So much time, so little to do....

...Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it. =)

I feel like I haven't done a family oriented post in a while! But, here I am again, and I've got LOADS of pictures to share of Hannah! =)

She and I have been keeping very busy lately. We joined another playgroup, and we get to that when we can. We'll be hosting a playgroup here in May, too, which will be exciting for us!






These are from when our playgroup met at Rochester Commons last week. Hannah thoroughly enjoyed taking advantage of the playgroup, and we hope to get back there again soon!

We had a nice Easter yesterday, though we didn't get to spend it all as a family as I would have liked. John had a gig in York, Maine, so he spent the day with his family. Hannah and I drove to Hancock to visit my family. We had a nice time! It would have been even better had the weather been warmer - it was bordering on downright cold! But our Easter dinner was delish (great job, Dad!) and Hannah got to try eating ham for the first time. She didn't really care for it though. She did a great job sitting through church on Sunday morning, considering the 1h40m drive it took us to get to Hancock BEFORE going to church! The rest of the day, she had a great time playing at Nana and Grandad's house.







I apologize for the "out of order-ness" of these pictures - it's just how they get uploaded. Anyway, I LOVED Hannah's Easter dress this year, and I'm looking for any excuse to have her wear it again, so if anyone has any ideas, let me know!

That's about it from here, though!

Lots o' pictures!

Photos haven't been scarce in our household, but my time spent uploading them has been! Things have been going well, though busy in our household! Today, though, Hannah and I took some time out to visit Curious George at the Children's Museum of NH. We had a great time, and even got to hang out with Hannah's friend Spencer and his mom and dad, Anne Marie and Ed. It was great to see them, since it had been a while since I got to visit with them.



We've been having fun just getting outside when the weather is nice, and various other things like that. We scoped out a new playgroup, but I'm still not sure if we'll stick with it or not. They are a group that is always on the move, and they have things scheduled a lot of days during the week. The problem is that a lot of things are scheduled for the days I work, so I'm not sure it will be practical for us. Normally, this would be okay, but I would have to pay dues to join, so I don't know if it's worth it. Sometimes, I just think it's easier to go to the children's museum on my schedule.

John has been busy lately with school and concert stuff. He has a concert with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra tomorrow. He thinks it should be a good show, and with the weather, I would think there would be a good turn out. I debated going, but ultimately decided against it. I thought it would be nicer to let Hannah nap at home and then I can take her outside since the weather is slated to be warmer than today. It's been getting up into the 50's on a really nice day, so we've been taking advantage.

I've been working on another freelance writing assignment that will hopefully be published in Parenting NH this May. Of course, I'm not holding out too much hope, because they accepted another story for publication, and it hasn't been run yet. They accepted it in November, but keep having space issues. I understand, but it's frustrating. I've also taken on a great work at home job that I am enjoying. I basically set up customer accounts for Melaleuca, which is great. The products I really like, and so it's easy to tell people about how great they are, because I use them too! I've been in the process of switching our house over to all of their products. When the story just came out about the toxins in childrens bath products, it was something I was already aware of and had switched Hannah off of, because the Melaleuca products are amazingly better. Ask me if you're interested for more info.

Anyway, I'll leave you with more photos of Hannah!

Updated my look, among other things...

Well, as you noticed, I did some major overhauling on my blog this morning. I love the new look - it feels more like "mine" than it did before. Okay, I admit it, I did NOT create the actual look on the page, but I do really like the look of it much more than any I had before.

John is on vacation this week, which is good, but he's been sick with Strep Throat all week thus far. He's been on antibiotics since Monday, but it still makes for a no fun vacation for any of us! However, today he was feeling better enough to take Hannah to the Childrens Museum. We had a great time! We only stayed for about an hour, just because it was really croweded (vacation week - we knew it would be nuts) and Hannah was pretty tired. It was a busy day for her today, because we had our moms group this morning on top of the museum.

I'm not really sure what else to share at the moment, but I know I've got some stuff to talk about sooner or later, so I'll be back at some point!

Just playing catch up!

I realized it's been a while since I've been on here to catch up, so I figured I'd stop in and show off some pictures of Hannah and I playing at the Children's Museum on Friday of last week. We had a great time, and we will be planning to go again on her birthday. We got a membership there from my aunt Pat and my cousins Bonnie and Marc for Christmas, so we'll be able to go a lot more often. We're also thinking of taking Hannah on Martin Luther King, Jr. day, since John will be off from school. We'll play that one by ear.

John is STILL battling whatever it is that he has been sick with for 5 weeks now. He went to the doctor last week, but she didn't give him anything other than a nebulizer treatment, an inhaler and a nasal spray. I still think he should have been given an antibiotic, but I'm not the one prescribing.

Hannah is now up to 10 teeth in her little mouth - she's just about completely cut two molars on the bottom, which she's taken like a champ, because everyone just tells me that those are such difficult ones to cut. She cut two in the front the Saturday after Christmas. We haven't noticed any molars on top, but she's definitely got the two on the bottom.

So, here are some more pictures now!

Lots of pictures to update!

I've been crazy busy lately, but I have a lot to update!

Hannah turned 10 months old yesterday! I can't believe how fast the time is going, and I don't want her to grow up any more!!! She needs to stop right now! She's so much fun at the age she's at that I'm always afraid of what it will be like as she gets older. She's a pro at crawling now, and loves going up the stairs! In fact, several times in moments of... forgetfulness, Hannah has managed to start climbing the stairs because we forgot to close the gate at the bottom! She wants to start standing up on her own, and will now start letting go of things for a few seconds and is getting better at maintaining her balance before falling down or grabbing on to something again. She'll be walking before we know it, and I'm DEFINITELY not ready for that!

I've been doing a lot of knitting lately, gearing up for Christmas and such. I'm trying to make some gifts this year, and more than just the two I managed to get out last year. So far I've already done one and a half gifts, so I'm well ahead of schedule for now. The rest of the winter I plan to knit from my stash, as well as work on a sweater that John bought the yarn for as a birthday present for me. I can't wait to get started on it! By the time it's done, it will be to warm to wear it!

So, here are some pictures, as promised!

All bundled up and ready to go out!

Hannah and the kids at Moms Group

Hannah learns how to unload the dishwasher

Hannah thinks this Santa guy might be a little scary (he was a really nice guy though!)

Hannah gets a piano lesson from Daddy


Coronet hat, Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn, Dusty Purple, size 8 needles.

This hat is one of the few that are being made for Christmas gifts this year. I'm excited about getting some hats done, and I have been happy with the way this one and the one I'm working on have come out. Hopefully I can keep up the pace!

Hannah gets ready for a Halloween Party

Hannah decided that it was time to start gearing up for Halloween. So, Monday, we went out, because I needed a hat to go with my costume for the murder mystery party I'm attending on Sunday. Then we decided to play with the hat, and this is what we got!
John thinks she looks like a black mage in this hat (if you don't know what a black mage is, don't worry, it's nothing bad, just a video game character). I'm inclined to agree.

Here is Hannah after getting home from her Halloween party at Mom and Baby group today. All the kids looked adorable! We went around the birth care unit for a tour, so all the nurses and staff could see the kids. It was great! The kids had a lot of fun, and the staff on the unit loved it!