The 'Frisco Fro

Hannah, on Thursday night you were playing in the bath when all of a sudden you sat back and grew a big soapy bubblefro... Then earlier this afternoon, after coming home from a fun excursion to Citykids with Mom and Mom's friend Lisa, you raced up the front steps in a burst of smiling sweat, wearing nothing but your pants and what used to be your cute shirt wrapped around your head. When I opened the door, you laughed, and yelled, "Hi Dad! You like my Do-Rag? Hhahahahaha" and then raced into the house cackling before you could see my expression of disbelief. I wouldn't have believed it either, but I was there. All I can say is I like your style!

Kidaroo Girls Rock!

Hannah, you loved listening to the all-girl 5th-grade band who was rockin' out at the Kidaroo Festival! They played Wild Thing, Saturday, and Can't Buy Me Love, and then played an encore performance of Wild Thing. You had front row lawn seats on my lap, and you were surprisingly very quiet and still during the entire concert. You did clap after every song, but you were not dancing and jumping as usual (perhaps it was the heat), so I wasn't sure you liked the music...

After we got home and you had a refreshing nap, however, you showed your appreciation. You loved watching this video over and over, and then you broke out Aunt Angie's Elmo Guitar and you demanded an impromptu daddy-daughter guitar jam session. Our 2-person band (just us), Peanut Butter 'N Jam, well, we only have one song in our repertoire so far, but we still had lots of loud fun singing a couple rounds of the alphabet song together. What a great day!

Put Your Hands Up, Put Your Hands Up...

Even Big Bird has his hands up in this photo, HA!

Just like 'old' times.... (Hannah at 9 weeks.)

Hannah Houdini's Incredible Crib Escape

On this day the Houdini resurfaced,
it was the part of the night that is really the inky dark "early-morning" night,
I recall the time.
It was EXACTLY 3:10 ante meridiem,
Hannah, when YOU ANNOUNCED
YOU CLIMBED OUT OF YOUR CRIB!

Hannah, HOW you did it is still your secret,
although you did say,
"See, Mommy, I'm o.k., I climbed out of my crib. I'm not hurt!"

The only evidence of any magic,
was the calling card that you,
Hannah Houdini,
left for your
Stunned,
Shocked,
Awakened,
Astonished
and surprised
admirers...
What will Hannah DO next!?!?!?
I do not know,
But I am pretty sure I will lose sleep over it!

First Week of Preschool (video)

First Day of Preschool!

Hannah's first day at Parker School (not counting the eight days she spent at summer camp there in June) went off like a charm. She ran to greet the Director Matt at the front gate, was adept at putting her backpack away in her personal cubbie, and was quick to find the craft room (and painting easel). She was also super excited to reunite with her new BFF Katie whom she met over the summer (and with whom she immediately set off a giggle storm on the see saw boat), and make new friends, like Riley the Redhead, Sofia the stylish Euro-girl, and Kaija whose birthday party we attended back in June. Her teachers told me she even used the potty at school, which blew me away considering she'd only done that about three times at home! And based on how absolutely crabby she was when we did arrive home, I'm going to say the day was a total success. No broken bones or sprains, no complaints about school, a shirt covered in blue and green paint (she used blue, as usual, while Katie used green), and clearly exhaustion (3 hour nap still going!). Thanks Parker School for inviting us into your community!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

"You are the BEST!"
- Hannah

Not-So-Tiny Dancer

After a sample ballet class at the super-adorable Tutu School, Hannah had to dance off some extra energy while Dad inspired her with some fervent bongo playing.