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Category: Annika
As any almost-three-year-old can tell you, international travel is not to be taken lightly. That’s why the Road Warrior Princess makes no compromises, as seen in her recent trip to Switzerland and Germany.
Annika left the comforts of Oregon prepared:
- princess crown — check;
In late April the Vance family was fortunate enough to have as their guests Nana and Grandpa Dell — or, as Annika sometimes calls them, “Jonathan’s parents.” Grandpa Dell did all of the home repair projects that Jonathan had left undone. Nana brought wonderful birthday presents for the girls. Together, everyone went to the zoo on a beautiful Saturday.
For Annika, picking out the right pajamas for the evening is a big deal: she won’t wear Big Sister jammies or cow jammies if she thinks that it should be a monkey jammies night. So, she was very excited when she one day decided that her brown polka-dot nightgown was reversible: ballet slippers on one side, polka dots on the other. Of course, now she faces the additional agony of trying to decide which front side should be the front on any given night.
Annika recently discovered that Daddy’s camera has a remote release. So, she tried her hand at some self-portraiture. Some day, her composition skills will catch up with her cuteness.
Here are some examples of what Annika regularly gathers into her arms before she deems herself ready to go off to bed. Typical items include bears and blankets (both plural), a doll, and her bouncy ball.
Women get a lot of hype about being “Supermoms”, but I’m pretty sure I’m married to a “Superdad”. This is what I saw when I came back from cleaning up Annika’s bath paraphernalia. And yes, Jonathan was reading a story out loud to Annika, not just looking at the book with her. . .
Sometimes people ask how Annika is handling her new role as Munchkin-in-Chief. The answer is, she has slowly become more comfortable. A few days after the babies came home from the hospital, this conversation occurred:
Jenelle: Annika, do you like the babies?
Annika: No. All done. Babies go home.
This is mostly for the grandparents who can’t get enough of Annika.
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Annika got her first shiner this week. It happened in her karate class. I guess when you have a half-dozen toddlers wielding nunchuks, something is bound to happen. You should see the other kid.
