Our Own Lucky Charm

Here is our littlest good luck charm!

Bathtime Fun

Hannah is really enjoying her baths lately. I hope this means that the pool will be a big hit this summer! As the bath tub fills up, Hannah gets super excited and starts yelling "bubbles"! So, we fill the tub up with bubbles. Her favorite part of the bubbles is putting them all over her face and trying to eat them. I can't imagine that tastes very good, but she loves it! Here is the best shot of her bubble face:

Hannah has never fought the scrubby-scrub of bath time including having her hair washed and rinsed. I couldn't resist in capturing her with a head full of shampoo:
What a goofball! Hannah is getting so big and we are just cherishing every moment we have with her!

Spring Fever

We had a few spring-like days around here and boy do I wish they would stay! At one point this week it even hit 70*! I know it won't last, but we will enjoy them while we can. I had to snap this picture this morning before church because it felt like spring and Hannah just looked too darn cute (and way too big!) I can't wait for the warmer weather to stay and we can spend our afternoon's and weekends playing outside! This Casey clan has caught Spring Fever!

Love is in the Air

We had a fun couple of days celebrating Valentine's Day. I knew that Monday would be busy since it was a school night, so we started a few days early. On Saturday, we had a family date afternoon. I really loved focusing on our love for our family. I want to make this family date a tradition. We started by taking Hannah to Build-a-Bear so she could build her first bear herself. She had fun picking out the bear and her clothing. She named the bear Lucy (or Ooo-ee) from one of her favorite puppy dogs (it's actually our friend's the Windham's dog). Then we went to dinner at O'Charley's. When we got home, Tim and I watched "You Again" and enjoyed each others company. Here we are helping Hannah at Build-a-Bear.

Getting started...

Watching her bear get filled with stuffing and love! Giving her bear a bath.
Finally dressing her bear in a new Valentine's outift -- then it was off to naming her Lucy!
On Sunday, we worked together to make Valentine's Day cupcakes and write out Hannah's cards for her friends at the babysitters. Of course she is such a little baker and really enjoyed helping make her treats.

When today got here, we got ready to head off to Ms. Sarah's. I was able to get a picture of Hannah and Lucy before we left.

That evening, she had fun opening her cards from relatives and a few gifts from Nonnie, Gampy and a little bag of Elmo goodies from us. It was great spreading the love over a few days and really enjoying our time together!

Vroom Vroom

The weather prediction isn't looking so good for this week. Lots of snow, ice, sleet and other yucky stuff is heading our way. However, today it is sunny and mid-forties. We wanted to take advantage of this so we bundled up and headed outside. We even had a new toy for Hannah to play with that she has been checking out in the garage since we got it. A couple of weeks ago, Tim called me and asked me about the Little Tikes Cozy Coupe that I had mentioned wanting to get Hannah. He was at a Goodwill store and it was marked for $30 and looked brand new. I looked it up online and it retailed for $50 so we both that it was worth the money. As Tim was checking out, the worker told him that it was brand new out of the box! What a deal!! Here is Hannah debuting her new car! And we're off...

After going down the driveway

Driving down the street
Towards the end, Hannah was really getting the hang of "pedaling" with her feet. I think this will be a fun toy to play with this spring and summer!

Picture Time!

Last weekend, we were able to get Hannah's 2-year pictures taken and get some family shots as well. I heard through the grapevine at school that one of the school pyschologists aslo does some photography work on the side. I contacted her before Christmas and we set up a day in January to get some pictures taken. She works with natural light and since it was winter, she was able to get us into Dr. Jazz, a super cute soda fountain shop nearby, for our photo shoot. She did a FABULOUS job and were so thankful that we were able to capture this time in Hannah's life. Thanks again Nikki for the wonderful pictures!

Hannah - 2 Years Old

Lovin' the ice cream!

Our Little Family

A family shot with Nonnie

Bargains?!? Yes, Please!!

So, I have to give one of my dearest friends Kristina all the credit on this blog. First of all, I totally copied her idea of posting my latest shopping trip on here. And second, I totally copied her idea to shop a year in advance! When I was first pregnant, Kristina told me how she likes to look a year in advance to buy clothes on the sale racks. It didn't take me long to jump on this bandwagon. There have been a few times that I didn't guess quite right on the size and the item didn't get worn. But really that has been few and far between. I love looking at the end of the season at super cute and super cheap clothes for next year. I tuck them away in Hannah's closet and get them out when it's time. I also then love getting them out the next year and being excited at all the cute stuff Hannah gets to wear! Usually, between buying in advance and getting hand-me-downs, we are set for the season. Here is today's loot:
We totally hit the jackpot! We started our shopping day at Kohl's. It definitely was the best stop of the day. I got about 20 diferent pieces of clothes for about $70! Amazing! Here we got lots of leggings, pants and tops for everyday wear. Next was Old Navy where everything on clearance was another 40% off. Our biggest scores here was a winter coat for $15 and a lightweight jacket for $10. We finished our day at the mall where we picked up some tops at Macy's, winter hat and gloves (to go with the new coat) at Children's place and next year's Christmas dress at JCPenny. Overall thought of the day=success! (A very special thanks to my wonderful mom who joined me on this fun day today!)