July 2013

Summer fun!  Besides our vacation to Jackson Hole, July has been a month full of play time, play dates, playing outside, ice cream, visits from grandparents, and the county fair!

Feeding her baby

Waiting for cookies!

Sprinkler fun with Daddy!

Benny came to play!  Benny is Jack's best friend from daycare.  They were the only 2 boys with 4 girls at daycare this last year.  They are good buddies!

Papa came to spend the night!

Precious boy and his tomato plant that he takes such great care of!  He keeps finding "mysterious" tomatoes growing in the dirt!  His watering must be working!

Warren County Fair with Mommy and Grandma Joyce!

Hanna spilled her whole slushy on her shirt, so Grandma (Minga), just took it off!  

Livin' his dream...playing in a band!

Jack stories-July 2013

3 ½ years old

Using words that I use…but in the wrong spot.  Sometimes I use words like ‘nervous’, ‘embarassing’, etc.  I will ask you to do something, and if you aren’t in the mood, you will respond with your hands on your hips, “You’re embarrassing me Mom!” or “You’re making me nervous Mom!”

Favorite game: Playing “bad guy”  You have this growly face and this football stance that you approach us in.  You usually tell one of us to tell the other one, “Oh no, there’s a scary guy coming up the stairs!”

Testing us: You have begun to test us in a new 3 year old sort of way.  You are such a little sweetheart most of the time, but you have some pretty trying moments!  Full of attitude, yelling, and just frustration on all of us.

“Jack you need to throw your bad attitude away!” 

“I can’t!”

“Why?”

“Because..”

“Because why?”

“Because it’s in the washin’ machine.”

“Jack, why are you so hyper?”

“Becuzzz I’m willy cool!”

“Only boys drink pop.  Only gewls drink Crystal Light.”

“That’s not an animal….that’s a bewd!”

“Jack, a bird is an animal.”

“NO IT’S NOT!”

“I’m all blued up!”  This is what you said after you picked out your FAVORITE outfit…the SIT blue golf t shirt and your blue shorts.

Daddy was explaining to you that Santa Claus is watching what you do.  I added in that it was actually more important that Jesus wants you to be good.  You followed up with:

“Jesus doesn’t like me anymore .  He isn’t happy for me because he isn’t here.”

Daddy then explained that Jesus was in your heart and you screamed, “NO HE’S NOT!”

You asked me “Where was Hanna when I was a baby?”  I told you that she wasn’t made yet.  You then looked confused and asked, “But how was she in your belly?”  I stalled and finally said, “God.”  You seemed understanding but then I decided to add in….”And Daddy.”  Your understanding quickly turned to slight confusion and I did a quick topic change.

Jack you sure have a mind of your own!  You are so feisty, and have some pretty good expressions and movements when you are talking back.  You can be soooooo sassy….but you do NOT like to be in trouble.  Your little sensitive heart and how you treat Hanna are the best!  Love you little guy!

Hanna Stories-July 2013

1 1/2 years old

Baby Gew Gew- You say this to request me to sing “Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea.  Won’t my mommy be so proud of me.  She knows how I walk.  She knows how I talk.  Baby baby baby baby girl girl girlllllll.”

Stuffed animals-You will nuzzle and kiss and snuggle on the ground with any stuffed animal.  If you are sad, that is all we need to find for you.  That or food.

Twinkle Twinkle, ABC’s-You are constantly singing both of these songs throughout the day.  You wake up and fall asleep singing.  It is adorable!

"Why?" "Why?"  over and over.

"Day doo" -thank you.  (After giving you something, hugging you, changing your diaper...anything!)  Polite little girl!

Singing Minga Minga or Mommy Mommy or Woa Woa to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle.

Laughing when Jack pushes you down, and pushing him twice as hard.

Spinning in circles…you laugh and laugh, get dizzy, and fall to the ground.

Jumping up in the air and landing right on your bottom on the floor!  If we laugh, you continue!

Hot feet-all I have to do is say this, and you start jumping around all over…high knees style!

Bringing us our cell phones and drinks if we leave them somewhere.  “He go Mommy!”

Collecting crumbs or things from the floor and bringing them to us.

“Owie, Owie”.  You say this when something isn’t going your way or something isn’t working.

Boon-Balloon

“Where Papa go?”

“Where Minga go?”

Papa???  Papa???

What doin’ Mom?

Ipen-Open

Hode you-Hold You (aka….pick me up and hold me)

What appen-What happened

Uh-oh

Sour patch kid-this describes the 2 personalities of Hanna.  Happy as can be, or very angry and feisty.

Science Center experience.  The other day I took you and Jack to the Science Center.  It was great!  But there were a few funny parts.  First, you found something white on the ground…I noticed you were chewing something, but didn’t think it was gum and figured it was gone.  Then I was going potty and a little kid came and opened the door on us…swinging it wide open for all to see.  Then I put you in the stroller towards the end of our trip and when we got to the car, I noticed that your chin was stuck to your chest with melted gum.  A strangers yucky gum.  I managed to roll it up into a gooey ball, scrape it off your neck somewhat, and strap you in.  I then tossed the gum into the road, and then stepped on it so it was melted on my shoe.  It was a great day!

Brave, risky girl.  Your new thing is climbing on things.  You like to climb onto the ottomans and stand up with a smirk on your face.  You will say, “Watch this Mommy!”, and then attempt to jump off.  After multiple times of me taking you off and saying “No!” (while you laugh), you finally make your own high surface with the tray tables, stand about 3 inches in the air, and again say, “Watch this Mommy!”  and jump off.  Oh Hanna girl, you are going to be our little risk taker.  You make Mommy very nervous!!!  But gosh I love you so much!