Hannah-bear's birthday bash

Hannah is now ONE! She officially turned one last week, but it has been a week of celebration! She went for her one year doctor visit and here are her stats:

19lbs, 11 oz; 30-in long

She's a bit petite compared to me at her age - 75% for height and only 25% for weight. But don't let that fool you, she can pack down the food at meal time like nobody's business! At times she even puts me to shame, which is impressive!

So, this blog entry is dedicted to my little (or, not as little) Hannah-bear

Her actual birthday was nice and quiet, started out with a birthday song at the breakfast table


and then some playtime with toys of Hannah's choice (she loves my bat/ball)



Then Mimi and Papa arrived... and we had a birthday party for her!


She is definitely a Papa's girl (and daddy's girl)

Finally, toys of her own (that are girly, vs. playing with my firetruck, etc)

Of course, I had to get in on some of the balloon action!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!

Indoor fun

Last week was kind of a low-key week. Mommy was horizontal for about 5-6 days with an icky "bug", and the rest of us were all recovering for a little sniffles, cough and eye goop too! We still had lots of fun romping around though.

Usually I'm the one being the "cowboy", but it's fun to take turns and be the horsie too.... Hannah really likes to be a part of the mix...

She also really likes her snuggles too...and mommy doesn't seem to mind!

Now that Hannah is walking (did I mention that earlier???? for over a month now! It's amazing how hard it is to keep everyone up to date when mommy is camera-less and unable to keep up with this blogging thing), she keeps in stride with just about everything...
even snack time!

and story time!

Who knows... maybe one day Hannah will be reading to me?

My first birthday invite

I got my first invitation to a birthday party last month. I had no idea what goes at these type of social-events, but I watched (timidly at times) and learned as I went.... Mommy thinks I need to be less shy, but I have to remind her I'm only 2 1/2 and sometimes crowds can be down right intimidating!

But, with a little encouragement, I followed along...

Waited in line...

Even wiggled my way next to the birthday girl :-)

And tried doing what all the girls did... except, I got really frustrated when I couldn't figure out how to get my toes to get up on that bar. Something mommy kept referring to as "flexible"?

Thanks Ali and Kay!

Bubbles and Baths

There was a time, about a month's worth of time, when Hannah-bear feared bath-time. She would hear the water running and see me in the bath-tub and she would RUN! But, as you can see.... she is warming up to the idea of cleanliness and now actually throws the flailing tantrum as she exits the tub.... (wonder who she learned that from?)

Halloween hesitation

Sorry for the delay in getting these Halloween pictures to you. Mommy has "misplaced" her camera (a.k.a. lost it!) and so we waited to get a collection of pics from our friends/family.

We had a great Halloween bash at our house this year.

It was 70+ degrees outside, which was perfect for some backyard fun with my friends..

Pete and Tiffany one the costume prize.... 100% HOMEMADE, can you believe it???

But they weren't alone in embracing the festivities! Way to go everybody on the costumes!!!

Papa didn't really dress up, but he makes for a great monkey-pile!!!!

Fall leaves, apples, and adventures

This weekend was one big adventure :-) This man and this lady (is how I referred to them the whole weekend...) came all the way from Portland to visit!

It was their first time meeting Hannah.... and I got to get re-acquainted with them (it's been more than a YEAR since they visited last)


We didn't waste any time.... we went and visited our favorite apple orchard in sugar creek..
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where we saw more pumpkins...

And got to pick fresh apples from the trees.
If you look closely, I bet you can tell which one is my contribution :-)

Mommy's right, there is nothing like a fresh-picked apple from the tree.
Then, later that day Auntie Jess arrived!
She is just a ball of energy and did a really good job keeping up with me!

On Saturday we went to a beautiful place, and went hiking...
The trees were majestic...

Hannah, as usual, was very content in her hiking pack... just along for the ride!

Mr. Chris (that "man") ... handled Bridger most the hike, but I got in on a little of the action too!

Here's a picture of me and Ms. Mindy, soaking in the soft-sun as it peeked through the trees.There aren't too many fall days that are more beautiful than this one!

Thanks Auntie Jess!

Thanks "man" and "lady"!

So, are we on again for next year????

Busy Barn Pumpkin Farm

Today we had a fun-filled day! We were ready to embrace the autumn day (well, is 83 degrees considered autumn really???? even if it is October 11th?) and head off to a local pumpkin farm.

We had forgotten Hannah a hat, b/c we're not used to thinking 80+ degrees!!!, so she and I traded off.

They had lots of stuff for us to explore today,

including a hay-climb with a slide,
Tractors to climb on....

Corn yards to play in...

And - lots and lots to eat! (of course)

We'll be back again next year - for sure! Thanks busy barn farms!

back-logged

This is the only picture mommy will let me post....as I am sitting in their bedroom, which is now under "maintenance". It's amazing how quickly water will spread through a house when you forget to turn off a running facet in your bathroom.

I keep asking daddy about the mess, as he graciously helps mommy fix-it....