Stuffed

The other night I went to check on Hannah before I went to bed. I had to peek under the fort to see her and I almost laughed out loud when I saw her. She had on her footed pajamas that Santa brought but I was surprised to she that she had "blossomed" or so it appeared. It took me a minute to figure out what she did but I realized Dinky was missing. She had stuffed him and one of her other stuffed animals in the front of her jammies. I don't know if she was cold or if she was trying to keep Piper from licking them, which she tries to do frequently but it was too funny!

Our girls

Hannah and I were playing in the front yard the other day and let Piper go out there with us. She liked the fower bed and sniffed the flowers. They posed for a few pictures for me and gave me an opportunity to play with my new camera.

Play Day

Hannah and I took advantage of the day off today and went to the park. It was pretty cool outside but we bundled up and took off. We packed a picnic and sat in a sunny area to get warm. We ate sandwiches, chips and chocolate covered strawberries and took off to play and warm up. We pretty much had the place to ourselves (no one else wanted to get out in the cold.) A few people came along later and Hannah played with a little girl for a while. We went over to the baseball field and practiced a little and then she rode her scooter and I walked around the lake. She kept asking why I was going so slow so I had to remind her that she had wheels. She told me at one point that there must have been a wedding going on out there. I asked her why and she said that there was a man and a woman kissing on the other side of the lake. People must be married to kiss apparently and I'm ok with that line of thinking! It turned out to be a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time!

Toothless Wonder

I took the day off today to spend with Hannah since she was out of school for President's Day. She came in to wake me up this morning and said her loose tooth was hurting. She pushed it as far forward as she could and it wouldn't come out, so I told her to push it back as far as she could and it fell right out. She was so excited and had to run and look at herself in the mirror. Her other front tooth is loose along with several others. She's hoping to have two teeth for the tooth fairy by the end of the day.

Valentine's Day

Hannah had a great time at her school Valentine party. She came home with LOTS of candy and Valentine cards. I was laughing in the pick-up line because they started releasing kids a few minutes earlier than normal. The parties were at the end of the day on Friday and I think they were ready for the kids to go and burn off all that sugar at home!

On Valentine's morning Hannah went to the latest Lowe's Build and Grow. We missed the last few ones so she was really excited to go back. She made a cute jewelry box with a heart on the front and a real mirror inside! She was a little overdressed for the occasion because she had a Valentine party to go to after that. Some of her friends from school were there and they had a great time! So many little girls and so much talking and giggling! Add cookies, cupcakes, candy, valentines, and BINGO with sweet tart markers and it was a loud, sugared up, fun time!

I got her an American Doll movie for Valentine's Day about Chrissa and we watched that Saturday afternoon. Ky got her a little box of Godiva chocolate and a gift card to Barnes and Noble so he took her there Sunday afternoon. She picked out the books "Despereaux" and "Froggy Gets Dressed." She had so much fun picking out her own books and spending time alone with Daddy.

Dancing with the Stars

A couple of weeks ago, Hannah got to dance with the stars, the Star Stepper that is. Our high school drill team does a fund raiser twice a year and invites all the school age girls to learn a dance routine and perform with them. One is during football season and the other is at half time of a basketball game. They got to sit with the Star Stepprs during the first half of the game and then went out on the court to perform. Hannah had so much fun and thought that her Star Stepper was soooo cool. They all danced great and had so much fun! She can't wait til next time!

Catch and Release

The other day Hannah told me that she put a note in her friend Zach's cubby. She told him in the note that she was going to chase him the next day on the playground. It seems that a lot of the girls have gotten into this game at recess. When I asked her why the boys weren't chasing the girls she said it was because the boys aren't really into the love stuff yet. I asked her what they do with the boys once they catch them and she said that they let them go so they can chase them again. I guess catch and release isn't just for fishing anymore.