The Catepillar

Here is Hannh excited about her halloween costume. She has two costumes, but it seems that the catepillar has won over the fairy. Our neighbor gave me the catepillar costume and Hannah loves to dress up in it. The funniest thing is that every time Hannah watches this video, she laughs hysterically. I should probably video tape that too. At the end of the video, Hannah actually fell down and started to cry, because she hit the TV stand pretty hard...but it was good footage (up until that point.)

Ella's debut

Here are some of the ultrasound pics of Ella Jane. The nurse was nice enough to give us about 8 pictures. But these are the best. The first one is proof that she is a girl (See if you can figure it out) and the second one is her profile (Cute little thing). I have to say she is a kicker (more so than Hannah I think). I think she started kicking around 15 weeks and in the last 3, hasn't stopped.

Kitties are back

So, it seems the kitties didn't go far. The mom has always remained and now 3 of the 5 kittens are back. I am not quite sure why they remain in our backyard, but they like it here and call it home. So, here is a picture of the original cat family. Today Hannah kept telling the kittens to come back. "Come back' "Come back" It looks like our daily ritual of watching the kitties will continue.

September Memory Card

So, I am taking a step back and posting from September. I have decided to do this memory cards each month (as kind of a mini baby book.) At some point I will laminate them or bind them up into a mini baby book that will highlight important things that have happened each month. We will see how well this works, but I figure it will help me better capture moments in here life... since I remember to write in her baby book about every 6 months.

So, here is the only for September 2006. It reads:

You had your first visit to the Emergency Room. You hit the back of your head on our brick fireplace and there was a lot of blood. We thought you were going to have to have stitches, but luckily the doctor said you were fine. Your favorite shows are Diego, Dora, Wonderpets and Backyardigans. You love to sing and every since we visited Nana in Denmark you have been singing all the songs she taught you. You also love to sing “Book of Mormon Stories and I am a Child of God” You are still as cute as ever. It only get better each month!

Day at the Carnival

We decided to hit the neighborhood elementary school fall carnival, even though we don't have any children that attend yet. But Hannah had so much fun playing in the bounce houses, we couldn't resist or get her to leave. So, loved climbing through the maze and up the step ladder and of course, down the slide. The best part is that I didn't have to worry about her getting hurt - it was completely child-proof. I think we need to invest in one of these in our own backyard.