Anna's Birthday Dinner

Grammy made a birthday dinner just for Anna with all her favorite foods! It is always fun celebrating our sweet Anna!

Grammy, Papa, Aunt Beth and the Birthday Girl!

Our family with a now THREE year old!

Singing 'Happy Birthday'!

Blowing out her three candles!

Mmmm... birthday cake!

Grammy got Anna a medical book about the body. Anna's obsession right now is BONES! Yes, you read correctly... bones!

One of the big hits was the tool set I got Anna! The girls play with it all the time!

Anna loves the baby doll Grammy got her! Happy Birthday Anna!

Anna's Birthday

Anna had a very busy and fun birthday! When she woke up, I let her open a couple gifts and I made her favorite breakfast! Then we headed over to my mom's to decorate Christmas cookies, came home and took a quick nap and then headed to Grammy's for her birthday dinner! Whew!! It was a fun-filled day for sure!

Anna has mastered holding up three fingers for 3 Years Old!

The sweetest!

Opening up her Boo-Boo Bear! This is the cutest bear ever and perfect for Dr. Anna!

Nuna & Papa with the birthday girl!

Anna with her Aunt Kristen, cousins Lauren & Jillian and her sister!

Decorating cookies with all the girl cousins!

Anna may have gone a little crazy with the icing and sprinkles!

The big McDowell girls (and Jillian peeking)!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas from the Cutting Girls (and their parents, too!!).

'I bring you the most joyful news ever announced,

and it is for everyone!

The Savior, yes the Messiah, the Lord-

has been born tonight in Bethlehem!'

Luke 2:10-11

Christmas Cuties

My Christmas Cuties!!

9:47 am December 21st

Anna was born at 9:47 am on December 21st, 2007. Every year since then, I have taken a picture of her on the exact time of her birth. It has been a fun tradition I hope to be able to keep throughout the years! Anna's birth on December 21st , 2007

9:47 am December 21st, 2008
One Year Old

9:47 am December 21, 2009
Two Years Old

9:47 am December 21, 2010
Three Years Old

Pre-School Praise Performance

Both Claire & Anna were in the pre-school praise Christmas performance at church a couple weeks ago. Anna just made the cut-off for age and initially, I was a little concerned at how she'd do, but WOW!!, she did amazingly well! We loved watching our girls do all the motions, sing about baby Jesus and recite Bible verses! Nothing better for a parent!

The bells were a highlight! We happen to have the same bells at home so they "practiced" often!

Christmas Tea

Both grandmothers, the girls and I went to Edith Mae's Tea Room for our second annual Christmas Tea. Thanks to Grammy for starting the tradition and keeping it alive this year and hopefully for many years to come! We so enjoy this time of pure girliness! What a fun tradition!

They make me laugh! I love their poses here!

Merry Christmas from the Cutting girls!

The girls with their grandmothers! What fun memories!

Three generations!

The food is all homemade and DELISH!

Anna pouring her "tea"!

A group shot!

She's a natural!

So funny that Anna picked out this Birthday hat on her own. Her birthday was less than a week away!

Claire pouring tea!

We'll be back!