hey there,
since we don't have Internet it has been challenging for me to blog. So, you'll have to be patient with me. Hannah is in a gym class at the Seminary again this semester. She had a ruff go at it last fall so we took the spring off. She was pretty pumped to come today to say the least. We finally got her bike situation figured out. Long story short...you can't put training wheels on a 20 inch bike.

welp. the comp is out of battery so I guess this is it!!
Anne

where have we been?

We are officially into our new home now!! YEAH! We love it more and more each day. We are almost done unpacking. There are still a few boxes here and there, and some re-arranging to do, but it is very livable now.

We had a few set backs moving in. We had hired a guy to refinish the wood floors, but he was very unreliable and we ended up firing him. Thus pushing back the move in date, and not allowing us to have the floors done this summer. We will pursue other options next summer. We did have the kitchen, bathroom and mudroom floors done and they look amazing.

Hannah finally got to play with the girl next door yesterday. (the parents recently divorced and the kids are only over at their Dad's once a week) They spent the afternoon playing in the pool and shooting the water gun at various objects all over the yard. It is nice that they are both screamers...I was able to get some stuff done in the house and know that they were still outside!!

I am sure there are more updates you'd like to hear about, but I am cramped for time and need to do a few more things. We don't have internet at the house, so if you need us please call first, and e-mail second.
I'll leave you with a quote of the week by Hannah:

"I hate our apartment"...I think she likes the new house:)

what a day

Today we got our new fridge and dishwasher. They are pretty cool! We went with black to match the red and white we are putting on the walls. We have come a long way with the house. I am so excited to show you all the pictures once we move and get our other computer set up. All we need to do now to move in is finish painting the bathroom and kitchen areas. Monday we are having the wood floors refinished and at the end of the week we will have the other floors replaced and we will be able to move in then!! Yeah. We are very ready to move. Feel free to stop by and see the progress. Just call us and we can meet you. There is also an amazing park with a track around it on the next street over! Hannah loves it and asks me to take her there every time we are at the house. We will go tomorrow after the AC guy comes.

Last night my wallet was stolen, so today has been pretty hectic making all the calls to get everything canceled and ect. We left the diaper bag in the parking lot at our friends house after home group. My poor friend found it in her dumpster this morning and called me. The weird thing about it is that they opened the bag and just took the wallet. They left the $100 gift card to Target, the $400 camera, and a few other items that would make a good price if resold...I just don't get it. There was NO cash in it...

Calvin has pulled up to a standing position the last 2 days. Just in his bed b.c he doesn't want to be left in there by himself. He has been screaming then standing up and that's how we find him. Why is it so hard to let your second child scream to sleep? Hannah was a great sleeper...that is until she was 17 months and refused to stay in her bed(make the memories stop!!).

got Iron?

Yesterday Hannah and Calvin went for their yearly Dr apts. Hannah weighed in at 39lbs and 45inches tall. Calvin weighed in at 25lbs, poor thing has lost a pound. I am wondering if he will slim up and be skinny and tall like his sister. Hannah failed her Iron test and is anemic. Surprise Surprise....Like mama like daughter. I have suffered from Iron deficiency's for years, so this doesn't shock me at all. What does shock me is amount of money you have to shell out to get her the proper Iron supplement. Why can't she just swallow a horse pill?...just kidding:)
This afternoon we are signing on our house. We are pretty excited still. We wont have Internet for a while there so I wont be able to update as often. I will still update though.

the BIG 5

Happy Birthday Hannah Jo!!

Today Hannah celebrates 5 years of life. It is amazing to me how fast time flies. There will be no more pictures on my blog until after we move. We have already packed the computer with the pictures on it. So, you can just imagine what she looks like...most of you saw her yesterday:)

Today we are going to have pancakes and chocolate milk for breakfast, then her friends are coming over(b/c I am babysitting them) to play, then this after noon we are going to be playing with more friends who are in town for the convention. Then she has a play date this evening. So even though we are not having a party this year, her day is going to be filled with friends and cake and presents.

Her favorites this week are coloring masterpieces, "reading" books(she can't actually read...), playing with Bubby, and helping me pack(she gets to label the boxes for me).

Hannah and Calvin will go tomorrow for their Dr apts. SO stay tuned for their stats.

We should, Lord willingly, sign on our house Wednesday. We are getting pretty excited.

6-21-09

Happy Father's Day Dada, We love you!

do you know?

Hannah: Do you guys know how they get the water out of water towers?

Dan: No

Me: I bet there is a pipe up there and they get the water to come down through it somehow...

Hannah: No, I think that when you are thirsty you just go up there with your cup and they open the door and you can dip it in and get some water.

Me and Dan laugh...

Dan: Clearly none of us know how to get water out of the tower. But I think Hannah's way is most creative.

the count is on

we got the call this morning that we will be closing on our house next Wednesday at 2pm!! Nothing needs to be fixed by the current owner. We are very excited about this. Now...I am off to pack!

Rock n Learn...It works!

I wanted to let you in on an amazing DVD we rented through netflix for Hannah. She has been a little challenging to teach, so we are reaching out to the 90's for some help. Yes, I did say 90's. The box says it was made in 2003, but I am going to challenge that!! You all have to rent it. I have never laughed so hard. This movie was SO made in the 90's. Right down to their dress and synthesizer. But it has some catchy tunes and she has been humming them for the past 2 days:) I just looked on the website http://www.rocknlearn.com/html/phonics.htm
and the DVD $30 new, but you can get it used on amazon for $11.

Happy Birthday Bubby

Today Calvin aka Bubby, celebrates his first Birthday. Friday we had a small party for him at a local park. Calvin has been teething pretty bad this week so he wasn't as thrilled to be at his party as we were. (but it makes for a cute picture) The back teeth are in now, and boy was he a grizzly this week. But the weather was beautiful and we had a lot of fun.


After the kids had played for a while we ate picnic lunches and then had cookies. I had attempted to make him this really cool "helmet" cake, but the bowl I cooked it in didn't cook the middle and I ended up throwing it away and making sugar cookies late the night before. They were frosted green with blue "C's" on top.

He liked the frosting so much that he took a bite of the candle!!

Awww...

Hannah bought Calvin a tonka truck. She wrapped it herself...with 1/2 a roll of tape!!!! It was SO cute. Then when she was done, she realized that the truck had rolled out, so we used "more" tape and re-wrapped it.

Also today, Dan and I celebrate 7 years of marriage!! It doesn't really seem like it has been that long. I love him even more today than ever before:) God has truly blessed us these 7 years. We have 2 beautiful kids, and a wonderful marriage, and soon we will own our first home...Yeah! We will celebrate by having dinner at the Cheese Cake factory. We have eaten there every anniversary except #3. Louisville didn't have one yet and we didn't have the money to drive to Cincinnati...O yeah, and last year. We were in the hospital, but we did make it a few months later.(does that count?)

Our house-pre remodeled

Yeah. Pictures of the house!!

Here is the kitchen. We are going to paint ALL of it and re-do the floor.

Backyard. Hannah is looking forward to getting backyard toys and a "small" pool.

This if off of the kitchen. It is the "Mud Room" and the back door.

Garage and more backyard

Kitchen.
We think we will have to replace the dishwasher and the stove, and possibly the fridge too, to make the resale value go up.

Bedroom #2

Bedroom #3

Nasty carpet that is being ripped up the second we get the key!!!!
Only the upstairs is carpeted The rest of the house is wood.

Dan's study/Bedroom #4

The living room.
Keep in mind that we are going to paint it up very beautifully and redo to floors in all the rooms. "After" pictures to come...maybe August...

where'd this week go?

It seems like forever since I've made an update. We have been pretty busy with "house" stuff and playing with our friends. Here we are at the Zoo. There is a baby Giraffe this year. He is pretty cute.
They have set a close date of June 26th for our house. We are very excited about this 1-b/c it is only 25 days away and we are SO ready to be in a bigger place. But 2-and more importantly we should be able to make repairs and be out of here before the first of the month!!! And we wont have to pay rent here.

Hannah holding Baby Ruth.

Calvin gets to sit facing forward now!! He loves it. He doesn't fall asleep as fast now. He seems to like to be doing what Hannah does. He frequently pitches a fit if she is doing something and he can't.

on the go

Another super cute movie of Bubby "scootching" This is the first video of him, taken about a week before the one below. He has perfected the scootch in the video below and you can tell that he is FAST now!!
Don't you just love the fat rolls??

M&M fun

Here it is!! You have all been waiting for it...Calvin's "scootch" It is unlike anything we have ever seen.

I'm innocent!!

The following exchange took place last night.

Calvin: Wah!!!!

Me: What happened?

Hannah (with baseball bat swung over shoulder): Nothing Mom! He just fell over...But look I picked him back up and now he's all better. I am so serious.

Me: really? Did you push him over with the bat?

Hannah: no

me: Are you sure? What were you doing with the bat?

Hannah: Nothing! I was just hitting him in the tummy. He really likes that!!