No Me Not!

Hannah has been progressing into sentences and new ways of expressing herself. And I must say, that I am impressed with her selection and usage of words. Not too much baby talk for this little one. A couple of weeks ago "myself" was her main word of choice. Now, she likes to tell us that she doesn't want to do something by saying "no me not". OK, it is a double negative, but I'm curious about her injection of the word "not", which is said clearly and with emphasis. A spitfire, this one.

Winter Festival

Bend threw its annual Winter Festival this past weekend, and ironically the temperatures topped 25 for the first time in weeks. They trucked 45 loads of snow from Mt. Bachelor to a street downtown and filled one block with a snow raceway. Dave participated in sprint races on the strip, while Hannah and I cheered on... and Hannah enjoyed running back and forth in the puddles. It was quite a site to watch such great racers speed past you at eye level.

Children's Museum

We are very lucky her in Bend to have a children's museum - Working Wonders. They've created a number of different rooms with activities for kids to play in... a pizza parlor, Japanese riokan, construction site, plus a grocery store. This is a savior during the grey months, and we as a family took a trip this weekend.

Hannah loved playing with the homemade play dough with her Dad and got all dressed up in a make shift Japanese kimono with her Mom.

Happy Hooooowwwl-o-ween

Rooooaaar! Hannah was a lion for Halloween. We were busy trick-or-treating at the High Desert Museum (her eyes were wide looking at people dressed up), at a party at the Rumpus Room (where Hannah had to have an icing-free cookie and which was decorated with the kids' art), and around and about to a couple of friends' houses.

Here are some pictures: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=21ywca1b.40gcv483&x=0&y=pm0fo6

Carrie & Randy Visit

Aunt Carrie & Randy came out to visit, see the sites of Oregon, and play with the kiddo. There were hikes, play, and a trip to the High Desert Museum. Here are links to their pics (our camera was down):

• http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=4s8vwxa.br78kg1q&x=0&y=bsvvsb
  
• http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=ummu6ce.a49g9p4e&x=0&y=-p8ec9o
  Yea, so much fun.

Tenner Lee Desmond

New Niece!
We welcomed a new baby girl into the family this weekend -- Tenner Lee Desmond! She was born at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday September 10, 2006 and was 6 lbs 15 oz. The delivery went well, and Reagan is recovering remarkably. Tenner's big brother Hayden held her, and her cousin Hannah had to take a look and give some kisses.

Dollies nap, dance, and SIT

Hannah is tuning into our dolls more and more. Yesterday, we put all the dolls and stuffed animals in the living room down for a nap. She piled them up one-by-one, giving them pats on the back and saying nigh-nigh... just like she gets. Then when they were done with their nap she danced some of them, and lined them all up with SIT commands on the couch. She's loving the roll playing and I can't wait to see what her creative mind comes up with next.