Just Because...

She is never too far from her babies.

She loves playing in her house.

She is asking "Puppy, where are you?"

There is nothing more beautiful to me than when she smiles.

When I leave my shoes out...

...it's time to play! This is the first time Hannah found my shoes and put them on by herself as she pranced around in front of me and Josh. My first thought was..."I have to take a picture of this because it's a perfect opportunity to blog."

Currently in Lynchburg...

Getting ready to play outside in shorts and a t-shirt! Bring on the WARM weather!

Just a few days later, here we are at Sandusky Park enjoying the beautiful sunshine! It was wonderful...but now I DEFINITELY have spring fever!

When all was said and done....she couldn't walk in it anymore and wasn't having much of it at that point!

She told us "Bye, bye. See ya" and walked down the sidewalk as if she was really going somewhere without us.

Hannah's first official time to play in the snow while it is falling.

Apparently...in the first week of March in Lynchburg, Virginia, you can get 10 inches of snow and a few days later experience beautiful 70 degree weather with abundant sunshine!

Christmas in Arkansas

I'm pretty sure if this was the only gift she got, she'd be the happiest girl in the world!

She loves her baby dolls. She is giving her kisses.

This was her reaction to almost every gift! So fun.

Just a few photos of our trip home to Arkansas for Christmas! It always goes by too fast and makes us miss our family deeply.

P.S. We decided not to buy Hannah any gifts for Christmas this year and it's a good thing, because we wouldn't have room for anything else!

Tinkerbell(still trying to get caught up)

It was cold!

Hannah and Emilee...She adores her some "Eminee"

Hannah with her friends, Ryah and Lorelai! They play with her everyday and she loves them!

Tinkerbell

We went trick or treating in a neighborhood close by. We met up with some friends at the Newsome's and went from there. Hannah thought she was older than she was. She wanted to walk up to each house by herself. She said "please" as we asked for candy. Don't worry, we didn't give her any of the candy she worked so hard to get. Maybe next year...

First Birthday Party!

We celebrated Hannah's first birthday a couple weeks early at home in Lynchburg with some of our amazing friends and their children. She officially turned one on August 1st, 2008, but we were in the Bahamas. I know...poor girl spending her first birthday in the Bahamas.

She didn't LOVE her cake. She never has really liked getting her fingers messy when she eats. She did have fun at her party though! Lots of entertainment from the other kids and of course, she loved swimming. She only shivered a little...

We couldn't believe that she turned 1!! And now...she'll be turning 2 in a few short months!

Playing Catch Up: YEAR 1

1 YEAR

11 months (so happy)

11 months (pushing things is the closest to walking at this point)

10 months

10 months

9 months (this month is when she started crawling)

8 months

8 months (Couldn't resist capturing this moment during nap time one afternoon.)

8 months (I helped her stand for the photos!)

7 months (still not crawling)

7 months (This is how she slept for a while...had to be wrapped! Whatever it takes to sleep through the night!)

6 Months (after church...Josh thought she was adorable in this outfit! So did I! This was given to her from Tammy before she was born)

6 Months

5 months (with her best buddy, Lincoln)

4 months

3 months

3 Months (at Kristy's birthday party!)

2 Months

1 Month

1 Month (at the Newsome's. This was her first overnight away from home)

3 Weeks

2 Weeks

1 Week

Day 2

August 1, 2007
Day 1...need I say more?

I've been inspired by the numerous moms that I know and there awesome blogs. I have realized that blogging doesn't have to be detailed stories or writing masterpieces. It can be whatever you want it to be. Even if it is just adding pictures.

So, I wanted a place where I could go to (and send family) that would document Hannah's life with pictures. She is 19 months old now and I have just had to own the fact that I don't scrapbook and rarely remember to order actual prints to put into an album...so I figured kill two birds with one stone. (1) Have a place to reference and (2) update my blog!!! I mean...it's only been 9 months!!

Here and there, I might post some big events, stories, or happenings. But for now...mostly pictures of Hannah. I've just decided to go for an easy goal since I obviously don't have time to put in the effort to write much.