Thanksgiving+Snow= Fun times!

Wow that it’s almost Christmas I figured that I better get this post up!
For Thanksgiving this year we traveled up to my family’s cabin, which is in Pinecrest, CA.  In my 33 years, we’ve never spent a holiday at the cabin, EVER!!  I KNOW!!  We met my parents along with my brother Todd, his wife Erin and my niece Riley up there.  We venture out on Wednesday and because we left early enough we hit no traffic.  Before we left we let Caitlyn know that there might be some snow.  We weren’t sure, but were hoping.  About 30 minutes from the cabin, while passing through Sonora, the questions about the snow started.  “When is there going to be snow?”  “How much snow is there going to be?”  “Can I play in it?”  You get my drift.  Finally she saw the first bit of snow.  “I SEE SNOW!!”  Over and over again, at each new patch of snow that she saw, ALL THE WAY TO THE CABIN.  That was a long 30 minute drive. 
We pulled into the driveway just after noon and beat my parents by about 5 minutes – good timing. 
We had a blast playing in the little amount of snow there was.  Caitlyn was in awe!  I just wish that she could have seen more snow, but she didn’t care.  She got to make a really pathetic looking snowman and a snow angel that you had to use a lot of imagination to see.  We’re planning on going back up in February and I know that we’ll definitely have more then. 
   

We won’t be seeing my brother and his family at Christmas, so the kids exchanged presents.  Caitlyn was super excited about her piggy bank that keeps track of her money as she puts it in.   To date she has just about $40 in change!!  I told her we’ll cash it in before Nashville and she can either take me to dinner :) or buy herself something while we’re there. 



Of course we had to get pictures of the girls together.  I wish that we lived closer to Todd, Erin and Riley so we could see each other more often than we do.  I have a feeling that it will be quite awhile until we see them again.  Until then we’ll have to be satisfied with these pictures.
 

I should be getting some other pictures from my mom this weekend, so I’ll probably do another post with more pictures!  You love seeing pictures of my girls, right? :)

Comment troubles

Several of you have sent me messages on Facebook letting me know that you can't post comments on my blog - that the POST A COMMENT link doesn't show up.  I'm so frusterated with blogger and this aspect.  Nothing I seem to do will add the link to my page.  A few have offered help but to no avail those suggestions haven't helped.  Occasionally on some blogs it shows up, but not on others - AHHH!!!

It's still possible to comment though.  At the very end of each post, where the date line is, there is a part that tells how many comments there are.  If you click on this link, the comments will come up and you should be able to post.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I hate missing out on getting comments! :(

Some Hanna Cuteness

Hanna is almost 6 months now – where, oh where does the time go?! 

She’s enjoying trying new solid foods; well at least most of them.  She likes apples, pears, bananas, sweet potatoes, oatmeal and rice cereal.  She’s not too hip on carrots and we got the good old scrunched up face when she tried peas.  Not sure what we’re going to try next, we’ll see, maybe avocado.

Hanna has been spending some time sitting in her bumbo seat and for the most part she enjoys it. 

And her biggest milestone reached lately is rolling over.  She sleeps on her tummy and one morning when Scott went and got her he said “you put her on her back right?”  I said “nope.”  SURPRISE MOMMY AND DADDY!!  We have yet to see her roll from her tummy to her back; she’s done it sense in her bed but never in front of us.  We have seen her roll from back to tummy and now so can you. 

 

 

 

This last video just cracks me up!  The things kids come up with.  Enjoy!

Final Park Day of the Season?

We’ve been quite lucky with our November weather.  Who knows is this will be our last park trip for awhile, as the much colder weather is approaching us.  Although, as long as there is sun, there’s a chance. 

On Veteran’s Day, both Scott and Caty were off of school (obviously) so we took advantage of the beautiful day and the four of us headed to a local park recently for some playing.  I spent the time pushing Hanna around in her stroller, in hopes that she’d fall asleep – no such luck.  Scott and Caty had a blast playing.

Happy Halloween!

 

Halloween has come and gone, yet again.  We had a great day, but a busy one. 

It started off by the girls opening a present that their Great Aunt Barbara and Great Uncle Bill sent them.  Hanna loved her pumpkin socks so much that she wanted to eat them and Caty had a blast making her bead necklace. 

A few days before Halloween, during a rare nap from Hanna, Caty and I spent some time in the backyard carving our pumpkin.  She wanted no part in the pumpkin goo so only one pumpkin got carved.  Thank goodness for Mr Potato Head Pumpkin kits.  We made out with a great looking witch. 

Costume time!

My sweet angel!

My very own princess  

And when the princess costume came off this is what she turned into!  AHHH!!!! 

Now onto our LPA Halloween Party.

 

A parade of costumes

Caty and Aidan posing

Getting ready for the pumpkin roll

Roll those pumpkins!

Chalk time

My little pumpkin

The party was held at a great community center which has a wonderful park.  The weather has been so incredibly nice; we’re very lucky!

And now it’s trick or treat time!