Happy half-birthday, Annette! Our little girl is 1 1/2 years old today :-)

This weekend we went to her friend's 2-year-old birthday party, where she enjoyed cake and coloring.

One of our neighbors had a crawfish boil on Saturday, so we stopped by and played with all the other kids' toys.

Annette is realizing that her world's about to change soon! She helped her Daddy set up the new baby's crib in her room, which they'll be sharing once the baby is sleeping through the night :-)

We went to opening day at the rodeo last week, where Annette got to see all kinds of animals. Here she is with a classic Texas longhorn.

We visited the birthing center and saw Loretta and her one-day-old calf Norman, who weighed 45 pounds at birth!

The highlight of the rodeo was the petting zoo, which Annette loved even after getting knocked down by a goat :-)

She celebrated the start of spring by helping Daddy with planting this weekend. Both of them LOVE to dig in the dirt!

Annette has discovered the joys of the garden hose! Only in Houston could she be doing this during the last weekend of February.

She got a bit thirsty from all the fun...

...but decided that hose water is hard to drink and tastes funny :-)

Here she is in a more civilized moment, enjoying some light reading and an afternoon snack.