Hannah Snuggles Are The Bees Knees

Great Grandma Chambers AND Grandma snuggles.

Papa snuggles

Uncle Q snuggles

Uncle Stan snuggles

Auntie Abbie kisses and snuggles

Mama snuggles after a morning full of shots

Daddy snuggles

More Daddy snuggles

       
        I think everyone agrees Baby Hannah snuggles are priceless. You are such a good baby that it makes your snuggles even better. You are so easy going and usually just full of smiles and curiosity. These are just a few shots of everyone enjoying cuddling with you sweet girl. Most of the time it’s hard to get you back once someone starts snuggling you ;)…not a bad problem to have.

Oregon or Bust

Your first wine tasting...dont worry we didn't actually let you taste :)

Touring the winery with Great Grandma Jackie

Nothing better than Great Grandma snuggles

Zonked out in our McMenamins hotel room

Your dad, Aunt Nikki and cousin Mercedez

The McClain Clan

Meeting Grandpa McClain

        We took our first trip to Oregon at the end of August so you could meet the McClain side of the family. Your Great Grandma Jackie is an Oregon State Senator and lives near the Capital in Salem. We started out with just a fun Saturday with Great Grandma and had lunch and she loved on you and you were right at ease in her arms. We even got a tour of a winery and had some tastings.  Then we spent the evening at Hotel Oregon in McMinnville. We didn’t realize there was a car show going on until midnight right outside our window but even through the noise you were so wiped out from the drive you were an angel and fell asleep. The next day we had a family BBQ with Great Grandma’s famous ribs…yum!!! Uncle Brian, Aunt Nikki, Mercedez, Chase, Uncle Bill, Aunt Pam, Whitney and even your Grandpa McClain were all there. It was so much fun and you were a hit ;-). We were sad to leave but it was a great weekend filled with the best thing…family.

Two Months Old

                Two months old…how is that possible. It’s kind of a strange feeling.  On one hand I feel like you have been here forever, that you have always been a part of our lives, and routines. On the other hand it feels like minutes ago that I was telling your dad that we were pregnant.  You are more fun every day, you smile all the time now and are much more interactive. I have the funniest pictures of your faces and there are many. You look older than you are, I’m sure part of that is all that beautiful hair, but you are also just a bit of a chunk (adorable chunk). You inherited your mom’s baby arm rolls, and your dad’s baby rolly-polly face. You love bath time, when we head upstairs to go to bed, snuggling in the morning while the sun is shining in through the windows, and smiling and giggling at your dad when he gets home from work. You love lots of noise it’s when you sleep the soundest, so when we have our weekly dinners with the Savvy family and Heather and I are chatting, Lyla is running around, jumping on dad and Uncle Danny, while their voices get louder and louder as the night goes on, you are sound asleep usually in your Auntie Heather’s arms. Above are just a few photos I took one afternoon because your fan-club was requesting more pictures (although I didn’t think it was possible that people would want more than I already put out there), you are just one incredibly loved little girl. xxoo

Fun at the beach

       
           Our new very favorite thing to do is spend time at the beach house in Seabeck. Not only does it come equipped with a gorgeous view, hot tub, and relaxation guaranteed, but it also comes with a guarantee of seeing family and friends. Since we moved to Tacoma the one thing I miss more than anything is spending time with my parents. We were able to get down to BG once in awhile but nothing like being able to just pop over for a day visit. With this new beach house all that has changed and when Grandma and Papa Chevalier are at the house, which is quite frequently, we try and take as much advantage of them being so close as possible. It's also been a great time to see family and friends besides my parents that we haven't seen for awhile. There's a picture above of your Aunt Jan all the way from South Carolina. It was so special to be able to see her and Uncle Dennis while they were in town.
           Since I'm off work right now for maternity leave you and I get to head out to the house a little bit more often than your dad...poor guy. However it's really fun to come home and see you get so excited to see you daddy after a few days being gone. I was able to capture one homecoming and you were all smiles. It melted my heart and definitely melted your daddy's. I hope you enjoy the beach house as much as we do, I think you are going to have years of fun ahead there.

A night away

          We spent our first night away from you Han-Ban. Grandma Sandi got three tickets to a suite a pre-season Seahawks game and your Uncle Q is in town so it was the perfect opportunity. I will admit I almost didn’t go, I hadn’t even left you to go to the store let alone for 8 hours away at a football game. But your dad and Grammy convinced me it would be good for both you and me. So Auntie Abbie jumped at the chance to spend time with her favorite gal and the boys and I headed to the game. It was a blast! The seats Grandma Sandi got were fantastic; we even got you a signed calendar from two seagals. Luckily your Auntie kept me updated with pictures and I knew you were in the best hands. It was a great game and a fun night with your dad and uncle. The best part though was coming home to you and snuggling you till you fell asleep.