Random Pictures

Here are some random pictures of Anabelle. This little girl is busy! She is always talking up a storm and is constantly on the go. I will say that she has great manners- "Thank you" for everything and "excuse you" if you do something wrong.

She is really into baby dolls. I think I have said it before, but if it is any indication of how she is going to treat Jack, Look out! The other night she did inform Josh and I that she wants a new baby. We told her to ask Santa, so now she continues to ask us then lets us know that she asked Santa Claus, too. When we say our prayers at night, she asks for a new baby and says Amen. If she only knew that she is getting the real thing in about a month and a half!

In the den with her baby doll.

This dresser was Josh's moms as a little girl. With a little TLC, it turned out great! Anabelle is so proud of her big girl furniture.

Josh and Anabelle reading in the den. The child loves books!! I just wish she wasn't in love with the same two books- Olivia and Zebra Stripes!

I have posted pictures of Anabelle not sleeping in her bed, but here is one of her actually sleeping in the bed. She really seems to like it. As you can see, there is a random assortment of stuffed animals that seem to always make it into the bed, too. She also sleeps with a blanket that my Mamaw made me when I was little.

Sleeping in Random Places...

The toddler bed has been going great. Yesterday when I went to get Anabelle up from her nap, I found her sitting in her chair. The chair was really warm, and she looked like she just woke up. I told Josh that if I didn't know better, she probably slept in her chair.





Well, this is how I found her when I went upstairs to go to bed.

Sorry for the poor quality- I never know when I need to take the big camera up.

Toddler Bed

So, I am officially nesting. We have rearranged furniture and moved things around- poor Josh. I know he hates it, but he has done so much!

I bought Anabelle a toddler bed and we put it up this weekend. Her crib is now in "Baby Jack's" room across the hall. When she saw her new bed and dresser last night, she went crazy! She jumped on it like it was a trampoline, and we started to worry that it may never be a bed to her.

She eventually laid down and let me read her some books. I finally left her to "sleep" and I hid in the bathroom to see how things would go. She cried at the doorway and then got really quiet. This is a scary moment, because you never know what curious little minds are up to. I crawled on all fours, peaked in the room, and she was face down on the bed trying to go to sleep.

I went downstairs and still silence. When Josh and I came upstairs, she was sacked out- with her head on the bed and the rest of her body on the floor! I laughed so hard I thought she would wake up. The pictures we took are with our cell phones, but maybe I can catch some with the big camera tonight. Proud to say that she slept the whole night in her bed like a big girl!

Amazing how "grown-up" Anabelle has become...

She has started eating her meals with a fork. Now, she doesn't always get food on the fork, but she tries.
When I picked her up at daycare yesterday, she was sitting at the table, drinking milk from an open cup, and dunking her oreo's in the milk. It was so sweet, it made me want to cry! Well, until she turned to face me and I realized her shirt was ruined and she needed a bath.

She tells me now when she is ready to go to bed, and whenever she needs something she uses phrases instead of the grunting and whining.
When walking through Lowe's with Josh the other day, he did something she didn't like and she told him, " No, no, no. Bad Daddy." I think it really shocked him, but he should just get ready. Little girl drama is never ending!

Vacation Pics and Announcement

Our life has been so crazy lately!!! Anabelle is on the go and seems to never stop... She is eating with silverware now and is really catching on to things. We found out yesterday that we are having a little boy! Jack Robert (Robert after Josh's daddy) will be here in January. Anabelle will already tell you that her little brother's name is Jack.
Here are some Beach pictures from Edisto Island, SC. We skipped the Gulf this year, and although it was a little disappointing to not go, South Carolina was amazing!!!!

Josh, Anabelle, and I (and Jack:)

Bea, Grand John, and the Grand babies

Henry, Anabelle, and Charlie

Eating my Candy

Playing on the screen porch after dinner

Playing with Charlie

Petting Zoo at a plantation in Charleston

Random picture from the lake- Anabelle was dying to get in the water and cried when we took her out:(

New Addition!

For those of you who don't know yet... we are expecting again!
Baby Beasley's due date is my birthday-January 31st. We find out
in two weeks whether or not pink will be the dominant color is our family.
Anabelle and the baby will be almost exactly 2 years apart. We are SO excited!

Happy Easter! (This post is just a little late...)

We had a wonderful Easter! We spent time with Mamaw and Bea and Grand John and had so much fun. She found a prize egg and she has been using her money to buy ice cream from the ice cream man. Thank goodness for Bea who smocked her amazing dress. The dress was beautiful!

Reading with Chloe

Anabelle's cousin KK taught her how to "sniff" the buttercups

Anabelle playing in the buttercups

Loving on Papa

Cheesing it at Granna and Papa's

Hunting eggs at Bea and Grand John's

After church at the Easter Egg Hunt


This is a random picture... Anabelle's friend Hudson was over playing, and they were taking turns showing their bellies.:)

Playing at the Playground

We were finally able to go and play at the playground in our neighborhood! Anabelle loved it. She had so much fun just running around and chasing the big kids. If you notice some black specks on her face, she fell and ate some mulch:)

She looks just like Josh! Same expressions and everything!

Happy 1st Birthday, Miss. Anabelle!

We had a great time celebrating Anabelle's 1st birthday last weekend! We had a wonderful time with lots of family and friends. The party was a brown and pink ladybug theme. It turned out so cute! Our best friend, Lindsay, made the cakes for Anabelle. They were truly amazing! Anabelle wore a special outfit that her Bea made, and she loved her chair from Gigi. We are truly blessed!

Decorations

Lindsay's beautiful cake! She made Anabelle this cake, a special "smash cake", and cupcakes. They were amazing!

She was about to pounce in this picture...

She was shoveling it into her mouth!

The damage...

Cute bloomers from Bea

Charlie and Anabelle playing after the party

Playing with baby Henry's toy in her new chair from Gigi

Anabelle loves Charlie! She was letting him put the ball on her face and letting him bounce it on her head.

Charlie

Trying for a group picture of the kiddo's...

Bea and Grand John with all of the grandkids.