christmas day

we started the morning off with a bang -- presents!

here i am patiently waiting

i love my daddy

i was totally wrapped up in the christmas spirit

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then we went to nana and papa's house for more fun. we ate roast beef and veg-all with mashed potatos. we watched "elf" even though daddy hates that movie (i think he slept through most of it anyways). nana and papa even gave me some presents.

my paddington bear from paddington station

my new shirt

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there's still more fun to be had... my cousins are on the way as i write! i can't wait to meet mikaila, greyson, brianna, emma and levi. i know we're going to be good friends.

christmas eve

we spent christmas eve with titi jamie and ana marie and even met some new friends, james and briana. it was great fun.

daddy made chicken cutlet and rice and gandules, mommy made a chocolate pudding pie. yummy!

we exchanged presents

ana marie was very excited

baby played with ana marie while we took pictures

here we are in front of the tree

baby was pooped

merry christmas

welcome leah!

i have a new cousin. i can't wait to play with her now that we're both "on the outside."

leah and i in mommys' bellies

here she is!

my buddy and me

my cousin, seth, came over the other day. he always treats me nice. he's practicing for his little sister, leah. she should be here any day now... despite what aunt christina feels.

meeting al

i met my daddy's friend, 1sg edwards, yesterday. he and daddy have worked together in the army for a long time. he is leaving for iraq soon, but he came to see me first. it was neat to meet another real american hero besides daddy.

trimming the tree

putting up the christmas tree this year really took its toll on us.

giving thanks

boy oh boy, my first thanksgiving was exciting! ... not to mention delicious. we started off at titi jamie's where we ate puerto rican turkey with dressing, mayonaise potatos and rice. we had lots of fun and took some pictures around the tree.

me with mommy and daddy

me with daddy, titi jamie and ana marie

a close-up of me and ana marie

ana marie

then we went to nana and papa's and ate leftovers with them and uncle chip, ingrid, chase and cole and aunt christina, nathan and seth.

we also celebrated aunt christina's birthday (which is really tomorrow. happy birthday, aunt christina!) here's a blurry picture of her blowing out her candles with a little help from seth.

GAP casting call

my friend, matthew, was picked from 800,380 entrants as 1 of 20 finalists for the gap casting call this year. now this cutie needs your help. vote for matthew! you can vote once a day every day.

you can see more of matthew and his mommy and daddy here.

my baby shower

mommy found these pictures on chris and leah's site. they are good friends of mommy and daddy. they threw me a shower before we even met -- wasn't that nice?

my first photo shoot

home at last

seeing the world from the outside is all so new and exciting! here are some pictures of me with some of my favorite people...

me with daddy

me with mommy and my dog, baby

me with nana and papa

me with titi jamie
(titi means auntie)

up to speed

hi! my name is hannah lynn. i was born tuesday, october 30, 2007 at 1:02 pm after being squished and twisted in my mommy's belly for seventeen hours. i weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.

i surprised everyone because i was ten days early, but mommy and daddy were just happy that i wasn't born on halloween and they didn't have to name me "spooky" instead of hannah. the trick or treaters, however, were not so happy since we couldn't give them any candy this year.

here are some pictures from my stay at the hospital...