My best friend, Tawnya's, kids Jenessa and Jordan. Jordan and Anna are the same age. Tawnya has two more girls. 
Anna is slow at easter egg hunting, but she loves it.
Everyone who hunted easter eggs. It was such a fun day. Anna got to play outside all day, it was great
She tries to escape nap time. I think she and Anna are in cahoots with this one.
She loves to eat food! She will grab the spoon and pull it into her mouth, she is not a patient eater. She loves to stick her tongue out. I think it is to help Anna when she feeds her, she is saying here is my mouth, put the food here. (Anna usually get it in her nose, eye, sometimes her ear)
This was taken when we got home from her shots. She is a tough cookie. Piper has to be with Anna around. She will be sitting playing and Anna will come out of nowhere and plow her over and start wrestling. Sometimes Piper doesn't mind. One day I did tell Anna if she touched Piper again she was going to bed and I would take away all her babies for the night. Poor Piper just needed a break.
She is a thumb sucker, which is adorable!
I don't know why my computer keeps posting pictures backward, anyway. This is Rhett holding Reese (left) and Piper. Rhett has never been one to run up and want to hold the babies, you would never know from this picture!
Kai and Anna are one year apart and two states away, but you would never know, they were buddies the entire time. Even after little sleep, constant entertainment, and tired Mommies they just kept going.
My other sister Jill came into Salt Lake City for the day. Her boys came Rhett, and Caden. The kids had a blast. Anna has twin babies, the one she is holding and the other one wears a blue outfit. Kai played with it the entire time we were there. All of Anna's babies are named Piper, except the blue one. For some reason she named the blue one Uncle Dean (Rhett and Caden's dad). She has seen Uncle Dean a hand full of times, but apparently loves him very much.
Allison and Reese. My mom made her blessing dress, it is beautiful.
Reese Evelyn born Christmas Day (after gifts were opened). We love you!
She loves princesses, like every little girl. So I made her a blanket, which she calls a balnkblank.
We had a birthday party for her, I found her this cute dress for $6 and she had to wear rain boots with it. Oh well, it was her party.
Yes! I did make it!
Some things Anna loves: her sister the beach purses babies bubbles books
This picture was taken in late November. It was too cold to go to the beach. But not to cold to play in buckets of water. Joey didn't like wearing wet cloths, and he claimed his bucket by using it as a restroom.
This was at Balboa park. On tuesdays residents get into the museums for free! The science museum is their favorite.
And it happened. We had been watching Joey and when it was time for him to go home. His dad told him to say good-bye. He took that opportunity to lean in and give Anna a little kiss. It was the cutest thing. All you parents are hoping that for your kids first kiss that both sets of parents are standing right there watching. 
Josh had a good talk with Joey about where he is going in life, and what his intentions are with Anna. Joey is a great friend!
This is Anna's last gift, she couldn't play in it on Christmas because it was raining. So much for sunny california. It is a 12 x 12 foot jump house.
Here is a better view with her friend Joey.
It rained Christmas day and Anna doesn't know that she is missing out on anything. Josh however was another story. He sat at the window like a little kid, and would turn to me with a big smile and say, I think is going to stop raining the clouds are moving. I would just smile and try not to discourage him. However when he finally realized we weren't going to be able to set up the jump house he was almost in tears. Luckily our 3 weeks of winter are over and we can play in the jump house everyday!
I know what you are thinking, what a dumb picture of a blanket. However, under the blanket is where Anna spent more of christmas. Piper got a mat with toys to lay on. Anna put the blanket over it and sat under there playing with the toys and reading her books.
Cute picture of Josh and Piper, however can you see the chair in the back? We got a new table!!! I love it after 6 yrs and taking full advantage of the table I bought for $6, it was time.
Luckily our kids are young and don't know the difference between christmas and any other day. So christmas didn't begin until after 8 am, luckily. I have been so tired, Josh has had some time off so we have been staying up late.
Anna loves to hold Piper. Piper doesn't love it as much as Anna does.
This is my beautiful little girl. Piper is such a happy baby. And she is amazing, she can fall asleep on her own, without nursing, she sleeps for long periods of time and can entertain herself. We all love our new little member of the family!
Thanks to some friends we found Giant Pizza King. It is the best pizza we have ever had, and we got a 28 in pizza. I had to turn the box side ways to get through the door.
So I have to explain how I got a little blue monster. After having Piper I wasn't about to hunt for a costume for Anna. So I told Josh he was in charge of getting Anna's costume. He did buy it in the boy section, but she looks so dang cute and she fits the part perfectly.
I'm making lunch and Anna comes running in the kitchen with the "I didn't do anything look" I walk into the front room and see this, Piper giving Anna's baby (who is also named Piper) a ride! At least Anna learned that she can't go for a ride on Piper.
Anna loves her sister so much that she is constantly in her bassinet, so I had to move everything away from it so Anna couldn't climb in anymore.
Anna is reading Piper Parnting Magazine, I'm just hoping she is reading the article about being a well behaved toddler. We all have our dreams!!!
One of Anna's favorite places to go is the beach, reguardless of temperature. With all 6 teeth chatering she will play in the water until Daddy takes her to her towel and Mommy to warm up.
She has no fear, running over piles of slimmy seaweed or "weeweed" as she calls it to chase the waves and charge into the surf as far as she can go. When a big wave comes and knocks her down she pops right back up and say's "Brave!!" and charges off again.
Anna's sand fortress to protect her from the waves soon turned into a pool that she enjoyed far more than any fortress. 
First children get all of the coolest new toys, Anna is no exception, but with all the toys the coolest thing in the house is a box that I got at Costco and a stolen baby from Grandma's house.
In an attempt to help Piper sleep, Anna and Kai played sweet melodies on the piano. It was a whole show, Anna played and danced while Kai sang.
