Life with Hannah & Isaac

Friday, July 9, 2010

Gran & Pa and a trip to the festival

We kept busy every day enjoying time together and with family. On Saturday, Gran and Pa came over for a visit. Hannah had fun reading Bible stories to Gran. Here she is showing Pa her golfing skills

and building a tower with him :)

Hannah loves her bike at Grandma's house and was often found just like this. She can pedal like crazy now and would ride her bike all day if she could.

Eli wanted in on some of the fun, so he joined in too!

We headed to the festival in Celina and were able to enjoy some animals at the petting farm.

Hannah really has a way of making her cousin Eli giggle. While we were riding in the car...she sure got him going... :)

More family fun

We enjoyed some lazy mornings hanging out in jammies at Grandmas!

book buddies...

We made a trip over to make a surprise visit to Nana and Papa. Nana made us ham and cheese for lunch, we enjoyed getting to meet baby Berlin, and relaxed on the patio while Hannah played.

lunch with Beth and a walk by the lake

On Thursday we had fun waking up at Grandma's house. We headed out to VanWert to meet a Beth and her oh so cute baby boy Cameron for lunch. Beth is a friend from Skyview...it was so good to see her and catch up. She was actually driving through VanWert on her way to meet up with her hubby. They are moving to the great state of Michigan to minister to the youth at a church there...we are so excited them!

We made it home for naps and some rest time for us. Then Grandma made a yummy pork chop dinner and we ate outside (per Hannah's request). The weather was beautiful, so we all enjoyed it!

after dinner, we strapped the kids in and headed down to the lake for an evening walk

Hannah loved talking to baby Eli, and I'm pretty sure he loved hearing all she had to say :)

the night ended with some bathtime fun for these two little cousins...their 1st bath together.

and of course some bedtime stories for Hannah. "The Very Bad Bunny" is one of her favorite stories to read at Grandma's house.

Across the state

We spent the morning on Wednesday with Beth. We enjoyed some outlet shopping and found an adorable outfit for Ethan to wear on his dedication day. Then it was off to the other side of Ohio to spend time with more family. We were greeted by Grandma, Auntie Erica, and little Eli. We went to dinner at KFC together. Hannah was eager to help with Eli in any way she could, here she is helping Grandma carry him to the car. We're ready for some fun times together!

so happy to get some snuggle time with my little nephew

On more day of camping

We headed home on Tuesday. Before we took off, Hannah made one more stop at the playground with Nana and Uncle Jeremy.

she loved this merry-go-round...it was just right for a little person her size :)

whee!

so much fun with Uncle Jeremy

thanks Mom and Dad for sharing your cabin...we had a great time!

More camping fun

On Monday we enjoyed a quiet day at the campground with Pop, Nana, and Uncle Jeremy.

Hannah loved reading her "Eye Spy" books with Jeremy

We went for a walk to the stable to see the horses...but found kitties instead (the horses were out grazing).

This cat came right up to Hannah and started rubbing all over her

then we found the kittens!!

She loves animals just like her Momma

givin' the mommy cats some love too.

We did find the horses later...Hannah had fun watching them graze and munch on the grass.

We enjoyed a friendly game of pool (it's been so long since I played!) Jeremy was my pool partner...notice how my little brother is now taller than me and so handsome.

Mom and Dad made a great team...they were the champs

the day always ends with Bible stories. Usually Nana would read to her...but on this particular night, she just wanted to snuggle with Momma...I love these moments :)

Thursday, July 8, 2010

The whole family together at last :)

It's been a while since we've all been together. On Sunday we were able to enjoy a day of camping with everyone. The weather was great, so we spent most of the day at the pool. Even though it doesn't look like it, Ethan loved the water.