Sunday, November 9, 2008

OOOOOOklahoma

Gas prices in Oklahoma. I looked when I got back to California and it is $2.65. One of the many things about living "out west" that is not fair!On to the real post! So as usual, I was terrible at taking pictures while I was home and as usual, I am hoping to get copies from the others that took pictures (Kristen, Mom, Tammie, Rhonda...)! So, lets start with my first pictures from the trip, Kiwanis Pancakes on election day! My uncle has always worked the early shift and made our pancakes in the shape of Mickey Mouse. It is one them many unintentional traditions that was made over the years and this year I was able to share the tradition with Hannah! Of course, once I got to the community building, I didn't get to hold Hannah, so Tammie fed Hannah her few bites of Mickey pancakes.Poor Hannah's sleep schedule was so messed up since there is already a two hour time difference, but also the night we got there was Daylight's Savings and so she was three hours off schedule! She fought going to sleep and missed many naps, luckily, her PaPa helped her go to sleep whenever the opportunity came up!We were able to see all the aunts and uncles while we were home as well. Carla came in town on Saturday and Sunday, Clay was home Saturday to Tuesday morning, Kristen got in late Monday and left mid-day Wednesday and then came back on Thursday and left mid-day Friday. It is a little easier catching Jacki and Brett since they live in Durant, but it was nice that we got to see everyone while we were there! Here is a picture of Hannah with GG and Uncle Clay reading some Dr. Seuss, one of her with Aunt KK, and one of her with Aunt Jacki. I didn't get any with Aunt Carla, Uncle Heath, or Uncle Brett...sorry guys! We were also able to get together with Grandpa Joe and Grandma Betty (my grandparents) a few times while we were in town. Hannah loved playing with their dog, JJ. He would run in circles and she would chase after him trying to catch up and he would lap her and about knock her over! They were hilarious to watch! Also, whenever one of my grandparents would hold Hannah, JJ would go to the other one and beg to be picked up! On Friday night, Hannah was able to attend her first High School football game! It was nice that she was able to cheer for the Durant Lions her first game, and we beat Ardmore, so it was icing on the cake! It was cold at the game and she was so tired she ended up falling asleep! At the game we were able to see Jimmy and Wendy that were in town visiting from Tulsa! It was good getting to see them! Hannah was so over stimulated with all the people yelling, clapping, ringing cow bells, and using air horns! She wasn't sure what was going on, but she turned on the charm and smiled at everyone around us!I have a few pics of Hannah and I playing with her cousin Jacob. He is so big! He is almost as tall as she is and he weighs about two pounds more! He is three months younger, but he looks about the same age!I got a couple of pictures at the airport. Mom and Kathy took us back and Kathy let her chew on her change purse while I went through the ticket line. It was soggy by the time she got it back in her purse, but it kept her quiet and entertained! We had a great time and are glad that it is only about six weeks before we go back for Christmas! I will have another update later about Michael's trip to Arizona while we were gone!

Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween! :)

We were invited over to a friends house where we trick-or-treated through their neighborhood! There were over 20 kids in the group! I couldn't get a picture with all of them, so I got who I could!
I got one of our Elephant friend HannahLee!
And a few crazy ones of Hannah not looking! :)This is Tobey, he was born on April 5th, the day after Jacob!
This is how we walked through most of the neighborhood!
And the other part of the time, in mom's arms!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Fall Fun and Friends!!!

Hannah and I picked up Starla on Sunday and were able to hear their group, Kevin Spencer and Friends, perform. The performance was really good and they had a few breaks that Hannah and I were able to talk to James and Starla during, which was great since James and I haven't ever gotten to spend much time together! Starla and I had a great visit and got to catch up finally! The only time I got my camera out was while we were at the beach (which I am still kicking myself for not taking more pictures)! Here we are at Guadalupe beach, the ever famous windy beach!Hannah is doing a great job of standing on her own now, so we caught some of her standing on the beach! The visit was short since she went home early Wednesday morning, but it was the first time we have seen each other since December 2006, so we were thankful for the time that we got! Also, we are both going to be in Oklahoma around Christmas, so hopefully it will just be two months before we see each other again! :)

Hannah and I went with our friends Amber and HannahLee to the pumpkin patch today! I wasn't in the market for a pumpkin, but I was in the market for some Fall Pumpkin pictures! It was quite interesting trying to get Hannah to look at me with all the people and things going on around us, but I got a few that I love. I am sharing my favorites! I am definitely planning on framing the last one!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Oklahoma!

Michael is going to be out of town the first week of November, so Hannah and I are going to Oklahoma! My parents were trying to work it out to come here that week and couldn't with their work schedules, so they paid for Hannah and I to go back to Oklahoma!! We will fly in on November 1 and leave on November 8! Now I am just hoping that I get my mail-in ballot in time to vote before I go...
I am so excited that we will be there on election day for Kiwana's Pancake Day! My uncle has always made us Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes and Hannah and I can't wait! :) Now a few cute pictures of Hannah to leave you with! The first one is her trying to peek around the camera to see me! The other two are of her reading her picture book (yes, even upside down in one of them)!

Hannah and her Daddy! :)

Hannah hanging out with her Daddy! They are so cute together! Once they were done taking the minimum amount of pictures that Mom would allow, Dad took her pants off and put them on her head! She left them on and played for a little while. Such a knuckle-head! :) I also took her for her nine month check-up yesterday and she is 18.4 lbs and 29 in! Doing good and growing like a weed!

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