Family in Town

Here are some fun pictures taken this weekend while family was in town for Hannah's Blessing.

Hannah doesn't like to take a pacifier, but she does love to take daddy's finger.When David drove in from Rexburg the first thing he wanted was to hold his baby Hannah. They slept and snuggled for a few hours. This is how Jake discovered the two of them when he got home.
Justin and his girls loved baby Hannah too.

My brothers are amazing with my little girl.

Justin said when he put Hannah in Elissa's arms she was the happiest he'd ever seen her. Elissa is very nurturing and loved to stroke Hannah and make sure she was warm.

Grandma Geri with Elissa and Hannah.


Grandpa and baby Hannah
Grandma Geri and David hanging out with Hannah watching the end of the Superbowl.
Uncle David adores his baby Hannah. You can tell Hannah thinks the world of David too, she was always smiling at him.

Video of Hannah Talking

Here is Hannah talking to her favorite little toy.

Hannah's Blessing

This past Sunday we were able to bless Hannah in church. All of my family, except my brother Paul, were able to make it to the blessing. Justin and his family drove 11 hours with 2 children under 5 years old. Luckily the kids were amazing travelers (the only time they cried was when their daddy took the wrong entrance and started heading back toward California :-) Jake's family also drove in from Idaho. We are so thankful for our wonderful family who went out of there way to be there for our daughter. It was a beautiful blessing and we got so many comments on how beautiful Hannah is and how gorgeous her dress was (Thanks Mimi!). And Hannah didn't make a peep during her blessing! While we were getting her all dressed up she was crying and I kept hoping she would calm down for the blessing. And she did. Apparently she let out a big smile when the men started bouncing her. What a beautiful day it was. We loved spending time with family who we normally just see on Holiday's.

Here are some pictures from her Blessing Day. She was happy and content the whole time, just not when we brought out the camera.

2 Months Old!

I can hardly believe Hannah is 2 months old! She is growing and maturing so fast! Yesterday, on her 2 month birthday, she laughed (while awake) for the first time! And not just once, but twice in a row! It was sweet music to a mother's ears. I was telling David something funny and we started laughing and Hannah put on this huge grin, leaned her head back, and laughed so hard! Ugh, how I wish there was a video camera rolling at all times. My brother David was there too, so once again I have a witness. Hannah loves to be talked to and will have "conversations with us". She is a pretty good sleeper at night and has been going 5-6 hours before the first night time feeding for about a month now. (Which makes it a lot easier on mommy.) We found out over the weekend that she loves children. My nieces were in town for her blessing and Hannah couldn't stop starring and smiling at them. You could tell she just wanted to get up and play with them. Hannah also loves to watch TV. If she is a little cranky, you just let her see the TV and she calms right down. During the Superbowl she was smiling and talking to the TV, so daddy is excited that it seems she will like watching football with him. Hannah has her 2 month appointment on Thursday, so we are looking forward to see how much she has grown. She is already fitting into 3-6 month clothes!

Hannah Pictures!

Here are some recent pictures of our growing baby Hannah! She is developing quite the personality! She smiles all the time and communicates like she really understands what is going on. Yesterday Hannah was sitting in her bouncer in front of me and I called her name twice and she looked over at me. Then while she was looking at me I said "Hannah, you know your name don't you." And she nodded her head like she was saying "Yes mommy I do!" It was so precious. Grandma was there too, so I have a witness :-) She also has a little attitude sometimes. A few days ago I was blow drying my hair and Grandma Geri brought Hannah in to see me. I wasn't looking at her so she peeked up over Grandma's shoulder, looked right at me and made this loud "Maaaaaah" sound. I looked at her and smiled and a few seconds later when I looked away she made the same sound. Apparently she likes to be center of attention, which isn't a problem because everyone adores and loves her. Here are some recent pictures of her...I can't believe she is 8 weeks old!

It is so hard to catch her beautiful smile on camera, but I caught the end of it!
Isn't she gorgeous!?



Our sleeping angel.
All bundled up and ready for church!

She looks beautiful in this sweater and hat that Jakes Aunt Kaye knitted for her.
Bath time is her favorite! This picture captivates her total relaxation while being pampered.
She absolutely loves our Christmas tree...so we have yet to take it down ;) We wanted to get a picture of her with it.
Her smiles make my heart skip a beat. Check out that hair!!! I have yet to figure out how to tame it down, but its sure fun!

Christmas 2008 (yeah yeah, so I'm a little behind on posting)

For Hannah's first Christmas we went home to California to celebrate with my family. It was my brother David's first Christmas home from his 2 year mission in Mexico, so it was a lot of fun to spend the Holiday's with him again. We were only able to fly home for about 5 days, but it was very relaxing. Jake and I were nervous about taking a 3 week old on a plane, but she did remarkably well! She slept the whole time, on all 4 flights! What a great traveler! While in Cali we ate ALOT, watched a bunch of movies, shopped till we dropped, went out to dinner, saw old friends, and mostly just spent time as a family at home. Here are some fun pictures from our trip!

Taking a nap with mommy
We found this dress at Walmart and I just had to have it! She looked adorable as Mrs. Claus
Hannah loves being pampered with back rubs.
Nieces opening Christmas presents
Uncle David holding his baby Hannah
Justin and his family came over to spend Christmas day together.
David loves snuggling with Baby Hannah
We went out to lunch with my good friends from High School, Melissa and Melissa.Auntie Melissa holding Hannah for the first time.
Hazel held her too!
Hannah loves her Grandma Geri.


For New Years we flew to Jake's home in Idaho. Which was also a very relaxing trip. We ate yummy food, watched movies, did some shopping, got together with extended family, and had fun spending time with family. Here are some pictures from that trip!


All bundled up to go shopping!Hannah and Great Grandma Bonnie

Hannah and Great Aunt Jeanie

Baby Updates

1 Month Old!

At one month you changed so much! By 4 weeks old you gave me your first smile, which warmed my heart to the rim. You became much more interactive and developed quite the grip! You still hum in your sleep, which is music to my ears when I'm not trying to sleep :-) You love bathtime and cry when we take you out of the tub. Your legs have gained so much strength! You love to stand up and be a "big girl". In your bouncer you surprised us last week when you batted at the toy hanging in front of you for a few minutes and loved watching it swing back and forth. You also have developed quite the voice. When you are awake you enjoy having conversations with us and sometimes you even repeat sounds! The other morning grandma was talking to you and asked if you were going to make good choices all your life and you said what sounded to us like "of course". It was adorable. Another example was when I asked if you were a hungry hungry hippo and you made a sound that sounded like "hippo". You are a shining light in your parent's lives. Thank you for all the joy you bring to those around you.

Favorite things:
The Christmas Tree (which is why we still have it up)
Bathtime
Nursing
Grandma Geri
Daddy
Talking
Staring at the mobile on your swing
Playing with the toys on your bouncer
Standing up
Music