Saturday, December 25, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ATLANTA!

Wow, it is actually snowing here, right now! And it is not stopping! Merry Christmas! Here are some pics from Christmas Eve and morning....
Christmas Eve morning we got to open gifts sent from Grandma Mary and Grandpa Ed...I chose to sit on it rather than open it...
Hank, on the other hand, loves opening gifts!
I decided to "help" Mom with the reindeer cupcakes we were making for Santa...how do you like my chocolate beard??
Our attempt at "reindeer looking" cupcakes...what do you think??
Our house was well lit for Santa's arrival....
And he made it! Daddy snuck downstairs early to take a picture of our gifts from Santa
And then we just started opening them!
One, after another, after another....
Here is one of my biggies...a huge car track with a police station, construction zone, distribution center, convenience store and so much more! We did not put out the more than 50 extra little pieces that came with it so that Mimi won't want to eat them!
And my tool bench! Look at all the drawer and cabinet space...I have room for everything, it's awesome!


We hope all of you have a Merry Christmas! We will share more pics from the rest of today soon!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Not a successful trip to see Santa! Hank got scared right when he sat on the big guy's lap. I was entranced by the stuffed toys the girls were waving and squeaking to get our attention....and here is the result! It's ok though...Hank spoke with our elf, Red, when he got home...so he will make sure Santa gets a full report/apology tonight.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

When something needs to get done around here...we all help out. Our garbage disposal quit on us so Mimi, Daddy and I had to take a look to see what we could do...
'Tis the season for baking cookies with Mommy!
Just call me the "sprinkles guy"
I know it's not much but this is the snow that hit us a couple days ago...then last night we got hit with freezing rain! Ripken went outside to do his business and Daddy had to help him back up the hill since everything was a sheet of ice!
Hello! I am 9 months old...can you believe it! I am weighing in at 17lb 10oz and 27 inches long. I am definitely trailing behind my brother who was over a pound heavier and 1-1/4 inches longer than me at this point. That's okay....I will stay petite and cute! I had a great check-up! And I will no longer eat baby food.....Hank is eating some good stuff so that is what I want...I am flat out refusing that yucky baby stuff! Can you blame me??

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Hi! Quick update...not a lot going on here right now...
Whew! Lots of leaves coming off our trees in the back! Good thing Daddy got a blower this year to help expedite the raking process!
I do love jumping in them!
Always willing to offer up a cheesy smile!
Thanks to my Minnesota cousins I am staying warm during our cold snap in my Minnesota Gophers sleeper!
I am recovering from a bad cold. It knocked me out for a couple of days....
But as of today...I think I am getting better!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Here are some pictures from our trip to IL. We went for Grandma Judy's 70th birthday party and to celebrate an early Christmas with our Midwest cousins...we had so much fun!
Whew! What a trip to Grandma Judy and Grandpa Wayne's! Mimi and I were exhausted on the ride home....as you can see!
Just hanging out with my girly cousins-Anna and Eva
Another girly cousin...this is Eva and Olivia
We went out to dinner for Grandma Judy's birthday....Daddy and I are anxiously awaiting the meal....as you can see since I am holding my spoon in anticipation!
We also celebrated an early Christmas-since we will not see any of my cousins again before Christmas...andthis was once of my many gifts....a Handy Manny playset! (p.s Mimi was happy to just have the paper!)
And on Monday....we took our first trip to Chuck-E Cheese's! Mommy and I had fun with the Skee-ball!
And Joey and I had fun in the tunnels on the ceiling!
And this is my first prize ever...an air rocket launcher....which I later broke!

And a big thanks to Aunt Liz for my stroller and Emma doll....look at me walking through the kitchen!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Hi-we have been really busy lately! Mimi and I go to a class at the Health Club where we get to run (or crawl) around, shoot hoops, play hockey, jump in a bounce house and lots of other stuff. I have also started back up with swim lessons, which has been fun. We are getting ready to go to Chicago in a week for Grandma Judy's 70th birthday! Yay! We are so excited to see out IL cousins! Anyway, here are some day to day to pics for you!
One of those days that Mommy was taking a pic of Mimi and I said "take a picture of me too..." not realizing I had a mouth full of food and a cream cheese face!
We were cleaning out the miscellaneous toy bin and came across this crown-I love it!
Meet Anna the Bunny. My cousin Anna made her for me so that is where she gets her name. We have spent a lot of time together lately, chatting about shoes and things...
And she is so funny! She sings Happy Birthday when I press her stomach!
I have being working on a lot of repairs lately. The fence on my house needed some fine tuning so I grabbed the screwdriver and got to work!
I also consider myself something of an artist. I like to paint and color and draw. And Daddy's old shirts make great smocks!
Daddy was tickling me but then Mommy turned the camera on and I didn't laugh as much...but I still look really cute....:)

Monday, November 1, 2010

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I'm not sure what all the hoopla is all about with this Halloween thing...but I sure like these woodchips...
It's Curious George!
I'm sure I will not be happy with this pic when I get older...
Really, mom, another picture??
I loved trick or treating! Icouldn't wait to get to the next house!
Yay...I had a great time too...can't you tell...
The loot! Of course, I did not get to keep the Reese's or the Snickers but all-in-all it was a great Halloween!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to Berry Patch Farms to find some pumpkins for Halloween. And while we were there, we got to take a hayride out to the pumpkin patch!
We are ready to go on the ride!
Nice...my own little pumpkin patch!
Thanks for sharing Hank!
This one might be a little too big for me!
Ok, I'm just getting lost in all these pumpkins...
Hank-can you help me find Mommy and Daddy...I think we lost them in this sea of pumpkins!
And then the tractor came back for us and took us back to the main farm!

Be looking for our Halloween costume pics tomorrow!!!!