Winter Camp Weekend

The boys were at winter camp this weekend. This was Noah's first year to attend. It is a camp through our church for 2nd- 5th graders. Jason was Noah's camp counselor and it sounds like they had a great time. I'm not sure how much sleep they got, but Noah cannot stop talking about the fun he had! The picture of Jason is from the "decorate your counselor contest".

Happy Chinese New Year!

These are some of our pictures from our Chinese New Year celebration at home. The kids had so much fun helping me set the table and prepare for the dinner. It was such a great time and Hannah loved the food so much. She was even eating egg rolls!

Fun with Friends....

This weekend a friend from Arizona was in town. Her name is Natalia and we think it had been over 3 years since we had seen each other last. For dinner last night, my friend Melissa, Natalia and I went out for a girls night. We had a really great time!

Seeing Kaeli

Hannah got to see her friend Kaeli last night at dinner. Kaeli is her friend from the Hepu Orphange in China. The Huffs were in town for some appointments and we were so glad that we could have dinner with them. It was fun to catch up and see how the girls were doing. The girls gave each other kisses goodbye and we just couldn't pass up getting a picture!

Birthday Girl

This weekend we had Abbey's birthday party. She spent the first part of the morning at the doctor's office. She had a pretty high fever the night before and was complaining of a sore throat. Thankfully she's better, but wasn't feeling her best at the party. She had fun, though! We had a Narnia party and she enjoyed having her family there to celebrate with her. Thanks everyone for making the trip. Happy 6th birthday Abbey!

Happy 6 months of Hannah!

It has been 6 months(today)since Hannah was put in our arms. It has been a very sweet time and we thank God for her! The crying picture is on our way back to our hotel on "gotcha day". You can see she's come along way from that scared little girl to a silly,happy,dancing girl! I think she may have the skills to become a riverdancer! The other picture is of her at home playing dress up with Abbey.

GO BUCKS!!!!!!

Christmas Morning

Here are a couple pictures of the kids Christmas morning. It was so fun to watch them open their presents and Hannah was definately keeping up with her big brother and sister! It was such a special Christmas and we thank God for bringing Hannah to us. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Happy New Year!!!!

Wildlights and Cookies

Last night we went to the Columbus zoo for the Wildlights display. There are soooooo many lights. It was really beautiful and the kids had a blast.(We did, too!) As bundled up as the kids look in the picture, it really was a warm night. The temperature here in Columbus reached a high of 60 degrees. Is it December???? Today we made cookies and decorated them. Hannah was trying to get in on the decorating, too.

More Christmas at home.....

Here's some more pictures from our "tree cutting down day". The family picture is at the tree farm(inside where we drank some yummy hot chocolate). The other's are at home with the girls enjoying cookies and Hannah in front of our new tree!

Christmas in PA, Doylestown and home

The last few weeks we have been traveling to celebrate Christmas with our families. The weekend after Thanksgiving we went to Pennsylvania for hunting season and Christmas with the Pierces. We had so much fun! Hunting season at the Pierces is a great time to hear old hunting stories and Jason especially looks forward to hanging out at the treestands with the guys. The following weekend we headed to Doylestown(Julie's hometown) to have Christmas with the Johnson's. It was a special time there, too, as we ate really good food and way too many Christmas cookies. The kids loved tearing into their Christmas presents at both places and enjoyed playing with their cousins! Now that we are home this weekend, it was time for the "Pierce family Christmas tree cutting down day". Thankfully the weather was beautiful and we picked out a great one. We had a wonderful time decorating it, too!

Just at home.....

Hi everyone. Nothing too new here with the Pierces. We are really looking forward to the holidays coming up. It will be so nice to spend time with family! Hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Superman, The Little Mermaid and The Little Pumpkin.....

On Tuesday night we went to a Harvest party at a church. The kids had a blast! We went with some of our friends. We went through a Hay Maze and played games. We also came home with alot of candy and even some cakes that Hannah and Abbey won in the cake walk. Noah won a little stuffed animal, too! Hannah stayed up past her bedtime and was loving every minute of it!

Noah's birthday party

This weekend we celebrated Noah's 8 year old birthday.(It's so hard to believe Noah is 8 years old....) His grandparents all came, along with some of his cousins. Uncle Michael, Aunt Mimi and Ava were in on the celebrating, too! We started the morning by going to "Boo at the Zoo". The kids had so much fun dressing up, getting candy, and seeing some of the animals. Then, we had a "sports" pizza party. It was alot of fun. The kids got MORE candy in the pinata. Noah loved all his new gifts, too! It was such a great day!

The 60th Birthday party.....

This weekend we went to PA for Jason's dad's 60th birthday party. It was a surprise, but we think he knew something was coming. It was a great time. The kids had so much fun dancing the "chicken dance." Hannah was getting into the dancing groove, too. We were watching the weather this week and saw that it could snow on Thursday. (SNOW in October!!!!) We thought we'd better get Hannah a winter coat. She is modeling it in the picture. By the way, Noah's soccer team won their game on Sunday. YEAH!!!!

Hannah's dedication Part 2

Here are a few more pictures from the weekend. Also, this weekend.... Abbey learned to ride her bike without training wheels. Yeah!!!!!

Hannah's Dedication

This weekend we had Hannah dedicated at church. All her grandparents, Aunt Mimi, Uncle Michael and Ava were there to share in on the special occasion. It was alot of fun to have everyone in for the weekend. Hannah wanted down during the dedication prayer and we were glad we had raisins in hand to keep her in our arms. Thanks everyone for the gifts and for making the trips. We really appreciate you! The grandparents also go to see Noah's soccer game today. Unfortunately his team lost, but Noah did awesome. He almost kicked in a goal!

Busy times....

Hey all, we are doing well. We are keeping busy with school and all the kids activities going on this time of year. Noah's soccer season has started and Noah has been playing hard. The picture I posted is from one of last season's games. It's a nice "action shot". Abbey starts dance on Monday evening. She is very excited. We had an open house at her dance gym last week and she got to see her friends and teacher. Hannah is pretty much running everywhere now. It is so neat to see her walking so great when a few weeks ago she was still "wobbly walking". She is saying "hello", too. Noah and Abbey are having alot of fun with their little sister!(We all are!)

Labor Day Weekend/Nashville TN

We headed to Nashville this past weekend to spend time with the Dave, Leanna, Sammy , Madison and Sadie. Jason was able to switch his days off and we took off early Friday morning. We really had a great time. We were able to meet baby Sadie. She's so adorable! We were also very excited to get to celebrate Sammy's birthday with everyone. Noah and Abbey had sooooooo much fun playing with their cousins, Sammy and Madison. We went to a park and the kids loved playing on the slip and slide.The time went way too fast while we were there. On the way home we stopped at Dinosaur World. Noah impressed us with his dinosaur knowledge. He really knows alot about dinosaurs! Abbey and Hannah had fun seeing all the giant dinosaurs, too.(I think Hannah was just happy to be out of the car for awhile!)

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!