The Backyard, a Slide, Water & a Bunny

Hannah loves to play in the backyard.

Hannah loves to play in the backyard on her slide.
Hannah loves to play in the backyard with water.

Hannah loves to play in the backyard with her slide AND water.Hannah loves to play in the backyard with her slide, water and her bunny.The bunny didn't enjoy this so much.

Zoo Trip #2

A couple of weeks ago when my mom and sister were in town we took Hannah to the Santa Barbara Zoo. Hannah was much more interested in the animals than the last time we went. Her favorites were the penguins and the giraffes. We had a great time and hope to go again sometime soon!

Bathtime in the Sink

If You Need a Smile...

Look at the pigtails

Clam Chowder

The first Friday of every February we go to King City for a clam chowder dinner. What? Let me explain. There is too much. Let me sum up. The Monterey County Ag Museum has an all-you-can-eat clam chowder dinner every year as a fund raiser. Chris' grandfather inherited the clam chowder recipe that they make every year and passed it on to Chris, his dad and brother. So up we go to King City, the men make 350 to 400 gallons of clam chowder, and I cut pies with my sister-in-laws and mother-in-law for dessert. Now that we have kids running around, the pie cutting has been put on hold and our new duty is baby chasing. I know this is an incredibly random event, but it's a lot of fun and we get to see a lot of family and friends. Hannah's Mimi and Papa even made the trip down from Concord to spend the day with us and enjoy some chowder. So if you're ever around King City the first Friday of February, come join us!

Jenna's ready for some chowder!

Hannah and Stellan playing in Nono's chair, post chowder.

Some Year-to-Date Favorites

Just a random sampling of the happenings of Hannah so far this year.

Hannah loves to sit in the office chair and be spun around.

Just Cruising

I don't really know how to explain this one, but my daughter loves to climb on the couch, look through her legs, wave and say "hi."

This is Hannah learning to feed herself yogurt. If you ever need a toddler to be occupied for an extended amount of time in their high chair, that is the way to go. I was able to get dinner ready and keep her happy the entire time.

Play time with Ali:
Ali didn't look too excited to be at our house at first, but I think she warmed up. Hannah loves to look at her picture and always gets excited to see her.

A Day in the Life of Motherhood

I have learned that the problem of missing one sock of a pair multiplies by 5 when you have a toddler. These are the socks I collected around the house and not one of them has a mate. And it's not the dryer's fault either. Hannah loves to be barefoot so she is always pulling her socks off. Oh how my life has changed...