Hors back riding and Ari's birthday

Paris asked Ari to smile for the camera and this was her smile

 

Ari with  her cupcakes. They were delicious.  She blew out the candles before anyone could snap a photo.  I thin SA help out as well.

Marie and SA at the party. It has been like 6 months since we saw each other last.  Didn't mean to but got busy and next thing I know her little girl is already 4 months old

Hannah has a great time on the horse. This was her first opportunity, but hopefully it won't be her last.  She had fun watching everyone and exploring. She was the first kid of the ones her age to try it out.  I was proud of her. Mostly I just wanted to ride and so I brought Hannah along to see if she would like it.

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Loves new foods

Hannah had fun with the spaghetti she ate, but when it came to to clean up, she didn't really like is as you can see

Loves her food

orange juice mustache

she wants more

ok, one more sip

My good Little eater

We had blueberry waffles and Hannah just gobbled them up!  Look at her hand and face, she had a good time.

Paris got Hannah up, gave Hannah her bottle in the morning and changed her diaper while I was still sleeping (thank you, sweetheart! ) and she drank it all by herself.

Here she is and doing a great job

Hannah loves tofu, carrots, broccoli and ate cabbage last night as well

Her latest favorite is cucumbers which she has in her mouth.  She lives to crunch them with her 2 teeth she has.

A girl after my own heart!

HEr first experience with clothes and purses.  How did she know that was her mommy's favorite things as well.

The pants are to go on your legs, not your head

New sunglasses for Hannah

Here is our sweetheart peeking through her Hollywood glasses, as Grandpa Fox likes to put it.

having fun in our new place

Sorry these pictures are a couple weeks old already. Boy does time fly.  

Hannah is enjoying the company of her two cousins.  All three of them are sitting on a trunk together.  A (in the middle)  likes to make Hannah laugh so she'll make funny faces and say funny things to get a reaction out of Hannah.  It's cute!

Hannah is certainly proud of her 2 new teeth. She has the biggest smile which wouldn't be complete without her teeth shining through

H likes the camera so much she tries to reach for it. Sorry sweetheart, that for mom's and dad's only which I tell her all the time.

Right as I took this picture she made a big #2 in her diaper, hence the face she is making.
I thought this picture was hilarious.  Her little head sticking up from the bath tub.

say cheese

I was introducing her to a new toy that her Tunte (Aunt) Lisa brought over for Hannah to use. She is really liking it now. IT took a little getting use to.  It's good practice for her standing up.
Hannah really likes spinach.  I make it myself and she just gobbles it up. What a good eater!

Walking in mom's shoes.  Hannah loves to try to put her shoes on her feet as well as other shoes that are around.

pictures of the new place

Here is Hannah taking a bath in a real  bathtub.  For the last 10 months she was bathing in her baby bath tub. SHe looks so small compared to the large tub she is in.

Here is our fabulous kitchen. I think it may be 3X as big as our last one.  Boy do I love it!

Here is our bedroom. It is a cherished thing not to have your own room. The closets are nice and the doors buffer the talk radio our neighbor listens to. Yes, he is almost deaf so he turns it up loud.  What can you do.

Here is our bathroom.  Not too big, but it suits our needs

Here is our big girl having fun sitting in the sink. She is almost too big to sit in it, but I wanted to capture the moment before she out grows it.
These next pictures are funny. I put Hannah in her crib as a way to orient herself in her new room. I was tying on the bumper and so she decided to do one of her favorite things- suck on the ribbons that hold the bumper on. Some of the ribbons are fraying because she plays and sucks on them while she is trying to fall asleep.

Here she is

Now she is discovering the bars as she has in the past, but loves to stick her arms and fingers through the spaces

What do you see Hannah?

fun in the crib.  Isn't it great how the smallest things are engaging to kids!

New place, new design

Sorry we have been MIA on the blog scene.  I bet all of you that have been checking our blog are frustrated to see that no changes have been made for a month and a half.  Sorry about that. We had some problems getting our phone and internet connected once we moved. It took 2 weeks to get the phone connected and turned on.  Then it was turned on, but the connection wasn't coming through. So we waited another week for a serviceman to come out.  Now here we are, connected. It's amazing how much you can get done when you can't spend time on the computer scouring the internet as Paris does.  I missed all my friends and checking in to their blogs to see what has been happening.  When I finally logged into my email after 3 weeks of not checking it, I had 201 emails.  

Back to the MIA story.  It all started when we decided to move out of our basement apartment and into a snazzy new apartment in Alameda.  It is twice as big and with 3 bedrooms and a large kitchen, not to mention a great living room we had to grab it.   We are happy here and are finding Alameda to be a great little community.  Everyone is nice and helpful.  There are some great parks and the water is so close, it's nice to have everything in such a close proximity.  Stay tune for some pictures of our place.  

I have to say that giving Hannah her own room has been such a great step for her.  SHe is falling asleep on her own and she has room to roll around and practice crawling. SHe is almost there and we are excited for her next step.  We have our own room, finally and it is such a nice thing to have. Not to mention that we have time alone, which we all need.  Thanks for staying in touch and pictures will come very soon!