Just wanted to share some sweet pictures of our Hannah.

Weekend away

Last weekend, Hannah and I had a girls weekend away from home. We first went to Grandmother's house where we spent the night. Hannah loves her great-grandmother and we enjoyed many laughs and delicious blueberry pancakes for breakfast. My Grandmother has a beautiful little canal behind her house that is gorgeous to walk along. Hannah took some bread to feed the ducks, but we didn't find any...so she just opened the bag and ate the bread herself. Silly kid!

Searching for the elusive ducks....

My sweet, beautiful Hannah! After Grandmother's house we headed up to Papaw and Granny's house to spend the night.

We got to ride this great little train at the local park, which was a new experience for Hannah. She enjoyed the ride but had a VERY firm grip on her Papaw's hand the whole time. Let's just say she is a bit cautious the first time she does some new things.

She and Papaw enjoyed some hay bale jumping together.

Hannah and Ganny enjoyed a meal and a special moment together at the kids table. Granny is such a good sport to always join the kids at the kids table.

Hannah also got to play with her cousins Ava and Ella. She and Ava are only 3 months apart and get along so well. It is such a joy to know that they just pick up right where they left off last time. So, we had a great weekend all around! I sure do love my family and my sweet time with Hannah.

For now, I think I figured out the problem with blogger. FYI, don't post your pictures in the size right out of your camera...you will eat up space quickly and run into the problem I now have. So, resize your pictures to about 60% of the full size before you upload them and you will save yourself the headache I now have.

Blogging question

I have plenty of posts to share with you....but I am unable to upload pictures right now. AAARRRGGG!!! Which brings me to my question for you all.

Has anyone been told by blogger that you have reached your limit with pictures? I was told that I have to purchase more space from picasa web (which is blogger/google's web photo service) in order to continue posting pictures.
Has anyone else had this happen? Anyone have any other ideas for me?

I promise to figure this out soon.

Fall fun

We went to a local farm today and had a blast! The weather is absolutely gorgeous today which made it that much better. This particular farm is about 20 minutes away from our house but we had never been there before. Hannah loved it.

They had rubber duck races with these long troughs and water pumps. There were about 15 of them and the kids could race their ducks to the end.
Hannah was very excited about this cow train. She rode the last one in the back and loved the VERY bumpy ride. Me, not so much!

Hanah was chillin out on the hay ride.

They also had bounce houses, a corn maze (which we didn't venture into) and other things. I was so pleased that it was not expensive to get in and they sold food that was seriously cheap. It was a nice change to feel like you were not ripped off to enjoy this place. I can't wait for next year when we can go back.

Belly Pen

The other day Hannah and I were working on making a birthday card for a birthday we were going to. When I grabbed a black marker for her to use, she quickly told me that we had to use a different marker because that one was "the belly pen." After some laughter on my part, I had to tell her that the pen was indeed a regular pen even though she associated it with being a "belly pen." The reason why she called it that was entirely Jason's fault. One day, he got the smart idea to let her write on his belly. So, now that black pen will forever be known as "the belly pen."

Hannah's blank canvas on the before shot.
Jason doesn't have any "mom" tattoos, but this is pretty close. So, Mimi, you are now inked on Jason...at least until the marker washes off.

Hannah said this was a drawing of herself.

The finished product thanks to the "belly pen" and a willing 3 year old artist.

Invigorated

Fall is finally here! I am LOVING the fact that it is cooling off significantly here and we are enjoying open windows and lots of time outdoors. In so many ways, the fall weather has left me feeling invigorated. I don't know what it is about changing seasons, but it has done my heart good. I love decorating for the fall and feeling the cool breezes in the morning. All of these things have left me feeling refreshed. I feel renewed to tackle parenting (which has been better lately since behavior has improved) and to get out and do more things outside. The TX heat is so awful here that we spend much of the summer indoors...bummer! So, it has been great to get outside again. I think Hannah can tell the difference too. The change in attitude in me and the renewal she gets from being outdoors.

I am so thankful to God for this time of renewal that has come from the changing seasons. Man, I love the fall!

While we won't be swimming much outdoors anymore I thought these pictures of Hannah were cute.

We have spent a lot of time on the swings in the backyard. Hannah is getting the hang of using her legs to swing herself. It is a slow learning process, but we are working on it.

We also had a week full of grandparents, which was awesome! My grandmother (Hannah's great-grandmother) came down on Friday to see us. It was a great visit and Hannah loved showing Grandmother all of her toys and basically talked her ear off. Thanks for visiting grandmother, it was wonderful!

We also got to see Papaw and Granny twice this week which was awesome! Since they live 2.5 hours away, seeing them twice in one week is a treat for us. Hannah, of course, enjoyed seeing them as well and had much to share with them. Thanks for visiting Papaw and Granny, we loved seeing you!

So, all in all, this season has been delightful! God is so good!