A note to my friend Emily....

Dear Emily, You have lived through Hurricane Katrina, civil unrest in Africa, and a bad roommate in Atlanta....Keep your head up! That dissertation will be done soon and you'll be married next year and you will live happily ever after. Love, Anya

Back from Ohio.....

I am so happy to be back in Toronto. It was a long week with all the traveling, visiting, and I got sick again--but it was good to get to know my Ohio family better. We're staying put for a while so if anyone wants to see me then they are going to have to come here... A small baby like me has traveled more than most of my relatives ever have in their entire lifetime.



(do i have to eat this entire container of watermelon?!?!)

Hiking in the Rocky Mountain National Park

After the wedding, we hiked a 6 mile trip to the Loch Lake: http://www.protrails.com/trail.php?trailID=56

We also saw Elk, Blue Grouse, and friendly chipmunks and squirrels. We even got caught in a rainstorm!

Kevin & Anne's Wedding in Colorado

(hopefully they will have a playmate for me really really soon!)




(this is me eating my new friend Owen's feet, it was hilarious)

Visiting with Friends....

Here are some cute pictures of me on my recent trip: I went to Philadelphia to see Nonnie Liz and Grandpa Bill and Katherine and Lee.

I also took a train up to Massachusetts to visit with Sonja, Donnie, Morgan, and John.

6 months old!

Tomorrow I will be 1/2 year old! Happy Day to me :) Today we celebrated by going to the Clinton Street Block Party. They had a children's parade, potluck, balloon toss, and tug of war (daddy pat did that) and Mommy Laura helped with face painting. I had fun playing with their shoes.

6 month Checkup:
Weight: 16 lbs 7 oz
Height: 26 inches
75th percentile for both height and weight

Here are a list of my favourite (since I'm Canadian that's how we spell it here) things:
Favourite Book: "I am a Bunny" by Richard Scarry and "I am Canada"
Favourite Song: Wheels on the Bus
Favourite Toy: Activity Mirror, Soft blocks
Favourite Activity: Chores like making coffee, putting the dishes away, filling water bottles

I can sit up all by myself and we are working on my pincher grasp. I will probably start eating real food soon too.

My first swimming lesson

Tonight Daddy Pat and I had our first swimming lesson. I got my face underwater (and didn't cry), wore a life jacket, and sang some songs while we swam. I had so much fun, I fell asleep on the walk home.