Cooler Weather in Autumn, Houston!

Madison Haley is 3 years 7 months and Hannah Elyssa is 8 months. We are sooooo happy to be outside with the comfortable weather and enjoyed Dewberry Farms. Our annual event to look at pumpkins, enjoy the tractor ride and the corn maze. Hannah is crawling around everywhere and don't look away for a second or she'll be gone! Maddie loves her friends and her teacher and is learning so much in school. She knows her letters, her numbers and can count in many languages. Madison and Hannah are such a joy! Halloween 2011 is going to be fun: Madison as My Little Pony and Hannah as a Bumblebee!

9-2-11

Madison is 3 years 5months, Hannah is 7 months old!! Where has all the time gone? Maddie is getting so big. She loves her new teacher, Mrs. Callendar! After the half hour orientation, she said, "bye, bye, mommy!" She wanted to stay in school. Madison loves her friends and loves her classroom and did not want to leave! So funny. She gets a long so well with Hannah! She shares her toys, reads her stories and loves to give her kisses and play with her.
Hannah is sitting up on her own and eating baby food!

Hannah Elyssa Smooke

Well, finally, our 9 month delivery from Stork has finally arrived!! I never could have possibly imagined that she would be so perfect! I just pinch myself with 2 (sorry, 3) beautiful, sweet ladies in the house. Jacqueline had definitely had enough with backaches and nausea. January 27, 2011 was the big day! The night before we went to Taste of Texas for a big steak dinner with Madison, Poppa David, GiGi, Aunt Jennifer, and Uncle Mike. As per our USUAL precesarian dinner. We came home full and woke up at 4:15 on the big day. Bubbie stayed over to watch Maddie and keep her in her usual routine. We arrived at the hospital a little before 5 AM and registered and by 7:56AM we had a beautiful, healthy 10 fingers, 10 toes, sweet baby Hannah.
Madison, Bubbie, GiGi, Poppa, Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Mike all came to see Hannah and welcome her! Maddie couldn't stop saying how "Baby Hannah is sooooo CUTE!" \
Fast forward, by Saturday night the 29th, we were definitely ready to introduce Hannah back to her new home! It was exciting to introduce her to her doggy, Samantha. Her room, her toys, mostly for all of us to be back home in our element!