Party in Tquah

Sunday, we went to Tahlequah to have the last of Hannah's parties, this time we shared with my cousin Zach, who had a birthday the weekend before. So, we hung out with family, and opened presents and ate a yummy (although slightly odd-looking) Mickey Mouse cake! (Hannah LOVES, LOVES, LOVES Mickey and Minnie Mouse!)

The highlight of the day was Hannah's present from my Uncle Larry - a new teeter-totter (a seesaw according to Eric!). He welded the base himself and then built it for her - he is so talented! Thanks Uncle Larry, Hannah LOVES it!

Hannah's B-day Parties (Round 2)

So, after two parties in CT, it was time for two parties down here... one in Fayetteville with all of your friends, and one in Tquah with the whole fam!
The theme for your party here was "Ladybug Love" - to which Eric responded with "She doesn't even express any interest in ladybugs." Haha - I told him that until Hannah was able to tell me what kind of party she wanted, then I was picking the themes based on the cuteness of the party decor. I think that's perfectly acceptable, don't you? Heehee.

I saw a decoration set on Etsy for this, and I bought it three months ago, so all I had to do was print the stuff out on cardstock, and then hang it up! It was so easy!! This is our attempt at a panaramic pic of the decorations...

We decided to just do cake and ice cream this time, due to the fact that I knew I had to work until 10pm the night before, and we had just gotten back from CT six days before and were still exhausted!

So, my Aunt Pam came over and was the Storybook Lady, which actually didn't go over too well with the kids because they weren't really in the mood to pay attention! Haha - who would have guessed with a bunch of two year olds?

It was such a great party and Hannah had a great time! Thanks to everyone that came!!

Mother's Morning Out

Hannah started going to Mother's Morning Out in November, so of course, I'm just now blogging about it :) She goes twice a week, and we think she's really liking it! She gets to color and play with other kids her age, and it gives me a chance to get some errands done throughout the week. We pack her lunch everytime... it's so cute!

Here are pictures of her on her way to school over the last few months...

(first day!)

 (I love this face... haha!)

Here are  some pics of the art projects she has worked on!

Hannah's 2nd Birthday!!

Happy Birthday to our amazing daughter, Hannah!!! You are truly the light of our lives and we thank God for you and the blessing you have been to us. You are growing so much, and have become such a little girl!

You can count to 10, know all of your colors, shapes, numbers, and letters (our favorite is "W" - you call it "double"), and just started sleeping in a big girl toddler bed!

We are so proud of you and your sweet spirit, and we love you more than anything!

Happy Birthday Hannah!!!!

Red Sox/Yankees!

As everyone knows...Eric LOVES the Boston Red Sox, and HATES the New York Yankees. So he's always wanted to see them in person and watch the Sox beat the Yankees. And when we were in CT, we got to do just that!! Thanks to my awesome friend Rob, we had free tickets to see the Red Sox beat the Yankees at Yankee Stadium! We went with Rob and Katie (two of my best friends from college), and it was awesome! Before the game, we met up with another one of my friends from college, Katie (haha - KPW, for those in the know!) and her boyfriend Tom, and so the six of us had a yummy dinner near Grand Central, then the four of us went on to Yankee Stadium. It was such a fun night... the rain we thought was going to drench us held off, and the Sox won 6-0!

We didn't get back to Eric's dad's house in CT until 1:30AM, but it was well worth it! Thanks again to Rob for being awesome!

Josh Beckett, about to do his thing!

Eric and Rob

Katie was so jealous of my sweet visor!!

Day at the Zoo

We took Hannah to CT's Beardsley Zoo when we were there. It is kind of small, but the perfect size for Hannah! It was her first zoo trip, and she didn't really grasp the concept of stopping at the animals and watching them for more than just a few seconds! But, she seemed to really enjoy it! We went with Memere and Pepere, and Memere and Hannah rode the carousel. Hannah really likes carousels :)

They had a fun prairie dog exhibit, where you could go pop you're head through a hole and it was like you were with the prairie dogs... it was cool.

They also had a section on farm animals, and Hannah went up to the cows and said "Hi, Moos!" (That's her name for cows.) It was pretty cute :)

Of course, the zoo is also where I broke our camera, which resulted in us getting a new camera. Eric was pretty attached to the old one, but I think he's coming around! Our new camera takes awesome pictures!!!

Hannah's CT Birthday Party!

The last Saturday we were in CT, we had a little party for Hannah... it was so much fun! She enjoyed celebrating with everyone! Her favorite part was the fun floor piano that her Uncle Gary and Aunt Katie got her... haha, it was NOT our favorite part :)