Family Pictures 2014

Mr. H's sister, E was so kind to take our pictures before we moved.  She is so talented and such a great self-learner.  

Thank you E!!!!

July

We had such a great month of July.

First on the docket:

We had a weekend of H family reunions.  It was really fun.  We first went with Mr. H's mom side and it was great.  We had so much fun visiting with everyone.  The 2nd one was with his dad's side, and it was great.  There was swimming and a great BBQ.  Overall, it was a great day reconnecting with all the families.  

Grandma T also took us to the zoo.  C loved it this time around and we loved having it almost all to ourselves.  We had dinner up at Ruth's Diner afterwards which never dissapoints.  Unfortunately, the camera did not make it on this excursion, but we were able to really get in and enjoy it. 

Later that week my dad scored us some Motab tickets to go to their summer concert with... Santino Fantana (aka Prince Hans in Frozen).  It was an AMAZING concert.  Oh my goodness.  I will miss these concerts so much in Boston.  Anyway, C got sick so Mr. H had to stay home, and i tried to have him watch the youtube versions, which are not as good but here is the finale:

It was darling.  He is playing the Prince in Cinderella on Broadway currently, and it has become my dream to now go see it. :)

The next week was our adventure week.  Mr. H headed off to yellowstone up to Shoshone Lake with his dad, two sisters and brother in law.  They canoed in and spent a couple of days in a geyser basin.  Mr. H had such a great time, and I was so glad he got to spend some really good time with his family.

C and I headed up to Idaho with my family.  We got to spend some really good time with my mom's side of the family.  My parents went on a 14 mile hike one day, so C and I hung out with my grandparents a bunch.  We had a lot of fun.  

We then headed to the cabin for a couple of days.  Unfortunately, my time was cut short there, but we had such a great time while we were there.

So nice to relax and play in the water.  It was so great to be with my family.  

The rest of the week was filled with dr's appointments, family pictures, farmer's markets etc.  

The summer was great, and it was nice to relax before our busy month in august.  

C's 2nd Birthday

Catch up on August time... :)

C had a great birthday.  We had a birthday breakfast and let him open his presents.  

Tired birthday boy :)

We met up with Mr. H for lunch which was fun.  

Poor C had to share his birthday with moving hassle, but we still tried to make it fun.

Earlier in the week, we had celebrated a Midsummer Eve Party with my family, and mixed it with a b-day party with them.  It was cute, they had a donut cake for him and a balloon tied to his chair. :)

We had the Hansen family over on his birthday night.  

He loved his 'airplane' cake and got a little excited to blow out the candles...he kept blowing them out before the song ended. 

He had fun playing and it was good to see everyone!

That weekend we had a G family party with my side.  It was really great to see everyone before our big move.  

My parents gave C this bike, which he loved.

What a great birthday week for our C.  Happy Birthday!

and he's TWO!

C is two today.

He's such a great little boy.

Some of his stats:

27 lbs

35 inches

Schedule:

-Wakes up around 7:30, naps around 12:45 for about 3 hrs and goes to bed at 7:30.   He's starting to fall asleep a little later at night though... 

Favorite things to say:

-"Here you are!"

-"Mommy, Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, HONEY!"

-"No!"

-"I want milk"

-"Grandma's House?"

-"Airplane! In Sky!"

Favorite things to do:

-He taps the ground where he wants us to sit.

-He loves loves to swing!!!

-He loves playing outside with the cars.

-He loves reading his books.  He's memorized some of them, and loves to read to himself and sound out the sounds he remembers.

-tickle us

-play 'airplane' and 'row row your boat'

Favorite things:

-the song: "Let it Go" and the theme song to the Cat in the Hat Show, "Go Go GO on an adventure" (these have become a mashup in our house)

-George (the monkey)

-Dinosaur Train

-Birthdays (as of today)

-his family

-Airplanes

-Playing Trucks/ Ball/ Pretend

-Having his turn in Scripture Study

-going down the slide

-coloring/painting

Favorite Memories:

-when we discipline C, we take him aside and ask him to look in our eyes while we talk to him.  That boy is a master at NOT looking in our eyes. :)  It always makes us crack up.

-when he wakes up or doesn't want to go to bed, he jumps on his mattress... he loves jumping as high as he can! 

-he's really into helping, and doing things himself.  He likes to get his own things out of the fridge now. The other day I found him going through the egg carton throwing the eggs everywhere.  He was in heaven.

He is such a great little boy, and we can't wait to see what the next year brings!