Happy Tuesday!

Just another Tuesday in the Little household. Hannah had preschool today. A firefighter came to visit her class for fire safety month. So she thought that was cool!! Haydn is really starting to talk more in the last few weeks. She loves shoes as you can see from the picture below! Kind of thought she might not be a girly girl but she loves shoes and she likes purses!! So time will tell. We are going to Okoboji this weekend with Tom and family, Adam & family and Geoff. We are getting our pictures taken professionally, so will be a fun weekend. I am sure I will have pictures to post about our Okoboji trip!!

Circus

Marcia took the girls and I to the circus today! The girls did great, I think us adults enjoyed it as much as the girls!! Hannah enjoyed the elephants. The round metal ball had 7 different motorcycles in it at one time! I even thought that was quite amazing!! We had great seats, we sat in the 7th row! So could see things quite well.

Fun weekend

Mom and dad were up Saturday night. They stayed out by Jordan Creek. The pool area has a little baby pool so perfect for the girls to swim in! Was a beautiful weekend weather wise too! Walked around the lake at Jordan Creek mall too. Hannah and I also went to Beaverdale parade Saturday morning. Was a nice parade. Hannah came home with so much candy as she does every year. Haydn stayed home with Wes, she wasn't too fond of the Waukee homecoming parade on Thursday night so didn't think she would enjoy Saturday's parade.

Play-doh

Hannah wanted to play with her play-doh yesterday right when Haydn was waking up from her nap so I told her today while Haydn was napping that she could play with it, so of course she remembered!

Rainy Sept Day

As I sit here, it is raining outside. One day it is fall and the next day it is warm like summer again!! Got to love the beginning of fall. I have got out both girls fall clothes, but have kept a few summer outfits out for those warmer days. It is nice to see a different variety of clothing for them and me too. Even though Haydn's clothes are mostly hand me downs but that is fine too. I have been to a few garage sales this summer and have scored some cute 18 month clothes for her.

To reap the last few weeks for you. We have our fall festival here in Waukee this past weekend so went uptown and enjoyed some carnival rides, food and Hannah even made some crafts. Went to the parade on Sunday was a nice size parade. Homecoming is this coming weekend so there is another parade on Thurs nite and then this coming Sat, is Beaverdale Days. They have a BIG parade. Seriously Hannah comes home with SO much candy!! I hope Saturday morning is nice for the parade. Hannah is loving preschool! She wears her backpack around the house until it is time to leave! Glad she wants to go, rather than have to drag her kicking and screaming!! Would be fun to be a mouse in her room with 23 other 4 yr olds!!!

Haydn is going to be the son we never had! She is a climber. Climbs on the kitchen chairs and then on the table. Can get on the toilet and plays with the toothbrushes! LOVES to flush the toilet!! When she falls and bleeds she doesn't cry, on the other hand Hannah cries at the site of blood or even the thought she might bleed! Funny how they can be so different and be from the same family!!

Well I will try and post pictures next time, haven't taken any of them lately!!

Enjoy the cooler weather!!!

Hannah's big day!

Hannah started preschool today. She goes Tues, Thurs and Fri. She had a great time her first day. Loved snack time, played dress up and made a craft. I think she is going to have a great year of preschool and will make some new friends.

Hannah is 4!!

Hannah turned 4 today, hard to believe for me!! She had a wonderful birthday party here today. She got a lot of nice gifts, really girly girl gifts this year, a new basket for her bike, some clip on earrings, rings to name a few!! She is now VERY excited to start preschool. Now that she is 4 she thought she could go to school today!! She got a new elephant backpack to take to preschool so she is set!!

Fun weekend

The girls went to Mt Ayr last Wed (25th) I meet mom half way. Wes and I then went down Friday after work for the weekend. This was the first time that Haydn has stayed the night without mom or dad there! Wes and I were able to go out to eat supper, come back to an empty (clean) house!! I went shopping on thursday for Hannah's b-day decorations and some shopping even for myself! Was a nice couple of days!! I know the girls had a good time in Mt Ayr too. Here are some pictures........

Zoo

Took the girls to the Blank Park Zoo today. We have a membership pass so try to get there as much as possible. Hannah really likes the petting zoo and her favorite animal is billy goats. Haydn enjoys all the animals too. You wonder what she is thinking when she see them?!

Haydn

Here are a couple recent pictures of Haydn. Eliott was in town this past weekend so we got to see him. He is walking, Haydn will pick on him at times. I guess she is use to being the one picked on, so wants to share the love!! She likes to sit in her activity table, she thinks it is a chair. She was eating a snack and watching a cartoon in this picture.

Anna Leigh and Patrick had a beautiful wedding!! The weather wasn't too hot. Hannah enjoyed her first plane ride!! She had a great time in North Carolina! The whole weekend just went to fast. Here are a few pictures from the trip!

Monday!!!

We all are getting excited for our trip to North Carolina!! We fly out on the 5th of July and return the 9th!! Will be a quick trip but very fun!! Hannah is VERY excited to fly and be a flower girl in A Anna Leigh's wedding!! I will post some pictures once we return!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

Flag Day

Here are the girls dressed up for Flag Day!! Just an excuse to wear their 4th of July outfits!! We are getting excited for our trip to North Carolina next month. Hannah is excited to ride on an airplane and be a flower girl!!

Feels like summer

Been awhile since I last blogged!! We have spent a lot of time outside with the nice weather and all. Both girls love being outside!! Even though Haydn can't talk yet, you can tell she is trying to tell us what she wants! She will go get her shoes when I tell her we are going outside. So she understands!! Hannah loves playing with Stella. Now Stella is a big sister, she has a little brother, Porter. Hannah likes to hold him.

Love the weather!

With this nice weather we have been outside both days this week. Haydn is doing great with her walking outside. Won't be long until she really gets the hang of it. Seems like as each day passes she walks more than she crawls!! Next she will learn to run!! My baby is no longer a baby!!!

Haydn is 1!!!

My baby turned 1 today!! She had a really nice party, got a lot of nice gifts! Hannah of course had to "help" open her gifts for her!!

Finally Spring!!

Well it has been awhile since I last blogged but I haven't taken pictures of the girls, but now that the weather is getting nicer I hope to get pictures of them outside. This past weekend we were in Mt Ayr, my sister, Anna Leigh and Fiancee' Patrick were back from NC for a couple shower. It was a quick visit but a fun one!! Won't be long until the wedding in July!! Well my baby is turning 1 on Sat, (7th). The year has flown by!! Hannah is turning into my girly girl!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!! Here are a few pictures of my cupids!

Sock Monkeys

The girls and I ventured to Mt Ayr this weekend. Wes was gone on a bowling tournament. Mom has been working on sock monkeys for the girls for a few weeks now. Hannah as you know loves monkeys so that is right up her alley. Haydn just wants to chew on hers.

Snow Day!!!

Hannah got to play outside today in the snow!! She loved it!! Here are a few photos to share.

Curious George

Hannah and I went to storytime here at the Waukee library today to see Curious George!! Hannah LOVES Curious George!! There was a puppet show and "the man with the yellow hat" was there too!! The first thing Hannah asked me this morning when she woke up was if today was the day we see "George". As a mom, it is fun to see her get excited over things she loves!!!

Swimming

Last night we celebrated dad's b-day at the Hilton Inn, out by Jordan Creek mall. Hannah and Stella, no lie were in the pool the whole time there were there. As you can see in the picture they have matching swimsuits!! It was a nice relaxing night. We ordered pizza and just sat by the pool all evening.

Sgt Bluff x-mas

We went to Sgt Bluff last weekend for x-mas with Tom, Amy, Sam and Matt. Hannah had a ball. As you can see in the picture she got playdoh!! Sam was great with Hannah the whole weekend. They even made cookies!! Haydn had a great time too. She got a couple new "learning" toys so she will have fun with them. She has started to crawl now. Well she rolls to where she wants to go more than crawling, but we now have to keep the gate closed to the stairs. Haydn turned 9 months on Jan 7th!! Won't be long until we are celebrating her 1st b-day!!

x-mas 2006

well we have had a great holiday season too!! We still have one or two left to go!! Anna Leigh and Patrick drove back from NC this x-mas! Was great to see them! Hannah had fun opening her gifts. She didn't get too many toys, YEAH!! Haydn on the other hand didn't know what was going on. She would rather play with the boxes or even eat the paper than anything else. Next year she should enjoy x-mas more.