Blast From the Past

And by past I mean the summer. I procrastinated posting these pics so much they already invoke feelings of nostalgia. So without further ado: here's pics of everything else we did this summer!

Our Trip To Hawaii

Trip To The Zoo

Fun At The Pool (photos of Dad NSFW)

Summer Birthday Parties

Visits From Friends

And of course, playdates with Margot. If you haven't seen them already, you can check out some movies on her blog here. Kawaii!

So long, summer. Hello, decent temperatures!

Hannah WALKS!

The Hannah Translation Dictionary!

Hannah's been speaking quite a bit recently. Check out her vocabulary:

apple = all fruits

baby = baby humans and Lola's dogs

buhbuh = balloon

cock = clock

dodo = dog and all other animals except cats

doi = door

goo ga = good girl

lai = light

meh meh = flower (what?)

moo = moon

no = no (used only for the sake of being rebellious)

plane = airplane

shady = all cats

ska = sky

teddy = teddy bear

yaya = Lola

and of course

buhbye = bye bye

You can expect her novel early 2010...

Amaya's Birthday at Adventure City!

Amaya had her 4th birthday at Adventure City this past weekend!!!!!

Adventure City is an amusement park in Anaheim with kid-friendly rides and attractions such as:

A Carousel

Rescue Rides

Barnstormer Planes

Express Train

Crank n Roll

Gift Stores

And of course, a Petting Zoo!

We all had a blast! I'm sure we'll be going back often. Happy Birthday Amaya!!!

One Year Deets

So now that Hannah is one year old we took her to the pediatrician for her --WHAT THE...????

Kanye WEST? What are you doing here???? Stop stealing Hannah's spotlight and GET OUT OF HERE!!!


Much better. Now where was I? Oh, Hannah's deets:

Height: 28.5 inches
Weight: 18lbs, 14 oz
Number of Teeth: 6
Favorite Food: Cheerios, unfortunately
Favorite Book: Crime and Punishment, Runner Up: My Little Animals Book
Favorite Sleeping Position: Face Down (!)
Favorite Activities: Walking with assistance, practicing speech, playing instruments (esp. keyboards), picking lint from towels, pointing at airplanes, using objects as walkers, knocking stuff off shelves, playing with fans, harassing Shady, harassing Margot, harassing Mom and Dad

Our little baby is growing up!!!!

Hannah's First Birthday!

Hannah turned one over the weekend. And we had a RAGIN' PARTY for her at our new pad!






The best part: Odra and Hannah reunion!!!!!!

I can't believe we all survived her first year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!!!!

More Teeth

Hmmm....maybe we should start saving up for braces now...

Mom's Company Picnic

A day of food, fun, friends, and most importantly: PONIES!!!!

Separated At Birth

I don't like where this is going...

5 Months

10 Months

15 Months

Hannah, it's all for yoooooooouuuuuuuuuu..............

Are We Ghetto Or What?

Whenever we gave Hannah a bath in the apartment we just filled a mixing bowl with water and poured it on her to rinse her. So of course, one of the first things we did when we moved into the new house was to install a hand held shower head specifically for Hannah's baths. Unfortunately the water pressure in our house is extremely high. After just a minute, the water pressure caused our tub spout to burst! Now how are we supposed to give Hannah a bath? Go back to our old ways???!!!Luckily our house does have another hand sprayer...in the kitchen. Because it would take a while to get the faucet fixed, we decided to resume Hannah's bath...in the kitchen sink. Crisis averted!
It turns out Hannah enjoys taking a bath in the kitchen sink way more than in a tub in the bathroom. So here's where we've been giving her a bath for almost three weeks now.

So what happened to the tub spout you ask? Don't pretend the suspense isn't killing you! Well, my first reaction was to call a plumber. But I soon realized that as a new homeowner I shouldn't make it a habit to immediately call a "professional" every time something seems like it's going wrong. Ultimately I need to man up and try fixing things myself. So I used my masculine intuition to figure out a solution: I asked Grandma. She told me the problem was not too difficult and after she gave me a brief explanation, I found out how to replace the spout and apply the caulk in more detail online here. Sure enough...the solution was pretty easy!

Man, figuring out how to fix the bathroom, running around town finding all the right parts, and actually replacing the spout and reapplying the caulk took at least half a day. That's four hours I could've spent pwning n00bs on Resident Evit 5 Mercenaries mode. Sheesh!! Owning a home sure is a lot of work...

11 Months Old!

Hillbilly Hannah

Another one of Hannah's teeth came in! You may have to view these photos at a larger size to see it. It's not one of the front two teeth...

Looks like mixing moonshine with milk wasn't one of my brighter ideas...