Learning to Pray

As the days, weeks and months continue to fly by Annika has undoubtedly made the transition from baby to little girl. She is taking in the world around her and absorbing information like a sponge. Over the past month she has started to get the hang of praying before meals (or at least the concept of folding her hands). It's so cute (and a little scary) to see her imitate us. We are realizing more and more each day that our job is no longer just to make sure she is kept alive and happy, but to set a parental example...ahhh the responsibility!

Here is a photo of her clearly not at a meal, but "praying" as we took some photos of her in our backyard

Here are some other family milestones from the past month:

- Annika has made the transition form slim to plump in the last 3 mos. She is now in the 80th percentile across the board
- Annika's look is about to change. Her top 4 teeth finally broke through this weekend
- Branden has officially started his summer daddy-daycare responsibilities. Annika is going to keep him very busy!

- Rachel has started training for a 1/2 marathon this fall with a running group in Kalamazoo. Pray for time and endurance!