What up, yo!

Little Miss Personality was at it again the other night when she got ahold of Daddy's hat.  Not much to say here, just a super cute picture to share!

Let me get this straight...

Hannah and Noah spent the day with Aunt Leslie on Friday while Grandma and Papa were on vacation.  For the longest time Aunt Leslie and all her fancy hair products have been wanting to try straightening Hannah's curly-cue hair.  Well, that's just what happened.  Hannah left the house in the morning without her hair being done because we were in such a rush, and she was excited when I suggested she ask Aunt Leslie to do her hair for her.  Aunt Leslie busted out the products, and we couldn't believe how different our little girl looked.  I swear she gained two years in age, and I know she gained at least three inches in the length of her hair!  Too cute!

Awwww!....wait, ewwww!

I wanted to take a sweet little video of my sweet little son.  He looked so cute and was just so happy after his big dinner.  He had been dive-bombing the video camera earlier, so I was prepared for a super cute little video.  Instead, I got...well, you'll see.  Make sure your sound is on!

Yummy Yummy

Apparently Hannah is not our only flexible child, nor am I the only one to frequently "put my foot in my mouth"!  Noah has recently, um, found his toes, I guess you can say.  He will suck on them whenever he doesn't have a sock on his feet.  It is quite amusing to watch him slurp the day away.  It also makes for some great photos!

Our Little "Guppy"

Hannah has now completed her first series of swimming lessons.  She loved the two day per week classes that she took at our rec center.  We were even fortunate enough that Uncle Mike's friend Jena teaches private lessons there, because Hannah was able to go twice for some private lessons.  Hannah's teacher was really great with her, and she made Hannah try hard every time she was there.  During the last class, Hannah even went down the big water slide with her.  The final report card that we got showed that she still has a couple of things to work on, namely, going underwater, blowing bubbles without looking scared to death, and coordinating her body enough to move her arms and legs at the same time.  Once she can do those things, she will be ready for the next level.  I think our plan right now is to give her some time off to get a little bit older and more coordinated, and then we will sign her up for another round.

Best Buddies

 

Hannah and Noah are becoming such good buddies.  Whenever Noah hears her voice, he starts turning his head to see where she is.  She can always get an easy laugh out of him, and it is amazing to watch him try to cheer her up when she is upset by laughing and smiling at her.  Hannah's favorite nickname for him is "buggas", which I think she has heard Grandma Diane say a few times.  We can't wait to watch these two as they get older to see how close they become!  

A Sad Lesson to Learn

For Christmas last year, Hannah decided she wanted a fish.  We jumped on the idea and told her that Santa would probably bring her one if she traded in her "bo-bo" (pacifier).  When we went to the mall to visit Santa, she handed over a baggie full of bo-bo's and he handed her a beta fish.  She loved that little guy, and even though she put him through a lot, he seemed pretty hardy.  

That is, until this last week.  The poor thing lived for 10 months, though!  Justin saw him laying on the rocks, and knew we had to break the news to her.  We showed her how he wasn't moving, and when she didn't quite get it, I gently said, "Honey, your fishy died".  She started WAILING!

She announced she wanted to tell Santa that her fishy died and that she needed a new one.  I stepped out to the garage, and somehow Santa called on the phone just as I left.  She told him what happened, and he suggested that mommy and daddy take her to the store to get a new fish.  She liked the idea, but insisted on giving her dead fish back to him.  We labeled an envelope with Santa's name and Hannah's as the return address, and put the fishy inside.  Then I took a short walk to the "mailbox".  Thank goodness it was trash night and our cans were already waiting outside--I'm sure putting a dead fish in a USPS mailbox is probably a felony of some sort!

The next night we went and got her a new beta fish.  She's named him Phillip and has seemed to recover quickly from the grief of losing her other one, thank goodness!

Hannah's ABC's

Hannah loves to watch herself sing songs using the camera on my new laptop.  The camera is just above the screen, so she can watch herself when she is being recorded.  The day she sang this song, I swear she must have recorded about 15 different songs.  She really likes to sing her ABC's, so I thought I'd share this one...it's a classic!

Jen is a technology queen!

Well, sort of.  With my brand new MacBook, courtesy of my school district, and a few tech classes under my belt, I know officially "know enough to be dangerous"!  

I've seen too many blogs lately full of family updates and cute kids to not put myself and my family in the game, so here we go!  

Our sweet little Noah is growing up way too fast.  He is already six and half months old.  He can sit up on his own for a decent amount of time, but we don't dare walk away and leave him

 lest he tip over and do a face plant onto the carpet.  His new favorite pastime is his Johnny-jump up; he will stay in it and rock out as long as you will let him.   We have never known a baby who loves to play on their tummy as much as this little man.  He smiles all the time, and sure loves his big sister.

Speaking of Hannah, she is still Hannah!  Our curly-headed cutie is so outgoing.  She is the girl at the park running up to every kid to introduce herself in hopes of making a new friend.  Earlier this week she was so proud when she was finally able to pronounce her cousin's name.  Milla is happy to no longer be "Mia" to her younger cousin.  

Justin's big news last Friday was a promotion that he had been hoping for and working hard to earn.  He is still in the same department at Standard and Poor's, but moved up a level and is now known as a "Senior".  He and four coworkers rotate weeks to be in charge of putting out fires, so to speak.  We went out Saturday night to celebrate.  I am so proud of him!