November Happenings

We got a pop up trailer and spent some time cleaning it and fixing it up.

Hannah loves the rain boots she got for her birthday.

We studied ancient Egypt in school, and Mary and David made mummies.

They even made their own spice blends to spice the mummies before wrapping them up.

We enjoyed the first snow of the season.

All the leaves fell off our tree at once and looked beautiful, especially covered in frost.

We made a trip to Modesto, and David loved helping make dinner.

David drew a picture of dinosaurs, complete with lots of sharp teeth and food in their tummies.

Mary lost her first tooth.

We picked rose hips and made rose hip syrup.

We enjoyed a rainy day walk and puddle stomping.

Yosemite

Dad and Mom came up for a visit and took us to Yosemite. It was a beautiful day.

There wasn't much water in the waterfalls and it was pretty cold, but there weren't many people there and the fall colors were beautiful.

We had a picnic lunch and watched the climbers on El Capitan. The kids loved walking along the logs.

In the afternoon, we stopped by a museum and hiked to Yosemite falls.

We got some great views of Half Dome along the way.

It was the kids' first time in Yosemite, and we all had a wonderful day.

On the way home, we enjoyed a pretty sunset.

Two Years

Our little toddler is growing like crazy.

Hannah is talking up a storm and adds new words almost every day. She loves to run and go for walks.

She likes pretending and playing. One of her favorite games is to sing, "trot, trot to Grandma's house to get Hannah some cherries" with Joshua while he bounces her. If he says someone besides her or the wrong fruit, she corrects him right away. Hannah has a strong sense of how things should be.

She likes to sort things based on to whom they belong.

She also likes to get a tissue from the box and blow her nose or put the tissue in her pocket. Since she often doesn't have pockets, this means putting them down her pants.

Hannah likes dinosaurs, which she calls "roars."

She loves to laugh and smile and is silly and fun.

 We love our little girl.

Hannah's Birthday Celebration

Back at home, we had birthday dinner and presents for Hannah Sunday night.

She got a quilt made by Gayle.

 And some new coloring things, which Mary and David were happy to help her try out.

Birthday Weekend

The men's retreat was the same weekend as Hannah's birthday, so the kids and I went to Dad and Mom's house since Joshua was working. Mary and David love spending time out in the shop with Grandpa.

Hannah had waffles for her birthday breakfast.

We had a combined birthday dinner for Micah and Hannah on Saturday.

What fun birthday buddies!