Welcome Avery Mae

Ready or not here she comes! Standing in the hall of St. Luke's Hospital was not on my list of Monday errands. I actually had a lot of things I still needed to do BEFORE Avery Mae made her debut.

However, she wanted to prove that she was a true Hannant and shake things up a bit. We were admitted and settled into our room around 12:30 and by 2:45 she was ready. I think she wanted to see if Dad could deliver her, because she was not wanting to wait for the Doctor to come in from down the hall. She was ready to show the world her beautiful face!

Dad was just relieved that Mom was happy again and that all the nurses and doctor all made in time to catch the baby.

Mom, well I am just happy to be done! After being up most of the night with inconsistent contraction and an all natural child birth, I am ready for a nap!

Avery, all clean and warm is ready to join Mom in that nap!

Sweet Addie loves her little sister. After spending all day with her cousins they came to bring Addie back to her family and meet their new partner in crime.

A proud Dad enjoying some sweet cuddles from our cuddle bug.

Little do they know that it is not a sleep over in Aunt Jenny's fanciful bed! Too bad they still had their shoes on. It is a really good thing they are all so stinkin' cute!

Big Sister Loves her new baby and was even more excited to see Mom and Dad again! We will have to see how long it takes for this love relationship to stumble into the hate relationship of siblings! We will just have to wait until this honeymoon is over and then we will see the true colors of these sisters!

The Big 3

A fun filled weekend for our sweet little big girl. We headed to a wedding Friday night. We missed the actual ceremony but know that we crashed to reception!

As we cleaned ourselves up to be presentable and headed out the door, Addie had other plans. She was out cold before we could even hit the highway! The girl knew she wasn't up for being quiet and sitting through a Catholic ceremony, and her parents knew that it wasn't worth waking the beast!

Lucky for us she woke up just in time for the reception to start. With a little cat nap, she was recharged and ready to enjoy some food, cut a rug and explore.

Saturday we headed down the street to Eagle Island State Park. Literally it is only a couple of miles from our house and we are just now checking it out.

Addie loved it! The kid was in heaven with a giant sand box combined with a shallow swimming area!

Did I mention the playground. We had to practically drag the kid away. Actually we bribed her, I am not going to say that I am above a little bribe. Especially if it works.

The magical power of a snow cone!

Today "Augut 8" was a pretty great day. We went to church came home enjoyed a little lunch, took a nap, (Yup, Mom and Addie enjoyed a splendid 2 hour nap) played in the pool, ate some succulent dinner and enjoyed delicious pink cupcakes!

We tried to have a fun weekend filled with Addie approved activities. Knowing that we are about to have some big changes we were not going to stress out trying to have a party on her actual birthday. So we will have a fun kid filled little party for her here in the near future, until then we will just have to listen to her "Happy Birthday" card until it dies or magically disappears;)

Almost ready for Baby

It is no secret that I have been a nesting mess. It has been one project (with a few swimming breaks) after another. Finally the big thorn in my side is complete! This cradle once had a nice honey finish and after about 9 cans of white spray paint and a few coats of sealant it is white.

After many hours in my driveway and more than one curse word, I can say that I am done and don't plan on painting anything else for a long time!

After I put the thing together I realized that it needed something. Then came the stencils and the paint. And yet I still wasn't satisfied. The cradle didn't seem cozy enough for a sweet little baby. Having resolved to not spend any more money on the stinkin' thing I decided to make a bumper for it using scrap materials that I already had.

All said and done I am pretty proud of myself.

Now that the cradle is completed, I had to find a place to put it. After a full morning of moving and rearranging, I managed to make everything fit in our room.

If you were wondering the crib it ready as well, it just happens to be a little occupied at the moment. I swear I think I have baby stuff coming out my waszoo. Everywhere I turn there is another baby something that I need to find a home for, and I am out of homes for all the stuff! Oh well its not like the baby will notice if her room is cluttered!

Early Birthday

Yesterday when we checked the mail we were surprised to find a package! Addie has caught on that when there is a package it is usually for her. Knowing that my Mom had a package on its way it was safe to say that it was for Addie , especially since she turns "tree on Augut 8". True to Innona fashion there was candy, not that it survived the 100 degree heat, and a musically annoying card that Addie sooooo soooo loved! At least I know she won't be afraid of the Happy Birthday song, she will probably sing along. That is whenever her lazy parents decide to plan a party for the kid! Her Mom is a Stutte so, we will be lucky if she has one before Christmas. Why not just wait for the snow and have a sledding party. Her Mother did have summer swimming parties when her birthday is in April. I'm just saying dates are merely suggestions at this house!

Mom & Addie keeping their Cool!

It has been no secret that Addie and I have been all about the refreshing activities of summer! So naturally I have yet another post of the 2 1/2 of us playing in our own mini oasis of fun. This was actually last Friday, when we were hoping that Dad would come home early to take us to a "Mooie" "Toy Tory 3" with Buzz and Woody! Once we realized that early wasn't really going to be all that early Addie and I decided it was time to cool off. Dad came home a few minutes early and caught us red handed all wet and not ready for the movie! Needless to say we decided to go see Toy Story Saturday afternoon instead. We were having way to much fun swimming, and it was way too hot to even think about getting out of the pool!

Looks like this munchie knows how to stay cool! Play in the pool one day and then head off to the mega air conditioned movie theater and down a massive root beer the next! Her parents must be the best ever!

A Typical Week at the Hannant House

Monday is our chore day. There is always a lot to do. While I am busy getting the house in order Addie likes to make herself comfy and watch a show or two.

With all our chores completed we have the rest of the week to play, work on unfinished projects, oh and drive Mom nuts! One should always remember to wear her rain boots while playing in her "swim soup".

Addie has also taken up catalog shopping, I honestly don't know who she gets it from...

When Mom says No, she goes to cozy up next to Dad. She thinks she is so smart.

While part of our family is working on filling out her figure the other part is trying to work off their sympathy symptoms. With a little help from his trainer Dad should be slim & trim in no time!

The laundry basket is always entertaining! Wether used as a bed or a boat this kid can be entertained forever with a few friends and a good ol' laundry basket.

Have I ever mentioned that we only like to eat the healthiest of foods here at the Hannant House. We always use our manners and never make a mess at the dinner table.

OK maybe we eat Raman noodles and get the occasional slushee from the Mav. What can I say we like what we like and if our kid is happy Mom is happy, well happier.

A few of our Favorite Things

Sun, we love you! We may not look so tan, but we have gone through a lot of sunscreen! This past Thursday we had a fun family evening at Roaring Springs water park! We swam till our lip were blue and one yon bert was to pooped to poop.

We just want to to finish this summer off with a splash! As our baby countdown is nearing the end we want to make the most of whats left of our summer.

Watermelon, Yummmmm! Mom's little helper knows how to enjoy a good watermelon. Addie has finally learned that since she doesn't want to take her clothes off, that if she puts her apron on, she can eat all the watermelon she wants. Just a little FYI watermelon stains!

She just thinks that she can do everything! Good thing Mom is there to save the watermelon! I love my little helper, even when she makes a mess!