Easter Morning

This post is for Grandma Debbie. Grandma Debbie sent the most wonderful Easter basket for Hannah filled with all kinds of goodies. And since Hannah (read Hannah's Mother) is a sucker for necklaces and hairbows. Well, you can see for yourself...
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Hannah is on the hunt...

for Easter eggs!
Our church had an easter egg hunt and as you can see from Hannah's outfit, it was pretty cold. Hannah toughed it out and got a pretty decent amount of eggs. It amazed me that she knew exactly what to do... find the eggs and put them in her basket (and what a lovely basket it is - thank you Kittrells). I think Hannah enjoyed counting her eggs as much as finding them. And yes, I couldn't resist pigtails. I think they make her look like a bunny.
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She looks so grownup...

What do you think?



















Sometimes she just takes my breath away.
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Birthday Party

Hannah attended another lovely birthday party this month, for her friend Connor. I guess it tis the season of babies and Hannah was super cute as always. And she rocked the Janie-&-Jack-outfit-that-mommy-paid-way-too-much-money-for-on-ebay. But when she looks this cute, how am I supposed to resist?

I love the fact that Hannah kept her party hat on longer than any other attendant. Way to keep the party going, baby. I also love the fact that Hannah enjoys cake this much. Yes, she is my daughter. I included the last picture because it is representative of how focused she can get and how that little pink tongue appears to be a tool that aids in the concentration.
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Why I stink at Chinese New Year and Tiffany rocked it...

Since this year is Hannah's first Chinese New Year with us, I wanted to make a splash. I wanted to celebrate, educate and enjoy our first Chinese New Year. I wanted to make a BIG DEAL. I also wanted do something nice for her class at daycare. But in typical Kim fashion, my grand plans got boiled down to something more realistic. Something I can manage at the last minute. I still made a statement, but it was a small sentence spoken in a very soft voice. I present to you exhibit A:
This cute little box contained a dragon windup toy and the oh-so-stereo-typical chinese fortune cookie. I intentionally kept this mainstream for the daycare, because I did not want to blow their minds with "There are no fortune cookies in China, it's an American thing..." spiel - I wanted to ease them into this new thing. I was moderately proud of myself for this accomplishment - at least I did not forget it all together.

And then I get this in the mail. I present to you exhibit B:
Wow. This beautiful package came with a personalized ladybug outfit, chinese cookies and chocolate coins. Paper lanterns and paint set for decorating the paper lanterns, a card from Audrey, decorations for our door, a bracelet and paper toy. All contained in a dragon gift bag. Oh. My. God. Thank you so much! This was so thoughtful! And now I know I need to step it up next year. Oh forget next year, we are going to rock the Moon Festival... when is it? Not until September, okay I've got time. Wish me luck.
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Cole's Birthday Party

Here's is a couple pics from Cole's birthday party. Hannah had a great time - especially in the foam pit. Grandma Debbie, thank you for this outfit!
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Hannah, meet Chuck E. Cheese, Chuck E. Cheese meet Hannah

A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to babysit Cole so we decided it was a good time to go to Chuck E. Cheese's for an afternoon of mediocre pizza, nappy puppets, loud children and germ-infested playgyms. Fun.
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One year ago today...

We got a glimpse of your bright and shining face for the very first time. We've been smitten ever since. What a wonderful journey it has been so far and we cannot wait to see what you hold in store for us tomorrow... and the next day... and the next. We love you with all of our hearts Hannah, the world is a much brighter place with you in it.
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Meet Jack Jack!

We recently adopted a three year old black pug. We call him Jack Jack... we hope you will too. As you can see from the pictures, he gets along very well with Hannah. He has one eye, so sometimes she sneaks up on him and vice versa, but both are fairly good natured about their encounters.
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Hannah at the Zoo

Shortly after New Year's we went to the North Carolina Zoo. I didn't get any pictures inside the zoo, so Hannah insisted on being cute while we were leaving. Enjoy!
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We were aswingin'

After we went to visit Mom during my Christmas break, I decided to stop at a beautiful park in hopes of getting some "Hannah in action" photos. She loves to swing and we pretty much had the swings all to ourselves. I got some great shots - it was difficult to decide what to post.

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P.S. Check out the Christmas Day shots I posted below. For some reason they are coming up after the Christmas Eve shots, so they are easy to miss.

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with Grandma and Grandpapa. Hannah got to show off one of Riley's hand-me-downs (although it looks like it was never worn at all). Thanks Riley! I just took some cute shots of Hannah having a good time.
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Christmas Morning

Hannah's first Christmas was absolutely delightful. We slept in a little bit (til 8:00am) and mosied on down in our pajamas to the tree to let the festivities begin. Hannah was reluctant to open all the presents. I think she wanted to play with each one first - you know, kick the tires a bit. She got tired of opening presents all together about halfway through so Mom and Dad had to take over. We made a big deal over each gift - which in hindsight might have been a tad overwhelming. All in all, it was a very good time. I just had to take a picture of the mess we made.







After we cleaned up the aftermath, we headed over to Aunt Jean's for a family get together. The closeup of Hannah is my absolute favorite - I worked on it in Photoshop and had it made into a painting via Winkflash. Not sure where it is going to go, but I'm sure we will find a spot. The one picture of Hannah looking like she is tripping is of...ahhh Hannah tripping. Please note, she caught her balance and did not fall after this picture was taken. I like the fact that she never let go of her "baby". The last picture is of handsome Greyson who apparently just scored a touchdown. Or maybe the Cowboys did. heehee.

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First Haircut

Sorry for the delay, there has been some technical difficulties. Thanks for standing by.

Hannah had her first haircut right before Christmas. I think the pictures give you a good idea on how it went. Suffice to say, thank goodness for lollipops.