Passion Tea

Here is a great drink recommendation!!
Next time you are thirsty I highly suggest this Tea. It is called Passion Iced Tea. I usually get the Grande and it is only $1.91. It is kinda addicting though...just to warn you!! I think I have had 3 or 4 in the past 2 weeks!!

Little Mo update

Here is an update on our baby this week. I am 19 weeks, so I am almost 1/2 way!!! Yeah. I can feel the baby move more and more each day. Which is such a relief now. I have started to let myself get excited and have actually purchased a few items(!!) Go Me! I have also made a short list of needs/wants/borrow from others list. I even have diapers. They had a pack this month and last month at the food line! Pampers too:)

Our baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces, and he measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. His arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of his body now. His kidneys continue to make urine, and the hair on his scalp is sprouting. This is a crucial time for sensory development: Your baby's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch.

And for those of you who don't know what an heirloom tomato is...Here is what Wikipedia says it is:
An heirloom tomato is an open-pollinated (non-hybrid) cultivar of tomato. Heirloom tomatoes have become increasingly popular and more readily available in recent years

Enjoy!

Baby M

Congrats to Josh and Jen on your baby today!!

He is SO cute.

(I guess we'll cross Judah off our list of options!)...

Happy Birthday Robbie!

Happy Birthday Aunt Robbie!
Hope it is a good one.

Happy Birthday!!

Happy 60th Birthday

Grandma Sharon!!

We hope you have a wonderful Day! Your present is on the way.

DDR

Hi,
I guess DDR isn't just for high school boys! Actually Hannah calls it DDRS. It is pretty funny. I'm thinking she is putting the S on it because we went to Baby's-R-Us the other day and she is making some connection with the letters...I could be wrong though. Who knows with kids, their thought pattern is so different at this age.

Today she bought Little Mo a present, and she is SO excited about it. We filled up another stamp card at PBK. It was cute watching her choose between the frog and the mouse!

O, and only 152 more days until Little Mo comes!

First Day

Today is Dan's first day of school!! (in the PhD program).
Only 5 more years to go!
I am so proud of him though. Have a great day.

Cooking

For my Birthday (in December) Hannah and I got matching aprons with our names on them. Last night was the first time Hannah wore hers. I have been trying to get her to wear it this past month...and had actually given up. But it was her idea, so we had to get a picture!!

movement

Well, I can honestly say that I now feel Little Mo moving all around. Mostly at night when I am just sitting on the couch, or when I have a book or the computer pushing on my tummy, or after sugary foods. They are just small movements now, but Praise God for any movements at all!! He has really blessed us so far in this pregnancy. We are so blessed to have such good friends and family praying for us in this journey.

Thank you all!

O-I saw 27 dresses last night and it is really cute. And pretty clean!

Pirate Flop

So...I tried to take Hannah to see the new Veggie Tale movie that is out. Lets just say that there was NO religious tones/story in it at all. It was a Pirates of the Caribbean part 3 knock off! And...since when is that a kids movie? It was very scary for Hannah and we ended up leaving early because she was so scared. She was crying.

Do you remember in Jonah the pirates who don't do anything liked those cheese curls? Well the cheese curls are in this movie as well...only they come alive at one point and start to chase the pirates with these evil eyes and mouths. YIKES! It totally freaked her out and...honestly, rightly so. I was a bit shocked as well.

We will NOT be seeing Veggie Tale movies anymore! I am bit disappointed in Big Ideas. They have really let changed their focus over the years. Aren't they supposed to be funny and "Loosely" based on Bible stories?

Soup!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Everyone!

We just got home from Chili's and guess what????????? They sell chicken enchilada soup here at ours now!! We are SO excited. We have been driving to Cincinnati to get it for the past 4 years. Now we don't have to. Yeah!!!!!!!

Then we went to Baby's-R-Us to check out whats new. Specifically pack-n-plays. I am shocked at how fancy and pricey they can be. We did find one for 79$ that we may get...It even matched our room. Not that that is a priority! Can you register for stuff on a second baby? Let me know...it sure would be nice(since it has been 4 years). OR....if you are a relative and want to send us a gift card to baby's-R-us we will gladly accept it.

Then Hannah fell on the way in. She missed the sidewalk and scraped up her had really well. She cried for what seemed like forever!! She is ok.

We have had a great evening(!!). seriously though, we did. Now I am off to ice cream.

Easter

I think I am the only one eagerly awaiting the Easter season at this time...I have been craving jelly beans for the past week!! Just a passing thought...

Little Mo

Little Mo is doing great. We heard the heart beat and it was nice and strong!

Our Ultra Sound apt is February 11.

Thanks for all your prayers!! They are much appreciated.
-Anne

Jeremy Camp

Hannah's favorite CD right now is Jeremy Camp. Actually Dan and I are really enjoying it too! It is neat how most of the songs are my favorites from the radio, I just didn't realize it was Jeremy Camp. Our good friends got her hooked him last spring when they were babysitting, and then for Christmas they got her one of his CD's. We even let her turn the CD player on by herself now, which she really likes. It makes her feel like a big girl...

Here is a clip of her dancing to the CD. Sorry about the messy room. It was Monday(new bed sheet day).

baby

I am pretty excited for Monday. That's when we get to go back to the Dr.
A lot of you have been asking me how I am doing...or how baby is doing. Good, I guess. I think I can feel the baby move. But who knows if I am or not. My belly button started to pop out! I'm guessing that that is a good thing. It really grossed/es Dan out though!!!!!! We should be able to make our ultra-sound appointment then as well. I will keep you all posted as to how it goes.

Also, Is it true only 2 people care about the gender of our new baby??

Can YOU Poky?

Here is a little clip of Hannah doing the Hokey Poky at Story Hour!

My new excercise Buddy

I have a new exercise Buddy!!

I walked about a mile and 1/2 this evening(at the mall due to rain), and after much arguing with Hannah to sit in her stroller( sit still, lean back, get your feet off the wheels, no we are not buying pretzels, no we are not buying a milkshake ect.)...I finally decided to let her walk with me. Not only did it make the stroller lighter, but she was VERY happy and was actually able to keep up with me! GO HANNAH.

I know I should be happy about the fact that we are just now having stroller wars, as most people start having them around 7 months...but I have to admit it is kinda stressful when I am trying to exercise!!!! O well.

We ended up having a lot of fun anyway...Who needs extensive exercise anyway. It is easier when it is fun. She can even throw her pennies to the second ring in the fountain now.

Also...I have added a poll. Be sure to take it, just for fun.

Kitty

Hannah is learning how to draw cats and houses now. Here is a sample of her cat drawing for Miss Jen.

Catechisms-part 2

Ok, So I have been trying for the last few days to upload this cute video of Hannah reciting her catechisms. They are taken out of the book "Teaching Truths, Training Hearts..." BY: Tom Nettles. (chapter 5)...BUT it wont work. I am trying...so stay tuned. In the mean time I highly recommend this book to those of you with younger children. Not only will it teach them basics about the Christian Faith, but they will love it too. Hannah loves it, and I know that she is proud of what she knows. It has also opened the door for some wonderful conversations with her on what we (Dan and I) believe in. It never ceases to amaze me what she understands...or what she doesn't. Even Sunday night as we were taking the Lord's Supper, she was asking me all kinds of questions ranging from why a cracker to is Justin going to have some. I just love it! I was able to explain to her each step. She is also paying more attention to the service now, and less to her toys. This makes it easier to help her understand what a service is and why we go to church.

We can also make sure that she is being taught exactly what we believe and after all, isn't that our jobs as parents? What better way to share the Gospel, than by teaching it to your child in a fun way!! It is SO important that we be taking care of their souls by continuously pointing them to the cross and Salvation on a daily basis. There are other chapters in the book for older children...should you have older children, or just want to learn the truth yourself. We highly recommend it!!

Enjoy!

Christmas at Home.

I only have a few pictures from our Christmas here. My battery went dead as we were trying to take the 5th or 6th picture. O well. You can still see how excited Hannah was to open her "Birthday" presents. It is cute that she calls them Birthday presents. Maybe she got the real reason for the day...I guess we'll find out next year.

All her presents from her great grandparents came in Dora paper. Lets just say that the paper was a HUGE hit!! That and the home made tags they had made. She took all the tags off the presents and we had to guess who each one was for. Kinda spiced it up for me and Dan...

Hannah is madly in love with dark chocolate peanut m&m's. So when she took these plain ones out of her stocking she exclaimed "Dark Chocolate!! My favorite".

A woman after my own heart!!

Quote of the day

"Your Medium-err Momma"

-Hannah.

This is how Hannah described my spankings compared to Dan's. It was pretty funny to hear her say medium-err. With her silly southern accent.