LIttle Rock/Father's Day

This past week, Eric graduated from his VA Leadership class and the graduation was in Little Rock. After I was able to switch shifts at work, Hannah and I went along for the ride!

Here is Hannah in her pack and play in the hotel room.

A friend I grew up with, Kelly, is a photographer in Little Rock, so I met up with her Wednesday night when Eric was busy with work stuff to take some cute outdoor pictures of Hannah. I can't wait to see them!
Here's a sneak peek...



We went out to dinner afterwards and caught up - it was so good to see her!!! We talked about our husbands and kids, and our mutual love for blog-stalking people :)

Thursday, Eric had work all day also, so I met up with Kelly again to get some more cute pictures of Hannah taken - this time, Kelly took birthday cake pictures of her. Well... she tried at least. Apparently, Hannah isn't a big fan of getting dirty! She was poking at it and being shy about it, and then she accidentally stuck her foot in the cake and it was all over! She cried and came running towards me... I ended up messier than her! Kelly and I had a good laugh, but I'm pretty sure she didn't get one good picture of Hannah that day!


Friday was Eric's graduation ceremony, and I tried to get a cute pictures of Hannah and Eric together, but sadly... this is all I could get!

Hannah was hungry AND tired during the whole ceremony and it was not a good combination. So, the only good picture we got was just Eric and I. :)

Friday afternoon, we just hung out and then took Hannah to the pool. She liked it and kept kicking her feet. It was so hot the whole time we were in LR, that the pool was AMAZING!

After the pool, we took Hannah to see the famous ducks at the Peobody Hotel! They are these ducks that march every morning to their pool, and then every afternoon march back. It was pretty cool, but I think Hannah liked riding up and down the elevator more!

Saturday, we left LR and drove down to Tahlequah for Father's Day weekend. We had a great time hanging out with family!

Happy Father's day to Eric - who is such a great dad to Hannah. I love that she is such a daddy's girl!

Happy Father's day also to my dad, Marvin, and Eric's dad, Norm! We love you both so much!

And Father's day wouldn't be Father's day without Hannah wishing Happy Father's day to all of her grandpas... Papa, Pepere, and Grandpa Bill!!

Happy Anniversary!

Our anniversary was June 10th and to celebrate, Hannah went to my parents house and Eric and I went to dinner and then to see...

The A-Team!

Eric is a huge A-Team fan - he once admitted to me that he used to have a van he wanted to turn into the A-Team van. Crazy!

But, since I love Eric so much, (and secretly also really love those kind of movies!), we went to see it. Because, as Eric put it, he "couldn't tell his grandkids he didn't see the A-Team on the night it opened!"

Seriously - CRAZY!!!

Happy Anniversary baby - it's been such an amazing 4 years!

First Boat Trip!

Over Memorial Day weekend, we took Hannah out on Mom and Dad's boat. I don't know if she really liked it all that much, and it totally made me a nervous wreck! She is just such a walker now and that's all she wants to do, but there's only so much space to walk around a boat. Here are some cute pics though to commemorate Hannah's first boat trip!

1 Year Appointment

Today was Hannah's 1 year appointment, and it went well! We are so thankful that our baby girl is so healthy!

She was 31 inches long (95th percentile), weighed 23.11 pounds (85th percentile), and her head circumference was 18.5inches (90th percentile). We were so happy that her head isn't the biggest measurement anymore :)

She had another round of shots, and these seemed to be the worst ones yet! She started screaming when I laid her on the table and she saw the syringes that the nurses had! I think she's starting to figure out that those needles are not cool!

Now we are in Tahlequah, and she is going to have a fun night with her Mama, Papa and Aunt Pami while I work at the Walgreens in Tahlequah.

This coming weekend is Memorial Day weekend and we are taking her out on the boat for the first time... it should be so much fun!

Birthday Party Recap!

This past Saturday, we had Hannah's birthday party and it was so much fun. Almost my whole side of the family came, and we had a special guest appearance from Eric's side of the family - Auntie Lori and Cousin Lila came all the way from California!! It was so great for Lori and Lila to be there to share the fun weekend with us!

This is a picture of five generations - starting with my Great Grandma Jesse, my Papa, my mom, me and Hannah!

Miss Hilary came with her mom and her three kiddos... Carter, Calla and Cedar. Carter and Calla enjoyed playing with the sand table with Hannah!

Miss Cari and Mr. Marcus came too with their daughter Isla. It was so great for them to be able to come up from Tquah - Isla is so adorable and sweet! She enjoyed playing with Hannah's toys and watching all the "big kids!"

Hannah started cutting her third and fourth teeth a couple of days before the party and had been screaming in the middle of the night so much that it made her voice hoarse for the big day, but she still had a good time (even if this picture doesn't look like it!)

Here she is in her new "big girl" chair.... she sat in this for a long time, just staring at everyone that had come for the party!

The theme for the party was the Wonder Pets, so I had the bakery make a cake and frost it, and then I decorated it. I think it turned out pretty good... I made the fly boat out of fondant wrapped around a toy boat and it was so cute!

Finally, Hannah started getting pretty tired after we opened presents and so when it came time to sing "Happy Birthday" to her, she was less than thrilled!

After the "Happy Birthday Song" fiasco, Hannah and her daddy took a much needed nap!





Thanks to everyone that came for helping Hannah celebrate turning the big "1!"

Happy Birthday Hannah!!

ONE YEAR OLD!!!

Hannah, we can't even believe that you are a year old! This past year has been the best of our lives. We never could have imagined how much we'd love you!

You've gone from being a tiny baby who loved to snuggle to a big girl who loves to move around! Now that you are walking, you just want to go everywhere!

We thank God every day for you Hannah... you have blessed us and given us both a renewed sense of purpose. We pray that as you grow up, that we can be Godly parents to you and raise you with a sense of independence and responsibility, as well as the freedom to become exactly who you were meant to be. You have a special place in the hearts of those who love you, and I pray you always know what a treasure you are.

Happy 1st Birthday Hannah!

Walking!!

Hannah just started walking this past Wednesday (5/12) and since then, it seems like that's all she wants to do!


I was home with her Thursday and we played a fun game of "Get Mommy," and I took some video, so enjoy!!!