A Horse is a Horse

I was debating whether or not to dress Hannah up for Halloween this year when her Uncle Luke sent her a horse costume. Problem solved! Today Hannah was working hard with us as we cut the accent material for our Christmas wreaths. While cutting the Juniper I thought it might be cute if she was dressed up petting a horse. She normally loves to pet the horses but today I think she new she was dressed up. We could hardly get a smile out of her. So here's Hannah as a horse with a horse...the best we could do.

We made one "trick-or-treating" stop today. We went to see Grandma Bevie. There was a lot of candy consumed but it wasn't Hannah. I think Daddy was enjoying himself more than Hannah. :) Below are the last few pictures taken before the Halloween costume melt down. She looks happy but don't let that deceive you. There were many tears of displeasure this afternoon. Naps are a good thing...if I could only convince Hannah of this!

6 Month Check-up

Hannah had her six month check-up yesterday. Either she can already remember and associate things or it was a coincidence, but the minute I started to take her clothes off on the exam table she started to scream. She was fine when I held her but the minute I laid her down to have her shots she cried again even before they were given. Everything otherwise went well. She weighs 15 pounds 4 ounces and is 25.5 inches long. This puts her in the 50th percentile for those measurements...just an average baby. She is doing well developmentally. Her second bottom tooth has cut through. I will post the evidence when it's more visible in her mouth. We are thankful to have a happy healthy baby!

1/2 Birthday

Last night in honor of Hannah being six months old we celebrated her 1/2 birthday. She didn't get to eat any cake and we didn't really need to eat any but we did. Please ignore the poor cake decorating skills. At one point while I was just about done frosting it, the whole thing jumped off the cake pedestal onto the counter top.

6 Months Old Today

Hannah is six months old today. I guess time flies when you are having fun! She is becoming more vocal all of the time. She can say "ma ma" but we don't know if she knows who or what she's talking about. She can sit on her own if she will stop wiggling long enough to do it. She's always on the go, so stopping to sit in one spot is not on her agenda. Lately she has been rolling across the living room to get to her toys or to tear apart my plants. We will be going to the doctor this week so I will update you later with all of her new statistics. Here are six month pictures for you to enjoy. She is a little girl of many expressions so that's why we have shared so many pictures.

It Won't Be Long

Hannah is going to be crawling before we know it. She practices her push ups all the time when she is on the floor playing. Sometimes she even gets her knees up under her and tries to move. She has become pretty proficient at rolling and is already getting into anything at her level. She moves pretty well backwards on her belly but hasn't mastered going forward...yet.

Hannah went to her first Klamath Basin Potato Festival today. We woke up to snow this morning so I wasn't expecting it to be very warm today. I thought, "We'll go and see how it is." When we got to Merrill this morning it was 41 degrees and the wind was blowing. We did a little bit of shopping and then got bundled up to watch the parade. I lasted for a few floats and then decided it was just a little too chilly so we went into the Civic Center and looked at the booths and exhibits. I didn't even feel like the free lunch was worth standing in line for and I'm a sucker for BBQ. Needless to say we didn't last too long. It could be that I was still frozen from watching Tulelake's homecoming football game last night where it was in the low 40s and windy.

Seeing Black

It has always been my dream to have a herd of registered Black Angus cows. For the past five years we have been running a small herd of commercial Angus cows. Pasture has been getting tight for us and it has been a hassle with a new little one to be moving the cows from place to place. We decided to sell off our herd this coming spring and buy just a few registered cows this fall to keep at the house.

This was the weekend to buy the registered cows. Hannah, my Mom and I spent three long days in the Redmond-Madras area. My best guess is that there were 350 animals for sale over the course of the three days. By the time I was done all that I could see was black. They all started to look the same and it felt like I couldn't tell one end from the other. We went to a sale each day and came home with three new cows. They are a little bit on the old side but we have to start somewhere. It wasn't really in our budget to buy the $40,000 top selling animal. My Mom spent some time watching Hannah while I sat through the auctions. Hannah did really well overall. She is currently on car seat strike so we will probably be hanging close to home for the next few days. We made it home late last night and picked up the cows today from our friends Ty and Brooke who hauled them home for us. They seem to have settled right in with the rest of the herd. We are expecting a calf out of one of them early next month.

All bundled up and ready for the sale on Saturday. She could hardly move in the suit.

We're ready to go look at cows!

Hannah and I trying to find the cows we want to look at and then trying to decide which to buy.

The munchkin clan. Brooke, Cade, Hannah and I.

Hannah and I at the sale on Sunday. It got very rainy and cold shortly after this picture.

Hannah trying to give me a kiss!

First Snow

Today was the first snow of the year on the Basin floor. I know this post has nothing to do with Hannah but it's snowing in September! Here is a picture that doesn't really do the big flakes any justice. The blurs you see in the picture are the flakes and you can see the big curtain of snow in the field. I thought the picture did showcase how confused the seasons can be around here. We still have green grass and a field of alfalfa yet to be cut, the trees are turning colors, and it's snowing. Is it summer, fall, or winter? I'm not really sure! I must have jinxed us by hooking up the feed wagon today!

5 Months Old Today!

Hannah is five months old today! Sorry no picture. We spent all day in town running errands and didn't take time for a photo op. Hannah is a happy little girl stopping traffic where ever she goes. She flashes her little smile and people stop to talk. I think she already knows what she's doing! She can be cranky and ready for a nap but take her out with people and shes ready to charm them.

Here's the latest on her new tricks:
Hannah has tried a couple of foods to date. She's been eating rice cereal, bananas, and avocados. She is getting close to being able to sit on her own and crawl. Ben has been trying to teach her to walk and say "Da Da." No luck on either of those yet. She has been exercising her lungs lately. We were in Bi-Mart on Saturday night and Ben was in the very back of the store and Hannah and I were in the front and she was yelling loud enough for Ben to hear her. She loves being read to and is trying to explore everything by putting it in her mouth. She thinks that the dogs are absolutely hilarious. The dogs wrestling or Ben playing with them is the only thing so far that elicits a spontaneous laugh out of her. She's growing up fast and getting to be more fun every day!

Check-up at the Post Office

Hannah has a fan club at the post office. Every time we go in there the gals come out front to say "hi." They frequently weigh Hannah and today she came in at about 14 pounds. It's kind of hard to tell for sure with all of her clothes on. I think they just want to hold her and weighing her is a good excuse! I haven't remembered the camera for our weigh-ins but took a picture when we got home instead. Only in a small town...

First Food!

Hannah had her first food today. I finally broke down and did it. She has seemed ready for awhile now but for some reason I have been hesitant. Ben was home this afternoon so we tried it. Hannah did great. She opened her mouth for the spoon and then grabbed it and shoved it in. I think it was time for her to eat! If I could figure out how to put video on here I would show you how it went, but here are some pictures instead. Rice cereal...mmmm!