So I discovered something new about Annelise today - she is terrified of frogs. I found a frog in our bushes this morning (and thanks to years of desensitization because of Ethan) I made myself pick it up so she could look at it more closely. I put it on the porch a little ways away from her. Her eyes got three sizes bigger than usual and she began screeching in a hitherto unheard range. When I picked her up she practically crawled up me. The frog (who was also terrified) hopped back off to the bushes. After this Annelise has refused to walk on the front porch all day. She just doesn't believe that the frog is gone. She has liked every living creature we have encountered up to this point (including a dog that was as big as a small pony). I could not have predicted her reaction, but the verdict is in...frogs are out. Just as well really, I'm not terribly fond of picking them up :)

The picture is totally unrelated, just thought you might want to see what a beautiful girl she is growing into :)