1st Time to the Snow!!

We took Hannah to the snow for the first time last weekend, and our friends Gina, John, and Emma came along, too. We were worried that the girls would totally hate the snow- from being cold, to all the gear they had to wear but we were pleasantly suprised when they both ran to play in it like they see snow every day! The weather was perfect, nice and sunny, and it actually got kind of warm after running the girls up the hills constantly. At first, they only wanted to dig and build a snowman (which we found out is a LOT harder than you would think), but we eventually talked them into sledding down a hill. We started out small, and then the dad's would creep them up higher and higher each time they went. After every single time they would both shout "Again! Again!" They just couldn't get enough, it was so cute seeing them enjoy something so much!


Loved sledding down the hills together! The parents took turns going with them too, but I think they liked it best when it was just them!

I asked Hannah if she was going to make a snow angel, and before asking how to do so, she got right down on the ground and started her angel! I'm sure she has seen it in a movie or something but I was pretty impressed she instantly knew what to do!

After seeing the parents take part in snowball fights both girls thought it was so fun to also throw snowballs- but for some reason Hannah kept aiming hers at me!! Maybe this was her way of saying "Stop with the camera already!!" :)

After a few hours of playing we had a little lunch break in the cars, but the girls were ready to go back out and play- they just couldn't get enough!

I love this picture, it shows just how much fun they were having! We didn't hear one complaint from either of them... until it was time to leave and that's cause they would have stayed forever if they could have!!

Towards the end we were all getting tired of hiking these girls up the hills in the sled so they just started sliding down small hills on their butts!

All the girls!!

I love our little family!!

Hannah found a perfect hole that her tiny butt fit into perfectly! hahaha

For the way home I brought each girl a ring pop, Hannah was zonked out before she could even finish hers! She fell asleep while she was licking it! hahaha

Our first time in the snow with Hannah was a blast, it went perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better time! We were thrilled that she totally loved it and can't wait to take her again!

Happy New Year!

We had such a fun New Years Eve sleepover with Gina and Emma. The girls spent the afternoon playing together so well, it's awesome that they are getting to the age where they keep eachother entertained and play so nice together without fighting. It's super to cute to hear them have conversations with eachother and they made up some game about dragons that they always like to play, it's very cute! I made a huge spread of yummy dips and appetizers that we snacked on all night. We figured since we weren't eating a proper dinner, the girls didn't have to either, so I made them their own plates of snacks and treats that they munched on while watching Snow White.

The cute girls sitting on the couch enjoying their grub!
After they ate, they became princesses and danced around the living to princess music- seriously their favorite pasttime lately. We were finally able to get them to pose for at least one "best friend picture" before they were off and dancing some more.

We were hoping all that running around and staying up a little later than normal would make putting them to bed a lot easier, but their was just too much going on for them to settle down. We did the normal bedtime routine with stories and put them to bed in separate rooms but they eventually convinced us they should have a real sleepover and go to bed in the same bed. So they layed in the extra room sofa bed that we just got because it has more room than Hannah's little toddler bed. After about an hour of reading books and gossiping they were still awake and they somehow convinced us that a movie in bed was what they needed. Since it was so late by this point, we were sure they would pass out while watching Little Mermaid, however since neither of them ever fall asleep to watching tv that was also too exciting to relax and close their eyes.

Here the cute girls are snuggeled in bed watching a movie.

While the girls were tucked up in bed, the parents and our friends Andy and Nicole continued to snack, drink, and have fun. It was great just relaxing at home and enjoying the company of great friends.

We've been friends for over 20 years now and our girls seem to be following in our footsteps!

Finally, midnight was right around the corner and apparently we needed a shot of vodka to ring in the new year!

Here's Nick getting the shots ready for everyone.

Happy New Year kiss!!

After the new year commotion was over we went to check on the girls, just knowing they would be sound asleep by this point... we were wrong! We brought the girls down stairs for a few minutes of celebrating 2010!

Hannah was super excited about making it to midnight! hahaha She kept shouting "Happy New year!!"

We then put the girls back in their separate beds and both were passed out within minutes. This new years was so much fun and I'm so happy I got to spend it with some of the people I love!

Home

Now we are really setteled in our home and now that Christmas is over, our house is back to normal and all set up!

Finally have a family picture in front of the house :)

Hannah's playroom with our new chairs

Office

Living room

Kitchen and dining room

Looking up stairs from the front door

Hannah's bathroom

Master bedroom

Hannah's room

'Tis the Season!!

We had a wonderful Christmas in our new home! It started with Christmas Eve, we first went to Aunt Kay's and Uncle Mike's house to visit with Nick's family and open presents. Then we were off to my parent's house to visit my side of family. It was a crazy, late night and we finally made it home about 9 o'clock. Hannah helped choose cookies and set out apple slices for Santa and his reindeer, then we tucked her in to bed for a long winter's nap after reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas book. :) We hurredly got to work putting the presents under the tree and helping Santa out by putting her new bike and baseball toy under the tree. Finally it was our turn to crawl into bed. About 6:30 am Hannah called to us from her bed asking: "Did Santa feed his reindeer, cause if he didn't then I can feed them!" So, we got up and I went downstairs to get coffee going and lights on, then we let her come downstairs. She was so excited and was thrilled to see how much Santa brought her!

Here, she's seeing she got a brand new bike...
New baseball toy, she stepped right up to bat!

She got lots of puzzles, coloring things, hair stuff, remote control car, princess dolls, books... She instantly ripped into presents and knew exactly what to do!!

Totally excited to see that in fact Santa did feed his reindeer and enjoyed his cookies and milk.

Me and my girl during present opening :)

After opening presents we decided to go outside and test out the new wheels, with a little help she sped off!

Later in the morning grandma, grandpa, Aunt Cathy and great Grandma Joyce came over for a big brunch and more presesnts.

Happy about her princess book from grandma and grandpa!

Hannah with her grandma :)

In the afternoon, grandma and Nana came over to cook dinner, open more presents and play with all the new toys!

Hannah got a new doctor set and was being a great doctor to mommy

After a wonderful, long day we finally had a great dinner: prime rib, mashed potatoes, creamy broccoli dish, and rolls. It was so yummy!!

I'm so happy we were able to enjoy our Christmas in our first house this year. We spent the whole day at home and family came to us. It was really nice not having to take Hannah away from any of her toys and just enjoying our day together as a family! I look foward to many more holidays in this house and making many more memories!

This is just as Hannah came down the stairs and saw her new bike!

Home Sweet Home

Let's back up a few days... on Wednesday before we got our keys, we signed our papers. Nick was totally exasperated when I whipped out the camera and asked the title agent to take our picture, but I figured we only buy our first house ONCE and how am I supposed to scrapbook without any pictures?? So this is us about to sign the title to the house...
Nick uses great form when signing...

My form isn't too bad either! :)

Now fast foward to Friday. After blogging and waiting awhile longer, about 1 pm we couldn't wait any longer, so Nick called Lennar sales office and asked when our keys would be ready. Want to know their response???? They said: "Oh, they have been here since 10 am, I thought you were just going to come in when you were ready." Are you freaking kidding me??!! Nick was mowing the lawn and I was blogging out of shear boredom just waiting for that phone call and we could have gotten them 3 hours before?!! Oh well, I guess there's no need to freak out, cause we did eventually get our keys and were able to get a head start on getting our stuff in the new place!

In front of our house with our keys!!

Unlocking the door by ourselves for the first time!!!

After getting a few things we already planned on taking to the house ourselves, I got Hannah from school and brought her to my parents house. They watched her overnight since we were moving Friday night and could not have done it smothly with Hannah running around. By the time I got back to the old house around 4 pm, the movers were already there and gettin their move on!

We used Dimension Moving Company and I would completely reccommend them- they moved all of our belongings out of the old house and into our new house in 3.5 hours! They worked super fast and efficiently and didn't ruin any of our stuff! This was the best moving experience I have ever had, I felt kind of useless, but in a good way!

Once we got to our new place and the movers got some boxes in the house, we got straight to work. Our friends, Andy and Nicole, came over bearing gifts of pizza and soda~ which was wonderful because I hadn't even thought about dinner at that point, but once I saw that greasy slice of goodness I was stoked they were so thoughtful. I did feel bad that the movers were still working while we were chowing down, but I couldn't help myself! So, after getting some grub in the tum, I worked on getting the kitchen put away while Andy and Nick worked on hooking up our t.v.'s. The movers were finished by 7:30, Nick went back to the old house to vaccuum and get any straggling items. When he got back, he moved boxes to appriopriate the rooms and at that point I realized I only had 1 kitchen box left to unpack!! I couldn't believe how quickly even the unpacking was going. So, I finished that box,worked on a few other boxes, and did some laundry so we could have some clean, snuggly sheets to sleep on. By the time the laundry was done, it was 1 am, and we were pretty exhausted so we called it a night. We woke up early on Saturday and got to working. Nick mostly worked on electronic stuff and putting out new desk together, while I focused on putting Hannah's room and playroom together. I at least wanted to get her stuff as normal as possible for when she came home, so it would be an easy transition. Gina came that morning to also help get things done~ she even was the first person to vaccuum our house, she's such a great friend!! Nick's mom came by with lunch on Saturday, Kari and Dylan came over to check out the house, and then it was finally time for Hannah to come see her new house! My parents brought her over after nap and I couldn't wait to see her little face as she saw all her stuff.

Here she is trying to open the front door by herself! (She only needed a little help)

She ran all around the house and could hardly contain herself. She kept wanting to go up and down the stairs between her room and playroom~ it's like she couldn't decide what she wanted to do first! We had a great first night in the house as a family, and putting Hannah to bed wasn't too bad. She had a little issue at first, I think that was just because she was upstairs while we were still downstairs, but now she's used to it, and goes to nap and bed like normal (which isn't always the easiest task, I guess that's because she's 3?) On Sunday I finally went grocery shopping and tried to fill our huge pantry, I had an overflowing cart of food at the store but after putting it away at home, our pantry wasn't even half full! So Sunday night we had our first family dinner in the house and I was able to use our brand new oven!! I made enchiladas and I think they tasted better just because we were in our own house!

Sitting down for our first dinner at home

Our next task is buying furniture to fill our house and work on the backyard.

These are the chairs we ordered to go in the playroom so we don't have to sit on the floor when the kiddos are playing:

Our patio is getting started this week, weather permitting, and I can't wait! This way we can go in the backyard and at least play on the patio for now before we get our grass; it's going to be pretty big so we will have room for our patio furniture, bbq, plus room for Han to ride her bike around. Sometime early Spring we will do grass, I want to create some kind of scrapbook area in the office, and eventually we need to get a futon/bed for the extra room upstairs. For now we are getting setteled in our house and totally loving every minute of it!