Detours

Hannah often takes detours when we go out to get the mail.  They often involve hugging the tree, finding sticks or playing in dirt.  This day she just decided that sitting on the ground, playing with a hat and reading the mail was a good idea.

Cougar Pride Weekend

Hannah and her friend Naomi

Hannah on the hay ride

One of Hannah's favorite books is about fire trucks-- she was happy to see one in real life!

Here are a few pictures of Hannah from this past weekend.  All the pictures of Aaron cheering with the cheerleaders turned out way to dark!  Hannah sure did have fun in the bounce house, on the hay ride and looking at the fire truck.  Next year we will try the pony ride :)

A visit to Mimi Jane's house

Hannah and I took a quick over night trip to Mimi Jane's house last week while Aaron was away at a conference.  Hannah enjoyed exploring outside and we loved visiting with Mimi and her sweet neighbors.

Halloween 2011: Monkey girl at the Reformation Celebration

Aaron, Hannah and I had a fun time at the Reformation Celebration at church last night.  Fun hanging out with friends, a great bounce house that Hannah LOVED! and "fishing" in kiddie pool that was so irresistable that Hannah got in it :)

Halloween 2011: Monkey girl

Here are a few shots of Hannah's Halloween costume this year.  She is a little monkey- loves to climb, loves bananas and is super curious!

Ready for Bed

Hannah loves to read!  It is only fitting that our nightly ritual is to read books and drink some milk before bedtime.

Lounging

Hannah can be a real lounge baby sometime.  Here she is watching her show- remote in the hand already!  FYI: her shows are Wonder Pets, Word World, The Cat in the Hat and Praise Baby.

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!

Mimi and Papa's Visit: Oct 2011

Mimi Jo and Papa came to visit us last week.  You have seen the pictures from the Fair but here are a few from the other days of the visit.  There were lots of walks, a trip to Ikea and lots of time in the backyard playing.  Mimi also brought Hannah so many new outfits- she wore a new one everyday!  We had lots of fun- thanks so much for coming!