Up and At 'Em . . .

Anja's sure on the move lately! She really wants to crawl (beyond the current army-man) but isn't quite there yet. With the recent influx of humid air, she's also sporting some new curls. :)

In . . .

. . . and out!

Madison Marathon . . .

This past weekend, we traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to visit a college friend and run in the Madison Half/Marathon. The conditions were perfect from start to finish (much cooler than when we finished Ironman Wisconsin in 2005!) and both Shana and Peter met their race goals. Here are a few photos from race day. Anja slept through the entire race, but enjoyed watching rides and people at the "World's Largest Brat Fest" afterwards. Nothing beats a post-race brat!

Peter ran an impressive 3:19 marathon. If he would've shaved his legs and worn actual running shorts he could have run a 3:15. (Shhhh---don't tell!) Peter is also a cyclist--probably the only one in the state of WI who doesn't shave those hairy legs of his. Seriously.

This was a good training race for Grandma's . . . lots of gas left in the tank at the finish.

Six Month Check-Up . . .

According to her doctor, Anja is as healthy as can be at 16 lbs. 9 oz. and 27 1/4 inches. Still tall for her age, she's finally getting some baby fat, but still average for weight.

All the new movement tires her out, so she's been napping quite well lately! Here are a few of our favorite shots from the past couple of weeks.

Helping out . . .

So these are good for high mileage?

Six Months! and Shana's Birthday

Today Anja is six months old and it's also Shana's birthday. The highlight of the past couple of days has been Anja's ability to creep all over the place. Next weekend's plans include Anja-proofing the entire house. Hooray for movement!

The impetus for her to creep this morning was a trail of books. Each time she'd reach a book, Shana and she would read it and then move along to the next. As you can see, it seemed to work; there's a long trail of books in her wake!

Happy Mother's Day!

Last week, we drove up to Alexandria to visit Anja's Great Grandma Bev. Here are the four generations. Happy Mother's Day everyone!

Look Stan, No Nuk!

We took a trip to the Midtown Global Market to visit with relatives on Friday night. Anja thoroughly enjoyed being passed around between aunts and uncles. One comment was made by a particular uncle about her Nuk . . . she does actually part with it sometimes; here's our proof! (These were taken last week as Anja was waiting for G'ma and G'pa Letnes to arrive.)

Moving and Grooving!

Anja's getting squirmier by the day!

Shana's two biggest fans at the Get in Gear 10k last weekend.

Post 10k . . . Anja was pretty konked out after the race!

G'ma and G'pa Letnes' "pea pod" (her crib for visits to Colorado) being put to use in the back yard. She loved spinning around in it, but especially loved licking the netting (YUM!).

Anja has discovered that she can put her feet in her mouth and suck on her little toes.
Once again, YUM!