A lost tooth!

Hannah's bottom tooth has been loose for months, for so long that we just forgot about it. And then the other day she said, "mommy, feel how wiggly my tooth is" and that tooth was finally super loose. As she sat watching t.v. the other day, she kept working on it and once I saw that there was a little blood, I knew it was time. She was so excited!!! The trick to her getting it out...going into the bathroom and watching herself pull it out in the mirror. Voila

So so happy!! It was only later that night at bedtime after the tooth was safely under her pillow awaiting the tooth fairy that I heard her crying. Turns out, she does not want to part with her tooth because it is so cute! I told her to just keep it out from under her pillow until she was ready to part with it.

The next day, with the help of her babysitter, here is what I came home to...

Oh that child is so funny! She wants the money and her tooth too!

Emme's 2nd Birthday

Thursday was Emme's 2nd birthday. In the morning, we celebrated with friends at our playgroup and then when Daddy got home, we opened presents!



Emme opening presents from Nana and Papa.



Hannah was excited that there was a present for her too!

Matching sundresses!

Cheese.

Butterfly wings and a tutu skirt from Emme's favorite friend, Amelia. She loved it!

We took Emme out to dinner to Rain Forest Cafe. She was a bit overwhelmed by all of the sights and sounds, mostly staying in Mommy's lap.

"Happy Birthday to you"

Family picture. We sat at the table next to the fish tank...super cool.

For dessert, Hannah got the chocolate pudding with oreos and gummy worms...very messy (the gummy worm is in her mouth).

On Saturday, we had Joe's family over to celebrate Emme's birthday! The birthday girl in her new outfit!

Craft time! Emme, Hannah, and Owen all painted and decorated piggy banks. They all did such a great job!

Owen decorate a race car bank.

Great Nana and Emme.

After lunch, it was time for pin the tail on the donkey. Emme just supervised the whole thing and never did actually play, but Hannah, Owen, and Addie played many many times over...

Hey, is she cheating? She's so close!!!

Hannah's turn, not so close...

Another round of "Happy Birthday to you." She definitely seemed to know the singing was for her.

Time for cake!

Time to open presesnts.

Emme and Aunt Connie playing with Emme's new gift from Aunt Kimi.

Hannah used all of the tissue paper from the presents to decorate Uncle Bill a hat. Uncle Bill was a very good sport!

Can't believe Emme is already 2! What a fun celebration!

Family Time!

Our last day in CA was spent at Uncle Pete's house with family.

Cousins...Hannah, Ryan, and Nathan.

After pizza and snacks, we celebrated Aaron and Emme's birthdays. Emme was unclear what to do with the candle.

Gramma, Shannon, Kierstin, and Kaitlyn.

Opening presents.

Hannah posed for each present she received!

Emme playing with Gramma (taking pictures).

Thanking Uncle Pete and Kay for their gifts!!!

Gramma, Mommy, and Emme...a posed picture.

Uncle Pete had drained the pool so that he could paint it and that only means 1 thing....kids running in an empty pool. Hannah was so excited when I let her go in with the big boys! I remember doing the same thing when I was little! They had so much fun and let out a lot of energy!

Hannah and Ryan.

With Buddy Joe!

Our family with my cousin Jen's family!!

It was so great to see everyone! And sad to say goodbye...to family and to California!

Miniature Golfing

We thought it would be fun to take Hannah miniature golfing one afternoon.

Joe trying to teach Hannah proper form.

Rules and scoring were quickly out the window as Hannah was not terribly interested in the game. At one point we even tried miniature bowling to get through a hole.

Hannah putting.

19 holes seemed an interminable amount of time and we quicly moved on to other activities.

Gramps took Hannah on the go karts which she terribly excited about. While Hannah was with Gramps, Emme climbed onto the train and played. She was all smiles playing. I thought it would be fun (and a special treat) to actually put in 50 cents and have the train move. She immediately started crying and wanted out...and happily went back in when it had stopped moving.

Hannah so excited to go for a go kart ride!

Even though her steering wheel was not the one steering, she took her job very seriously! and both her and Gramps had a great time!

California beaches

If Joe had his way, we would've been at the beach every day. And while this didn't happen, we did make a few trips to the beach.

First beach trip to San Diego where we ate a picnic lunch of Roberto's on the beach and frolicked in the sand. Hannah loves the beach as much as Joe (maybe more) and was the first to go into the icy cold water.

Emme is a little more like her Mommy and was very hesitant about everything the beach had to offer...cold water and sand.

She eventually came around, but initially would not allow Joe to even dip her feet in the water.

Mommy and Emme, our shy girl.

Now she's happy!

It wouldn't be a day at the beach without Hannah being buried by Daddy.

The sand was so dark and dense that her whole body was covered in it.

Posing proudly with her "sand castle"

After a day at the beach, Daddy and Emme needed a nap!

Second trip to the beach...Laguna. We started with a wonderful lunch right on the water. Family picture. Hannah was grumpy (probably because we weren't playing in the sand yet).

Now it's time for some fun in the sand. Hannah still grumpy (probably because I made her sit still long enough to take this picture).

Gramps and Hannah building their sand castle.

Emme and Gramma taking a snooze. Gramma wasn't really sleeping. I laid Emme down on the towel, she buried herself, and then slept for at least an hour.

After the beach, we went to my cousin Jen's house for dinner. It was so great to see them and meet their latest addition, Ian!

Ian (9 mos) and Emme playing.

Such a happy baby!!!!

After playing at the playground and dinner, Hannah and Ryan played a game. Very intently!

But there's always time for a photo!