Meeting Colorado Zabells

Hannah got to meet her Great Aunt Jean, Great-Grandma Dorothy, and good friend of theirs Mary Ann today on their way from Colorado to the Cities. We had lunch and relaxed at our duplex in North Liberty with lots of passing around of baby Hannah. Here are some pictures from our day:

With Great Aunt Jean

With Great-Grandma DorothyWith Mary AnnEnjoying the time togetherHannah got a rocking horse that one of Jean and Mary Ann's neighbors made and gave to Jean once he found out about Hannah

Smiles :)

Here is a video of Hannah showing off her smiles. Don't listen to me, just watch how adorable she is...

I got this shot of Joe playing with Hannah this afternoon

Johnson Family reunion

Hannah and I went up to the lake last week on Thursday for sometime with my mom's sisters and their families while Joe stayed to work and study. We also had a Johnson side family reunion with all my mom's first cousins. We had a great time relaxing at the cabin and catching up with everyone. A few milestones for Hannah are that she is smiling more, her eyes are tracking with people a lot, and she went on her first boat ride! We have noticed that Hannah has a need for speed and does really well on car trips as long as we go at least 60 miles an hour and she did really well in the boat as long as we were going fast. Here are some pictures from the long weekend with the Johnson side.

Hannah's outfit that I thought was very appropriate
for the trip (it says "Off to Grandma's")

Grandma Clapper with her three favorite things
(White wine, Chocolate, and Hannah)
we decided Grandpa was a possible fourth on the list...

Great Uncle Brent holding Hannah straight off his motorcycleUncle Bob and Cousin Kyle with HannahGrandpa Clapper, Hannah and meUncle Bob, Hannah, and meHannah's all ready for the boat in her life jacketMe and Hannah on Grandpa's boat

Happy 4th of July!

We had a pretty low key, but fun, 4th of July this year. Grandma and Grandpa Zabell came down and spent the weekend with us. It was rainy on the fourth, so we hung out inside most of the day, but it did clear up enough to grill dinner and go to fireworks. Hannah experienced her first fireworks (although she slept through all of it) at Morrison park in Coralville. We had festive waffles this morning with berries which were very nummy. Hannah is starting to smile more, we are starting to believe they are intentional and it makes us go crazy everytime, I captured one below but will try for better ones in the near future.

Hannah in her cute 4th of July outfit :)


Chicken, Steaks, Potatoes, and Fruit ... yummy!


Carole, Bob, and Joe


Waiting for Fireworks to start


It was a pretty good display


Morning smiles while playing with Daddy


Cute outfit


Festive Waffles with berries

We've got a growing girl!

Hannah had her 1 month check-up today and she is definitely a growing girl! She is now up to 9 lbs 9 1/2 ounces (60th percentile) and is 23 inches long (95th percentile). We're so proud of her and we are excited to continue to watch her grow!

1 month old!

Yesterday I took a couple shots of our 1 month old! I can't believe it's already been a month! We have Hannah's 1 month check up tomorrow and I can't wait to see how much she weighs!

Happy Birthday Grandma Zabell and meeting new cousins

Sunday was Carole's birthday, so we stopped for brunch to celebrate and break up our drive on our way back to Iowa. Karine (Joe's cousin), Tom, and Zeke, who live in Honduras, were also able to join us. It was so fun to meet Zeke and spend time with them.