-old looks like. And she's sporting her new separates. We are becoming fans of the whole shirt/pant option. It is a life-saver when poop and/or vomit enters the picture. It is also interesting to note, this outfit falls in the 6-9 month range. So, for those of you who cannot resist buying clothes for Anna Zane, we are golden when it comes to summer clothes. However, in the winter 9-12 months area, we are lacking.

Maybe she should be Minnie Pearl for Halloween . . . a cuter Minnie Pearl for sure.

She's talking here. Her range of sounds and expressions has expanded so much in the recent weeks.
What can I say? ADORABLE.

As you can tell, the mama and the daddy thought Anna's hat-wearing was exceptionally cute.
The Youree Three!

Daddy Pa took this picture while Anna was in the crib. Love those fingers in her mouth. She drools and drools and chews and chews, but still no teeth!

Four generations of Yourees.


Mama loves those toes.




She is still a super, super good sleeper, averaging 11-12 hours a night. She wakes up sometime between 8-9 in the morning. And of course, she usually starts off the day right with a poopie diaper. Next, comes the bottle, but what a battle that’s been recently! She is so energetic in the mornings; she will hardly take her bottle. It takes nearly 30-40 minutes to get the whole thing eaten. We have to stop to play with the burp cloth, the bottle, her toes, my hair, and on and on. When we lotion up and get dressed. Most often she plays on her back for a few minutes to help with digestion and spitting up. But she LOVES her excersaucer and can now touch the floor. So that added umph makes it extra fun. She can play for around two hours before she’s ready for a nap. I'm so proud to report she loves books. We read three or four before her afternoon nap. Anna is starting to help me turn the pages—too cute. Of course, there are new tricks! Anna’s hand-eye coordination gets better every day. She’s really able to grasp and hold toys well. Her favorite toy is Sophie the Giraffe. When she gnaws on that, she talks and talks and talks. She is also really close to sitting up by herself. Even now she doesn’t fall to one side of the other. Her issue is she wants to lean forward to grab those toes; and then she doesn’t know how to lift back up. Aside from her morning bottle, she eats 7-8 ounces at every feeding. And at those feedings she does just fine. Also, she seems to be cutting two teeth. As you can imagine, drool. Drool. Drool. I call her Niagara Falls. Anna likes riding in the car. More often than not, she ends up drifting off to sleep--which is what I am about to do now! Goodnight!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Video-rama

I've been videoing, but I haven't been posting. Enjoy this mega-video post!


Swimming in Uncle Lanny's pool:





Anna is a big girl now in her excersaucer. I tried to sneak up on her because if she spies any electronics she immediately stops what she's doing.





Luci's birthday party was the bash of the year, complete with a petting zoo for the kiddos. I was all about Anna's first experience with cute critters. What's funny is that Bryan wasn't so keen on the idea of her touching them. Notice how he jerks back after she pets the bird. Hysterical. I quickly learned how many infectious diseases these animals can carry. :-)





Oh the bunny . . . .





Anna and her Granny Youree!





And her Papa Youree!





She can't decide if she wants to play or sleep:


Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Leeland and Sanctus Real

I know the organizers for this concert; so I'm helping them with a wee bit of promo . . . .


Two popular Christian bands will be playing in Frisco, TX in September as a part of the Out of the Ordinary Concert. Sanctus Real and Leeland are two of today’s hottest CCM acts. Sanctus Real is most noted for their runaway hit song Lead Me while Leeland is highly recognized for popular songs like Sound of Melodies and Tears of the Saints.

The concert will take place on Wednesday evening September 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Frisco Convention Center and Embassy Suites near the Dr. Pepper Arena. Popular student and family ministry experts Mark Matlock and Hayley DiMarco will lead this exciting night of praise in the Metroplex. Event promoters anticipate that many churches will bring their youth groups.

For ticketing information and pricing go to http://www.OutOfTheOrdinaryConcert.com.

For more information on the bands, updates, or other social media sources check out:

· The concert Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Out-of-the-Ordinary-Concert/169308523126680

· Concert Twitter page: https://twitter.com/friscoconcert

· Sanctus Real’s website and videos: http://www.sanctusreal.com/

· Leeland’s website and videos: http://www.leelandonline.com/

For more information go to http://www.OutOfTheOrdinaryConcert.com. For media interviews call 615.804.8784 to speak with Matt Markins or email him at matt.markins@randallhouse.com.

Monday, July 4, 2011

Anna's New Obsession--Her Daddy

Anna has always reacted well to Bryan, but in the last week, she has become a big fan of daddy. When he's home, she wants him to hold her, play with her, rock her, feed her. A few days ago after she blessed mommy with the poopie of the century, I placed her in the walker so I could clean up the mess (I'll spare you the details). It took me a good 10-15 minutes to get everything poop free. And she cried the entire time. She was so mad it was almost funny. About that time Bryan came home from work, she reached for him . . . and leaned on his chest. So funny and sweet. She was so "telling" on mama.

The Father's Day photo shoot




This sketch was Bryan's Father's Day gift. My good friend, Mary Ann Martin, created this for us from a photo I gave her. She is a superb artist not only creating wonderful sketches, but paintings as well. If you are interested in commissioning her for a project (which I'd highly recommend), you can contact her at marycassatti@gmail.com.

Anna loves to sit her daddy's lap. She will just lay back and relax. Of course, she'd NEVER do that with mama. :-)