The Napping House

There is a children's book by Audrey Wood called "The Napping House". In the story, all the characters are, of course, napping. The granny, the child, the dog, the cat, and the mouse are all snoring away until a pesky flea makes the mouse sneeze, who then wakes the cat...you get the idea. Well this weekend, the Lavin house was a "Napping House!" Enjoy!!!

This picture is sideways, but I didn't know how to rotate it. I'd like to give Jim a hard time for this one, but he's been working such long hours lately between teaching and coaching, that I guess he did deserve a little nap!

Cosmo truly thinks the tree is her new "toy". It is hers to bat at, steal ornaments from, and of course, to rest under...

This just sums it all up right here...is there anything more peaceful than a sleeping baby?

My husband, the baby, the cat, and the dog were all napping at the same time! Not kidding. I looked around the house and realized not only what a great picture opportunity I had, but that I was the only one who WASN'T snoozing!

Family Pictures

As the holiday season approaches, we of course have to take the traditional family picture for our Christmas card! We haven't done this before (in the past when we didn't have Hannah, we felt a little silly sending out a Christmas card with a picture of ourselves!) Although, I would have if Jim had let me :) We had a few picture mishaps during the process--notice the "hat malfunction!" Hannah is wearing her beautiful Christmas dress, given to her by my Uncle Rick and Aunt Cheryl who live in Tucson. She will be wearing it to church for Christmas. We are really looking forward to her first Christmas! Happy Holidays to everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We enjoyed Hannah's first Thanksgiving at our house with my parents, my sister Jasmyn and her two boys, Kaden and Gavin (husband Joel was working--thanks to all our firefighters, police officers, etc. who work on holidays!) and Jim's brother Dick. Hannah was actually a little fussy on Thanksgiving--I think she was upset that she didn't get to partake in the turkey and apple cobbler! For sure she will next year!

It is amazing how quickly she continues to grow. She smiles so much and holds her head up really well. She has been sleeping from about 9 at night until about 4 in the morning--sometimes she goes to 5 or 6 but that isn't consistent yet. We love all the gurgling sounds she makes. She "talks" to us all the time! She is already 11 weeks old. AAAAHHHHHHHH

We hope all our family and friends enjoyed their Thanksgiving. We are so thankful for all of you!

8 Weeks Old!!!

I know, I know, it's been a while since I last updated my blog! What can I say...

Hannah is growing so fast! Jim and I are in awe of her each and every day. She smiles all the time and is starting to sleep for longer periods of time, which has been very nice. She is very strong too. She tries to stand up and can hold her head up to. We're sure she's the most advanced baby in the world! ha ha

Last weekend Hannah and I went up to Christopher Creek (north of Payson, AZ) along with my mom, sister Jasmyn ,and her two sons Kaden and Gavin. Kaden is 3 and loves to hold Hannah. He even changes his voice a little when he says, "hi baby Hannah!" If she gets fussy he says, "it's OK baby Hannah". You gotta love that. Gavin is 1 and is starting to say words. He points at Hannah and says, "baby" (OK it's more like, "bay", but close enough!) Hannah really loves her cousins!

Jim has been busy with coaching the JV Girls Basketball Team at Mesquite High (go Wildcats!) I've been enjoying my time home with Hannah. It will be hard to return to teaching in January, but I am so grateful to have had this time with her. I'm one lucky girl to have such a loving husband and a healthy, strong baby!

Three weeks old...

Hello! Hannah will be 3 weeks old on Tues. the 7th! She has been a very peaceful baby and is starting to smile a lot. We get a kick out of all the little noises she makes. Her dad loves to feed her and rock her. He even sings to her. Yesterday we had a photographer come to our house, and during a "nude" shot of Hannah, she peed all over him! The look on his face was priceless. We are enjoying getting to know Hannah and look forward to the upcoming weeks and introducing her to more of our friends and family!

Hello Blog World!

This is Jasmyn, Robyn's sister and I have started a blog for her. She told me she didn't think she could do it but I told her now that Hannah has arrived, she needed a way to keep all of the many friends and family up to date on her happenings without having to e-mail everyone individually! So, she has allowed me to start this, and hopefully she will keep it up! Plus, now I have her passwords and all her security information, so I can make large purchases with her bank account if she doesn't cooperate!









So for her first post, I have included some pictures of my beautiful new Niece, Hannah.

Enjoy!

with her dolly
she looks like a cute lil pea in a pod
with cousin Kaden
he is so sweet with her

Father - daughter bonding Mother - daughter bonding
Look how beautiful they look
With her favorite Aunt....a little biased maybe?

sweet girl