"Where You Going Baby?"

The library here in St. Louis had a reading program this summer that Annalyn participated in that rewarded her with a children's book and a free evening at The Magic House. The Magic House is a children's museum - one of the greatest places I've ever seen for kids. It is a huge 4-story building full of play rooms for kids. From a grocery store to fishing to court rooms to a static ball, a Lewis and Clark campsite, a Sherlock Holmes mystery den, and dozens of others. It could easily take a day or two to really do everything there. She really enjoyed herself.

She's been picking up more and more words, and can be understood a lot more clearly when she speaks in sentences. A common one Rachel hears during the day is, "Where you going baby?" Which makes her wonder if that's what Annalyn hears several times throughout the day.

The other day at the mall we let Annalyn loose on the world, but still kept an eye on her while trying to keep up! She can take off pretty quick, as most active kids her age tend to do. She has this new thing she does now where she spins her left arm around like a windmill as she runs. We don't know what she thinks it's suppose to be doing for her, or if she's just being silly, but either way, it's adorable. During one of her runs she about ran into a family walking straight towards her. Just before a collision took place, she stopped, looked up at them and clearly said, "Oops! Sowwie!"

We're very proud that she's so polite.

She's been good at saying 'goodbye' for anyone; sometimes she'll even throw in a 'love you!' thinking that it's just part of 'goodbye'which is sweet. Her greeting has gotten better lately too. Not only will she say 'Hi' but again quite frequently she'll add a 'How you doing?' We love her to death! We can't waiting for her to meet Declan when he joins our family.