First Lacrosse Game!

Most of you know that my sis, Carla, played and coached lacrosse in college...well she is now coaching here in Huntsville with the HLA (Huntsville Lax Assoc). Her HS girls team had their first home game last Saturday and we headed out to support them! Still a little chilly and windy but the sun was shining!




The girls did lose the game...but we had a blast and will be back again! Next time I will try take some pictures of the 'lacrosse' players...I realize now it just looks like we are hanging out at a random field!

Hannah's First Spring Break!

What a blast we had this past weekend! We headed down to Pensacola, FL to visit our friends, the Lawrence Family, to celebrate Laura's birthday and for our first Spring Break trip! We ate, drank, ate some more, had a crawfish boil and took Hannah to the beach for the first time! Mallory and Lindsey played with Hannah all weekend -love those two girls! Here are some pics from the weekend...the weather was beautiful and we spent most of it outside! Thanks for hosting us again - we love you guys!




Below is a short video of Hannah's first walk/steps on the beach! She loved it - took off 'running' in the sand! Sooooo happy my little girl loves the sand, water and waves as much as I do! Looking forward to our first family beach vacation!

10 Months Old!

Double digits! Wow! Could not be any prouder of all the things Hannah is up to these days...crawling around (well, she scoots and pulls herself around with one leg!) pulling up and cruising from end to end of the couch/coffee table, babbling mamamamama and babababababa with the occasional dadadadadada/dududududu - it also sounds like she says "uh huh" and she squeals with delight using a very high pitch quite a bit too!


She has both bottom teeth and loves to crunch her food - plus they help make her smile look even cuter! She loves to try new foods and will try most everything we put in front of her. Avacado, sweet potatoes, squash, rice, turkey, and all fruits top the charts on her favorites. Still trying to work on drinking from a sippy cup... She LOVES music and will dance and bounce to the radio or singing - toys that have music are big hits although she does enjoy her fair share of grown up music too! Soooo much fun to play all day with Hannah! Good times!

Visit to Daddy's New Office!

Happy to announce that Mike is the newest attorney for the U.S. Army and Aviation Missile Command, AMCOM Legal Office! I am so proud of my husband! We are beyond thrilled for the many opportunities this job will offer in the future...but most of all for the TIME we will have as a family! Hannah and I took Mike lunch and went to check out his new office - she even received her own visitor's badge (attached to her pant leg so she wouldn't chew it). She did awesome sitting on phone books while eating lunch at the table with us - and Mike said that his girls are welcome back anytime!

Trip to Fort Worth!

Hannah and I finally made a visit to our beloved Fort Worth! What a great trip we had AND what fabulous weather! It was so much fun to watch Hannah, Jack, and Fritz play together - what a trio they make!





Fabulous food, good company, and awesome hospitality...we love and miss our Texas friends so much! Thanks so much for having us Kelly and Jamie - cannot wait until next time!

On Sunday we were able to drive out to Dallas to spend the day visiting with more friends at a baby shower! Emily did a fabulous job hosting and everyone, including mom-to-be Ann, had a great time togehter! Here are some pics from the shower...the best is the group shot...hilarious that we thought we could take a picture with everyone looking! We are so blessed to have so many precious baby girls! Hope to see everyone again soon!

9 Months Old!

Photo sessions with Hootie are becoming more and more challenging! BUSY is the word I would use to best describe Hannah right now - she is constantly on the move wherever she is playing! While crawling is not her favorite...she definately gets to what she wants! She would much rather be standing while playing or pulling herself up to the standing position. She now has two precious teeth, longer hair for bows (yeah!), and keeps growing taller!


Hannah enjoys trying new foods and snacks - she loves puffs of any variety, mum-mum crackers, avocado, sweet potatoes, and bananas mixed with anything! I would definatey say they are her favorite fruit. I love to watch her figure out the new items we give her on her high chair tray and then watch to see what she does with them! She is so observant and aware of what others are doing around her and is beginning to copy behavior she witnesses (which is both good and bad)!




Hannah LOVES music and singing...Old MacDonald, Ladybug Ladybug, or any other songs I make up! She loves to bounce and 'shake any toy that rattles. She loves to walk around the house and follow me in her walker, loves playtime in the playroom and will dump out the contents of every toy basket with delight! Bathtime is enjoyable - she loves to splash and play in the water! While teething has been challenging...Hannah is normally a happy baby who is full of smiles and giggles! Hello! and Bye-bye! for now! (Hannah's newest trick is waving!)

Giggles!

Not exactly sure what was soooo funny...but baby laughs are contagious! The more we laughed, the more Hannah did too!