A few pics

What a life these puppies have, huh? Laying in the sun and sleeping! I had to get a picture of these two silly dogs.

Lately, Hannah has been very interested in the dogs. She is learning how to tug with Bailey and usually does a pretty good job. Constantly she is telling them "hi" and aks to give them a hug. I am not sure what she thinks they will say back when she says "hi", but she loves to do it. A dog hug really justs consists of Hannah hugging them, but that's okay too. Sometimes she tries to pick them up and loves to lay on top of Emma. Emma was being very patient with her in this picture and Hannah loved it.

Silly girl almost never smiles directly at the camera!

I tried to use these rollers in her hair last week and it did not go so well. First of all, I am not sure how they are supposed to work because there is no heat involved. Anyway, Hannah played with the extra rollers while I put them in her hair. As SOON as the last one was in she noticed and wanted them "out". So we took them out and her hair looked the same as before. Oh well!

Just being silly and making her hair VERY big!

My Loves

At almost eighteen months here are some of the things that I love... Elmo! I love him and I don't even know why. Maybe because he is bright red!

Bags! I love to carry them around and hang them on the back of the stroller just like Mommy does.

The computer. I love to click the mouse and watch the program we have for toddlers.

Bubbles. I really enjoy putting my face in the water and then having bubbles on my face!

My babies! I love pushing them in the stroller and wrapping them up in a blanket to go "night-night".

Two are always better than one, right?

Playing with the wood chips on the playground. I thought it was fun to put them through the tiny holes the playground equipment.

Warm weather and being outside. Too bad it has been really this week.

Slides. This is something I just figured out on my own and I love it.

Playing on the slide at the mall. I really love watching the older kids too and trying to do what they do.

I love to do it over and over and over again!

Cute as a Cupcake!

Hannah sure did enjoy that funfetti cupcake. Can you tell?

What do you get when...

you let a 17 month old feed herself spaghetti? This my friends is what you get! A big ol' mess! She loved it and tried really hard to use the spoon!

Just pretending...

For Christmas Hannah got a little play kitchen. It is the perfect size for her and it can grow with her too! She love pretending to "feed" you her play food. One night I was watching her play and she was playing with the little sink in her kitchen. She leaned over and acted like she was drinking water from the faucet. I laughed pretty hard because we sure don't do that! Anyways, she loves to pretend and is quite the helper these days.

2008

2008 has be an incredible year in the Alban family. We have enjoyed seeing Hannah grow and change constantly. She is a wonderful little girl full of life and love. At the beginning of 2008, she was just learning to eat baby food and was not able to sit up alone. Not only does she eat much more than baby food now, but she has an opinion about it too! From sitting to crawling and pulling up to walking she has developed so much over the last year. We have truly enjoyed being her parents and look forward to what the future brings.
In 2008, I also completed my fifth year of teaching first grade. Although it was a bittersweet decision, I am loving the time I can spend with Hannah now that I do not teach full time. We have been blessed with students for me to privately tutor allowing me to supplement a portion of the income I was making. I have been very lucky to have the students that I do, and I love that I can continue teaching outside of the classroom.
Dustin is still working at the Frisco RoughRiders and enjoying it. We feel like this job is a great fit for him and our family as well. Outside of work Dustin still enjoys watching Baylor sports, although he does admit that it is more fun when they win! Regardless, he will always be a huge fan of the Baylor Bears!
Emma and Bailey have adjusted to their new life with Hannah around. They seem to enjoy giving her kisses and begging her for food. Between new babies all around us and our busy little one, we seem to always have something to do. Jan. 2008

March 2008

May 2008

We hope that 2009 brings us as much joy and excitement as 2008 did. Just to spruce things us we are thrilled to officially announce that we are adding to the Alban family in July of 2009. That's right...Hannah is going to be a big sister! We love Hannah so much that we couldn't wait to add to our growing family. I am almost 11 weeks along and we hope to have the new little one by the middle of July. Best wishes to you in 2009!

The new baby's first picture. It was taken at 6 weeks and 3 days. Doesn't look like much now, but I promise the Lord does amazing things!

Gaylord Texan

On Sunday we met our very good friends, The Rhodes, at the Gaylord Texan to check out the holiday decorations. We were not the only ones who went to the hotel on Sunday, and it was very busy! We tried to take lots of pictures and enjoyed a yummy meal after we finished. Spending time with Jon, Angie, Megan, and Kaden is always fun. We love you guys lots! Merry Christmas!

The only way she was happy was when she was sitting alone in the sleigh.

Hannah was not so sure about Kaden's two year old moment. I know her time is coming!

Holding hands and being very sweet.

With so many people and no stroller Daddy's shoulders were the best choice. Can you see how she is pulling on the little hairs on his head?

She was not interested in looking at me. Can you tell?

This is what you get when you tell her to say cheese!

First Official Haircut

Last Friday Hannah got her first official haircut. I was a bad Mommy and only took two pictures. I know...bad mommy. She did great and loved Lisa the hair lady. We only trimmed it so it doesn't really look any different!

Reindeer

On our way to do a little shopping we stopped to see the reindeer.

A Second Visit with Santa

So, Santa is not Hannah's favorite person to visit at the mall. We tried once at Stonebriar and the pictures turned out terrible. Mom and I wanted to try again so we went to Willowbend instead. They had a really cool setup with fake snow and scenes from the Polar Express. Santa went better, but I had to hold her and be in the pictures too! After we saw Santa we ate lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. Hannah sat in a booster seat for the first time and she did great!

Not so sure about the fake snow.

Getting better.