Three Months...take 2

Ok, so I know I can be a little picky at times, but I just wasn't thrilled with the pictures I took of Gabe yesterday for his three month pictures. The only one I sort of liked, was the one that I posted yesterday, and to be completely honest, I just think it is OK-ish. So I decided to try again today, and I am so glad that I did. I LOVE these pictures! I just think they really look like him. I can't decide if I like the black and white or the color versions better. Perhaps you could help me decide?





( I am not sure why, but blogger keeps uploading this one sideways. Maybe just turn your head to see it the right way :))

Gabe at 3 months

My baby turned three months old today...how did that happen so fast?
Love you little man :)

The Wedding

Finally, we have pictures from the wedding! These first few are of getting ready :)
Hannah playing with toys while we waited to put her dress on. Did you notice her shirt says flower girl :)My sister, the poser. :) She was the maid of honor.

Hannah, before the wedding.
Krissy and Gabe before the wedding. I think Krissy looks so pretty in this picture.
Hannah smelling Krissy's flowers. She kept wanting to hold her bouquet. After the wedding Krissy gave it to her to play with and she used it as a feather duster to "dust" my mom's living room. And by dust I mean spread flower petals everywhere :)

Throwing out the flower petals.
Coming down the aisle...she really did a great job!
Almost to the end! I love the bow on that sash!
Four generations picture from the reception. From left to right...
Me and Gabe, Steph and Sera, Great Grandma Ellen, Grandma Hollingsworth and Hannah, and Krissy.

Rehersal

In continuing with my theme of the wedding weekend, these are the pictures from rehearsal.
Hannah was a little hesitant to practice walking down the aisle at first.
But once she realized she could stand with her Aunt Krissy, she was a happy camper. She walked down the aisle like a champ. And then she stood still for all of about 30 seconds.
Who knew the steps could be so much fun?!
Being a flower girl is such hard work! ;)
Mommy and Gabe...I like this picture, even though I gave him squishy face :)
Surprise little man, you are having your picture take :)
Family photo...I think that three out of four looking at the camera is pretty good :)
Aunt Krissy and Gabe at the rehearsal dinner.
Me and my baby sister! She is moving to Ireland when she gets married in a couple of months...sniff, sniff...:(

Fun with Steph

My cousin got married this past weekend, and so of course my older sister came in for the wedding. We went to a fun little farmers market type place. I don't get to see my older sister and her little girl Sera enough, because she lives six hours away...BOOOOO! So here is a photo montage of our day :)

First Sera made funny faces at me while I tried to take pictures of her...:)
Then I took a picture of my sister with her child...And she took a picture of me with my children.Next Hannah fed the goats...

and then she rode a pony! (It's name was Teddy, and now she thinks he is her pony...I think I will let daddy handle that ;) )

Then Gabe took a ruen making funny faces!

And finally, we relaxed with a snack before heading home :)
As you can see, Hannah completely enjoyed her donut!

Steph, I wish you lived closer so we could do stuff like this with our kids more often! I hope that someday, that might happen! And hopefully sooner rather than later :)

Flower Girl

Hannah was the flower girl in my cousin's wedding this weekend. I am working my way through the pictures, and will post more soon, but I couldn't resist putting up this one. :)

Cloth

Seeing this makes me smile. :) You may think it's a little strange, but we have started using cloth diapers at our house. I have been using them for about a month, and I really like them!

Now if you are like most people you are probably thinking, that is crazy, or strange or really weird. Why on earth would someone want to use cloth diapers? Well since you asked.... A little over a month ago, I was going to the store to buy diapers for Gabe and Hannah (she still wears them for naps and bedtime, she is usually dry, but I am not brave enough to go diaperless yet) and I realized that I was spending about $100 a month on diapers!! Which to me seemed really ridiculous. I can think of so many other things I can do with $100....in a way I felt like I was just throwing money away each time a pitched a disposable. My slightly nerdy side would think, "there goes 22 cents" each time I would change Gabe. So I decided to look into cloth. At first I was like, is this going to be really gross, or a lot of extra work? After checking out several different diapers, I decided to try out the Bum Genius one size and the Fuzzibunz one size diapers. Those were the two with the best reviews consistently. And I liked the fact that they are adjustable, so you only have to buy one size.

So after testing them both out, I decided to go with the Fuzzibunz (doesn't that name just make you laugh). And like I said, I really like them. They wash up really nice and are very adjustable. Gabe has chubby legs, and I like that I can adjust the leg openings to fit him. I have only had one leak, and that was when I first started using them, and I pretty sure it was because I didn't have them adjusted right. Over all, it has been a good change for us. :)

And seriously, I don't think that there is much cuter than a little cloth diapered butt :) Because you know that is really important...cute diapers I mean ;)

Hannah's Birthday Party

The birthday girl...what a stinker! This was the best I could get from her for a smile. Such a little cheese ball!
Crown cake...it was a princess party:) She is a three year old girl, what can I say ;)
Opening presents. She got sooo spoiled!!
Opening a card. I was surprised that she wanted to open the cards. Now she carries them around in a stack and says that they are her scrap book. Hmmmm....I wonder where she got that from :)
These party hats were one of Hannah's favorite things. She thought that they were sooo cool! Silly girl :) Over all it was a fun party and a good time of getting together with family. And most importantly, Hannah had fun!

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Because it's important never to forget. Thank you to those who serve to selflessly to keep us safe and free. You are not forgotten.

3 years old!

My sweet little girl, you are three years old today. I cannot believe how the time has flown. You are growing and changing everyday, and I am so privileged to be able to see the person that you are becoming. You are kind and sensitive. You are full of life and energy. Sometimes you seem to just constantly be bouncing :) You love to learn and books are pretty high up there on your list of favorite things. Yesterday I taught you how to write the letter "H" for Hannah, and I was amazed at how quickly you picked it up. You are a smart one little girl :) You love love love to sing. Anything from Amazing Grace, to When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, to Thomas the Train songs, to Veggie Tales songs, and anything in between. You often make up your own songs too. What a creative little girl you are :) I love you so much my precious girl! Mommy is so incredibly proud of you! I am so blessed and lucky to be your mommy! Thank you for being my big girl, my little helper, and my best girl ever! I love you little one! Happy Birthday!

She is almost 3!!

Hannah is almost three years old!! I can not believe how the time has flow. I took some picture of her today, and these are my favorites. Enjoy :)