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.



What We Did in May

Ok, I've been a bad, bad blogger.  I was doing so good at keeping up with this, but May and June are crazy-busy with the end of school for all of us.  So, this post is a re-cap of what we did in May.  I'll do another post to re-cap June, since it's already July - hah!  Enjoy!

Hannah turned 18 months in May.  I can't believe our sweet little girl is growing up so fast!  She is in the 95th and above percentile for height and weight.  She is a fiesty little thing.  She seems to catch on to things pretty quick and she tries to copy everything we do and what Parker does.  

She has a few words:  sauce (for applesauce), ooh, uh-oh, ma-ma, da-da, and then some other "gibberish" we haven't quite figured out - hah!

We went strawberry picking with our neighbors and we were all excited.  Unfortunately, it rained while we were there, so we just shopped in the store and made the best of it.  Afterwards, we headed to our neighbor's cabin and had a cookout. 

Of course Hannah grabbed 2 stuffed animals while we were looking around.  Needless to say, I diverted her attention and was able to put these back without a big fuss - hah!

Parker was a good big brother and pretended to take Hannah for a tractor ride - she loved it!

Hannah helped Mr. John make sure the grill was on and ready!

Hannah and I love to eat at Moe's.  Tuesday is our day to go - we can get 2 tacos and a drink for $5.50.  We would usually stop at Moe's before picking up Parker from school.

May brought swim lessons for Parker.  As soon as school was out, Parker did 5 days of swim lessons.  This was a PRE-swim picture!

The first swim lesson went ok.  Lena, the teacher, said Parker was fine, but he did whine/cry the entire time.  I felt bad, but Lena kept encouraging me he would be ok by the end of the week.

Poor little thing wore himself out, but he enjoyed his after-swim snack!

We had some fun on the playground!

So focused!

Parker's 2nd swim lesson (notice his smile isn't as big as the first one above) - hah!

He got a little more comfortable, but this seemed to be his favorite part - just sitting on the step.

Rockin' the fadora!

Parker's 3rd swim lesson - hoping the new suit would help!

This time Hannah wanted to try, so we let her get in too (just on the steps).  I think this picture says it all!  However, I have to say that by the end of day 5, Parker felt much more comfortable in the water and he actually enjoyed it.  I got him a life-jacket, and that seemed to help tremendously.  On the last swim lesson day, he actually cried because he had to get OUT of the pool.  I would definitely call that success!

At the end of May, my nephew played in a baseball tournament about 30 minutes from our house.  It was hot, hot, but the kids had fun running around.  It was nice to get to see my brother and his family.

The trip to ballfield must have inspired Hannah to try out the tee - hah!

Playing chase with Uncle Ryan

Hannah and her Uncle Ryan

Uncle Ryan and his little buddy

Ryan, Donnie and Katey with Parker

This was my first attempt at a ponytail for Hannah.  Needless to say, she wasn't too impressed - hah!

Aunt Donnie showing her phone to Hannah.  This is a great pic because this was the only time Hannah sat still for an extended period of time (about 5 minutes).  The rest of the time, she was running all over the ballfield park!

Enjoyed our fun weekend together!

Grandma Henry enjoyed her time with the kiddos as well.

We made our own Memorial Day fun.  I got out the pool and water table and Parker and Hannah enjoyed themselves very much.  Neither wanted to get out or come inside when it was time!

More fun times at the playground.  This picture cracks me up.  Look at Hannah - she looks like a little Mozart!

Here, Parker is showing Hannah how it's done!  He's a 1-finger chopstick kindof guy - hah!

May went by way too fast, but we had fun!