First vacation done!

So this may be a long post but it was a big deal to

have a first vacation!  It had many firsts and trials

but it was great to be on vacation with Adrian 

and Hannah.  Hannah's "firsts" will have some

pictures along the way but here are a few:

first time in a highchair at at restaurant,

first time in a shopping cart seat,

first time out of the US, if Canada counts,

first time at Aunt Jen's apartment,

first time at Mar Mar and Gumpa's house,

first time at Aunt Lise and Uncle Cory's house,

first time in a snowsuit with a smile!

And the list goes on but I will not bore you anymore!

Oh but the cutest one!  Her first time singing

in church!  She kept singing as the congregation had stopped.

Now she will sing and harmonize with us when we

sing with her!

 The most important someone not to forget!

But before we go we must wrap some gifts!  This

is Hannah's first time wrapping a gift and she LOVED it!

She loved the curling ribbon and the tape dispenser, guess

we know she is my child!  And the lucky persons to receive

this gift are Aunt Suanna and Uncle Nate!  Thanks for the
help Aunt Karon!

 Also before we leave we had to have thanksgiving

dinner!  Adrian had to work overnight at the hospital so

I invited over Uncle E and Auntie Zaz!  We had our first

trip to the hospital to visit Dada!  Then we came back to

the house and had a chicken curry dinner!  Here they 

are teaching her kicks!

 And another kick!

Our trip to MI started the morning after Thanksgiving!

We had our first day of travels that ended us with 7+

hours driving to Auntie Jen's house!  It was a rough ride

for Hannah's first long car ride!  But we got through it...

 And look at that smile as she is surrounded by Auntie

Jen's toys!!

 Leaning in for a kiss for the sheep!

 Hannah, you cannot grab Auntie Jen's glasses!

 But you can chew on your pacifier....sigh...

 The next morning we went for breakfast before we

left to MI.  This is the first time that Hannah sat in 

a highchair at a restaurant!  She did great!

After another 5 hours in the car we finally arrived!

Hannah did great this car ride!  We understood how long she 

could sit and how long she needed to be out of the

car!  And as soon as we arrived we tried to get

Hannah to eat, but it did not work as she met her

Uncle Cory, Aunt Lise and cousins Clara, Caleb

and Lydia!

They were SOOOO excited to meet her and she

was overwhelmed and excited too!

 After a little bit of food the playing began!

 She was not sure what to do with all this attention!

 We have a tree of thumb prints for when people meet

Hannah.  Here it is in action!  I just wish I had not

forgotten people and to bring it everywhere we went!

 We could not wait for Christmas so we had Mar Mar

and Gumpa open gifts, only because she had to open

one from them...

 Rocking with Mar Mar, she is supposed to be going

to sleep, does not look like it is working though!

 Hannah LOVES to stand!  And Lydia LOVES

to play with her!!!

 Hannah opening a gift from her Uncle and Aunt and

her cousins!  They could not wait for her to open a gift either!

 Lise, Clara and Adrian

 The gift!  A giraffe named Sophie!  She loves

to chew on it!

Clara reading to us about Sophie

 Lydia showing Hannah toys!

 Hannah did not sit well for most people while we were

in MI, okay not for anyone really.  But she did pretty well

with Uncle Cory!

 Lydia trying to read a book to Hannah

 Caleb was not feeling well so Uncle Adrian

went to hang out with him!

 Hannah chewing away on Sophie!

 Hannah was so excited to open another present!

She loved the paper and the curling ribbon!

 It took awhile to get it open and a bit of help...

 But she got it open and here it is!

 Dada spending time with Hannah!  So sweet!

 Dada rocking Hannah to sleep, so peaceful!

 We had to have our car worked on while we were home.

So while it was getting attended to in GR at the dealership

we got to see our friends Auntie Trisha and her

daughter Leah and dad, Steve!  Leah seemed to be in love!

It was sweet to hear her say so sweetly, "oh momma,

baby Hannah".

 "See Momma, baby Hannah".

 So sweetly holding hands!

 Not Hannah's first time in Target or her last but it 

is her first time in the cart without her car seat!

 First time at Uncle Cory and Aunt Lise's house!

 Keeping her eyes out for Momma to come and help her!

 Playing again!

 Clara and Hannah

 Do you see what I see?  Adrian found that I had not

put Hannah's diaper on so well last time I had changed her!

And she will probably not like me too well one day for this!

 We are quite sure we have a musician on our hands.

She plays the piano a bit and she loves to sing!  And

she loves to listen to music too!

 Dada always gets sweet photos of Hannah!

 Before the goodbyes a good picture of Hannah

with the kids!

 Goodbyes to Mar Mar and Gumpa

 On our way out of town we stopped for a few minutes

at Auntie Mel's house!

 Cheesing it up for the camera, Kylie and Hannah

 On our journey home we stopped overnight at Auntie

Jen's place again.  Hannah was so worn out from her 

long day that, at 10 Adrian put her in my lap and she

fell right to sleep!

 And we ate breakfast with Auntie Jen again 

on our way out of town!

When we got home I was showing Hannah a toy
her Lolo and Lola gave to her.  And her
reaction to what it did was priceless!
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?video_id=9aZRTwl9bRk


Hannah and Adrian singing together!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-idWwV1E-og

Our musician
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek21Nvd37vc

We had a great time at home seeing family and friends.

My dad is today 2 weeks out of surgery on his back and 

is improving daily.  He is still experiencing pain and having

troubles sleeping at night.  Please continue to pray

for his recovery, relief from pain and patients

to get through the recovery!  Thank you!!!