Thursday, July 29, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
The Friday Five: July Update
5. Daddy's becoming a pancake expert. Hannah's favorite concoction is his new "Dora" complete with a M&M eyes, a chocolate chip smile, and cocoa hairdo
4. We recently bought a slightly larger kiddie pool for Hannah and she LOVES it. There's only one thing to watch out for though, the hippopotamus that lives on the bottom! Don't know where Hannah comes up with these things, but the swim shoes were a must so it wouldn't nibble on her toes.
3. Hannah learned the joy of licking the beaters when mommy makes cookies! She also helped pour each ingredient into the bowl and turn the mixer on and off. I'm not brave enough to teach her how to crack the eggs yet!
2. Hannah had a blast at Vacation Bible School! Whenever I went to check on her or give the nursery workers a little break she demanded that I "GO AWAY!" Hmmm. Is someone ready for preschool? She loved every minute of every day and reports that her favorite activity was the bounce house. We had over 150 children attend!
1. I went in for my 13 week check-up this morning and brought Hannah along. She was so excited to hear the baby's heartbeat. But....more scares. The doctor couldn't find it! We heard plenty of swish swishing but she said that was me because it wasn't fast enough. So....I ended up with an ultrasound and the baby is JUST FINE!!! I couldn't believe how much he/she had grown in just a couple of weeks! It was exciting for Hannah to see the picture of the baby and watch it's arms and legs thrashing about. We also got to see the flickering of the heartbeat which is always very reassuring. (Turns out that the doctor was listening too low--kind of the same scenario as my first ultrasound so I guess I'm carrying high! Boy?)
4. We recently bought a slightly larger kiddie pool for Hannah and she LOVES it. There's only one thing to watch out for though, the hippopotamus that lives on the bottom! Don't know where Hannah comes up with these things, but the swim shoes were a must so it wouldn't nibble on her toes.
3. Hannah learned the joy of licking the beaters when mommy makes cookies! She also helped pour each ingredient into the bowl and turn the mixer on and off. I'm not brave enough to teach her how to crack the eggs yet!
2. Hannah had a blast at Vacation Bible School! Whenever I went to check on her or give the nursery workers a little break she demanded that I "GO AWAY!" Hmmm. Is someone ready for preschool? She loved every minute of every day and reports that her favorite activity was the bounce house. We had over 150 children attend!
1. I went in for my 13 week check-up this morning and brought Hannah along. She was so excited to hear the baby's heartbeat. But....more scares. The doctor couldn't find it! We heard plenty of swish swishing but she said that was me because it wasn't fast enough. So....I ended up with an ultrasound and the baby is JUST FINE!!! I couldn't believe how much he/she had grown in just a couple of weeks! It was exciting for Hannah to see the picture of the baby and watch it's arms and legs thrashing about. We also got to see the flickering of the heartbeat which is always very reassuring. (Turns out that the doctor was listening too low--kind of the same scenario as my first ultrasound so I guess I'm carrying high! Boy?)
Sleeping Bear Dunes Camping Trip
Over the 4th of July weekend we went camping at the Sleeping Bear Dune National State Park. It was absolutely gorgeous with a million things to do and see. Our campsite was spacious and relatively private. The bathrooms were also amongst the cleanest we've visited while camping :)
It took quite a bit of coaxing, but we got Hannah into the water this year. She enjoyed feeling the waves splash on her legs and even waded out fairly far from the shore with daddy.
I thought Hannah would be too young to appreciate the dune climb so I sent Caleb up on his own. What would mommy know? She ran chasing after him and made it all the way to the top! She decided that crawling was the best way down which landed her head first into the sand at one point so daddy carried her the rest of the way.
One morning we decided to try a float/canoe trip. The first hour or so was great! We were all having a nice, relaxing time and Hannah even sat in the middle by herself. Unfortunately, when we got to the lake portion of the trip, we tipped over. Hannah was mortified and I don't think she'll be going near a canoe for quite some time now. Thankfully, we were only in about 1-2 feet of water when we went over so it was pretty easy to get upright again. The last 2 hours of the trip were spent with me holding Hannahs' hands and trying to console her. We topped it off with ice cream so hopefully she won't have only bad memories of this trip :)
We spent a lot of time at the beach enjoying the beautiful coastline and perfect weather. Hannah loved her little turtle floaty that we got her in a cute little town nearby.
We will definitely be making another camping trip to this location again soon. It was one of the best campgrounds ever!
It took quite a bit of coaxing, but we got Hannah into the water this year. She enjoyed feeling the waves splash on her legs and even waded out fairly far from the shore with daddy.
I thought Hannah would be too young to appreciate the dune climb so I sent Caleb up on his own. What would mommy know? She ran chasing after him and made it all the way to the top! She decided that crawling was the best way down which landed her head first into the sand at one point so daddy carried her the rest of the way.
One morning we decided to try a float/canoe trip. The first hour or so was great! We were all having a nice, relaxing time and Hannah even sat in the middle by herself. Unfortunately, when we got to the lake portion of the trip, we tipped over. Hannah was mortified and I don't think she'll be going near a canoe for quite some time now. Thankfully, we were only in about 1-2 feet of water when we went over so it was pretty easy to get upright again. The last 2 hours of the trip were spent with me holding Hannahs' hands and trying to console her. We topped it off with ice cream so hopefully she won't have only bad memories of this trip :)
We spent a lot of time at the beach enjoying the beautiful coastline and perfect weather. Hannah loved her little turtle floaty that we got her in a cute little town nearby.
We will definitely be making another camping trip to this location again soon. It was one of the best campgrounds ever!
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