Tea Time

Good Dog, Broady

Nathan loves his dog. He loves on him all day and Broady doesn’t seem to mind. These pictures were taken back in March (Broady just got a summer hair cut).

One of his favorite books is Good Dog, Carl. He giggles at every page.

(Nathan, you also enjoy reading Goodnight Moon, My World, The Big Red Barn and The Everything Book.)

Cutting Skills

This year Hannah had a little evaluation at school on all her “skills”. She got a “G” (Good) score on everything except her ability to use scissors, which she received a “W” (Still Working). They showed me a piece of paper with two straight lines and said she was suppose to cut on both the lines. I wish I would have taken a picture because there wasn’t even one cut on the paper. The whole thing was still intact! I couldn’t help but laugh. But I wasn’t surprised because we never use scissors at home. I’m terrified she’s going to cut all her hair off. And besides, I don’t know that many adults who are “still working” on using a pair of scissors.

Nonetheless, we bought a pair of little scissors and have been slowly working on safely using them.

Her teachers were right. She couldn’t cut at all….but we’re making progress. She is actually cutting the paper now.

Check this out:

We made palm branches on Palm Sunday. Can you guess which one is mine and which is Hannah’s?

But what she lacks in scissor skills, she makes up for in drawing. This is her self-portrait.

Good job Hannah!

March Happenings

We stayed pretty busy in March. The weather was great, so we spent a lot of time outdoors.

We took a stroll through the Botanic Gardens to check out all the beautiful flowers.

Our cousins came to visit and we took them to the museum.

That’s right…I’m standing in a nostril.

Check out these two princesses.

We played a little ball with O…

and cooked some “dinner” with Mimi.

We had our first ever Hubley Garage Sale. Although it looks pretty sparse, it felt good to get rid of a lot of junk!

Hannah kept getting money out of the “bank” to buy her stuff back. It was pretty hilarious to hear all her explanations for why she didn’t want to sell it.

Nathan took it all in while having his breakfast in the garage.

And we ended the month with a fun visit from our friends up North. This summer I think they will have to return the favor :)

February Happenings

We had lots of fun talking about Valentine’s Day this year. We made tons of Valentine cards for our friends and family and enjoyed heart-shaped pancakes that morning (courtesy of Daddy of course).

 

Hannah got all dressed up for her Valentine’s Day party at School.

I think she wore her pink sparkly Tom’s the entire month of February!

February 10th: Nathan's 1st Birthday

You were acting shy as we serenaded you with Happy Birthday.



Enjoying your birthday pancake breakfast.

Oh sweet Nathan, at times this past year has seemed to fly by and at other times (like in the wee hours of the night) it has seemed to crawl slowly. I've tried to slow the moments down by really taking in all the blessings that you have given me. If I focus on them and remember to count them, they seem to linger a little longer and I get to enjoy one more giggle, one more smile, one more squeeze. I told Scott one day that I think I give you around 200 kisses everyday...seriously. Is that weird? I just can't get enough. We love you so much and are so thankful that God chose us to be your parents.

At one, you are so busy! You started walking around 10 months and really got the hang of it by 11 months. Yeah, you're a go-getter. I think you started so soon because you knew you had to find a faster method of getting away from your sister. Speaking of Hannah...you still adore her. You do everything she does. Sometimes this isn't good. For instance, you know how to correctly perform a "demi plie" (on command) and you don't mind wearing a bow in your hair. Don't worry, you got lots of trucks and balls for your birthday and you love playing with them too. And you love getting dirty. I always knew this about boys, but I'm just now experiencing it first hand. We can go outside and Hannah comes in clean and you somehow have scrapes on your knees, dirt under your finger nails and sand coming out of your shoes. I just hope you don't ever bring lizards or frogs in the house...yuck! And oh yes, one day you acually sneezed a pea out of your nose. That's right...a pea. We were eating black-eyed-peas at dinner and you sneezed and shot one of those bad boys right out your nostril! I've never seen anything like it. I can't imagine how you will gross me out over the coming years, but bring it on!

At your one year check-up you weighed 20 lbs. 15 oz (45%) and you were 30 in tall (80%). You have 8 teeth and they have ALL given you such a hard time. I would say this has been my biggest challenge with you. Your poor little teeth seem to hurt all the time. And when your teeth hurt, you don't sleep very well. Even now, you still wake up on and off at night just screaming with both hands in your mouth. I can't wait for all of them to come in! I really think it will change my...I mean your life.

You are talking more everyday. Your vocabulary now consists of:
Dada (your first word)
Mama
Thank you (although it sounds more like tha-tha) Trust me...he's saying thank you (don't laugh)
Bye-Bye
Cracker (again, it sounds more like cak-ker)

You like to play peek-a-boo and sing the Itsy-Bitsy Spider and Patty-Cake. You also thouroughly enjoy dancing, or as we like to call it...having a Dance Party. We have these parties pretty much everyday around 4:30 when I'm trying to think of something else to do before Daddy gets home. You know when I walk to turn the music on that we are about to dance and as soon as you hear it, your little body starts movin' and shakin'. You bounce up and down and turn in circles until you fall down. Or you try to copy what Hannah is doing (hence the demi plie). You are really funny to watch. You also enjoy "reading" books. You hold them up in front of your face and say, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh." And then you laugh really hard at yourself....precious.


Puppy Dog on your shirt and a barbie in your hand.

 

For your first birthday we had a fun Circus Party. You ate so much and loved it when everyone sang to you.



Sam and Hannah enjoying after party pop-corn.

 Nathan, we love you so much and had a blast loving on you this past year. Here's to many more kisses from your mommy!

January Happenings

We are so sorry for our serious lack of blogging lately! Our computer is officially toast. I used that excuse for a while and then Scott started bringing his work computer home to use and I've just been putting it off for two months...until now. So, I'm going to recap our happenings starting with January. Here's what we were up to:

One last Christmas celebration with GG and Jeanine.

 Nan and Pop came to visit and we took them to the zoo.

 

Hannah had a Daddy-Daughter date and went to see her first movie, Beauty and the Beast.

 She really liked the concession stand.

We spent one Saturday at the rodeo. Cowgirl Up!

All dressed up for church.

Such a handsome little man.

I can't believe he turned one in February. Stay tuned for pics of the "Greatest Birthday Party on Earth" (we had a circus party)!