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Visits

Last weekend, my parents, sister and niece came up to visit. Meggie had a dance competition at the convention center downtown. $18/person to go see her dance for 3 minutes! So just my mom and I went down to watch her (my sister was already there). They ended up taking 1st place so it was exciting for them. 

Everyone enjoyed seeing how much Ani has grown and developed since Christmas too. Grandma loved rocking her to sleep for her daytime naps and Papa was a pro at feeding her a bottle. We also went out to Via for my early birthday dinner. Marcy & Meggie had the awards banquet to attend so it was just us.

This weekend, she'll get to see with Grandma and Grandpa Dirks. Lots of family time!

Ani in her Crib

I haven't posted a video yet, but here's one from today!

Melt Away

It's so nice to be able to see the grass in our yard - a lot of snow has melted away in the last few days. Funny that I'm glad the snow is going away, yet I'm excited for Monte and my skiing vacation in a couple of weeks. Colorado winters are so much different than MN winters though.

Speaking of skiing, we went to Welch last weekend with Cory & Tara. We had a blast and the snow conditions were better than expected. I hadn't been skiing in 2 years but it all came back after a couple of runs. Not that I'm any good - maybe mediocre, but it was exhilarating to be out there and made me really look forward to the Rockies! 

Fun with Ani

Just hanging out with An-Bon these last few days has been so much fun. She's just her own little person now and she literally seems to be changing on a daily basis. I pick her up from daycare and they always have something new for me -- like how she really likes the other babies (as in the 3-month-old babies) and actually handed a rattle to one of them. She's crawling now and climbing on anything and everything within reach. I used to be able to set her on the floor with a toy and then leave her at daycare, but now she just takes off and is totally mobile! She's also quite a jabberjaw (she must take after her dad!) -- she just babbles while playing and says "dada" and "blah blah". I'm trying to get the word "mama" out of her next! 

I just feel so blessed to have Ani and am so happy to be able to spend so much time with her. She is entirely too much fun right now!  :)

Destination Wedding

Last Saturday, we attended a wedding reception in Maple Grove for our friends Tony & Jess - smart people, they decided a destination wedding was the way to go and got hitched in FLA two weeks prior with about 35 family members and close friends in tow. We hadn't seen them in long time and only knew one other couple, John & Kate, at the reception (the couple who are actually responsible for getting Monte & me together). It was such a fun time catching up though and then, of course, dancing later. Ani was safe and happy at home with Steph-- thanks again for watching her!

Crib Time...

Apparently it's not just for sleeping anymore......