Hannah's on the move

FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY.... Hannah is a full time walker now! She cruises everywhere and I think she loves her new found freedom of walking around on 2 legs. I forget how much I love the first stages of when they walk with their arms out like Frankenstein protecting themselves from falling. She now walks holding things in her hands and handing things to anyone who will take them from her. She is so proud of herself and loves walking around everywhere. We are all thankful -- especially this mommy with a very sore back from the two little ones!!

Caroline and Trent "camping"

Caroline and Daddy's favorite pastime is spending the night on the boat -- their version of camping. She gets so excited (and so does Daddy!) to sleep there. They go paddleboarding after the sun sets and watch for shooting stars and just simply hang out. Caroline loves it because she gets to stay up late and have time by herself without her siblings! I think Daddy loves it for the same reasons AND he gets to spend more time on the boat. These are some of the pictures and video from their latest adventure.

Andrew and his smiling little face!

Andrew has been giving us smiles for a couple of weeks now. I wasn't sure if it was gas or not but now he is definitely smiling when we talk to him and when he wakes up. It is the cutest thing as it lights up his whole face. Overall, he has been very sweet and getting used to his sisters poking and prodding him, handing him lots of toys (Caroline has been wrapping lots of presents for him for when he "turns three" she says). He is adjusting to life with the girls and we love having him here!

Caroline as a scuba diver...

Caroline is very into balloons and we went to dinner and there was a balloon "artist" and she was in heaven. He made her this scuba diver outfit. She wore it everywhere and even asked if when we went to Target if she needed to take it off because they might think she needed to pay for it. (I always tell her she can't bring her toys into Target because they will think we need to buy it)! It was very cute.

Hannah has also found her new favorite spot since Andrew has been born -- his bouncy seat. She definitely spends more time there than Andrew does. She loves it and brings her sock over to it, sucks on her two middle fingers, turnds the music on and just relaxes. It is very cute.

I promise the next post will have pictures of Andrew in it!!

California Dreamin'

Finally, we had a beautiful California day -- perfect beach weather! The girls had a great time playing in the sand and watching Daddy surf. Andrew took a snooze at the beach and enjoyed the sound of the ocean waves. This is how the summer should be so hopefully we will get a late one this year! Enjoy the pictures!!

Andrew at one month

Crazy how fast the time flies! Can't believe it has already been one month since we little Andrew was born. Thankfully, we have had help since he has been born -- thanks to my mom and Trent's parents who each came for two and a half weeks. I don't think we could've made it through the first month without them!! Andrew is getting bigger and cuter all the time. I swear he has started smiling at us and his sisters love to love on him. Caroline gets out her guitar and sings to him and brings him a million "buddies" (her stuffed animals) and tells me she is keeping an eye on him. Hannah says "hi baby" all the time and has figured out how to scale the sides of the pack 'n play where he sleeps to try and see him. She also loves to pull up my nursing cover to look at him while he is feeding and say "Hi baby". But her very favorite thing to do is take off his little socks and use them for herself (she uses socks -- only kids socks, mind you -- to comfort herself while she sucks her two fingers!). Andrew takes it all in stride -- thankfully!! I have tried to keep up with taking pictures amidst the chaos and have yet to take a good picture with all three kids b/c putting Hannah next to Andrew without an adult is just asking for trouble. So hopefully I will get one soon. Enjoy these for now!

Hannah takes her first big steps

Finally Hannah has taken her first independent steps!! I think she secretly knows how to walk and spends her nap time walking around her crib. I could be wrong but she is very sure on her feet and can stand up and drink her milk, eat her food and bend down and pick things up. I think she just wants to be carried like her baby brother. Only time will tell but we (and she) were so excited when she took her first steps. Let's hope this is the first of many more!!