Girl talk...

Abigail can say a few words, but she thinks she can talk like Hannah.  She jabbers constantly and with the cutest inflection.  Occasionally we catch a real word, but most of it is still Abigail speak!  lol.  Loved catching this little moment between them yesterday.  And I like seeing the silly little details too, like the stamp on Hannah's hand (for going to sleep without playing at nap time) and the smiley sticker on the bear's ear (for helping me with my 52 weeks photo).  That's right...it's called bribery...and sometimes it works!  :)

Let me help you...

How sweet is this?  Abigail still needs a little help and Hannah was very willing.  I think we'll have a toddler any day now.  She stood up in the middle of the floor today with only a little push off on my leg, then she stood unassisted for about a minute (looking VERY proud of herself!).  Yep...I think it's coming soon and Jenny's life will never be the same! 

I just called to say I love you...

This was shot for week 4 of the 52 week project.  The theme was "My daily routine".  My every day life is not really very exciting (and I kinda like it that way), but something I look forward to every day is calling to talk to Hannah.  She's only just turned 3, but this girl can carry on a conversation!  lol.  In fact, she never stops talking!  She likes to tell me what she had for breakfast or lunch, if she's been making good choices...and yes...sometimes even about spankings.  :)  That little sing song voice is really the best part of my day!

I couldn't decide which version I liked better.  I haven't been that indecisive for a while, but this time it just wasn't clear to me.  I like 'em both.  lol.  I'm not sure it was the best choice for a background and I'm not completely crazy about the tree dividing the frame, but we had fun doing it anyway.  And I'm trying a different watermark after some Facebook feedback.  Definitely liking this better...less obtrusive, but hopefully enough to do the trick.  Comments or suggestions?

She can fly!

Well, our generally cautious Hannah decided to take a little risk...after much coaxing.  She really worried about the first jump, but went back for more with real enthusiasm.  Love her!

A girl and her G-Pa....

So sweet!  Hannah is crazy about him!

In search of the light...

What do you do when skies are grey and it's too cold to shoot outside?  Throw open the front door, crank up the ISO, and try to focus on those cute little faces instead of all the noise.  So so grateful for our little pink blessings!

A woman's work is never done...

The camera store is near Jenny and Nathan's, so we stopped at their place on the way to take a few pics of Hannah with her Christmas present.    We got her a little vintage play kitchen and Nathan put it together Christmas night.  She LOVES it.

Time to cut the carrots!  Yep, a woman's work is never done!

Dinner is served!

Santa's helper...

 

Hannah was all over handing out presents and helping people unwrap them!  :)  BTW...this is my friend Kaylene from church.  We loved having her with us as her family lives in Michigan.  And yes, I know that bottom pic needs straightening, but oh well!

Also, I rented the 24-70mm f/2.8 lens for this day.  I've been saving for it and want to try it out before I spend that kind of money.  I don't know what I was thinking to rent it for Christmas.  Low light for a cold day spent indoors and too busy in the kitchen to really experiment very much.  I think I like it, but may rent it one more time before I decide.  I was worried that it would be too heavy, but it wasn't bad.  Very nice to have a zoom and wide aperture.  But my ISO was so high I really didn't have an opportunity to test its sharpness. 

Rewind to Hannah's Birthday...

We had a wonderful Christmas day but, before I post pics of that, I think I should back up and do Hannah's birthday.  lol.  It's been busy around here!  We had a very low key celebration for Hannah's birthday.  I was so busy prepping for Christmas that I didn't even try to make her cake this year and ordered from one of Kara's friends.  Julie did a GREAT job and Hannah loved her cake.

Big difference between this year and last in Hannah's ability to open presents, blow out her candles, etc.  And she started asking for cake as soon as we sat down for dinner.  lol.