Small Group Camping at Sleepy Hollow

On June 4th, we headed out to Sleepy Hollow State Park for a weekend of camping with some of our closest friends.











Hannah loved running around the campground with her friends and playing in a small tent for the kids.









She didn't like the beach so much. It took two days there to get her to even touch the sand. Once she saw her friends playing near the water she caved to the peer pressure. She still resisted putting her feet in the water. Maybe next time!

Mackinac Camping Trip

We headed out last Saturday for our first family vacation. We set up camp at Wilderness State Park, near Mackinac Island. It was beautiful camping so close to the water (until it started raining!). We are camped just to the right of the last visible camper.

Here's our little camper entertaining herself while we got everything ready for the week. I see gymnastics in her future! What a monkey!






























Hanging out around the campground.
























We picked the perfect day to visit the island. Our first stop was at the butterfly house. We weren't sure if Hannah would enjoy it, but she absolutely loved looking at the butterflies flying around.













We also brought our bikes to the island and rented a trailer to haul Hannah around. We spent some time at Fort Mackinac and then rode the trail around the perimeter of the island. It was a gorgeous trail and Hannah took a little nap for part of the way.











We ate the most amazing pizza at a restaurant in Mackinaw City. Hannah named pictures of her friends and then helped us clean up (she's singing the clean-up song in the video clip).










And what would a car trip be without bribing your kids with sweet treats :)

May Update

Hannah is such a ham lately. She giggles at everything!













She LOVES her puzzles. She'll be ready for interlocking puzzles soon! Hannah also loves playing with her best friend, Ashlyn. She even asks for her first thing every morning and each time we get in the car she thinks we're going to play with Ashlyn.





















Hannah's vocabulary is exploding! She comes up with new words each day and it's music to my ears! She can identify all of her immediate family members now which is very special!




I think Hannah knows almost all of her animal names and sounds now. Before bed she asks for "Bwown Brr" (Brown Bear)--her favorite book. Here's her latest talent:

And here's Hannah's favorite song. She knows all of the motions from Barney. She adores that big purple dinosaur!

Uppercase Living

I went to one of those at-home parties hosted by a friend a few weeks ago. Normally, I'm not that in to this kind of thing, but I am absolutely in love with this product! Our bedroom looks like it could be in a magazine now :)

April Update

Reader beware! I have been slacking on the postings lately so you're getting them all at once. Here are the latest pictures of Hannah...and there are tons of them!

So I'm told that these are "Kara faces."

























The following video is a demonstration of what a good listener Hannah is. She's so obedient!



Our little princess!












Did mommy tell you, "No, no" again? Poor baby. Look at that lip. She totally has the pout mastered. Must be an inherent little girl skill.




























Daddy's Girl!

Hannah's First Haircut

Don't worry mom, we only trimmed it and cut her bangs!! You can't even tell--I promise!!

I <3 Aunt Lauren

Aunt Lauren came for another exciting visit in April. I'm pretty sure she loves Hannah almost as much as Caleb and I do!








Aunt Lauren enjoyed her ride on the fire truck with Bert and Ernie much more than Hannah did. She screamed and threw a temper tantrum. What kid doesn't like the rides at the mall?













We miss you, Aunt Lauren!! XOXOXOXO