Check - Ups

I knew something was up when mommy showed up at Cheryl's an hour early on Monday. We headed home as usual, listening to Dora songs along the way, but when we pulled in the driveway daddy got in the car! Hi Daddy, what are you doing home early? He told me we were going to see the Doctor. Bad news. I am not a fan of the Doctor. Well, actually, I am not a fan of the nurse. She is the one that pricks me in the thigh. She is the one that I SCREAMED at last time we went to the Dr. and she still pricked me again even after I screamed at her. I figured there was no use arguing so off we went.


At the appointment we learned that I am in the 25th percentile for height (no news there!) and Annabelle is in the 91st percentile. Man, I better start growing faster before she catches up to me! Anyways, after talking with the doctor and twirling around on the spinning stool, the dreaded nurse showed up.


Annabelle was first. The nurse gave her the first shot... and she didn't cry! The nurse gave her the second shot... and she didn't cry! What? Annabelle, are you crazy? Don't you know those shots hurt? Now its my turn. Now there is no way I am going to let my BABY sister show me up. I have to be brave. Don't cry Hallie, Don't cry Hallie. Shot one. Ouch, ouch that really hurts, but I'm a tough girl. Daddy is letting me squeeze him with all my might and that helps. Shot two. Ok, my face is bright red and I want to scream but I won't, I won't... Shot three. Yay, its over, I did it!



And thats the end of my story about the time that sister and I got shots and didn't cry a peep!

4 Months Old!

Anna(banana)Belle

Work In Progress

Daddy has been working super hard on our 'mini' kitchen renovation! Here are a few in progress pictures. New so far: granite, cooktop, pendant lights, bartop, backsplash, sink. To come: microwave, more backsplash, beadboard paneling. When the project is complete, we'll post before and after pictures!

New Look

Why do we have a new look? Well the site that hosted our free blog template was having bandwidth problems and no longer hosts our blog design :( When picking a new one, we had to pick one with a dark background so that you can see the light colored font that we have used in each and every blog post. So we are trying this one out until we find one we like better :)


In the meantime, enjoy some new pictures!

Grana and Grandma with the girls!

Weekend visit from the Simons, miss you Aunt Steph!

Storytime, we read this book 5 times a day!

August Family Picture

Hallie the Cook

I see mommy cooking all the time. I watch her carefully measure, and pour, shifiting ingredients from container to bowl. It doesn't look all that hard to do but she never lets me help because I get the ingredients all over the counter.

So last friday when we got home I toddled into my playroom like I always do. I was headed for a nice quick sit in my "hallie" chair when I noticed something different. For some crazy reason, mommy and daddy had placed everything from the kitchen counter on the carpet in my playroom. (we had just gotten new countertops) So I took inventory of the contents. Some baking supplies, mixing tools, flour, sugar, rice, bowls, a toaster... wait a minute! Mommy and daddy put the canisters of sugar and flour on the floor of my playroom?!? Do they KNOW they have a toddler in the house? Apparently not. So I peak my head into the kitchen and there they are chatting away about the new countertops.

This is my chance. No one is looking, I will show them how well I can bake. So I open the flour canister, grab a huge scoop and transfer it to the bowl. Oops! I missed! OK, maybe mommy was right, I can't pour without making a mess. Well lets keep trying... A few minutes later I hear daddy say "where's Hallie, she's being way too quiet". When he peeked around the corner and saw the mess that I made, all he could do was laugh... Check it out.