Sweet Cheeks

My babies have the best daddy EVER!

Before we even had children I knew that Dustin would be an incredible dad. As we became parents he was always involved in our children's lives. He loves to play with them and give them lots of hugs and kisses. Hannah quickly learned that Daddy plays differently than Mommy! She loves being tossed around and playing rough! Dustin seems to have a way with disciplining them too. There is something about the way that he says things that makes Hannah listen. Last night Hannah woke up with a stomach bug. If you know much about me, you know that I do not do well with throw-up. I don't know why it is so hard for me, but I am glad that Dustin is stronger about it than me! He sat with her in the living room while she got sick over and over. He changed her sheets and slept with her on the floor. I did help a little, but I can't take credit for much. Thankfully, Hannah is feeling better and it seems to be just a little bug. Don't they say that your spouse helps balance you out? They are stronger in the areas where you are weak? My husband is just that. He does throw up and I do not. Thank you God for such an amazing daddy for my babies!


P.S. Did you know that daddy has lost 30 lbs? Yep, that's right! Great job and keep up the good work!

Love,
Mommy, Hannah and Lauren

Cuties

Craftiness

For Christmas I got an embroidery machine! Here are a few of my creations. I forgot to take pictures of some of the other things I have made.

My Loves

Our sweet family. It is not very often that you will see Mommy and Daddy in the picture too! Can you tell that Hannah put the hat on her? She was such a good sport and tolerated it even though it was practically in her mouth. Such an easy going girl!

Hannah told me she was making a snow angel in this picture. I am still not sure where she got this from, but it was cute anyway.

Lauren and I were about to go pick up Hannah for school and it was snowing like crazy outside. So I thought she needed a hat. Don't you love those cheeks?

Riding in the car with Hannah. Lauren thought she was soooooo big because she got to sit with Hannah in the car.

Hannah and I went with Dustin's family to get our toes done last Saturday. She was so good and enjoyed being pampered.

Sweet sisters!

I love you girls to pieces and look forward to the many more blessings you bring to our lives!

Schulte Shower

What a joy it was to shower our friends, Toby and Melanie, as they prepare to welcome their sweet baby boy. Can you believe that this is our tenth baby shower to give as a lifegroup? Yup, that is right. In 2 1/2 years we have gone from no kids to 11 in our group! We had a great time at our tropical themed event! The food and decorations were wonderful and the games were a blast! We can't wait to meet Camden!

Grandma Brunie

Dustin's Grandmother Brunie has been here for the last two weeks. She lives up North in Ohio and flew down here to see the family for a couple of weeks. Before this trip she had only met Hannah
once and had never met sweet Lauren. We have spent alot of time with her and the girls love her so much! While she was here we celebrated her 90th birthday! I can only hope that we live as long as she has. We love you Grandma Brunie and have enjoyed spending time with you.

1/2 of a Year

Our sweet blue eyed, bald baby is already 6 months old! She is a wonderful baby and a JOY to have in our family. We went to the doctor on Tuesday for her 6 month well visit and she is doing great. Besides the snotty nose she is developing just as she should be! She weighed 15 lbs and 7.5 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long. Lauren seems to be a little smaller than Hannah was at this age by a little more than a pound! Here are some things that she is up to lately:



*She eats solids twice a day and nurses four times. She loves pretty much everything except peas, including sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, mango, pears, apples, cherries, bananas, green beans, and oatmeal. This girl is pretty serious about her food and she will tell you if you are too slow!

*She usually take three naps a day and goes to bed around 8:15 or so. We are almost completely done with the swaddle, but sometimes she had a hard time going to sleep without it. Even when she is not swaddled her arms are by her side like they were when she was swaddled! Lately she has been waking up around five, but will go back to sleep after she gets a pacifier. Hopefully that will pass soon!

* She sits up unsupported pretty well. As long as she doesn't try to look at something behind her she is good to go!

* She rolls both ways, but perfers to play on her back. If you put her on her tummy she will roll over quickly, but likes to hang out on her back.

* Her toes are the best entertainment! She will lay on her back and play with her feet forever. It is so sweet to watch.

* She babbles and blows raspberries all the time. Sometimes she will have spit all over her face from blowing raspberries. Silly girl!

* She wants to touch EVERYTHING! Books, hair, glasses, remotes, Emma, Bailey, pillows, and most of all TOYS! Her toys are a wonderful source of entertainment. She loves playing with them. (as long a Hannah hasn't taken them!)

*The excersaurcer and the jumper are also two of our favorite places to spend our awake time. She loves to bounce in the jumper and turn herself around in the excersaucer. What fun toys she has!



Lauren, you continue to amaze us everyday! Your sweet smile melts our hearts every single time we see it. Each day you and your sister fall more in love with each other. We pray that you continue to grow and learn more about the amazing world around you. Much love to you my sweet bear!

Lately

Here are a few pictures of my sweet girls! Don't they just melt your heart?

I was making Hannah's lunch when I turned around to find this...

"Mommy, we are playing!" Hannah says as she covers Lauren's head with baby wipes. Nice, huh? Lauren did not seem to care one bit! She was as happy as can be. Silly sisters!

The Christmas Season

We have had a wonderful Christmas season. Here are some pictures from some of the things we have done this year to celebrate. Between decorating Christmas cookies and visiting Santa we have been very busy! Christmas Eve was spent with Grandma and Grandpa Alban at Auntie B's house. We went to church, ate some yummy Pasado's, and then went back to Aunt Brendin's house for presents and dessert. Hannah enjoyed the time with family and so did we. Christmas morning began at our house where we had to force Hannah to keep opening presents. That's right, I said FORCE. She would open a present and then want to play with it for at least 30 minutes. I wish we had wrapped about half of her presents! The rest of the day was spent with Grammie, Big Daddy, Uncle J and April. We ate a delicious lunch and opened lots more presents! This weekend my grandmother came into town so we are enjoying some time this week with her. What a blessing it is to be able to be with family at this time of the year. We hope that your Christmas season was as wonderful as ours, and we wish you a Happy New Year!