Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Fun at the Zoo

Hannah has been asking to go to the zoo all summer.  She loves animals and loves watching Barney at the Zoo! I think Seth liked it too! He is such a good baby, just takes it all in and never makes a fuss!  We went with some family and had a great time! Hannah can recall so many specific things from the zoo.  Her memory is very good!  Her favorite stories she tells are about feeding the giraffe, the sharks and dolphins dancing, her cousin Emery racing the cheetah, and the mommy daddy tigers!   Hannah just won passes to the zoo from the library, so looks like we will get to go again soon!! Yay! 

Cousins, Friends, and Aunts!

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Hannah and Grandma feeding the giraffe.  Hannah kept saying "No, no, no, Grandma's turn!"  She didn't like the long tongue!




Petting the sharks!  The sharks would come up and look like the were "dancing"! Hannah talks about it all the time! 

I LOVE her face in this picture. She is running away from the aquarium, terrified of the seal!

Grandma and Hannah looking at the penguins

We really liked the meerkats!

Aunt Amy helping Jed and Hannah see the snakes! 

Seth and Jed having fun!  

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Vacationing with Family

Way back at the end of June and over the 4th of July, we had two different vacations with both sides of the family.  At the end of June, we went on our annual "Glamping" trip with my side of the family.   We went to Brown County, IN where we stayed in a large cabin with air conditioning and showers but also did camping type things like hiking and campfire cooking!   Over the 4th of July, we went up to the Clark's lake cottage and spent time with family!  Both trips were great fun!  Below are tons of pictures from the two trips...

RINGGER GLAMPING TRIP 2011

All the family

PawPaw and Grandma watched the kids while we all went out to eat!




Jed and Hannah playing the butterfly game

Hannah was definitely GLAMPING, not camping!  Thanks Auntie for the cute outfit!


Aunt Amy braided Hannah's hair!

Hannah LOVES to run!

First time roasting a marshmallow!


Little wiggly baby!


Jed and Hannah with their suckers and their bug boxes!  Hannah named her bug "Muck"!

4TH OF JULY WITH THE CLARKS 2011
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Making fruit pizza with Maggie

Cousin Elena and Hannah


Hannah, Emery, and Elena playing with Maggie's jewelry!

Tea Party

Fun with cousins : Lilly, Josiah, Hannah

Sunday, July 24, 2011

A Catch Up of Pictures

 Wow, life gets busy in the summer!  I can't believe I haven't posted in about a month.  We have been having so much fun vacationing, playing, swimming, hanging out as a family!  Our kids are the best!  With Hannah being 2 and Seth 7 months, they are at such a fun age!

 Hannah asks to watch "Barney Zoo" every day!  I think these are sweet pics of her laying on the couch, especially cuddling with Maya!
 Little Seth is growing up so fast!! This guy is doing all kinds of things, which is so much fun. He is army crawling EVERYWHERE, fast! He started a few weeks ago and has gotten so good at it.   He follows us from room to room and gets into all kinds of stuff.   He also rocks on all fours a lot, but hasn't figured out how to move without his belly on the ground.  He also LOVES eating food, including puffs and cheerios! 
 Above: Seth after Daddy fed him- wow!  Below: his first taste of peas...not a fan but likes them now!

 Above:  playing in our new sandbox  Below:  Hannah reading to the puppies at the library!

Clark get together!
  Seth:  loves his toes, but most of all loves PAPER!! I have found so much paper in this little guy's mouth!  I am cleaning things out of his mouth often!  He also says baba, mama sometimes and really is such a content happy baby!! 

 Hannah moved into a big girl bed!!! She looks so adorable in it!  Maya sleeps in her room now, and she likes that.  Hannah tried to escape her room a few times, but now that a safety door handle is on the door knob and she knows what we expect of her in the morning, she has been calling for us from her little bed wonderfully! 

Below:  Seth figured out how to pull himself up!! He loves to stand!  He is such a strong boy! 

 Father's Day 2011!  Nate really is a fantastic Dad!  I am so thankful for him!  He is loving, selfless, fun, wise, hard worker...awesome. 
Finally, a couple of cute pics of Seth!

Seth 6 month pic with Maya