Well...more like a year and a half in review, but we do what we can. Anna is growing into a lovely young lady. Her favorite things are drawing, singing and theatre arts. She has now been in several plays and attended theatre camp last summer and again this year. She has also become well-travelled, as the clan has continued our tradition of annual family adventures. She definitely keeps things lively around our house and is the joy of our world. Here's a recap...
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| Anna played the "looney page" in Raggedy Ann and Andy in April 2015 |
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| Watching the KC Royals who would later go on to win the World Series in 2015 |
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| Happy 9th birthday! |
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| Celebrating Anna's birthday at Prairie Glass Studio |
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| "Cinderella dressed in yellow..." |
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| Anna and her friend Katelyn at Botanica |
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| Petting rays at the Omaha Zoo |
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| Anna helped the Downtown Topeka Rotary club celebrate their 100th anniversary |
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| Creating her own art at the Mulvane Mountain Plains Art Fair |
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| Horseback riding camp - Anna and Dollar |
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| Family vacation to Oregon - Crater Lake |
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| Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR - Seeing the Count of Monte Cristo at the Elizabethan Theatre |
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| Rafting the Rogue River |
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| Anna had a special audience for her ukulele practice |
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| Flying Lessons - Anna was a munchkin and flying monkey for our local Civic Theatre's summer musical, "The Wizard of Oz" |
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| Flying Monkeys |
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| First day of 4th grade |
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| A trip to the sunflower farm |
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| Pumpkin hunting on the annual Farm Tour |
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| Time of Wonder - waiting for the sun to set to watch fireworks at "Smoke on the Water" |
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| Ninja throwing star practice at the Renaissance Festival |
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| With Papa at her school's Veteran's Day assembly |
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| Hands-on fun at the Da Vinci exhibit at Union Station |
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| Making Christmas cookies with friend Katelyn |
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| Anna and Santa |
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| Anna: Expert at Awesome Childhood |
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| Learning to sew with Grandma |
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| Anna played "Marie" in The Aristocats at Helen Hocker Theatre |
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| The Aristocats |
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| Ten! |
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| Anna designed this awesome roller skate cake herself. Mom helped make it a reality. |
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| Hiking atop Sandia Peak in Albuquerque, NM |
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| Sketching at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum |
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| Eating at "The Shed" in Santa Fe, NM |
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| Climbing the cliff dwellings at Bandelier National Park |
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| Anna's mermaid project at Prairie Glass Studio |
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| Making art at the Mulvane Mountain-Plains Art Fair |
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| Body Worlds exhibit at Union Station |
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| Next president of the Senate - State Capitol tour |
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| Father's Day Campout at the Zoo |
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| Sadly, we lost our sweet boy, Basil in November 2015. |
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| We are please to announce...it's a boy! Our family adopted Baxter in June 2016. |
Keep checking back for more updates. Life is good.
