Happy Birthday DJ!

Yesterday was DJ's 29th birthday. Since he had to work all day we didn't do anything to fancy. We ate dinner with his mom at Colton's, a family favorite restaurant. I made some cupcakes for us to have after dinner (Hannah helped with the icing). Hannah was really good a dinner, she ate a lot of food (for her) and the top of a cupcake. She wanted another after the first, but we limited her to just one. That caused a small scene, but nothing we are not used to. Thankfully it only lasted for a few seconds! Here are some pictures of the night.

DJ enjoying his cupcake.

Hannah and Cindy playing.

Hannah eating a big bite of mac and cheese.

Sweet time with Grandma.

Really into that cupcake.

I only have one picture of the birthday boy and tons of Hannah, but if DJ would have been doing cute things like Hannah he would have had more pics too! Happy Birthday Honey!

My New Year's Resolution

The following 4 post are all from this last year. I have been pretty bad this past year about taking photos and posting about them. So these next post are my catch up posts dating all the way back to Halloween. I didn't have any photos from Thanksgiving and Christmas, so I will have to get some from other family members to post about.

I don't normally make New Year resolutions but I will now. For this next year I am going to take more photos of my children and post more stories about them and the family. So here is to a new year and more photos. Enjoy!

Good Times

This Jump-0-lene was a Christmas gift to Hannah from DJ's parents. It is the greatest little thing. It is small enough to fit in my living room and large enough to have 3-4 kids in it at once. It acts like a trampoline, but for small kids. Hannah loves it! Her cousin Iva got one too and we first played in one at her house this past weekend when we were in Eureka Springs. When the weather gets warmer, I plan on having it outside. For now it serves as a good alternative when the weather is cold and wet. It is easy to assemble and disassemble too. So I will not have to leave it inflated in my living room the whole winter!

Hannah resting after playing in it.

One big jump!

Look at her static hair!

Happy Birthday Iva!

In November we celebrated Iva's 2nd Birthday in Eureka Springs. Iva is our niece from DJ's sister, Betsy and her husband Tim. They moved to Eureka Springs last winter and this was the first time we got to spend a lot of time with them since they moved. Iva and Hannah are about 9 months apart in age and they play so well together. Here are some photos of the party in November.

Iva playing on a toy guitar! Very cute!

Hannah and Iva playing together.

Iva getting ready to blow out the candles.

Iva playing with the balloons.

Helping with Laundry

Hannah loves to help with laundry. Some of her favorite things to help with are carring laundry to the washer in the hamper, loading the washer, loading the dryer, and helping put away the laundry. This is a welcomed help since I don't like doing any of these things! Here are a few pictures of Hannah as she helped me one day. Notice the socks on her hands. This is another thing she likes to do: wear socks on her hands instead of her feet. ** Those are clean socks by the way! ** :)

Halloween Pictures

Here are some old photos of Hannah at Halloween. I know, a little late! But here they are none the less. I don't have any photos of Thanksgiving and Christmas on my camera. I will try to get some from other family members. I have been so bad this year about taking photos. I am going to do better! Here is Halloween '08.

Hannah riding the train at our church GS Fest on Halloween.

Jumping in an inflatable at GS Fest.

These are our neighbors, very sweet people. They passed out a BAG of candy to each child. Hannah wanted to give a bag to daddy too!

Here is Hannah, DJ and Lexi ready to go Trick or Treating before going to GS Fest.

Tooth Talk

Today I had an appointment to have my teeth cleaned. I decided to make the appointment on a day DJ had off so he could help me with Hannah. I wanted her to go with me to see what it was like at the dentist's office. I am preparing her for her first visit in a year or so. I don't want her to be scared when she goes, so we showed her what it was like when they polished my teeth at the end. She got a prize and a new toothbrush. She also got to play with the mirror tool too. She really enjoyed all the fun stuff, but would not allow Angela (my hygienist) to look at her teeth. She like the TV right above my head and demanded to watch cartoons on it. I thought that would for sure get her in the chair, but not this time. So next time I will take her back with me and maybe we can make more progress then. I am not in a rush to get her to the dentist since her teeth are fine. There is one tooth we are watching to make sure it doesn't have damage. She fell on it earlier this year and now it is starting to look a shade darker than her other ones. But other than that she has good gums and teeth. She loves to brush them (more like lick the toothpaste off the brush) and she will let me brush them so they get cleaned right. Hopefully she will enjoy going to the dentist as she gets used to it. She has gotten better with her doctor, so I am sure with time the dentist will not be a scary place either!