Happy Birthday Hannah

June 22
Happy 6th Birthday to Hannah!

Hannah has been really into Build-A-Bear this year, so we threw her a small party there. She was allowed to invite a couple friends and they got to choose an animal and stuff it. Then they played some cute games and bathed their new animals. After that we headed to an area near the store and they had amazing cake! My friend is making a Wedding cake for another friend and needed to make a practice cake. After the bride looked at it, she brought it to Hannah's party and we all got to eat it!!

Happy Birthday Calvin

June 8th
Happy Birthday Calvin!!

Playing with Tonka Trucks. They are lined up like a train.

New car seat from Nana. Thank You!!

"I shoot it in the Hooo" I make another point!"

Basket ball "Hooo" from Mom and Dad.

Family and Friends

One of the best things about summer and having a new baby is that EVERY one comes to see you!! We have been blessed with family and friends who have come to visit us this summer. It has been especially nice, b/c traveling with a newborn would have been very challenging. We are looking forward to a family trip home sometime in the near future(Mom's...don't read into this, we haven't chosen dates yet) :)

cloth diaper pattern

http://mayna.livejournal.com/198548.html

Yesterday I was pretty bored during my kids rest time. I know! Weird huh? I was feeling a little crafty so I found a few websites that had patterns for cloth diapers. I ended up making one out of a few scraps I had laying around. It only took me and hour and 1/2 to make one!
Here is the link for it. She is very detailed and shows lots of pictures. This was especially nice for me b/c I am such a visual person.

a Christmas idea

http://www.marthastewart.com/goodthings/no-sew-market-tote-bag?xsc=eml_crd_2010_07_08


This is an amazingly cool idea for those of you who are crafty! I think this would make a nice Christmas present for friends and family members. Let me know if you try it.

look who's 2 months old!

Happy 2 months to MiriLou.
She is the happiest baby.
She is almost 12lbs and just loves to smile and coo.

MiriLou

April 21, 2010
8lbs 1oz
19inches long

Pictures of MiriLou

March 2010

Spring FUN!

Introducing "Arfy" - Calvin's Build-A-Bear dog. Him and Hannah love their animals!!

Spring Family Day at School.

In their fort

Easter Pictures

Hannah and Calvin - Easter 2010

Welcome Miriam

We welcomed Miriam Louise Diffey into our family this afternoon at 2:57pm. She was 8lbs 1.oz and 19 inches long, making this our smallest baby yet! The labor was great and went fast. Thank you Lord.

March Madness

Valentines Day Party at Church

Watching TV

"Marmles out!"

Playing with the marble run is one of Calvin's favorite past times. Every time he passes the hall closet he stops and says "Marmles out".


We bought another Zoo pass last week. Boy did we have fun. It was basically the first time Calvin had been to the Zoo. He has been tons of times, but this time he knew all the animals and was able to walk most of the time. We had a blast! Actually we are going back again tomorrow:)

ML is doing great. The Dr says I am measuring 36 weeks, but really I am 34. We are getting more ready for her each day. Hannah's count down has turned from excitement that she is coming to excitement that relatives are coming!

Dan built me a flower garden out front. I am very excited to plant in it!! Any suggestions on what flowers to use?

February

Hey there.
Its me...Anne!
I am just going to have to admit it. With no Internet access it is very hard to update my blog. It is even harder to check e-mail. Calvin has pretty much made it clear that he is a big boy and wont sit in his stroller any more. O well.

January and February have been very busy for us. We made a decently long trip home in Jan. The weather wasn't very nice while we were there, but we still had a lot of fun. I hope to make it home again this summer to show off the baby.

Calvin is now attempting to sleep in his big boy bed. It is NOT going well. You can pray for him. Hannah sleeps on the top bunk now, and is loving it. She even sleeps the whole night through w/o us taking her potty! She wakes herself up now.

She is doing much better in school. Her reading is starting to take off. I can tell b/c when we are out and about she'll try to read signs and labels. We are going next week to a convention to pick out first grade materials. She is excited to be done with K and to start 1st. I don;t think she really understands that it will be the same only harder and more involved!!

This past week was a ruff week for Hannah. We learned that 6 Flags closed. We had promised her we would take her and Calvin for thier Birthdays. I have some other ideas, but this was going to be the best for ML to come with us.

I only have 9 weeks left until MiryLou comes. We are excited yet not for her to come. We are realizing how hard it is going to be with 3 kids. Calvin is now entering the "terrible 2's". The hardest part is not laughing at him when he throws a fit. He is SO cute, and then there is Hannah who is egging him on ect ect....

You can pray that ML comes a week early. Dan has signed up to take comps on April 28th. We are really excited for him to do so this semester since we have already paid for it. This is his last semester of classes and he wants to take the fall off. His book selling business is going well too.

Until next time...

Dec 2009

December has been very busy for us. As I am sure you have figured out. My guess is that the daily blog updates are history!
We took a very very very short trip home the first weekend. It was nice to see the relatives, but unfortunately we didn't get to see all of them or our friends. I will return with the kids in early January to accomplish this.
Mid December I turned 30! Yeah, I was actually excited. Life seems to be getting better each year. Dan had promised me he would wake up with the kids that morning and take care of them, but they slept in until 830...and I couldn't sleep past 8 that day....he still made breakfast though and it was very nice.
Last week we found out that we are having a girl!! Miriam Louise should be here sometime in late April. I'd prefer mid-April, but we shall see.
Hope you are all having a wonderful December!