Battle of the Hats

First up, Uncle Cole came to visit. Aka Uncole

This girl is now obsessed with hats and accessories. Mr C didn't want his picture taken...bummer.

Basking in the light

Ever since H became obsessed with hats, guess who else wanted in on the fun.  And I offered him some Carter hats, but he wanted to wear Hannah's

Yes, I look cute

Hannah, I want that hat! Can't you see it would look better with my outfit?!?!

Carter, can't you see you already have 3 hats on AND they don't match???

Give me my hats!

Random, playing with the camera shot

He won't give me my hat!!!  No, I don't have a nice follow up picture showing Mr C giving Miss H her hat.  That would be nice, but this is reality folks!

Her most favorite hat of all time. She wears this ALL the time

Just a cute picture.  I wonder when she will be like Carter and start running away from the camera.  Until then, I will take advantage of her willingness to be photographed

bike ride

Ok, this pic isn't of the bike ride, but cute so it needed a place on the blog. Her new favorite thing is wearing shoes...everybody's shoes!  She couldn't wait to put on daddy's shoes. Hats, scarves, exercise bands, anything that is an accessory this girl wants to wear! 

We ended up purchasing a bike trailer on clearance at Target . That led to us having to get our bikes tuned.  And that led to me having to choose between dumping a ton of money into my 18 year old bike I received from my parents for high school graduation (ugh, 18 years?!?!) or invest in a new bike. The new bike won! You can see my new baby below.

Yes, I am calling this my 3rd child :)  I LOVE it.  It's a Marin and rides like butter!  Ok, enough of me...

This boy LOVES playgrounds. We found a nice one along the bike trail so we stopped for some playtime. 

Ok, they BOTH love playgrounds.

These pictures were taken a month ago.  Miss H now fearlessly goes down by herself.  It's fun to watch the kids have completely different personalities.  H will try EVERYTHING without fear.  To this day, C is still afraid to try things, but after we "force" him, he always begs for more (like riding in the bike trailer). I wish I had a video of the first ride in the trailer. H crawled right in.  C kicked and screamed as we strapped him in.  Clay was riding up and down the street with CJ screaming up a storm! I bet some of our neighbors thought we were crazy!  It was funny.  But, just as we predicted, CJ settled down and started loving the new ride!

Silly kids!

More silly kids!

Out of 20 pictures of these 3, this was the best one...ha!

Strapped in and ready to go!

August Already???

I can't believe we are on the last bit of summer. Life goes fast, doesn't it? So why not soak up every little bit of life that you can...and sun :) We've been busy around here. After 2 years of living in this house, I think I have it the way I like it. In other words, it's starting to feel like home. After moving a light fixture 4 different times in and out of rooms, I think Clay was ready for me to be done :) He is an awesome husband who has helped me through and through. Thanks Babe! Below are some fun moments in life that I'm lucky to have a camera around to snatch them up...

Every time I tell this guy to smile, he flails his arms, breaths heavily in and out and laughs!

CJ and I are enjoying some time to ourselves while sister naps

Belle loves her kids!

Oh, the life of a dog!

Yep, she thought she was the stuff

I peeked around the corner to see Carter gently brushing Hannah's hair! Melts my heart!

Had to snap this one quick before she crawled out, so that's  it's blurry. She is exploring everywhere!

Hannah is 1!

Happy Birthday Miss Hannah! You truly have changed our lives for the better. Your sassy sweet smile lights up a room. We love to watch you ogle over your big brother. Watching you grow up has been a treat everyday. Here's to celebrating many more!

Where did we take Miss H for her 1st birthday? GUAPOS! of course!

Wow, everyone is actually looking at the camera!

Instead of a piece of  cake, I requested guacamole...one of her favorite foods! Anyway, we were going back home to make ice cream and brownies from scratch :) 

Daddy, I don't like that hat on you!

Mischievous!

Sporting the hat

Grandpa's turn! He's looking at Carter trying to get him to wear it.

And no, CJ is NOT going to wear it!

HMMMMMMM

Seriously guys, I am not a fan of this hat!

That's better, I'm in mommy's lat :)

Someone else LOVES guacamole, too.  Look how clean his plate is!

Party time!

She seemed like a pro at opening presents. However, she was making this face because she was filling her diaper! 

She came back down the stairs all by herself looking like this :)

This giraffe is as big as me!

YAY! I can swing with my brother! (Carter is saying,  "I want the blue swing"! LOL)

Now this is what I call a ride! 

Yep, it was installed with H in it. She seemed to enjoy it! 

Birthday brownie and raspberry icecream!

HMMMMMMMM....Happy Birthday!