Christmas Day 2011

This is how Hannah wanted to spend all of Christmas: reading her old book and not opening new books!

Hannah in the midst of all her new books, dvds and flashcards.

Piper Jane and Hannah decided that running back and forth to the door and dancing was a great idea after all the present unwrapping!

Here are just a few of the pictures from Christmas Day.  All the kiddos and Nana had matching pajamas.  And all the kiddos were tired of opening presents after only a few. . . so we made them do a present blitz and open all of them in about 10 minutes so that they could go play and we could open our presents at a more leisurely pace.  Hannah got some baby dolls, a Cookie Monster back pack and Lots and Lots of books!  We also got her a bundle of Word World dvds and flashcards- these have been in continual use since we got home.

Thanksgiving 2011

Here are a few pics from Thanksgiving Day 2011 with all the cousins and extended family.  We took our family pictures- but Hannah was quite over the whole experience by the time the second picture was taken :)   A friend got some great candid shots of this beautiful blessed family of ours.  Hannah had her first horse ride!  She loved bouncing on the trampoline and exploring the grounds as well.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

We ventured out to the Pumpkin Patch on Sunday evening.  Hannah had a great time going down the slide and through the kid friendly hay bale mazes.  She was also fond of all the pumpkins- Hannah was hugging them and cooing over them!  She loved having some freedom to roam around with her new monkey backpack/harness- thanks Mimi and Papa!  Aaron and I had a good time talking with friends, eating fresh corn on the cob and kettle corn. 

Family pictures 2011

In anticipation of Christmas card greetings, our good friend Ben Arnold took some pictures of us yesterday.  He did a great job- thanks so much!

Random pictures from the last month

Our sweet friends Lisa and Carolyn Emerson came to visit from Philadelphia- with a handmade quilt for Hannah :)

Lots of Gentrys- Sally and Marsh from San Antonio, Aaron, Hannah, me and Evette from Colorado

Hannah at 5 months- thanks for the cute outfit Paula Cairns!

At our Farewell Party with Beth and Emily

Last morning in Mississippi- with Chloe, Malorie and Daniel

We made it to Texas! Nana and Mimi Jane took us to dinner at our favorite place in Tyler

Hannah in her super cute skirt made my Aunt Kirsten- thanks!
Our friends Dave and Amy babysat Hannah while we looked for houses in the Mid-Cities on Saturday.

Our last picture with Daddy for 2 whole weeks!

Yep- random pictures.  But my life is feeling very random and very chaotic. I am headed home to Mississippi to pack up our house!  We have a contract on our house and plan (!) to be all packed in 2 weeks.  Then we will be officially homeless, but homeless in Texas.  I actually had to surrender my MS driver's license to get my Texas license last week. Very weird. Enjoy the pics!

P.S.  We have a new niece!  Piper Jane Gentry was born this morning in Denver.  We are so happy to have you in our family!