Weekend in Doylestown

We went to Doylestown for the weekend. Noah and Abbey had a great time getting to stay with Papa and Grandma Thursday night and we headed to Doylestown on Friday. Hannah is getting used to being in her carseat for the trips, which is good because we have an even bigger trip coming up. On Saturday night we went to a wedding reception and we all had a great time. Noah, especially was loving the dance floor. He is a dancing machine! Noah and Abbey had fun seeing some cousins they don't get to see often and Hannah got to meet some Aunts and Uncles for the first time. She loves giving out the kisses to people. Ava and Hannah were having fun playing with the microphones in Dad and Mom's basement. I don't know... Do you think American Idol is in the future???? Hannah is now walking very good. She seems to be enjoying the thought that she can move around like us now! In other Pierce news, we started homeschool this week. The kids are doing great, I'm just realizing that it is a challenge homeschooling 2 kids with a very active 1 year old!

Weekend in PA

We spent this last weekend in PA visiting the Pierces. Hannah got to meet some family for the first time. Noah and Abbey had so much fun playing with their cousins! They went swimming on Saturday. When it starting raining and they got out, Abbey and her cousin, Melanie, had fun dancing in the rain. That wasn't the only dancing going on..... there was a "Think Pink Barbie" dance show on Saturday night performed by the kids. They were dancing the night away! On Sunday, Hannah got to meet many people at West Unity church who have been praying for her for a long time. She enjoyed seeing all the people. We all had a great time!

getting ready for "back to school"

This week was spent getting ready for TWO kids to homeschool!!!! Jason took the kids (all 3) out for a"Day with Daddy". They went to the zoo, Alum Creek beach, and Polaris Mall all before 2:00 on Saturday. During that time I worked on getting the basement ready for school. It was a bit challenging trying to get it set up for them, as well as setting up an area for Hannah to roam freely without bothering the kids. Jason had a great time with the kids and I was able to get sooooo much done in that time! Abbey learned how to tie this week. We had been working on it for some time, but she has now mastered it and is very proud. We are proud of her. too! Hannah had a doctor's appointment today. She got 7 vaccinations and blood taken, too. She was not a happy girl. She is walking more and having fun with her brother and sister. Noah just loves kissing on her!

The never ending rash......

Last Wednesday night Jason took the kids to see the movie Over The Hedge and Abbey came home scratching away. She had a rash/hives thing ALL over her body. When we took her to the doctor they said it could be an allergic reaction or her body fighting off a virus. When her face swelled, we were pretty worried. Thank God she is doing better now. It took a week to run it's course. With Abbey not feeling well, we spent much of the week in doors. She mostly felt like laying down and watching movies. We went out and got the new Larryboy movie. It's been quite the hit around here. Noah was very excited when he went to the church to work with Daddy and got some cool Larryboy ears! Hannah has been taking more steps and it looks like she will be walking soon. She goes pretty fast with her walking toy. Since Abbey was feeling better we went to Wyandot Lake yesterday with Mary and Ava. When we went the last time Hannah loved it, this time she cried alittle. I think part of it was that she was mad we were putting sun block on her. By the end, she was loving the wave pool. We sat towards the entrance and she loved it when the waves hit her.

Home Sweet Home

Well, we are FINALLY home.(Long story- we missed our connecting flight to Columbus and Hannah spent her night in America sleeping at OHare airport.) We are getting settled back into normal life now and getting our sleep. Yep, Hannah is taking 2 naps during the day and sleeping all night. She's adjusted to our time now and we are very thankful for that! Noah and Abbey are being such a super big brother and sister to Hannah. They take great care of her. I'd say she averages about a thousand kisses a day! Hannah is crawling everywhere and is getting into just about everything. We are loving every minute of it. We have been waiting for her to join our family for so long. We are just glad she is here with us where she belongs. We couldn't imagine life without her! We had a belated birthday party for her this weekend and she loved every part of the party. She ate the food off my plate(she loved corn on the cob), loved opening her presents and really got into eating her cake. She needed a bath afterwards. Hannah got to see her grandparents, the Johnsons, again, and meet her grandparents, the Pierces, for the first time. Michael, Mary and Ava were in on the birthday bash, as well. We thank God for the precious gifts of our children. By the way, we had some more excitement this weekend. Abbey lost her first tooth! I was hoping it would wait until we got home!!!!!