happy 1 year of life to my Hannah-bug...

this little person has me absolutley wrapped around her finger. She has been a great addition to our family and makes us laugh every single day. As nervous as I was about having a 3rd baby, I absolutley CANNOT imagine my life without her. I never thought transitioning to 3 kids could be so easy. Allie plays mother hen with Hannah. She likes to love & protect her. Kole plays rough with her but now that Hannah is older, she loves it. She used to be terrified of him... for good reason! LOL! But now, no one can get Hannah to laugh the way Kole can. She just adores her big brother & sister. Being the 3rd child, she is one tough cookie! She can pretty much endure anything. LOL! We love you Hannah-buggy-boo!!!!



just random...

It's 9:30pm on Sunday night and for some reason I'm feeling the need to post... that being said, I don't feel like I have anything exciting to post about. Sooooo... I am randomly choosing pictures with my eyes closed and I'll post them here... and then maybe write about them. Hows that?! Here goes...

#1} this one was taken about 1 month ago. Just nonchalantly drinking chugging her bottle.

#2} this picture cracks me up! Check out the size of the water gun Kole is hawling around... it's the same size as the kid!

#3} this one happens to be from the same album. Tim & the kids fishing off the end of our dock in McCall. I love this place! This place is pure heaven in the summer and I am SO SO SO glad our kids will have so many memories up here.

#4} Hannah watching intently as daddy cuts her finger nails

Ok... so thats it for the random pictures. And apparently my random mouse cursor did not pick any pictures of Allie. Sorry Allie... next time I guess! I'm going to hit the hay! I'm tired but I have to say it's been a great weekend. Tim & I put the kids to bed on Friday night and had a couple of gin & tonics together. We're so cool. But I like our kind of cool! Saturday we made a family shopping trip to the mall {bleh!}. Then went to Old Chicago and greased ourselves up with their Doubledecoroni Pizza {yum!} and ended our Saturday night having dinner with our neighbors. This morning we again had our neighbors over for a big yummy breakfast that included mickey mouse pancakes for the kiddos. Overall, it was a great lazy day for Tim & the kids and I got some errands & alone time I needed. We finished off our Sunday night with dinner at my dad & Colleen's. And thats that. I'm off to bed!

I love this boy...

Kole recently turned 4 years old. I can't believe it! Unfortunatly, on his birthday he ended up getting a horrible flu bug. It came out of no where. He at least got to enjoy some special birthday pancakes before the bug came on. He was so miserable that we ended up skipping the presents & cake that day. We just didn't make a big deal out of his birthday that day. I figured that would save him some heartache of know he's missing out on an exciting day. We just saved the fun stuff for his actual birthday party... and I'm so glad we did!

things I want to remember...

*he definitly gives me a run for my money! He is the 'go-go-go-go... CRASH!' kinda kid. If only I had half the energy he does!

*he is such a good sleeper now. If you would have asked me when he was a little baby, my answer would have been totally diferent.

*he is a lover & a pleaser. He likes to sit by me on the couch in the evenings and rub my arm with his finger tips. lol! He likes to do it because he knows I like it. :o)

*he loves to do my hair.

*he ties anything he can get his hands on to pretty much anything else he can get his hands on. And damn if that kid can't tie a mean knot!

*he is VERY sensitive and he's got to be approached in a very careful way. He doesn't always know how to control his emotions. I'm still learning how to deal with this. It's something we struggle with pretty much every single day.

*he says the FUNNIEST things!!! Tim & I are always thinking, 'where did he learn that?!'

*he LOVES to play tricks on people and he is seriously good at it {just like his dad!}

*he likes to dress up and he's pretty good at picking his clothes out.

*that being said, he also likes to dress silly... bike helmet, life jacket & snow boots are among his favorite!

*his snow boots are his favorite shoes... whether it's summer or winter.

*he ALWAYS has somthing connected to his belt loop... ALWAYS. Whether it be a key chain or two or usually a make shift gun and/or sword through the belt loop {like a holster}.

*he ALWAYS tels me 'I wubs you mommy' :o)