Busy weekend

I think Nate and I will both be glad to get to work tomorrow, to take a breather from the weekend. This weekend we made a huge dent in our "things to do before we put our house on the market" list. We had the help of several people.... on Saturday our friends Amber and Nathan watched Annabel for us so that we could work on the house. That afternoon I developed a deep love and appreciation for the pressure washer. If you haven't used one of these things, you should try it! We cleaned our deck, siding, sidewalk and front porch with it, and it is truly amazing the difference that it makes. Then last night my parents came to Indy for dinner (we took them to Fogo de Chao for my dad's birthday - see pics below), and stayed today to help. My mom watched Annabel while the rest of us got tons of things done around the house. The only things we have left to do are to paint our deck, clean the garage, and pack up some clutter to send to storage. Our goal is to put it up for sale after next weekend. Then, we hope for the best!

So here are some pictures.... the first is a picture of Annabel, all dressed up and ready to take Grandpa out for dinner:

Annabel, who is usually a breeze at restaurants, got really tired and really cranky towards the end of dinner.... Nate finally got her to go to sleep as we were leaving. The poor thing had played hard during the day with her friend Brooklyn, and was totally pooped!

Here's Annabel doing something that she first achieved at Brooklyn's house... she can hold herself up on a table. I wouldn't say her balance is great - she kind of leans on it - but she can do it by herself, which she gets excited about. The thing I like best about this picture is her lack of a booty. How does a girl who has so much cushion everywhere else, have such a tiny little bottom? She sure doesn't get it from me!

She's feeling brave, with just one hand!

She is sitting like a champ these days.... she is still wobbly, and hates it when she falls backwards and we don't catch her (though I would hate it to, since we're on a concrete slab - OUCH!).
Tonight we were trying to feed Annabel her last bottle, and she fell asleep on me... but she didn't fall asleep relaxed, she was almost sitting, and as her head would fall backwards, she would jerk it back up again. Once again we were a little slow to grab the camera, but she did it for us a couple more times once we got it. Finally she conked out and took a cat nap before waking up and realizing she was starving.