The Intentional Life

Just wanted to post a few pictures of Paul being a great Dad: snuggling after baths and reading books before bedtime.

So, Hannah wandered out the back door while i was cooking supper - no problem I had an eye on her....until I turned to stir something on the stove. When i turned around she was a third of the way up the slide. After Paul ran over to supervise, she proceeded to climb all the way up to the top. As you can tell, she was quite proud of herself.

This past weekend we had Mike, Carmen, Kate, and Lincoln visit. Saturday morning it was overcast and rainy, so we hung around the house: watched some youtube videos and Owen and Kate play Wii , broke up some 'fights' between those two, and caught up with each other's lives. Thankfully, after the kids' afternoon naps, the sun came out and it warmed up. Lincoln and Hannah crawled to the front door and couldn't wait to get outside. We went for a walk, to a park, and then ordered pizza for supper. Unfortunately our time with them is always too short and they headed home on Sunday after church. It was fun to watch our kids interact since they are so close in age. I think they had a good time as well : ) Owen is still asking about Kate and the big truck that she drove away in...

We had a beautiful day to celebrate Hannah's birthday. Everyone from both sides of the family were able to make it and we had a great time playing croquet, hanging out, and eating delicious food. Hannah enjoyed digging into her cake, but enjoyed the ice cream even more. Thanks again to all the family for making the effort and getting together!

Well, it's been quite a year. A year ago at 3:30 in the afternoon Hannah Karen was born into this world. She has been a joy and a great teacher of patience. The reflux that plague her (us) from week 5 to just short of 6 months of age is but a not so distance memory. Hannah was different from Owen from the beginning: she's a belly sleeper and has been from almost the beginning. She been a more stoic faced child and often has a look of quandary. Which makes her smiles that much more joyful. : )She prefers to be held instead of crawling around and seems to be quite the momma's girl. But she always "dances" (bounces up and down) whenever she sees daddy. Hannah entertained us with her walrus flop crawl for a few months until she figured out it is easier to use hand and knees. She currently is cruising along furniture and loves to push chairs and push toys across the room. This year has gone fast but already Hannah has taught us so much. I thank God for her ...

Owen has been doing an excellent job learning and writing his alphabet. He loves to write on his white board and one day I heard him yelling, "Mommy! See! My Q's" I came into the kitchen and this is what he had wrote. This picture cracks me up - he was so proud of himself : ) Just wanted to share - thought the grandparents would enjoy it : )

Hannah will be a year old in less than a week. I attempted to take some 1 year pictures of her this week. I have found that she photographs completely different from Owen. She has a much more stoic expression and it's hard to capture a smile. I also have a hard time getting her to look at the camera, whereas with Owen he figured out how to cheese for the camera at an early age. All of that said, I managed to just get a few of Hannah so hopefully one will work out to give to the grandparents.