Stuck on Repeat

As is the case for our little Annalise and her internal playlist of one song. Witness her in action:

Pigtails

Today was the first day of Annalise's life during which she sported the cutest hairstyle ever - pigtails! Her hair has been long enough for some time now, but every time we tried she threw a complete screaming, crying fit. Today she did as well, but not for as long and we were actually able to get them in her hair and leave them in. Here is the photo documentary of the event. You can see the misery as well as the incredible cuteness. She wore them all day, and got attached enough that in the evening when I took them out she cried and asked to put them back in! I think she enjoyed people commenting on how cute they were.

Biker chick

Annalise's new favorite thing in the whole world is her bike trailer. We got one that can hold one or two children and works as a bike trailer, a stroller, and a jogger. You can put an infant in it with the infant adapter, although of course, you shouldn't jog or bike with an infant in there, only go on walks. It's totally worth it. It's awesome as a stroller (Annalise sleeps in it almost every time, and she NEVER sleeps in her other stroller anymore). In addition, for older kids (no babies, people), you can hook it to the bike. This is especially useful for us since we have a "nearby" park that takes 25 minutes to walk to, but only 7-10 minutes to bike to. Dave has been taking Annalise in the evenings after I leave for work. The bike ride is through our residential area and ends at the park - a dream come true for Annalise. The other evening when Dave asked her if she wanted to go on a bike ride to the park, she threw her arms in the air and began to dance while yelling "yaaaaaaay." These pictures don't really show her incredible joy, but they do show how cute she is in her helmet. This was right when we first got it and were trying it out. It is now well worn in with park trips.