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Annabel 1 year check-up

Annabel turns 1 tomorrow – and we took her to the doctor today!

She’s 19lbs 10 ounces and in the 25% for weight. (I was 22lbs 5 oz at this age)

She’s 29.75 inches tall in the 75% for height. (I was 33inches)

She has 4 teeth! (Her bottom two came in on Christmas weekend and her top two just came in the first week of April.

05/13/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Milestones, My baby sister | 5 Comments

We spent a fantastic weekend with all my cousins in Southern California. We got to go to Disneyland and then we had a party for Annabel’s 1st birthday (it was a joint party with Taylor – my cousin who is now 3)!

Click here to see the whole album

(Or check out my cousin Ivette’s photos by clicking here)

From Annabel’s 1st Birthday

05/12/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Family matters, My baby sister, My favorite pics of me, Places I've been | 2 Comments

Baby bootcamp

It’s long overdue – while Annabel has perfected her scooting around the house – she has yet to learn to roll over and sit up without help. This past weekend, Mom enlisted her in her own version of bootcamp to finally get her moving – and Annabel loves it! Here is the success:

05/03/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Milestones, My baby sister, Videos | 5 Comments

Annabel in action

Annabel:
-is 11 months old
-is a good eater
-laughs in a funny, kinda creepy way
-knows where her head is
-waves hello and goodbye
-is a joy for me to have around!

04/22/2010 Posted by benbbillings | My baby sister, Videos | 2 Comments

Tulip time again

Each year we attend the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and it is never disappointing!

If you love tulips, or pictures of me and my sister, click here for all 50 photos. Otherwise, here are a few of the best!

From tulips 2010

(this is a picture of the tulips being ‘pulled’ after they’ve reached full bloom – workers pass through the rows and rip the heads off and toss them in the dirt!)

From tulips 2010

Don’t touch!

From tulips 2010

Do we do this every year? Does my mom ever tire of taking pictures of tulips?

Click here to see previous year blog posts of the tulips: 2009 and 2008

04/14/2010 Posted by benbbillings | My baby sister, My favorite pics of me, Places I've been | 8 Comments

Hoppy Easter!

Annabel’s 1st Easter was a lot of fun! Grandma and Jidi were in town and our cousins and friends came over for an Easter Egg hunt.

Here are some of the highlights – if you want the whole lot of pictures, click through to see the whole album:

From Easter 2010

The Easter Bunny put new crocs in my basket:

From Easter 2010

It’s hard to get a good picture of me and my sister. Here she is in her Easter dress – made by our friend, Kay Evans. She ended up matching Audrey in their yellow dresses and white sweaters. CUTE.

From Easter 2010

Here are our cousins – Max, Klara and Leo (they are our 3rd cousins – for those of you Atchitys who want to know the connection: these are Kristen Atchity Fristch’s kids, and she is the daughter of Mike Atchity – my Jidi’s 1st cousin.) We lucked out that they happen to live in Seattle!

From Easter 2010

Say cheese!

From Easter 2010

We had so much fun hunting for the eggs Max hid in the front yard – we hid them all over our house. Mom and Dad are finding eggs in some pretty tricky spots. There are still a few suspected missing eggs. Eventually, they’ll start to smell and then we can find them.

04/05/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Family matters, Holiday, Me and my friends, My baby sister | 3 Comments

Like a lowland gorilla

Annabel is now 10 months old and starting to move! Mom calls this crawling, but Dad says she looks more like a Gorilla.

You will notice at the end of the video – how excited she gets when I get home. I make everyone’s day.

If you are wondering why I’m biking in the living room, you should know that my mother has lost her mind due to basement renovation.

03/16/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Milestones, My baby sister, Videos | 3 Comments

So much for clean jammies

Annabel is 9 months old now (16lbs and 27.5 inches) and starting to move around on her own. She wiggles, throws things, lunges, and can do a kinda backwards crawl thing.

She was playing before bed and I think she’d had too much dinner. I like to watch the end of this video again and again and again.

02/22/2010 Posted by benbbillings | Milestones, My baby sister, Videos | 1 Comment

Vancouver 2010

We went this weekend to Vancouver to check out the excitement of having the Olympics in town. We didn’t see any events, just enjoyed walking around a great city in the midst of the fanfare. I won a couple medals of my own and Annabel and I entertained the masses with our usual antics. Our friends Megan and Zubin joined us and Viviana came too!

It was pretty packed – long lines everywhere.

From Vancouver 2010

The city looked beautiful!

From Vancouver 2010

Annabel’s first time to Vancouver.

From Vancouver 2010

Out for a ride with Viviana, Dad and Megan.

From Vancouver 2010

My favorite part was the Sustainable Energy Dancefloor.

From Vancouver 2010

Showing off my breakin’ moves.

From Vancouver 2010

She’s as big as a building.

From Vancouver 2010

You might see Annabel on other kids’ blogs – strangers were taking her picture.

From Vancouver 2010

What better way to end the day then with a dinosaur balloon animal.

From Vancouver 2010

(Want more? View the whole album by clicking here)

02/22/2010 Posted by benbbillings | My baby sister, My favorite pics of me, Places I've been | 2 Comments

I’m in charge

I am so helpful! I was asked to entertain Annabel and get her a few toys so mom and dad could get ready to take us to watch the Super Bowl at my friend’s house.

I got her some toys, and offered myself up as a toy as well: