March Review

Since March is drawing to a close- and since the last posts were about birthdays in February- I thought I would just put together a quick summary of March! Maybe April blogging will be better. . .

Here is Hannah reading with Aaron in his office.  He had been gone for a few days and Hannah couldn't wait to see him!

Here is Hannah in her very retro excercise outfit :)  She loves being outside and going "around the mullberry bush."

 I bought Hannah some orange play-doh for those rainy days.  She loves it!

 Hannah helped me make a St. Patrick's Day wreath.  She was the Official Glue Helper.  She now feels it is her duty to apply any glue that has to be applied on any project in the house!

 We visited the Ft. Worth zoo again this Spring Break.  Hannah and Aaron really enjoyed feeding the birds.

 Hannah was thrilled to discover sidewalk chalk!

That same afternoon, Aaron discovered a nest that had fallen from a tree.  We named it "The Best Nest" (in honor of one of Hannah's favorite books right now).  Then we added some fluff [a.k.a lint] and put the nest back in the tree in hopes that another bird will make use of it.  Hannah has been asking the see The Best Nest ever since!

This pic is so funny to me!! It occured after I made her pose for the 5th time of putting the fluff in the nest :)

Birthdays 2012, Hannah's cake and presents

I made a 2-layer butter cake with white chocolate chips for Hannah's birthday cake.  Mom bought some cute Pooh characters for the top.  Hannah adored the singing but stuck her finger into the candles instead of blowing them out! 

All of her presents were a hit: books, musical intruments, dolls, stuffed animals.  But her favorite was her tricycle!  Hannah and Aaron skyped with Nana (so she could witness Hannah's reaction) while I snuck through the garage to the front door for the big surprise.  Thank you Nana- Hannah really loves that bike!

Birthdays 2012, at the park

Surprise!  It's your birthday!

Hannah plays with the letters on the fridge at lunch

Hannah said, "Swing you Mimi!"

After all the excitement at the Rain Forest Cafe, we decided that it might be a good idea to have a low-key birthday celebration for Hannah at home.  She woke up to find her door covered in streamers and ballons and streamers throughout the house (thanks Mimi and Papa)!  Unfortunately, I had to take her to the doctor for her 2 year check-up.  Hannah is 26.8 pounds and 34.75 inches.

After the doctor, Mom and I took her to park to play on the swings, tunnels and slides.  After that it was lunch and then nap.  I made a cake and a simple dinner before we opened presents.

Birthdays 2012- Rain Forest Cafe

Checking out the alligator

So scared of the alligator that she wouldn't let go of me!

Checking on those sneaky elephants

Finally enjoying her pizza

Here are a few pictures from our birthday dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe.  We thought Hannah might like this place- we had gone by there a few weeks ago and she really liked the fish and the alligator.  But when we got there Hannah FREAKED OUT!!!!!  She was so scared of the motorized alligator that she was crying and shaking!  The fish tanks were a calming influence but then we went inside of the restaurant.  The Elephants really scared her!  We finally sat down by all the monkeys-- then they started to move and make noise.  Hannah wasn't too sure about that at first but got over it pretty quick.  However, she still looked over her shouders every time to make sure those Elephants were not sneaking up on her!  Silly girl!

Birthdays 2012, part 2

Here are some pics from Aaron's birthday.  Aaron and I went out to Abeulo's for dinner-yummy!  Then we ate some banana pudding.