Anna meets her New Hampshire cousins
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007This weekend, Joe’s cousin Lily invited us to her house in Kensington, NH (between Manchester and Portsmouth) for dinner. Anna got to meet Lily and Mike, and her young cousins Renata and Sal. Renee rode down with us, and Grammy and Nono Casciari were there, too. We had a really nice time. Lily made a delicious dinner, with Italian sausage and homemade lasagna. Anna seemed to enjoy herself. She played with Thomas the Train, and she got a very cute little stuffed puppy in a crate with lots of veterinary tools. She doesn’t understand those yet, but she will … :wink: We stayed the night in Manchester with Grammy and Nono, and came home on Sunday. We made a run to Toys-R-Us; what a store! I was able to find the Fisher-Price digital camera I wanted to get Anna for Christmas, so I was thrilled!
Cisco, the retired greyhound at the Spinosa ranch
I found Anna the cutest little scooter at Walmart on the clearance table. It’s a Raz’r, and it folds up completely flat for carrying. It’s small enough that she can push herself around on the floor. I don’t quite understand the appeal, because it takes a lot more energy than just walking, but she got so excited when she saw me unfolding it, she couldn’t even wait for me to finish before she started grabbing at it. She has a lovely little tricycle here waiting for her, but her legs are still too short to reach the pedals.
Anna went to band again with me tonight. She did OK, but I don’t get alot of playing done. It seems to be the general consensus that I should get her an instrument to play, like a recorder. I might try it next time, but I’m guessing I won’t get to take her too many more times. She’s getting too comfortable, and messing around too much. But for now, everyone seems to be enjoying her.