Drew is 8 Months Old!

I can't believe how much this little guy has changed over the last month. We now have a crawler, he is pulling himself up on everything and is just now starting to get his two first teeth. Drew is as crazy and as active as they come. He loves to be outside... when he is in a mood, all we have to do is head outside and let him soak up the fresh air. When he is happy, it is generally because Hannah is making him laugh by being just plain old silly. He loves his big sister, loves life. I personally think Drew has one of the best laughs going. The guy can giggle and giggle and giggle like no other. It is so cute, and you can't help to laugh along with him.

While we are exicted that Drew is crawling and pulling himself up on everything, is is making life a little harder on is. There is no more leaving Drew alone for even a second. We have already had a few bumps and bruises in the past weeks, I am sure there are more to come.

Happy 8 Months Drew!!! We love you!

Take me out to the ball game...

Tonight was a great night, we were able to take both Hannah and Drew to their very first Twins game. It was hot, but luckily our seats were in the shade. The sun was shining, the Twins were winning... and well, we missed most the "winning" part. We mostly just saw the portion when the Twins were behind. Missed the excitement all together. Drew apparently is scared of people cheering and clapping. This is something we learned tonight. He was happy as he could be until the Twins did anything worth cheering about.. then fear set in. So, in the 8th inning, as the Twins made their comeback... we were walking around with the Drew hoping they didn't do anything worth cheering about. We actually laughed about the whole thing. In the end, it was still great to be outside in the sunshine, and watch Hannah love the game. She loved the popcorn the hotdogs, and the fireworks that went off when the scored! We have a lot more games to go to this summer, but might get a babysitter for Drew next time:)

License to Parent...

I have always been a firm believe that there should be licenses granted for people to be parents. There are people out there that flat out should not be raising kids. Today, I was one of them. I think my license would have been revoked. It started as a family outing to Bachman's, the local gardening store. It was a nice beautiful Friday evening, Todd and I were trying to figure out what flowers to plant in the front of our house. Drew was his sweet smiley self in the stroller, and Hannah was sitting on the flower cart as Todd pushed her along. We had most of our flowers, and we were headed into the hanging pot section. There he/ she was... Saturday Night Live fans would had called "Pat". All of the sudden, Hannah yells.... "Mom, Dad.. is that a boy or girl". Pointing the the woman who we are now referring to as Pat. I am walking behind Todd and Hannah pushing Drew along as I look up, thinking.. maybe she didn't hear her. Hannah yells even louder "is that a boy or girl". I start to smirk, Todd is walking faster and faster with the flower cart... Hannah yells again really loud... "Is it a boy or girl?" People stare, I am in a corner keeled over laughing so hard I can barely stand. Todd tries not to laugh, has a smirk on his face giving me the look of ... please pull yourself together, you are embarrassing.

A good parent would had some who corrected the situation, relieved themselves and the surrounding shoppers of the akward embarrassment. I on the other hand, thought it was hilarious and did not turn this into a teaching moment.. rather laughed hysterically while people starred at me, not Hannah, me.

In the end, our dinner conversation with Hannah did turn into a talk about how it is not nice to ask people if they are a boy or girl, because it wouldn't feel good if someone asked you if you were a boy right? Maybe I will get my license back after all :)

Kim's Graduation Party!!

On Sunday night we went to Kim's graduation party. We were so happy to be able to celebrate with Kim and her family. It was a toasty evening outside, but a really fun one. Of course, I seemed to forget to get pictures of the guest of honor, but did manage to get pictures of Eleanor and Hannah. They were having so much fun!!! Congratulations Kim, we are so proud of you!

And before we left, I got a few cute photos of the kids.... I just can't resist. One thing is for sure, their childhood is well documented.

Would you look at her? I feel like she looks so grown up. Each day she amazes me with the funny things she says and does, her totally wild imagination and creativity.... I can't wait to see what she is "when she grows up".. the other day I over heard her telling her friends she wants to be a doctor. For some reason, I am thinking she may end up in acting or writing... lots of drama in her future:)

Just fun..

Our typical Sat evenings these days. The weather is finally nice out, and we have gotten a lot of new outside toys for Hannah including a new Tinkerbell scooter. She seems to really like and is getting the hang of it. We spend a lot of time on the front steps of our house while Hannah plays with all her toys and Drew hangs out in his saucer watching Hannah and all the people that walk by in the neighborhood. Tonight Hannah recruited a little friend. There was a couple walking by with a 3.5 year old girl and a 14 month old boy. Hannah literally waved them down and said "hey come over here, wanna play". And they were off... Addie and Hannah were playing chalk and bubbles, and Drew and Nolan were sitting in the front yard trying really hard to eat grass. It was cute.

Little D man, hanging in his saucer eating his fingers. No teeth yet, but between the drool, biting and swollen little gums, I think they might be on there way. He is still a happy little guy..

Bubble bubble bubble.....

Somebody thought Hannah's little song was pretty funny :) It was a gorgeous evening out, and Hannah had Drew laughing for over an hour tonight, and though dinner. Those two crack me up.

Happy Mother's Day 2010

Happy Mother's Day to me!! I feel like the luckiest Mom is the world to have two just amazing kids. Dad went out of his way today to give me a special day. It started with sleeping in... ahhh... who knew 8am would feel so good. Then I went downstairs to three beautifully framed pictures in our family from our vacation, and mom's favorite... carrot cake! Nothing beats carrot cake for breakfast :) Hannah was so excited to give me her mother's day card... hello kitty from her, and elmo from Drew. She picked them out herself.. she loved those cards!! Hannah even went shopping with Dad yesterday for a few fun new pieces of jewelry for mom. What a great mother's day! I feel so spoiled! I love the gifts, the appreciation and the attention today, but most of all, I love that these two wonderful kids made me a mom. I love all the laughter in the house each day, I love the smiles, and watching them both learn new things each day.

Happy Mother's Day everyone!!

Saturday Night Bowling

Hannah and Eleanor went bowling for the first time last night. It was super cute, they had a great time and just about tied eachother for the two games they played. When Hannah got home we asked her if she had a good time, she said the ball was pretty heavy and she did not like carrying up, but pushing it and hitting pins was fun :)

Murphy - Dog Hotel Recovery

We have been home from FL for a week now, and the picture above was what Murphy looked like for our first days back. Bless his little heart, I think he barked all the energy he had right out of him at the Dog Hotel. Hannah loved talking about Murphy throughout the trip asking if he was having a good time and if he was meeting new friends too at the hotel. Since our trip, I can say he is now fully recovered and his energy is coming back. We think he had a good time.