Bubble bath fun

Since Hannah's had a cold we've been putting J & J Vapor Bath in her tub. She loves when we put the bubbles on her head.

Elmo excitement.

The blog has been totally hijacked by Hannah and Elmo madness. You can only imagine our house.....

Elmo lives in the computer!

Richard made the mistake of showing Hannah the Seseme Street website. Elmo has his own page. She was sooooooo excited.

Hannah and Dylan

We sure wished he lived closer. Hannah just loves Dylan. She also loves Brady and Katie, but she can see them anytime since they live just 5 minutes away!

Merry Christmas!

Yes, I know it's three days after Christmas, but it's been super busy. We had a wonderful Christmas. The Diggs family came over on Christmas Day. We opened gifts, ate a lot of ham, and took naps in the afternoon. Hannah got 7 Elmo's! Yes, 7. We could open our own Elmo shop. She was just as excited each time she opened another one. Her favorite so far is the Elmo phone. I was able to program the phone to say, "Hello, Hannah, Elmo is calling". I love it. She doesn't quite get it, but I think it's cute. She also got the Elmo Live. I think the adults had more fun playing with it than Hannah. The day after Christmas we spent it with the Lunoff's. Jenny, David, and Dylan flew in from St. Louis to spend the holiday with everyone. Hannah just loves her couisin Dylan. Here are some pictures from the last couple days. On top of all of the fun, Santa also brought Hannah a cold for Christmas. Her nose started running on the 23rd and we've been elbow deep in snot, mucous, etc ever since. Good thing she hasn't had a fever or let it slow her down. I've just been chasing her around with the blue nose sucker and a box of tissue.

Jack and Hannah

This looks a little like the "cake cutting" at Hannah & Jack's wedding in 20+ years. Jack is more into the "cake" then Hannah. Poor Hannah, just tryin' to get some attention.

Little lady in red.

Thanks to Kristen (Jack's Mommy) who took these great pics of Hannah while playing at her house!

Hannah loves Santa.

We went to Jack's house for your annual trip to see Santa. Hannah really really wanted to tell Santa what she wants for Christmas, but couldn't contain her tears long enough to get it out. Maybe next year.....

Last year's Christmas card photo.

HA! What a difference!

Christmas Card preview

We had our neighbor come over and take some family pics of us for our Christmas card. I thought I would share a few.

Sorry Santa, these cookies are mine.

Christmas Picture Preview

We went to Picture People and had Han's Christmas pictures taken. She was actually smiling this time. I was so greatful since the Halloween photo shoot was not so good.

**They have the copyright spot on them since I'm copying and pasting from the preview site**

My Christmas Inspiration

I saw this decor in the Pottery Barn Kids Christmas catalog. Not that we could ever buy all of the pottery barn decorations, I decided to steal the look and do my version. I've been shopping for nutcrackers on ebay, Craigslist, and thrift stores since October. I'm pretty proud of the way it looks. I think I spent 1/3 of what it would have cost to buy the look from pottery barn.

Hannah's first parade date.

Hannah and Jack had a date at the Chuy's Children Giving to Children parade today. I wasn't sure if we were going to go, but Jack called Hannah and invited her to sit with him, eat some snacks, and watch some floats (all for a good cause)! Hannah and Jack had a fabulous time sharing snacks (Jack sure does like blueberries!), watching the floats, and people watching. Thanks, Jack and Kristen, Jack's mommy, for spending the afternoon with us!

Hannah's secret pal.

Hannah has a secret thanksgiving pal. She got a card in the mail from her pal. She was so excited to receive mail. I told her I bet I knew who her pal was, but I wasn't telling!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gettin' some love from cousin Katie.

My yummy sausage, broccoli, and mushroom quiche.

What a fabulous thanksgiving we had. We had brunch in the morning with the "Diggs Family" then lunch in the afternoon with the "Lunoff family". Hannah ate quiche for the first time (that I made, it was beautiful AND delicious), turkey, mashed potatoes, and of course pumpkin pie.

I can do it myself.

Hannah was hell bent on putting her pants on herself! At least she let me pick them out for her.

Nothing to see here Mommy, move along

My Elmo

My new best friend is a furry red creature named Elmo. I lovingly call him "Mo". He is so fun. He does the Hokey Pokey when I press his hand.