Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Pumpkins!

The girls and I went to a little pumpkin patch today to try and take a few pictures. They had a pony ride, a maze made of hay, a bouncy slide, and a petting zoo. I was really proud of Hannah because she hasn't always been a huge fan of riding ponies or bouncy things. Today was a different story! She loved it and didn't want to stop!

This is what you get when you try to take a picture of both children. Lovely huh?

Sweet Lauren!
Checking out the animals through the fence. Both girls loved the animals.
Hannah riding the pony! She hopped right on!


The maze made of hay!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Soccer


We thought it would be fun for Hannah to try soccer this fall. So we signed her up for Rookie soccer at the YMCA. She has been looking forward to playing since we started talking about it. She is the only girl on the team, but she doesn't seem to mind! The morning started off well. She practiced kicking the ball into the goal and was ready to start. When the ref blew the whistle she and another kid just stood there. Everyone on the other team and the ringer on her team ran to the ball. But not Hannah, she just watched. HILARIOUS! I couldn't stop laughing. It got a little better as the game went on, but then she was tired and didn't want to play anymore. I don't think the team missed her contribution once she decided to stay on the sidelines. Even Uncle J and April couldn't convince her to come back into the game! Oh well, maybe next week will be better!




The snack and drinks were the best part!

You did a great job sweet girl! There is a first for everything!

Learning Fun!

I told Hannah that we could pratice writing her letters using shaving cream when Lauren went down for her morning nap. There was no way that she was going to let me forget this one! She did a wonderful job following directions and forming her letters. She's a sneaky little thing and doesn't always share what she can do! I am learning that she actually knows how to form a lot of her letters already. Great job Hannah!

We used a tray to keep the shaving cream contained.

We finished the day with gluing some "c" pictures from a magazine into her letter book.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Enjoying the weather!





Saturday, September 25, 2010

Veggie Tales!

Hannah and I enjoyed a fun little Veggie Tales Live show last night at Prestonwood Baptist Church! We met Kaden and Angie for some yummy dinner and then watched a great show together. Hannah really enjoyed it once she was willing to take her fingers out of her ears. She seems to be really sensitive to loud noises and insists of plugging her ears. We are hoping this goes away soon! After a while she loved hearing the songs and dancing along. I enjoyed my date night with you Hannah Banana!




I hope the church has a bunch of extra notepads and little pencils. I am pretty sure that every kid there used one!

We seem to have a problem...

getting our laundry room door stuck. Our washing machine moves sometimes when it has a lot of stuff and then the door won't open! Here is Dustin working hard to push the washing machine back with the rake. He is so handy!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

If you want a 3 year old to...

to write the letter A, then you might need to include some bribery. You know, like a sucker. So then when she FINALLY does it, you give her one. And chances are, when you give her a sucker...

then you have to give one to her sister too! I know...not the best parenting technique, but too late!

My two SWEET girlies!

Friday, September 10, 2010

First Day of School

Hannah just finished up her first week back at school! She is at the same school, just on the preschool side! On Tuesday, she was THRILLED to be going back to school. She loves her new teachers and her new classroom. We are so excited to see what this year brings! Good luck Hannah Grace!

This was my attempt at getting a picture before we went in. It was pouring down rain and there were so many other people that were more exciting to watch!

Sitting at her space and playing with a brand new can of playdough! Bye mom!

Such a sweet girl!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Lately

I have been TERRIBLE about blogging lately! Now that birthdays are over life has slowed down tons here at the Alban household. It's wild to think we now have a ONE year old and a THREE year old! Ahhh! Anyway, here are some pics that I have taken lately.

My sweet Hannah Banana! She is such a delight to have as a daughter! At three years old she loves to dance and sing to music of all kind, play with her princess dolls, and take showers "all by myself!" She is very independent and likes to put her own clothes and shoes on all by herself. She often insists that her hair is "down" and not "up" and loves to play dress up too! Popsicles, hot dogs, and quesadillas still rank on the top of her food list, but she is willing to at least taste new things. She wears panties and uses the potty like a big girl although, she doesn't always want to stop what she is doing and go potty. This girl loves to watch movies and is learning how to play games. Hannah is a wonderful big sister and she loves Lauren to pieces. She will be going to preschool in a couple of weeks and we are so excited for her! We love you sweet girl!
My sweet Lauren Bear! How is it that you are already 13 months old? Just last week she decided that walking might be kinda fun! Helloooooooo! We have been trying to tell you this sweet girl! Crawling still seems faster sometimes, but she is walking more each day. She continues to be our little eater who is willing to try just about anything. Using a fork seems to make everthing taste better! Oh, yeah...this girl is a climber! Don't turn your back on her or she will be standing on top of something dangerous with a giant smile! At 13 months you adore your sister and both puppy dogs. You watch everything that Hannah does, and try to copy it. It is priceless to watch. Sometimes you love the puppies too much and I think you scare them a little. It's been a while since Hannah was rough with them,but they are getting used to it again! She is learning to use some words including dada, night night, dog, down, mama, and we think you say nana for Hannah. She will use sign language for milk and more. We love you to pieces and look forward to what is to come!

It's hard to get these girls to stop long enough for a good picture!


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Lauren's First Birthday Party

Ok...so I am having some difficulties with the posting of Lauren's party, so bear with me. Here are a few random shots that didn't make it in that I thought you needed to see! Sorry they are out of order.

This was the main table. We served candy for favors along with cupcakes, chocolate covered pretzels and marshmallows.


This weekend we had the honor of celebrating Lauren's first birthday with a ladybug bash! Grammie and Big Daddy so graciously let us open their home and helped us celebrate with style! Enjoy the pictures!

These are the signs we hung on the front doors. My mom uses these wreaths normally and they were perfect for the occassion!



I made this name banner and some tissue paper poof balls. The balls are really cute, but kinda a pain to make. I'm not sure that I will be making them for Hannah's party!

My parents have a HUGE island and it is the main reason I wanted to have the party at their house. Here is our display complete with toole and pictures of our sweet Lauren.






We had cupcakes for the guests and a smash cake for Lauren.


Chocolate covered marshmallows! Yum,yum!

Chocolate covered pretzels

The ladybug smash cake.


Our youngest guest, Ella.

Kaden


MichaelHannah with a red mustache



Sondra, Abby, and Zac


Kelly


Opening presents (she had no idea what was going on, but the big kids did)


Hannah and Abby


Getting ready for cake

What a cheese ball!

Sheis enjoying the frosting...


until Daddy thought it would be a good idea to smash her hand in the cake. Lauren did not agree with that idea. Cake time was OVER.

After some dessert the big kids were checking out the backyard. Too bad it was like 110 degrees because they have an amazing backyard.


What a great way to celebrate little Lauren's first year of life. She is such a joy and blessing to have in our lives. Happy Birthday Lauren Bear!