Hannah's 3!

Hannah got to have 2 birthday parties this year! The first was on her birthday with just family at Chuck E. Cheese. She had a blast! The second was on Saturday following her birthday with friends and more family. She was spoiled as usual and got tons of Thomas train pieces for her train set. Her theme was Little Einsteins, which she insisted on. I had the hardest time coming up with a cake as none of the bakeries have a Little Einsteins cake! So I ended up ordering an edible picture sheet off the internet and laying it on the cake myself! She was happy with the finished product! Here's some pictures from Hannah's parties:









Jessica had fun at the party as well, she liked the balloons!

Is it Spring?!

We have been having a BEAUTIFUL week! It has been sunny! Kind of chilly, but nowhere near normal! The girls and I walked to the park on Monday. Here are a few pictures of them at the playground swinging!






And...a couple cute pics of the girls wearing their "Big Sis, Little Sis" shirts!

Happy New Year!!

Ok, so one of my New Year's resolutions is going to be to TRY to keep up on my blog!

2008 was a great year. We welcomed our second baby girl, Jessica to the family in April. I can't even believe she is already 8 months old! How time flies! Our big girl will be 3 this month! Where has the time gone?

Hannah sure is growing up. She is certainly acting like a 3 year old! Everything is "why" or "how come"? She needs to know EVERYTHING! And she never stops talking...she is quite the chatterbox! She is constantly entertaining her dad and I with the things she comes up with! She will be having a "Little Einsteins" birthday party on Saturday, January 24th (her b-day is the 21st) while her Papa is visiting from Georgia.

Jessica learned to say "Dada" on Christmas day. That was a nice little gift to her dad! It was her first word, and she has enjoyed practicing it! She still is not crawling...but she likes to stand and play and manages to cruise around the furniture...very slowly! She's pretty cautious! We started her on a new medication last week and she has had a significant mood change! She actually smiles and laughs now! Plus she is not clung to me 24/7...I can actually put her down and walk away for a while now without her screaming.

Christmas went well. Hannah made out like a bandit as usual! She asked for horses this year...and boy did she get horses! I'm not sure how many she got in all, but I had to go to Walmart and buy a big plastic tote to keep them all in! She also got a cool spring horse from her Grandma and Grandpa. Jessica had fun eating her presents...she did surprisingly well at opening them too!

Here are some new pictures...enjoy!













And a couple videos...

Jessi "walking"
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And saying "dada"
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Fabulous Fall

What a beautiful weekend we had! The sun was out and it wasn't too cold (certainly wasn't warm either though!). Today we took the girls on a bikeride. Jessica went on her first bike ride ever. She LOVED it! Not a peep out of her the whole way, she was just looking around taking everything in. It was a nice slow ride as Hannah was riding her own bike and she's not the fastest pedaler yet! LOL A nice first ride for Jessi. It's nice having another family activity back!



Yesterday we had company over for the World Series...which ended up being rain delayed, and I'm probably the only one that stayed up late enough to see the end! Go Phillies! Hannah got a battle wound from her little friend Oliver, he's the little guy I used to watch. Apparently they got in a fight over who got to flush the toilet! Hannah definitely lost the battle, she got two good scratches under her left eye. Today she was still talking about how it hurt and she didn't like it!



Aunt Abby and Cousin Cash came over too, Cash got to try out the jumper for the first time!




And a couple other shots...Jessi is starting at an early age with the tv addiction. Hannah was playing boxing on the Wii!

Halloween Party and Snuggles

The girls went to a Halloween party earlier this week. They had fun, especially Hannah who got to load up on sugar! Here are a couple pics of the girls in their party attire:





Last night I captured this picture...I LOVE it! I was putting Hannah to bed and laid Jessi down next to her so I could give her her nighttime hugs and kisses. She asked if baby sister could sleep with her so she could snuggle her! SOOO SWEET!



And a few more random shots:

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Jessica!

Ok, so I have been a total failure at keeping up with my blog. I will blame it on the fact that the girls have been healthy and we have been enjoying life! :)

Jessica celebrated her 1/2 year birthday yesterday...amazing how time flies. We are so happy to have her as part of our family, she's a wonderful addition. Hannah still is the best big sister ever, couldn't ask for more!



So...what has happened in the past 2 months? Hmmm...we FINALLY got to go camping. We went to the coast for 2 nights, my parents came along. It was great, wonderful weather and relaxing. Hannah had a blast at the beach and riding her bike around the campground. Jessi loved getting to be outside all day. She even passed out in the hammock for a mid-day snooze.





Hannah has been doing well with her potty training. She still has accidents, but for the most part has things figured out! It's nice having once less bum to have to diaper!

Jessica is getting quite the little personality. She is such a mommy's girl, in fact, I can't really put her down. She won't let anyone else hold her, even if I stand next to her. Oh well...I know it won't last forever. At least she likes me! :) She's a pro at sitting now, and is mastering standing up. She refused to try to crawl or roll over, she would rather be on her feet (just like her sister was!). So, she spends a good part of the day standing at her table playing, or holding on to my hands. I think she will be cruising soon!






We took the girls to the pumpkin patch last weekend. Hannah LOVED it. Her favorite part was the wagon ride. She keeps talking about the horses and how she wants to do it again. Jessi enjoyed herself too...probably because mommy was carrying her the whole time! ;)







We spent the other day last weekend over at Aunt Abby's house helping her get her backyard in. We lucked out and had nice weather for rototilling, raking, digging, etc. It's finally ready to lay the grass seed. Hannah helped pick up rocks and Jessi got to play with Cousin Cash.




I have started watching 2 kids during the day. It's just 2 hours a day, so it's not bad. Emi is 18 months and reminds me so much of Hannah at that age. She has a great vocabulary and I can tell she is going to be a strong willed one! Her baby brother Ben is 3 months old. He's such an easy going baby, it's great! Hannah's having a hard time sharing her toys, but she's gotta learn!

I think that's the update....summer flew by once again. I'm enjoying the cooler weather though and am looking forward to the holidays and getting to see the family.