July 2013

I can't believe another month has passed - this summer seemed to really fly by!  Here is a recap of all we did in July.

This is one of my most favorite pics of the kids.  They are laying together watching their reading show (love Hannah's arm on Parker's leg)! 

July was the month we got rid of my Volvo.  I was a little sad, because I had waited a long time to get one and we really enjoyed it.  However, we believe it was a lemon because we had 3 major repairs done throughout 15,000 miles of the car.  It was too bad, because we both thought we were getting a good one to last a while. 

We traded it in and went back to our "old faithful" Camry.  I had a Camry XLE before, but this one is an SE (more sporty-looking).  We are happy with this one.  It's not a SUV, but the kids are getting a little older, so I guess we don't need as much room as the SUV provides.  It is much better on gas mileage though! 

July 12 was Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A.  So, Hannah dressed like a cow and got to eat for free!  

Hannah loved meeting the cow! 

We took a few pics after church one Sunday.  The kids loved running around in the yard! 

Brad's newest flower creation - love the elephant ears! 

This is how most of our pics go - 1 cooperates and the other doesn't, hah!  Oh well, it's cute anyway.  Also, thanks to Grandma Henry for Parker's shirt and Hannah's cute dress! 

July 19, Hannah turned 20 months!  I cannot believe this little girl will be 2 in a few short months!  She just seems to be growing up way too fast!  She is still a fiesty little thing, but she has started sleeping through the night - yay! 

A few other things to remember Hannah at 20 months:

--she loves to look at books and she loves her stuffed animals

--she loves to help empty the dishwasher

--she's very independent

--the paci is getting phased out (only giving it to her when she sleeps)

--she's getting better at using her fork to eat her food

--her newest words are:  dog, star, purple, yellow, gosh, sit, stop, swimming (pronounced shw-min); she has a few other words she's trying to say - diaper, shoes and sock

My project this month was updating Hannah's room.  This room has been the exact same way since Parker was born, so it was time to do a little updating.  We had a big 6-drawer dresser in this room, which made the room look tiny.  I found a smaller, 3-drawer chest, switched the crib to the other side of the room, moved some furniture, dressed up the walls, and ta-da . . . Hannah's new room!   

Here's the new 3-drawer chest and I moved the bookcase to the other side of the room and angled it. 

I took the 3 wall hangings, above her crib and put them in shadow boxes.  I spray painted them brown and I thought they turned out pretty good!  I also made Hannah a little reading corner to the left of her crib with her rug and a little pillow.  She seems to like that!

All these were cute little finds I found and ordered online - love internet shopping! 

Swimming has been the big thing around here this month.  We've gone several times to our friend's pool and the kids are having a great time!  Parker has really taken off with his swimming, since his swim lessons in June.  He absolutely loves the water!  He wears his life jacket and he can stay upright in the water now and he really kicks his legs.  We stay at the pool for about an hour and Parker swims all by himself the entire time! 

Hannah had a little round float that she sat in and that worked the first time we went to the pool.  After that, she saw Parker swimming and she wanted to swim just like him.  So, I got her this new floatie and now she loves the water, just as much as Parker does.  She figured out how to float on her stomach and now she's working on kicking her legs! 

We ended July with our visit to our rock star dentist, Dr. Bongiovi (pronounced BonJovi).  The kids did great and both got a great report!  Parker looks so grown up here! 

Parker's pic with the beaver at almost 5 years old! 

Taking a trip down memory lane . . .

July 2012 (almost 4 years old)

July 2011 (almost 3 years old)

July 2010 (almost 2 years old)

Hannah was standing by the beaver showing her teeth to Dr. B!

Hannah did so good at the dentist - I was very proud of how well she cooperated and let the hygentist clean her teeth!

Hannah's pic with the beaver at 20 months old

Hannah's 1st dentist visit (14 months)

We also celebrated Brad's birthday and both Brad and I headed back to work for pre-planning this month.  Can't believe school starts in August!

Fun in June!

We did some fun things in June, so this post is a recap of the month - enjoy!

Brad and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary on June 7th.  Hard to believe it's been 10 years already!

We went to our favorite indoor play place -  Catch Air.  The kids love it.  We'll be having Hannah's 2nd birthday party here in November - can't wait!

My favorite color is purple, so I dressed the kids in purple for church one Sunday morning.  We got a few good pics of them!  Thanks to my mom for Hannah's super cute purple dress!

Stopping to smell the flowers!

Big brother on the lookout! 

Parker and Hannah were invited to one of Parker's preschool classmates birthday party.  It was a pirate and fairy theme and was at a neighborhood playground.  The kids had a great time! 

Hannah sat on the mat with all the other little girls and watched Tinker Bell paint the girl's faces.  It was too cute! 

We had a fun Father's Day.  We went on a walk in the neighborhood, then went to the aquatic center. 

The kids love the water now (yes, even Parker) and neither was ready to leave! 

Hannah loves getting my shoes and walking around in them! 

Parker found this toy that he had gotten as a birthday present in his closet.  This is the biggest hit with both he and Hannah.  We've had a few scuffles over whose turn it is to play it - hah! 

Hannah turned 19 months in June.  She is a little spit-fire and is into everything!  She follows Parker around and wants to do whatever he is doing, and us too.  She has picked up a few more words: hooray (pronounced "who-wray"), apple (pronounced "ah-pay"), stop, what's this and star.  She and Parker play together and run around the house chasing each other - it's super cute! 

We took our annual trip to Six Flags.  I always get 2 free teacher tickets, so fortunately my mom was able to come down so we could all enjoy the day together.  It was warm, but we all had a great time!

The kids were fascinated by him - it was too cute!  Hannah thought he was awesome and didn't want to leave. 

We got in line for Hannah's first ride at Six Flags, Monster Plantation.  While we waited, the kids made their own fun and ran up and down the aisles! 

The kids first experience standing in line for a ride - hah! 

Hannah was ready for her first ride with Grandma Henry! 

Parker was excited too! 

Parker got to ride Tweety's ride for the first time.  It was a cute ride that went up and down.  He loved it! 

Parker loved the swings! 

Hannah wasn't quite so sure about the boat ride - hah! 

It was hot, but we had fun! 

Hannah was ready to drive the trucks! 

There's Parker! 

Not sure who had more fun on the trucks, Hannah or Grandma Henry - hah! 

Another successful trip to Six Flags! 

At the end of June, we went to the aquarium.  I have only been to our aquarium once and that's when Parker was just a baby!  So, it was fun to get to go again, especially this time when he could enjoy it! 

We met the GA Aquarium Whale Shark - the kids loved him! 

Love this silhouette of Hannah! 

Parker was so intrigued with Diver Dan.  He stood there for the longest time watching him, then he gave him a "high five."  Diver Dan liked Parker's shark shirt too! 

These sea horses were so cool and so tiny!  I forget how small they really are! 

Hands down, we loved the dolphins and the dolphin show the best.  It was a great show and the dolphins were excellent! 

This picture cracks me up - Hannah and the fish have the same expression! 

I took several pics, trying to get the kids to cooperate.  It was hard, because we were in a walk through tunnel where all kinds of marine life were swimming all around.  This huge fish cooperated with us the entire time.  Hannah wasn't quite so sure and Parker was looking over his shoulder, making sure they were a safe distance apart - hah! 

The whale shark was huge! 

Parker found Nemo! 

Parker loved the Beluga whales.  I had to drag him away, or he would have stayed there for a long time watching them.  They are quite the specimen! 

I love Parker's face and all the colors - too cute! 

The piranha fish were cool and scary at the same time, especially when you can see their teeth!  Parker kept putting his finger on the glass and the next picture shows a piranha coming right at it.

So, that's it for June.  We got to do lots of fun things and made some great memories!  I'll try to do better in July with keeping up with our posts.