Italy

I was trying to hold out and get all the pictures together from Italy before I posted but some people (ahem) are taking FOREVER to share their pictures so I'm going to post what I have at this point. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Nana!

We are back from Italy and I promise a longer post with more pictures soon but we wanted to be among the first to wish Nana a very Happy Birthday! We had a fabulous time celebrating with you in Italy!!! 

Playing at the Park

Katie, Davis and Oliver came down for a visit this afternoon and since it was such a nice day, we decided to walk to a park and play outside for a bit. Oliver and Hannah both had fun exploring - Oliver loved the swings while Hannah cried both times we tried putting her in one. But she made up for it by going headfirst down the slide - showing she does not possess all of Mom's "cautious genes" and does have some of her Dad's adventurous side.  

February!

It's hard to believe it's already March. The days have been flying by which fine with us as we're ready for spring (as I watch the snow fall outside!). Hannah's been keeping us busy this month - constantly on the move except when she's (thankfully!) napping and starting to climb. We're finding she's able to reach more and more things and keeping things "Hannah proofed" is becoming increasingly difficult. She's continuing to babble in her own language - although we're getting glimpses of actual words every now and then which is so fun.

This girl loves her bathtub -- or maybe she was just hamming it up for Nana and Grandy. Either way we predict she's going to be a fish this summer at the beach....

She spent some time in CT with Grandma and Papi while I went into NYC for work - she had a fun time playing with Mia, checking out the library in town, and exploring Papi's office.

Working on the shape sorter (a new favorite toy - although at times frustrating!)....

Blowing kisses....

Playing with plastic Easter eggs at the kitchen counter ....

And playing on the very same slide that I (and Aunt Sarah, Uncle Eben and Aunt Allie) played on growing up -- pretty cool!

Talking w/ Mia through the window....

Next up - adventures in Italy! We leave in less than two weeks! Stay tuned.....

Happy Valentine's Day

Hannah had a great Valentine's Day. We took a long walk (Hannah slept!) and spent the evening with the Doyle's where Hannah and Molly had a romantic dinner together (check their blog for a pic!). Here are a few shots from the day.... 

Heading out with my new bear from Grandma and Papi (only grandparents would buy a 16 month old a WHITE bear! :-)......

Loving my Valentine's Day cards that talk/sing to me! 

February Sunshine...

Hannah and I had a lot of fun playing outside Wednesday when the temperature got above 50 for the first time in a long time. I can tell we're going to spend a lot of time outside this spring and summer - this girl does not like being trapped inside during good weather (or bad weather for all that matter!). 

Hurry up Mom!

Peek-a-boo!
Let me out!! 
Finally..... enjoying the warm sunshine (if only it would last)!

Hanging at the Repair Shop

We've had a rough January and February from a car repair perspective and Hannah and I had the pleasure of hanging out at the tire place today for a couple hours. She was a trooper despite it falling in the midst of naptime and entertained herself - and everyone else in the room by.....

Shredding Kleenex.... 

Checking the vending machines for any forgotten change.... 
Banging on the picnic table they had for the kids..... 
Checking on the status of our car periodically....