Joanna

Last night, I texted a picture of my little Joanna to my sister, along with the caption "Hi, Aunt Stefanie!" My sister texted back that she didn't even recognize her, and wasn't that sad? Well yes, Stefanie, that IS sad! And it's totally my fault for not posting any pictures of the little princess for MONTHS. So, in the interest of keeping all of our out-of-state relatives (and friends) up-to-date, here are some recent pictures of our sweet little girl.

Posing with Joshua and one of our kitties. She loves the kitties, and wants to hug/pet/strangle them anytime someone lets one in the house.


She also loves the piano. She can just barely reach the keys standing at the bench, but she stretches up and bangs away anyway.





Helping Daddy decorate the Christmas tree...


Enjoying Joseph's birthday cake...


Yum!


Little diva in the making...


A tiny tree un-decorator...





Her favorite Christmas present...a little purse that sings and contains cute little purse things such as keys, a crinkly fabric dollar, a pink bracelet, a mirror, and her favorite--a plastic pink lipstick! Notice how I managed to frame this one in front of a trash bag of wrapping paper and somebody's discarded dirty sock. Oh, well!!


With Daddy at Chuck E. Cheese's...


She totally takes after her Aunt Stefanie, who also had her own drawer in the kitchen as a baby. Joanna plays here daily.


She is nearing 14 months old already--where does the time go? And she's cruising the furniture, almost ready to walk!! It is so fun to watch her grow--and I'll try really hard not to wait another 4-5 months before posting more pictures!!