hanging on...

We are still hanging on to any bit of summer we can around here! Every nice day we spend it from sun up to sun down outside!! Right now Abby's favorite things to do are ride her bike, draw with chalk and ride with Daddy on his scooter (not one of Mommy's favorites...) Hannah is loving her little red car, being pushed around outside.

Fair time!!!!!!!

Every year we go to the fair! It has been one of my favorite things to do in the summer since I was little. We went this year with Mandee, Audrich and Amalee. Abby had a great time at the Old McDonald farm. We watched Phil Baker sing, and than of course had yummy fair food. I even got to go out later that night to the fair with some of my girlfriends - it was so much fun!

Yay for Grandma Cheryl!!!

We are so lucky to have my Mom! She came with us to the wedding to help with the girls so we could really enjoy the wedding and the dance. She took the girls home when they got tired so we could stay and than let Todd and I sleep in the next morning since we where up so late - she is amazing - we love her so much!

Susan and Jeff Wedding!

Saturday Susan and Jeff (aka: Cool Aunt Suzie and Jeffy) got married! It was a beautiful ceremony at the Brandon Golf course. Everything was beautiful, and the bride and groom where beaming! It was so much fun to have a reason to dance and celebrate - we all danced and laughed all night long.

More wedding pics....

Happy Birthday Daddy!

This week we celebrated Todd and my Moms birthday by going out to lunch at Lone Star. Mom and Todd where in heaven eating steak and potato for lunch (I had a salad). We all enjoyed the big ice cream, brownie sundae's - even Hannah!!! (thanks to Uncle Justin)

The girls!

I love every day with my girls, and try to really "enjoy the journey" with them, not getting lost in the day to day and missing out on the little things that make us truly happy!

Things my girls did this week that made me smile when I least expected it was watching Hannah giggle with glee when she had her first bath in the 'big girl' ducky tub!

Abby's latest favorite tv show, and books and everything is Clifford! She can read her Clifford books over and over again. She makes me smile every time she starts singing the Clifford theme song.

oh baby!

I was taking pictures of Hannah while she took a bath in the sink and it reminded me of a picture my Mom had framed and up in our house growing up. I put the pictures side by side and I think Hannah and I really look alike!!! What do you think?

Air Guard Tour!

Mom's club had an awesome tour of the Air Guard that Abby and I went to today. (Hannah stayed home with Melody and Lily - yay!) Abby and I had a blast watching the jets take off, sitting in a jet, pushing buttons in a air base fire truck, it was all a blast!

In the simulation plane

Plugging her ears when the jets took off!

In the fire truck!

Hugging song!

Kairi and Abby really got into the friendship hug song!

Phil Baker at the park!

We went to McKennan park to watch Phil Baker sing. Abby and Hannah had a GREAT time. We also had our friends Jadon and Kairi there and they all danced to every song!

Hannah was showing a little 'crack' so I had to take a picture.

Hannah making silly faces.

Dancing, Dancing!!!!

My girls!

I dressed the girls in an outfit that matched, so (of course) I HAD to take a billion pictures to document their cuteness!!

My Hannah Banana

I can't believe my Hannah is 7 months old already! I know I say it all the time, but truly, the time goes by to fast. She is getting so big! She already scoots/rolls all over (not quite crawling) to get where she wants to go. She loves giving kisses, and will even say ma-ma-ma sometimes. She is such a gift.

Thank God for Mommy!

This month has been a hard one for the Anawski household! We have had one illness after another. Stomach bugs, ear infections, pink eye, strep throat, colds - you name it - we have had it! While we are very grateful for the health we have and that things are not life threatening - it has been a trial on the whole household to keep it together with one illness after another.

It has been especially hard on this Mommy. Even when I have been sick, I have been taking care of everyone else, and trying to keep it all together.

I am so lucky to have such an amazing Mommy, she realized that I was not doing well and came up this weekend to take care of me! She started out by taking me for a pedicure and some pampering at the salon. Than that night she let me go out with a friend for a relaxing dinner, while she took care of the kids and watched the kids while I (once again) spent a few hours in acute care. She let me sleep in Sunday morning an take a nap later in the day.

My girls are so lucky to have such an amazing Grandma that they love so much and I am so lucky to have a Mommy who still knows when this Mommy needs help!