Hannah's Three!

Can you all believe it's been three years since this little angel came into our lives. People say time flies, but you never really know until you're a parent.

Hannah had a fantastic birthday weekend. Let's sum it up: two grandma's, two grandpa's, two Aunt Julie's, an Uncle Tim, a swimming pool, Dora The Explorer birthday party and cake, and to top it all off, a humongous bowl of spaghetti. There was plenty extra in between too.


Hannah received lots of great presents, and thanks to all of you. Her major favorite though is the SUV (which she calls a minivan) that comes complete with carseats and groceries and a jogging stroller, for her Fisher-Price Twin Time Dollhouse.


She also really likes the watch she got. If you ask her for the time, it always seems to be "two times twenty." We have no idea where she picked that up.


Ben had a great time at the party too. His twin girlfriends from across the street came. He and Natalie seemed to get along well, meaning Ben wanted to eat Natalie's face. He spent a lot of time with the grandmas and got very spoiled. One grandma even snuck him some vanilla ice cream.


For a three year old the birthday cake is very important, and that is why I went to the expert-Grandma. And look at what a fantastic cake it was. With a significant amount of help from the gallery, Hannah blew out all her candles and then ate Dora's eyes and nose.


After Ben's Dedication on Sunday we all headed to the Olive Garden for some lunch. Despite the lack of Chocolate Lasagna and Veal Parmesan, we had a good time.


We suprised Hannah at the end with an OG Birthday song from the waitresses and a dish of ice cream with a candle in it. Before she blew out the candle she said, "wait, I need to make a wish;" and she did.