Momma did a great job with the party, and especially with all the treats for the kids. Reilly and Hannah could hardly control themselves after the party... There were no naps taken after the injection of pure sugar.
8 years ago
Monday, August 02, 2010
Hannah's 5th birthday party
Hannah had her in-town birthday party two weekends ago. She had a blast at a local "Clay-Ground" store that lets kids make clay sculptures. Here she is before the guests and the messes appear.
Reilly's short attention span
Reilly was thrilled to hold his cousin Charlie for a brief moment in time. He then got distracted by a toy truck on the floor and wanted nothing to do with the other boy in the house. Go figure.
Birthday girl, for the ??rd year!
Hannah and Reilly helped Mom blow out the candles on her birthday cake this past weekend. Happy birthday from all of us. Thanks to Bebe for coming to town and helping make Stpehanie's birthday special (and taking the kids off our hands for a night or two). -Daddy
Throw back!
While I was loading some new pictures into the Chambers Photography Computer (CPC-2000), I ran across this old picture of Reilly. If memory serves, he was waiting in line to see Santa at the Mall. I don't recall sharing this one, but his eyes really shine and still do today.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Hannah's 5 Year Stats
Weight - 38.25 lbs (37%)
Height - 40.75" (14%)
Blood Pressure - 90/62
Hb - 12.0
She passed the vision & hearing tests! She was quite pleased that there were no shots today!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Brooke
This week, we were fortunate enough to have Brooke, our 13 year old niece from Philadelphia, come to stay with us for a week! I have now been completely spoiled by having a second set of hands to help out! I'm so proud of the young lady Brooke is becoming. She was absolutely delightful! I hope her good manners and positive attitude have rubbed off on my children!
While she was here we toured the town!!
We went to the ice cream shoppe!
Hannah and Brooke posing with "Deepo", the Aquarium's mascot. [sidenote - we think Hannah has gotten over her fear of "characters"! Woo Hoo!]
We had such a great time with Brooke. We decided while she was here that she's going to come back every summer for the next 15 years. WooHoo!!
Soccer Camp
Hannah had a great time at her soccer camp this week. She attended the same one as last year and actually had the same coach. We arrived on Monday for Coach "Waggy" to say in his oh-so-cute British accent... "Well, Hello, Hannah, how are you? You're in my group!" He then told me that he had used the picture we took of them last year on a brochure that he hands out. Huh! Hannah is famous!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Monday, July 05, 2010
Pirates and Princesses birthday party
Hannah ran around "The Hangout" with the pirates and princesses (Tinker-Bell) before she took this picture, so please forgive the lack of bows in her hair.
Mom and Dad are very proud of our "big" girl. She has great manners, loves her brother very much, shares well with her brother and others well, I could go on and on. She gives us a little too much lip every once in a while, but we could not be more proud of her. Hannah and Reilly make us want to have another kid around the house.
The Cake
This is the cake that Momma made for the "Princesses and Pirates" birthday breakfast for Hannah. (The doll's hair is in a wrap for transport). Hannah loved her cake and her brithday party with many of her cousins.
Hannah turns 5 years old!
So "Princess" Hannah turned five years old on July 1st. As usual, she spent her holiday weekend in Orange Beach, AL stimulating the newly decimated economy. Here, Hannah tried on her new princess dress, what isn't shown is all the other accessories that came with it. Wow. -Daddy
Monday, June 07, 2010
Funny Funny Children!
This past Saturday, we traveled to Auburn for my cousin Landon's wedding. On Saturday afternoon, it was VERY important that Reilly get a nap prior to the 6pm wedding. So, I put him down in his pack-n-play, sang "E-I-O" and put him in his bed. As I was leaving the room, he screamed out...."Dis Hotel. Dis not my bed, Momma.". After about a 15 minute battle, I convinced him that regardless of what bed he was in, he needed to take a nap. I sure am glad he got a nap because he was up until 11pm dancing the night away!
Before the bride and groom arrived at the reception, Hannah looked up at me and asked me where the "pretty pretty princess" was. I giggled and said that she wasn't there yet, but that she would be there soon! She was completely mesmerized by the beautiful bride. She was thrilled when she got to dance with her!
Busy Summer Already!
I LOVE my new tractor from BB & Papa!!
At the children's museum! Painting on the walls! Can't do this at home!
Riding a "REAL" tractor at the Children's Museum
We have had a busy summer already. We've gone to Mobile (crawfish party), to Madison, GA (Mommy's triathlon), Orange Beach (to savor the clean beach one last time), to Auburn, AL (for Landon's wedding). We managed to squeeze in a trip to the Atlanta Children's Museum in between packing & unpacking :-)
Monday, May 24, 2010
tri-ART-thon
H - When I grow up I want to do a triathlon too daddy.
D - Oh yeah? Great!
H - Yeah, but I want mine to be swimming, soccer, and art!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Congrats to Momma!
Congratulations to my beautiful wife and mother of two for completing her first triathlon this morning. She has been working very hard training for this event, and did not sleep much last night thinking about it. However, she completed her first triathlon in 2 hours 15 minutes and 11 seconds, and the most important thing to her was that she did not finish last!
Now if you could just find a triathlon that allows you to bring the kids along, Daddy wouldn't be so frazzled at the finish line when you cross it.
-Daddy, Hannah, and Reilly are proud of you (even if they don't know it yet).
Friday, May 21, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
E-I-O Cake
As I've blogged about before, Reilly's favorite song is "E-I-O". He requests E-I-O every night before going to bed. He will sometimes say "E-I-O - PIG mommy". I proceed to sing Old McDonald had a farm.... and on his farm he had a pig....
What better cake to have for his birthday than a farm with pigs, cows, and chicks! So much fun to make.
A friend took some pictures of Reilly with the cake, but until then....
Monday, May 17, 2010
Happy Birthday Reilly!!
We can't believe our little boy is 2!! We love you so so much, Reilly! You are a happy, healthy, funny, gentle, caring little boy. We are enjoying watching you grow, but could you slow down a little bit??
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Heavenly Shoes
H - Mom, I really like these shoes. Can I have them?
(she's wearing a pair of black peek a boo high heel shoes with stones on them)
M - No, you can't have them, but you can wear them.
H - Oh, well maybe I can HAVE them when you go to heaven.
M - Sure. I'll call the lawyer and have that written in!!
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Another Hannah Funny
Mommy: "Hannah, what is your favorite meal that Mommy cooks?"
Hannah: "Macaroni and Cheese"
Mommy: "Ok, what is your SECOND favorite meal Mommy cooks?"
Hannah: "Thai Noodles"
Mommy: "What? When have I ever cooked Thai noodles?"
Hannah: (looking at Mommy as if she were the dumbest person on earth) "Um, bow TIE noodles, Mommy. Remember, you cooked them last week."
Mommy: (laughing) "There is a difference in Thai noodles & bow TIE noodles!!"
Kids Say the Darndest Things
A couple weeks ago we went to the zoo. We were at the panda exhibit when Hannah looks at me and says "It's OK, Momma. It's just a man in a suit.". Nope, Hannah, we're at the zoo, that's a REAL panda!
Hannah (like her Momma at this age) is VERY afraid of characters...ie Aubie, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Chick Fil A cow... We always tell her to not be afraid because it's just a man in a suit. After looking at the panda, I could totally understand where she's coming from!! He did look like a man in a suit!!
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Carousel
There is a carousel at the mall closest to our house. I often bribe them with it so they're good during our shopping time. This time, I just had Reilly with me. He spotted the carousel and begged me for a ride. Could you say no to this face??!!
Playin' at Home
I'm not the best at taking pictures of Hannah & Reilly just playing on a normal day... so here they are... just being themselves (Hannah - almost 5 and Reilly almost 2)
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