New Year, New Beginnings...

And the first thing I would like to change is the awful stomach virus that decided to come around again - Hannah got it overnight on Friday and by Sunday evening it was my turn. Brad and Taylor have been spared this time (so far), but I am still recovering. I am ready for a new, HEALTHY 2009 with lots of fun and family time.

Now that the holidays are getting behind us, I'm having to start thinking of Hannah's first birthday and the party that hasn't been planned. With Taylor it was a huge shin-dig, but I don't want to go that route again... we're into scaling down (birthdays are a bit out of hand around here) and Hannah only cares about the cake anyway.

We wish you all a very Happy New Year - from our family to yours! Much love...

Merry Christmas to all!

Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

A Little Entertainment & Fun - from our house to yours!

Hannah can wave bye-bye, and say it (though she's a little hesitant with the words in this clip) - this was taken about 3 weeks ago...

Taylor and Hannah have started a new game where Taylor runs through the room like a crazy person and Hannah thinks it is hilarious... see for yourself (we live in a zoo)

We went to the Bahama christmas parade this past weekend and got lots of suckers... Hannah LOVES suckers, but with a 10 month-old, they get a little messy. I'm not sure which was funnier, Hannah with the sucker or Brad (who is a little OCD about cleaning) chasing her with wet wipes while she was having fun. Oh, they make her drool a little... ;-)

The latest is that "Hurricane Hannah" is getting closer to walking - she can stand without holding anything and balances well, though still a bit scared - she sits when she realizes what she's doing.

Avery's new trick

I have to share this because it just makes me giggle... My neice, Avery (who is 4 days older than Hannah), had a little "duel" with her Daddy. Enjoy!

Happy Holidays!

Trying to catch up on work and holiday commitments these days, means less time for blog posting - I'm sorry that it has been so long. We all were plagued by the flu epidemic going around Taylor's school - it spreads so easily and really got us bad. We're so very sorry to all that caught it from our clan - we tried to keep it contained! Taylor had her little dance show last night and I'm going to post video (you can also see video posted on our picasa page) and also some video of Hannah and Taylor. Hannah is talking and really trying to walk now - she has made great strides in the last month. Taylor has learned so much this year - she can write well and can spell out any word she sees. We're playing games now, like asking her what letter certain words start with, and she is almost always right - the "ch", "ph", and hard and soft "c" sounds get her sometimes...

Tap Dance - I missed the beginning b/c I thought Brad was getting video and then I had to switch to video mode on the camera...

Ballet Dance - This one got "cut" at the end - I guess it was too long for the camera, so it cut off the very end...

Pictures from the Polar Express trip and from dance show...