Batman!

Hannah has this odd fascination with all things Batman. It's only odd because she is such a girly-girl. There is a little boy in her class at school that talks about Batman all the time and they play Batman & Supergirl together (and I suspect he might be her first crush!). She asked for a Batman toy last Christmas and I figured it would just be a phase and she'd be over it before the New Year. Well, she still loves it! So while walking through Old Navy last month I came across a Batman shirt and thought I'd take the opportunity to match my kids. I've always wanted them to match and if it weren't against Mark's wishes, they'd be in matching smocked dresses and jon-jon's all the time. At least Mark could accept this matching combo :)

Cape San Blas 2011

I'm a bad blogger these days. Life just seems to get busier and busier as the kids get older! It doesn't help that work just gets busier as well (for both me and Mark).

Last month we enjoyed a fantastic vacation to Cape San Blas, FL. We couldn't have asked for better weather...mid 80's and low humidity. The kids really enjoyed the beach. Some of you may recall the beach failure of 2009, when Hannah refused to put her feet in the sand the entire week (see post here). She loves it now, thank goodness. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

The Lord's Prayer (Hannah's Version)

My birthday present!

I celebrated my 30th (gasp!) birthday last weekend with my family. I was so excited to receive a PANDORA bracelet with 2 clips and 5 charms. I've worn it nearly every day! Here is what it looks like:

William Update

I've been terrible about blogging lately. I haven't mentioned any of William's milestones in the past couple months and he's had a LOT of them! He's been walking since he turned 10 months old and now that he is 1 he is practically running! He claps, waves, throws a ball, and rolls a ball too. He has a vocabulary of 3 words: dada, mama, and Della (our cat). He understands the word 'no' and surprisingly, he even obeys it! His favorite toy these days is a ball of any kind. He is also very fond of his grandparent's cuckoo clock. He's a pretty serious boy, but his smile just melts my heart because it's a truly genuine smile when he does break it out :)

Here are his 8-11 months pictures that I never got around to posting. I think you'll find that these pictures capture his seriousness pretty well.

8 months


9 months


10 months


11 months

He had his 12 month check up this week and is 23lbs 4oz (50th percentile) and 30.5 inches (75th percentile). Absolutely perfect, if you ask me!

We have a little speller on our hands!

Tonight while Mark and I were doing our own thing around the house, Hannah was apparently doing her own thing too! This is what she had to show us! I can't believe she wrote her name with all the letters in the right order. She is learning so much at preschool. She has really taken an interest in early reading skills, such as letter sounds and what letter different words start with. It's so cool to see her learning things and it's equally cool to see how proud she is of her accomplishments. Way to go, Hannah!

Little snaggletooth!

Here's William sharing his toothy grin!

My swinging cuties