Fun with the noise maker

 Hannah loves this little toy- it is a noise maker that sometimes sounds like "gobble, gobble" when you shake it.  And Hannah shakes it a lot! 

October is here!

Since it is still pretty warm here, we took some pictures of Hannah outside in our new backyard!  It is not quite as scenic as the Smith's beautifully landscaped backyard of previous pictures but the sun still shines and there is a fence for the backdrop :)  Enjoy!

Texas State Fair

All ready for the Fair!

Hannah and her friends Deanna, Taylor and Faith- great helpers too!

Dr. Shull, Hannah and Aaron



Hannah missed most of the Fair by sleeping- 2 Hours!



Lunch with the Arnolds and Pattersons- yummy turkey legs!



A friendly giraffe

Me and some friendly animal

Kangaroos!!!  You know that I love the petting zoo!

A fun family photo just before we left the Fair

We had a good time at the Texas State Fair today.  We got to hang out with the Arnolds and the Pattersons.  And surprise-o-surprise!  We ran into our former pastor Dr. Jim Shull from Mississippi.  It was great to see him and introduce him to Hannah.

We had some good "Fair Food" but, alas, only tried the fried cheesecake.  All those fried treats and we only tried one. . . so sad.  There is always next year.

Walkin' with Papa

Mimi Jo and Papa have been visiting us this week.  We have done lots of projects and gotten boxes unpacked.  Hannah has also been going for walks with Papa in the mornings.  They have had lots of fun!

For Aunt Kirstin (or what to do when your dress is too small)

Here are a few sweet pictures that I took of Hannah a few days ago. She is wearing the sundress that Aunt Kirstin made for her a few months ago when she so much smaller! So we have made the dress into a shirt. . . a super cute shirt indeed.

While most of the pictures I took show off the dress turned shirt, most of them do not show Hannah smiling. She was much too distracted by everything outside. Airplanes, butterflies, falling leaves- any noise or moving thing really. And of course there are the "no mama- I will absolutely not look at the camera" pictures as well. :)

Buying a House

This is a picture of the house that we are hoping to buy in Hurst, Texas.  It is just a few streets away from where Aaron grew up!  If all goes according to plan, we will be closing at the end of September.  It will be great to have all of our stuff out of storage.  But the even better part is that MOLLY WILL BE BACK!!!  My parents have graciously kept that fuzzy bunny while we have been living with friends but I am really ready to have our whole family back together under our own one roof.

One part of the house that needs updating are the kitchen counter tops.  We think that we are getting to pick those out ourselves :)  So Hannah and I took a long meandering visit to Home Depot today to check out the options.  I think I will also be painting Hannah's room right away- probably a light buttery yellow.  So we picked out paint samples too.  Hannah was sooooo good walking around the store in her Baby Bjorn.

Other updates: Hannah is eating squash and carrots these days.  And she really likes bananas. 

We had a good time in Tyler, TX, with Mimi Jane this weekend.  It is always nice to get away for a few days and visit family.  Aaron did some plumbing work and I updated Mimi's picture of Hannah and added Piper's to the mantle.  Hannah had a lot of trouble sleeping there but is getting back on schedule now. 

Aaron is hunkered down grading tests.  I can't believe that mid-term is here already!

That's it for now. I think I have a few fun pictures of Hannah that I can post soon.  Stay tuned. . .

Six months old

I do not like green beans!

Six months old

I love to play in my walker- thanks Aunt Robyn and Cousin Daniel

Super excited about the coming bottle :)

Hannah turned 6 months old this past week.  She weighs 16 pounds and 4 ounces.  She is 26 inches tall.  And she got a double ear infection!!! On top of all that she caught a cold- poor girl.  Enjoy the pictures :)

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!

5 Months Old

Hannah vs. rice cereal

Hannah is now 5 months old!  She is growing fast and learning new tricks everyday.  She is eating rice cereal and learning to spit.  She is also fascinated by toes!

Lake City, May 2010

Here is the deer- taken from the cabin door

Nana and Hannah in front of our cabin

At Mark's gravesite

Hannah was very interested in my ice cream- we even gave her a small taste!

These are way overdue, but here are some pictures from our visit to Lake City, CO, in May.  We went there to bury Mark's ashes in a hole that Aaron and Evette dug themselves.  It was a beautiful service and a beautiful place.  We had a chance to walk around the town and enjoy the ice cream shop.  We even had a deer visit right outside our cabin!