Owies...

Today Jude started crying when he bit his tongue while playing. I ran over to see if he was ok.

He stuck his tongue out and said, "Kith it, Mamma, it hurths."

Hmm.....

Spring Break!

Wow, as I was getting ready to post this, I saw our blog has one whole follower. I'm not sure whether I should be depressed, or thankful to that one person for bothering to follow my infrequent, lackluster blog....

Anyway, here are some pictures from the last month. A month ago yesterday, Greta started solid food:


She is now liking to eat, although she still has no teeth to help her out.



Though she's been crawling backward, she figured out how to move forward on Saturday. It's been fun, but I forgot how much trouble babies can get into when they crawl. The worst part is, Jude is another variable I hadn't thought about. Today he let the dogs tear up a toilet paper roll (a favorite spectator sport of his) and Greta ate some before I got it all cleaned up. Guess you don't need teeth for cardboard!

We had spring break last week. We went camping (pics below), and had a fun adventure. A.J. (Stevi's brother) and Alisa (Troy's sister) and Haddie (our neice) came along. I forgot Jude's entire suitcase because in his effort to help, he wheeled it away from the top of the stairs where it was waiting to be loaded in the car, and leaned it against the wall in his room. So tidy....Luckily there was a Walmart nearby where we camped.

Tent camping with a baby isn't easy, but we had fun. At least we had some quality snuggle time in my sleeping bag for two long nights....you don't really sleep anyway while camping, right?

Troy was sick the whole break, in fact he had a fever for about four days, and part of our camping trip. His birthday (St. Patty's day) was sad too...he didn't even eat his special birthday breakfast.

He's doing better now, just in time to go back to work =) Poor guy.

And to top it all off, Gonzaga lost to BYU. Hopefully summer break will be better for him...

A.J. and me at the top of our hike...

The camping gang in a hollow tree.

Best picture of 2011 so far....Haddie found a pair of Jude's new wal-mart underpants in the tent...they paired perfectly with her blue leggings for a fresh new spring (Wonder Woman) look.

Jude and Haddie sharing the one kids' chair.

Jude loved the blow-up kayak we borrowed from Opa. This was one of Troy's good moments...

Troy, Greta, Haddie and Alisa at the top of our hike. It was a major hike for the kids. You can tell...

Christian Mama's Guide

So my sister wrote a book about pregnancy that released last week. From what I understand, it's pretty legit. If you know someone who is pregnant, or just likes to read about being pregnant, pick up a copy!

Greta is on the move...sort of

Greta can now (slowly) skooch herself about. She didn't move much in this video, but it will give you a general idea of her progress.

Parenting Backfire....

The other day, Jude was standing in the kitchen while I was cooking dinner.

"Mommy," he said, " You're a bad guy. I'm a bad guy. Greta's a bad guy. Gladys (dog) is a bad guy. Ginger is a bad guy. WE'RE ALL BAD GUYS!!!"

"I don't want to be a bad guy."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't."

"Yes, you do!"

"No, I don't. You can't tell me what I want to do," I said.

"Mommy, you get what you get, and you don't throw a fit!"

BACKFIRE! I guess I can blame myself for him learning that one. I was laughing so hard I just said, ok...I'll be a bad guy.

Christmas and stuff...

Jude eating his all-orange breakfast at Grammy's in Spokane one morning...

Today, Jude said, "Do airplanes pick their noses? "

"No, Silly!" I said.

"But I sometimes pick my nose." replied Jude.

"Well, we're working on helping you stop that, aren't we. It's yucky."

"But, I like boogies," he confessed (because of course he eats them after he picks them).

"Well....at least you're honest, Honey."



Since our last post,we celebrated Christmas in Spokane, New Year's Day on an airplane, and Jude's 3rd birthday. He went to the monster truck rally with his uncles, cousin, Opa and Troy. Troy's school also threw a welcome party (post-baby shower) for Greta. Wow...lots of fun.

Here are some pics from Christmas break.

Greta wearing an old outfit of mine...looking elf-ish.

Greta in her Christmas dress.

Jude with his snowman.

The view from the Hanenburg house in Spokane.


Troy and Jude going sledding.


Greta...

Greta Laughed Today!

As we enjoyed Greta laughing and having just a silly time, it occurred to us that we have a camera and could share that enjoyment with everyone. Not much cuter than a 3-month old laughing. By the time the camera was out, she was pretty much done giggling, but we caught one little chuckle that we'd like to share with y'all.