Storey's Stories

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Florida Vacation

So we hopped on a plane last weekend and headed down to Daytona, Florida (around there at least) to visit Grammy and Papa. The kids loved the beach and the pool...and getting to spend time with Grammy and Papa. Other than a few skinned knees...and "a little bit of a sunburn" - we made it through our travels all in one piece (oh...and minus a minor choking incident that Hannah had at church while we were in St Augustine (darn cheddar bunnies). Oh--- and Alex got to perfect his skill of napping pretty much anywhere.
Here are a few pics from our adventures.

Hannah and her luggage..she loved pulling around her bag at the airport.

Hugs all around!

First time at the beach...Cocoa Beach (after checking out the Ron Jon Surf Shop)

Don't we look pretty...Hannah did our makeup.

Hannah "surfing"

Resting at the beach.

Papa got buried...and Alex seemed to enjoy playing on top of him.

Catching some zzz's at the pool.

I think this pic is a framer...Hannah and Grammy

At the RiverGrille

Last night in Florida

Our attempt at a family pic

Bye bye Crane Lakes...time to rest.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

January Birthdays - Round 2

January is a busy month filled with birthday celebrations. Here are a few pics from a "few" of the parties.

Hannah helping her buddy Aunt Nancy light the candles.

Alex and Hannah were clearly making sure this photo was frame-worthy.

Alex playing with Dan.

Grumpy boy's getting some molars...ouch!

OK...this is a Feb birthday.

And this is a March one.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Celebrating the big 3rd Birthday

We had a fun birthday weekend with Hannah - and Friday (her actual birthday) was a big day. We started the day with her 3 year check up at the doctor (no shots...yay), then we headed to Build-a-Bear, lunch, shopping and finally home. Saturday we celebrated with family - and Hannah added a lot of princess items to her collection. She had a great time!

Smiling for mommy at the doctor

Hannah decided to build a Hello Kitty stuffed animal.

She loved pressing on the pedal to fill "kitty" up with stuffing.

Brushing Kitty after her bath.

Here's the strawberry cake mommy made.

Ready for the big party.

Cheesing for the camera

Opening gifts...cousin Trevor was her assistant.

Checking out her new musical princess vanity.

Alex...giving me his look (just had to include this one cause it makes me laugh)

All dressed up in one of her costumes...birthday princess.

First Ballet Class

Saturday morning Hannah had her first ballet lesson. She was so excited and couldn't wait to leave to get there. She's taking lessons at the Fairytale Ballet in Prairie Village. In her class they have a ballet lesson, read a story and then get to act it out (with costumes/props) at the end. It's pretty darn cute.

Check out Hannah the ballerina!

Waiting for class to start...

Watching the teacher show some moves.

At the end...they got to dress up like cats.

School Birthday Party

Thursday afternoon John and I brought treats up to Hannah's school so she could celebrate her birthday with her friends. She loved getting to be the birthday princess for the day.

The birthday girl helped set the table for her party.

She got to wear a crown for the day.

Yummy...

Hannah and her classmate, Santina, had the same dress on (and funny enough...so did another girl at their school).

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Merry Christmas to all...

We luckily all recovered from the stomach flu in time to enjoy the holidays. They were busy to say the least - but it was so nice to spend time with our families. Hannah really got into Christmas (and Santa) this year - so that was fun to see. Alex wasn't quite sure what to think just yet. They both got so many toys that we might need to start a toy store soon.