Pedaling All By Myself!

I LOVE riding my bike. I love to hop on it at home anytime mommy and daddy will let me. I've been working on pedaling...but still need a little help from mom and dad. The bike at Grandma and Papa's house is little smaller so the pedals were closer to my feet. Look at me take off and hear me giggle!

My First Pony Ride

On Saturday we went to the Peony Festival in Van Wert. It ended up being a rainy afternoon, but we were able to take in a little fun while we were there.

Hannah enjoyed her very first pony ride. She loved riding "Tex" and did a great job hanging on.

Hannah and her Papa

the raindrops didn't put a damper on Hannah's day. She was so excited to carry her umbrella!

We enjoyed looking at some art work, had lunch and then enjoyed a visit with Gran & Pa...then back home for nap time.

Completing Him Summer Challenge 2010

I'm a few days late, but I'm still excited to post and get started with Courtney's "Completing Him Challenge" this summer.






Here's Courtney explaining her challenge:


I'm excited to take part in this challenge...to be the best wife to my wonderful husband that I can be! :)

A Day at the Waterpark

We sure enjoyed spending last weekend with Seth's family. The forecast for the weekend wasn't great, but were were able to enjoy a wonderful day at the water park in between raindrops!

We started our day with a picnic lunch that Grandma packed for us. Here's Hannah and Eli both in their booster seats at the table.

It rained while we ate lunch, but God answered Grandma's prayer, and by the time we were ready to swim, the sun was shinning. I'm not sure who was more excited...Grandma or Hannah?! Here they are...ready to go!

We enjoyed the time with baby Eli too!

Water wings on and ready to swim!

racing Daddy down the slide!

Now all by herself...

the tube slide was fun too!!

Drying off after a day of fun in the sun

My Missionary Bank

Last week we had a family missionary night at church. We all brought our own jars and had fun decorating them. For a summer project, we are going to be collecting "change to change hearts". We are excited to save money to give to our missionaries. I had fun decorating my jar with Mommy and Daddy and look forward to filling it with change to help support the work of our missionaries!

My Big Girl Room

One day last week when I woke up from my nap, the first thing that I told Mommy was that I want my butterfly room.
I'm so excited for my baby brother to come! I'm excited to give him my room and move to my big girl room. I can't wait for Daddy to paint my room purple and for Mommy and Daddy to decorate it with butterflies. So far we have curtains, pillows, a lamp, and my quilt. We still need to paint the headboard, paint the walls, get a dresser, and find a bedspread to match my quilt. I'm especially excited about my quilt. The quilt was made for me by Ms. Carrie when I was born, and we are designing the whole room around my beautiful purple quilt. We will share lots of pictures when my big girl room is done..but for now, here is a sneak peak :)

Three Little Friends Have a Ball at Java Jungle

Last Wednesday was a rainy yucky day outside...perfect for a playdate inside at Jungle Java! The three girls had a wonderful time together!!

fun on the slide!

I love that smile!

Hannah feeding Brinna puffs...notice the open mouth :)

taking a snack break

silly girls :)