Swim Lessons

Hannah had her first swim lessons this year. The first day went surprisingly well, but at the end of the first lesson she dunked Hannah under the water for the first time, so the following days did not go as well. Hannah does not like going under the water at all, but she did learn to hold her breath when she goes under, to kick, and to hold on to the edge. So overall I'd say it was a success :)





She loved playing in this little pool with her little friends when it was the big kids turn to swim

But this was definitely her favorite part, an ice cream cone at the end!

Minnie Mouse

I know I am slightly biased but I think shes the cutest Minnie Mouse I have ever seen. Now if I could only get her to smile for a picture.

Halloween Cookies

This was Hannahs first time decorating cookies so I wasn't sure how it was going to go but she seemed to have a good time and didn't make too much of a mess. Of course it was too much work to make real sugar cookies so Imade the ones out of a box. They didn't taste as good but she didn't seem to care.

I think the sprinkles were her favorite part.


Icing the cookies


Who needs a napkin when you have hair? This is an unfortunate new habit of hers


All done

Catch up

I figured since it has been about 5 months since I last posted anything I should put some new pictures up. However, the pictures are in reverse order so the top picture is the newest and the bottom picture was a couple of months ago. So here is a very brief catch up. The first pictures are from Hawes Farm.

Out in the pumpkin patch. She was not very cooperative for pictures this year. I thought that part would get easier as she got older, but I guess not.

This year they had pony rides, which she got to do twice. I didn't think she would like it because she used to be terrified of horses, but I guess she has gotten more brave. I am not sure why she is pointing in so many of these pictures.

It looks like they are having a staring contest. They had food for the goats there and we tried to get her to feed them but that was as close as she was going to get

I love the background of this picture, too bad she wouldn't cooperate. This is the only picture where she is even looking at the camera. We had a lot of fun, but it was hot so we didn't stay for too long. They had lots more fun stuff to do too, but I figured this was enough pictures. :)

A couple of months ago we bought Hannah this little car. She LOVES it!!! And if anyone is ever missing keys, they are usually in the ignition of her car. On this particular day though she decided she needed to take her baby for a ride. Shes got the driving thing down, shes backing up in this picture.

Here she is putting her baby in the car, it was supposed to be first but I can never get the order right when I'm uploading. Later she was trying to put her doll stroller in the back of the car, it was hilarious but I didn't get any pictures.

And this was a very exciting day, pigtails!!! Although it was technically the second time she had worn pigtails.

Weekend Vacation

This past weekend we went with some of our friends to Six Flags and San Francisco. It was lots of fun! We stopped at the Jelly Belly factory on the way down which I had never done before. Then on to Six Flags for the day. Hannah loved all the rides, as soon as we would sit down on a ride she would start saying "Weeeeee" and as soon as we got off the first ride she threw a fit because she didn't want ot leave. But she soon realized there were lots of fun rides to go on. She liked the swings that swing out high and wide and the helicopters that go up and down, yet she was terrified of the Merry-Go-Round. She has a fear of rocking horses, I'm not sure why, but she was not thrilled about sitting on a Zebra on the ride. She had a death grip on me for the entire ride. The next day we went around San Francisco. Shopping downtown, Fishermans Wharf, Pier 39, Union Square, Chinatown, and Ghiradelli Square. On our way home the next day we went to a place called Muir Beach which was awesome. Anyways, here are some pictures from our trip. (Well quite a few actually :) )

Looking at all the candy in the Jelly Belly store

All of us after entering the park

On the train

Unsure about the merry go round

Riding the helicopter

Fishermans Wharf

Muir Beach

Happy Easter!

Seeing her Easter basket for the first time. Thats Hannahs bed, we had to switch her to a twin mattress a little earlier than we planned because she hated her crib so much. But she is sleeping better now.



Trying to open up her easter eggs
She got new sunglasses to match her new swimsuit and some bunny ears

Hannah was not really into the egg hunt so it was hard to get any good pictures of it.
She was perfectly happy with one egg. After she got it we opened it and showed what was inside (a candy necklace) thinking it would make her want to find more but she just wanted her necklace and she was done.

Better Late Than Never

So I am way behind on posts, I can't believe I have not posted anything since before Hannah's birthday! So I will try and do a couple of posts today to catch up. So I guess I will start with Hannah's birthday and Valentines day since they are only a few days apart.



I made this playhouse for Hannahs Birthday, it was quite the project! This side has a tree with apples that you can pick (that is what Cohen is holding above his head) and a barrel to put them in. The back has a dog house and door and the other side has a garden with different vegetables you can pick. And the next picture is a picture of the front. It took forever to make but the kids all loved it.


Opening presents
She didnt really care about opening the presents wrapped in paper, but she loved pulling things out of the bags


She loved her cake once she figured out what it was. Well the frosting anyways, she didn't really eat much cake