Friday, January 30, 2009

Visit to Mimi's and Papa's

Last weekend, Kera and I took some teens up to Harding to see the campus. This meant that Mimi and Papa had a chance to come kidnap Hannah for about 36 hours and take her to Memphis. So Hannah took her suitcase and her favorite blanket and went on vacation. 

Hannah enjoyed spending time with Mimi and Papa.

She also enjoyed pigging out on Mimi's cooking.

Hannah got to spend time with Great Grandma Shirley and Tata!

She also got to go to Gran's apartment and explore around.

She did find time, however, in her busy weekend to scheme with Papa about her next visit!

Playing around the house

As Hannah has grown older we have tried to teach her that it's ok to play on your own. She has enjoyed this new found freedom and is beginning to use her creativity to enjoy playtime.  Kera and I are daily amazed at some of the things she comes up with. One of her new tricks (especially while Kera is cooking) is to clear out the cabinets and climb in and playing hide and go seek. She will shut the door and wait for Kera to come find her... however, she is not very patient and pops out if Kera takes too long. 

Hannah has cleaned out the cabinet and is now ready to get in.

Hannah waves bye-bye before she gets in and plays hide-n-go-seek!

Hannah has also learned the joys of playing outside. Everyday she walks to the back door and looks out the window to see where Belle is. She also starts banging on the door to let us know she wants out (reminds me of how Patches whines so that we will let her outside... maybe Hannah learned a trick or two from the cat). The other day we allowed Hannah to go play in the backyard with Belle while we watched from the kitchen window. Hannah loved getting dirty and playing in Belle's bowls like she was cooking. Belle decided after a few minutes that Hannah needed a bath. Here are a few of my favorites from her bathtime.