The Hutsenpillers

Anna James is CRAWLING!!!

2009-05-06T09:23:00.000-07:00

Over the last few weeks, Anna James has learned to crawl. She is now pretty quick to get to where she wants to go. She also got her second tooth.

She loves this stuffed elephant that we got for her at the San Diego Zoo before she was born. It was her first toy!!!

Mommy and her girl...

We went over to Georgia in April to visit Mimi and Poppy and to go to Michelle and Emma's birthday party. Emma turned 6!!!!! We also got to visit with Granny at her new home in Ellijay. It was beautiful.

All the Hutsenpillers...

Anna James thought Poppy's head tasted good!!

Cousin Emma, the Birthday Princess!!!!!

Anna James always has a great time with her cousins. She was exited to be at the party!!

I took these pictures just before we lowered her bed. She can now sit herself up from laying down and has pulled up a couple times, so we had to lower the bed. Alot of times, when I go in to get her up, she will be sitting in her bed playing with her paci or the bedrails or something. It's sweet.

We took Anna James to the Galleria to ride on a carousel for the very first time. She rode the giraffe and loved it!!! When Matt put her on the giraffe, she grabbed hold of the pole, and, of course, put it in her mouth. She was waving her arms and having a ball!!!!!!

Playing with the slinky at Mimi and Poppy's house.

She pulled up on her own to get her container of Cheerios.

Happy Easter 2009!!

2009-04-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!!!

This Easter, as we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord and Savior and reflected on the amazing grace God has given to us, we were reminded of the unimaginable blessings in our lives. We are incredibly grateful to our Heavenly Father for all the ways He has blessed our undeserving lives but mostly for the grace He has given us through His precious gift of salvation.

Anna James enjoying her first Easter in her dress made by Aunt Mary Knox.

The Easter Bunny came by!!!!! and also wished Anna James a happy 8 month birthday!!!

Just a few recent pictures...

Anna James is starting to scoot around. She gets up on her hands and knees and scoots, falls on her tummy, the gets back up again. She can definitely get where she wants to go now. She will be crawling very soon.

She didn't actually pull up here, but she has alot of fun standing and playing.

We went to a class at the Birmingham Zoo, Black and White Animals, with our friends Jenny and Conner. The kids got to see and pet a hedge hog, chicken and a ferret. They had alot of fun.

She is very interested in this ferrett.....hmmmmm...wonder how I can get that thing in my mouth.......

Spring Is Here!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-04-01T15:20:00.000-07:00

It is finally warming up here in Birmingham, and we are so exited to get out of the house. Anna James is 7 1/2 months now, and she is sitting up really well and trying to crawl. She is now big enough to go in the baby swing at the park, so that has been alot of fun. Also, she got her first tooth last week.

She loves to swing!!!!!!!!!!

...and she loves to slide with daddy!!!

Eating dinner in the chair that Mimi and Poppy got her for Christmas, with a booster attached on top. Thank you so much, Mimi and Poppy.

We went on the road with Matt for 2 weeks. First, we stopped in Dothan to see Nonni and Papa and to drop Birdee off for them to babysit. We really appreciate them keeping her for so long. Then, we went to Pensacola Beach, where we had lunch with my friend Debra and her sister and got to go out on the beach for a bit. Then, we headed over to Daphne and stayed there for the rest of the week. We got to see Stephanie, Meryl, and Hayley and got to meet Rowen and Grant for the first time. We also got to hang out with Gentrie, Andrew, Sarah, Trey, and Savannah and had a great time catching up with them. Over the weekend, we went to the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival with Aunt Christie and Uncle Brad. Anna James was so good and even took a nap in her stroller. We also had lunch one day with Stephanie and Grant in Fairhope and then went to play on the swing near the restaurant. It was so good to see everyone that I miss so much!!!!! After the weekend, we went to Jackson, MS, where we got to hang out some more with Aunt Christie and Uncle Brad. We also got to have dinner with good friends, Elanor, Ryan, Gardner, and Parkes. We miss them. From there, we went to Gulfport, MS, and spent some time with all the family who lives there. It was good for Anna James to meet some more of her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She seemed to be very interested watching Bridie, Megan, Hannah, and Bailey run around and play. She was squealing and trying to join in the fun. We also got to tour the school where Aunt Murph is the principal. It is beautiful and very impressive as it seems to be such a wonderful school. After leaving Gulfport, we went to stay the night with Aunt Dorris and Uncle Butch in Mobile. Anna James had so much fun playing with them and took an awesome nap outside on the swing with Uncle Butch. We got up the next morning and went to run in the Azalea Trail Run while Aunt Dorris and Uncle Butch watched Anna James. A big thank you to them for that. That afternoon, we headed home to Birmingham and had dinner with Emma and Robbie, who were in town, and got to meet their son Jake. He is 3 months now and so precious. Allison and Hayley also ate dinner with us, and it was so good to catch up with everyone and to be back home. We had so much fun traveling with Matt. I am sure we will do it again soon.

Pensacola Beach on St. Patrick's day. She has on green under her sweatshirt. It was a little chilly to take it off.

At the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival with Aunt Christie.

Playing in the hotel room. This is actually the St. Patrick's Day outfit.

She loves playing with my cell phone.

Dancing in daddy's shoes, so much fun!!!!! Excuse the drool. This was just a few days before her first tooth came in.

What a great nap with Uncle Butch!!!

Back in Birmingham, smiling for the camera in the Bama shirt that Aunt Lynn got for her. Thank you, Aunt Lynn. Roll Tide!!!!!!!!

SNOW DAY 2009!!!!!!!

2009-03-01T13:17:00.000-08:00

Today, Anna James saw snow for the first time. We pretty much stayed indoors but did go outside to show her the snow and take a few pictures.

The Ross Bridge in the snow.....

The park where we will play and swim this summer.

I thought this was cute. She loves to grab at our faces, and she loves daddy......

Anna James' Baby Dedication

2009-02-24T13:10:00.000-08:00

On February 22, 2009, we had baby dedication at our church, Hunter Street Baptist Church. We are delighted and humbled with the responsibility of raising Anna James in a Christian home, teaching her about Jesus Christ, pushing her toward God, and praying for her salvation. We ask our friends and family to pray for us and Anna James and hold us accountable as parents to teaching her what she needs to know and doing all we can to help her understand the grace God has offered us through his son, Jesus. These are the most important things we can teach her. This was a very special day with lots of family and friends joining us in this celebration. We are so blessed with such and awesome support system.

I like her smile in this picture.

Our friends, Heather and Jeff, also dedicated their children, Charlotte and Ryan.

Matt's parents: Mimi and Poppi

Brooke's parents: Nonni and Papa

Aunt Mary Knox and Uncle Charles, Matt's God-parents. Mary Knox made this beautiful dress for Anna James. Thank you so much. It is gorgeous and so special.

Playing with my cousins, Emma and Ian

Some silly pictures. Anna James loves her tongue and loves to stick it out right now.

So long and skinny...

She is spitting in this picture. It is really cute when she does this. The picture does not do her justice.

SIX MONTHS OLD!!!!!

2009-02-11T19:13:00.000-08:00

HAPPY SIX MONTH BIRTHDAY, ANNA JAMES!!!!!!!

It has been six months since the birth of our daughter, Anna James. I can't believe how fast it has flown by. We are having so much fun with her and she has blessed our lives more than I could have ever imagined. She has developed such a sweet personality and getting to know the world around her. She loves Birdee and playing with her toys and wants to hold everything (and put everything in her mouth). She is eating baby food now and seems to like it. We can't wait to see what all she will do, but, for now, we just want to take it all in and enjoy her being our baby girl.

Anna James is very interested in Birdee and wants to pet her and grab at her. Sometimes Birdee lets her, but sometimes she runs away.

I try to avoid this, but it happens...

Anna James is enjoying eating her baby food in her Bumbo seat. She started out with rice cereal and has also had sweet potatoes and peaches, and a little pudding that daddy gave her. She actually loved the pudding and seems to like eating the fruit and veggies too.

Sweet potatoes are so yummy.......mmmmmmmmm!!!

Anna James now has enough hair that she can wear small hairbows.

Anna James cannot yet set up on her own, but she can sit up with pillows propped behind her. She has so much fun sitting and playing with her toys. I love watching her have fun!!!!!

Here she is actually looking at Birdee, wondering why she is barking.

Anna James is ROLLING OVER!!!

2009-01-30T07:03:00.001-08:00

Yeah!! Anna James is now rolling over. Acutally she has be able to do that for about 3 weeks now. She is very proud of herself. The first night she rolled over, she did it over and over while Matt and I cheered her on. It was pretty cute. She is now a pro and can roll from front to back and back to front, to the left and to the right. We just watch in amazement. It is funny how little things like that are so entertaining these days.

I still love the bathtime pictures when she is all wrapped up.

This is pretty much what Anna James wants to do all the time now. She loves playihng with toys and holding things in her hands. She is so interested in everything and grabs at anything within her reach. She cannot crawl yet, but can scoot to her toys if they are not too far out of her reach.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-29T16:08:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas from the Hutsenpillers. This year we did Christmas in phases. The weekend before Christmas, we went to Dothan to spend Christmas with Brooke's family. It was alot of fun. We opened gifts and Anna James got an exersaucer, which she loves and uses everyday. She also got lots of toys, videos, clothes, and lots of other things. It was awesome spending our first Christmas with our baby girl. What a beautiful gift from God she is...

Hanging out with Aunt Christie and Uncle Brad!!! They make me smile!!

And I make my mommy smile!!!

Anna James loved all the paper she got for Christmas!!!

...On Christmas day, we got up to see that Santa had come and brought Anna James a wagon, lots of toys, and some new shoes. We read the Christmas story in the Bible and played with her new toys...

Birdee liked the wagon too.

...Later on, Nonni, Papa, Aunt Christie, and Uncle Brad arrived. Anna James took a nap with Papa. She was tired from all the Christmas exitement. We had a bowling competition on the Wii that Matt had gotten for Chritmas. The girls won!!! We ate some soup and had a great time...

...The week after Christmas, we went to Mimi and Poppy's house. We opened more gifts and had a great time with Aunt Shell, Uncle Rob, Emma, Ian, and Granny. Mimi and Poppy got Anna James a table high chair that she will enjoy sitting in when she gets bigger. She also got some toys from Aunt Shell and Uncle Rob that she loves to play with now that she is reaching for and interested in everything.

My cousins, the superheroes

It was an amazing Christmas. We continue to be amazed by God's love and graciousness. He has blessed us beyond our imagination with wonderful friends and family. In 2008, God immensely blessed us with the birth of our first child. She is the love of our life, and we are so thankful to have her. We thank God for such an awesome gift of his love and look forward to watching her grow in the years to come. Happy New Year!!!!

Thanksgiving 2008

2009-01-29T13:20:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving this year at Matt's parents house in Jasper, Georgia. Every year, we go to the farm for Thanksgiving, and Matt's dad, Bill, takes us on a hayride. Matt's mom, Kathryn, cooks a delicious meal for Thanksgiving, and we have a great time with Michelle and Rob and our niece and nephew, Emma and Ian.

Hanging out with Poppi

Smile, Mimi

Chillin with my cousins

Anna James really loves this exercise mat.

...and her swing too.

Anna James and Birdee

Having fun on the hayride, a Thanksgiving tradition

Hayball fight

Anna James 4 months

2009-01-29T09:10:00.000-08:00

These are some pictures that we had taken in our home when Anna James was 4 months old.

Anna James at the Beach

2009-01-29T06:54:00.000-08:00

We have taken trips to the beach twice now. The first time Anna James was 4 weeks old and the second time she was 3 months. We can't wait to go again this summer.

Our first beach trip, 4 weeks

Anna James did not like the water...

Tired from a long day at the beach.

Back to the beach, 3 months old

Ready to go out to eat!!!

Anna James: the early days...

2009-01-28T19:42:00.000-08:00

Home at last!!! 4 days old

4 days old

Anna James was the best stretcher I have ever seen.

Welcome home, baby girl!!!

Hanging out with my cousin Emma, cheering for Alabama!!, 2 weeks

She can sleep anywhere.

Bathtime, 3 weeks

3 weeks, at the Alabama tailgate

Roll Tide, 3 weeks

Posing for my birth announcement picture, 4 weeks

Tummy time!!!

Smiling for the camera.

Happy Halloween!!! Boo

The birth of our baby girl!!!

2009-01-28T19:14:00.000-08:00

7 lbs, 1.3 oz Brand New!!!!

Anna James did lots of sleeping in the early days.

First bottle!!

Proud daddy!!

Hanging out with Nonni...

The Hutsenpiller Family

Going home!!!!

It has been 5 months since the birth of our daughter, Anna James. She has blessed our lives more than we could have imagined. God has given us such a special gift. To catch us up, she was born on August 12, 2008 at 1:48 p.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. and was 21 inches long. She was long and skinny which she remains to be to this day.

2009-01-28T14:02:00.000-08:00

Anna James cannot believe that her mom finally made a blog for her.