Anne wasn't too excited about getting her picture taken with the cake. She just wanted to eat it!
The finished product. My frosting was too runny but it worked.
It took 2 bottles of red food coloring to make Elmo red.
Decorating the cake

Anneliese in her new room after it was painted and the new carpet put in. It now has furniture and cute decals on the walls.

New Room

I spent a lot of time last week cleaning out my former music room and painting it for a new room for Anne. She has much more room now for her big girl bed. She is not quite ready for it yet but I thought I needed to get things ready before school started.

strange actions of Anne

Last night Anne insisted on putting a diaper, shirt and shoes on her bear. Once the bear was dressed she picked it up by the head and shook it and said, "Sorry, Bear" ????
I bought her some plastic pants to go over her training pants at daycare. I bought the smallest size I could find but they are WAY too big. I ended up ordering some custom made online. The big ones are sitting on the changing table and Anne decided they made a good hat. She put them on her head last night and it looks like a chef's hat. I didn't know where the camera was but when she does it again I will have to take a picture.

These cats are full grown and live in Southern Africa. They look like kittens. Anneliese got very excited about them. The only thing she was more excited about were the tiny monkeys playing.
Anneliese really liked the Gorillas but didn't want to get too close to them.
The highlight of the day, Grandpa Mike gave her money for a treat at the zoo before we left. She had a frozen Strawberry Lemonade and it was yummy!

I am not sure what she is looking at.
Anneliese was less than thrilled with this photo op.
Peacocks were everywhere!
Walking in Zoo

Ostrich at Henry Doorly Zoo
There was lots of pointing
"phant"
Polar bear exhibit maybe. She didn't care about the other bears but really liked the Polar Bear.