Hannah & Mommy Go to Sesame Street

Hannah and Mommy went to Sesame Street last night! We went to the Sesame Street Live show called "Elmo Makes Music." We had a great time. It was well worth the splurge. These are my attempts at a picture before the show started. Hannah couldn't look at the camera with so much else to see. I finally got her to do ONE for me!
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Here are some pictures of the show. Hannah was THRILLED to see all of her Sesame Street friends. She was extremely concerned about Bert when he would go off stage. Hannah was also very sad at the end of the show when she realized that Abby wasn't in the show at all. Hannah kept saying "I'm VERY worried about her!" Big Bird would talk to us to let us know about intermission and when the show would be starting. He would say "The show is going to begin in 3 minutes." Hannah would jump into her seat and get ready for it to start. Afterwords, we were talking and she said "MOM! Big Bird said that the show is going to start in 3 minutes just like I'M three!"

Here is a picture of Hannah dancing and singing during the show. It was very interactive and fun. It was a great show for little kids.
ELMO MAKES MUSIC
Mark your calendar for a musical event like no other—monsters making music! Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird and all their Sesame Street friends are taking to the stage to share their love of music in Sesame Street Live "Elmo Makes Music." Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher, arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Jenny’s new Muppet friends quickly come to the rescue and discover ‘instruments’ they never knew existed…rubber duckies, trash can lids and even cookie jars. Elmo and friends teach children that everyone can make and enjoy beautiful music together. Adults will hear music they’ll recognize and enjoy sharing with children, such as "The Hustle," "You Should Be Dancing" and "Rockin’ Robin." "Elmo Makes Music" features nearly two dozen songs, including classics that children will love to sing along with such as "C Is for Cookie" and "The Alphabet Song." THE CAST Bert, Big Bird, Ernie, Elmo, Oscar, Grover, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Rosita, Count Von Count, Jenny, Telly, Baby Bear, Prairie Dawn, Phoebe, Googel, and Honker.

A Weekend Trip... to Colorado Springs?

A 12 hour drive is nothing when you're going just for the weekend, right? Well, the kids did wonderful considering how long the drive was. We borrowed a bigger car seat for Jacob and he was very content with the space until the last two hours. At that point, there was nothing we could do for the poor, tired little man. Thank the heavens for DVD players! That was Hannah's salvation right there. Movies, movies and more movies.

Why did we drive to Colorado Springs for the weekend? Brent had an interview in Greeley, Colorado on Monday morning with State Farm Insurance. (We'll find out next week and let you know.) My parents are only two hours from Greeley, so of course you can't get two hours away from Grandpa and Grandma and not go see them! We had a great three day visit. Hannah woke up every morning at 6:45 and went and jumped into bed with Grandpa and Grandma. They, of course, pretended like they loved it and they were thrilled to have her non-stop chatter in their sleepy ears. We terrorized Grandpa and his clean house, wore out Grandma, and came home.

Why no pictures? Mom forgot the camera. BUT...in my defense, I didn't forget ANYTHING ELSE! We got all of the toothbrushes, bottles, snacks, underwear, and entertainment for the car.

Halloween 2008: The Pretty Princess & The Cutest Rat You've Ever Seen!

We had a GREAT Halloween! Hannah was SO very excited to be a beautiful princess all day long. Mom let her wear makeup and did her hair in pretty braids. We had a really warm day, so by the end of the evening, Jacob had decided that he couldn't handle being in his warm costume any longer.


Here is Hannah in her full princess costume riding her pink unicorn and wearing her princess hat.

The rat and the daddy.

Princess Hannah posing.


Hannah going through her stash of candy. Hooray for candy!

One Frog, Too Many Princesses

Last Thursday was Hannah's Halloween party at preschool. As you can see, there were more than enough little princesses and not enough frogs in the bunch.

(Thanks Celia for the picture!)