And She Escaped!!

Remember how I told you last night that Hannah successfully climbed out of her crib??  Well I caught her in the act.  The little ninja....

After the 6th time of her climbing out of her crib I called for reinforcements (daddy).  It was 9:30 at night and she needed to go to sleep.  I was nervous about her hitting her head on the dresser that is so close to her crib.  Andy came in with his screwdriver and took the side of the crib off.  Just like that.  And I'm pretty sure it isn't one of those 'transition to toddler bed' cribs. 

At 5am I went in to check on her and found her on the floor with her head next to the dresser.  I put her back in her bed and she went right back to sleep.

Then at 7am we peeked in her room and found this:

I guess it will take her some getting used to. 

So here we go - transitioning into the big girl bed - a little earlier than expected, but I guess it was going to have to happen one day.....

The Little Gym

I purchased a Living Social Deal a few months ago for 6 classes to The Little Gym in West Des Moines.  Hannah's friend Peyton also bought the same deal, so we have been attending the Saturday morning Bird class.  This class is for toddlers up to 19 months old, and with Hannah now at 21 months old she is the oldest one in the class, so she is able to do things like jump, and run, and is a little braver than the others.  I credit that to her having an older brother as well.  I took a few videos today at class - check them out below!  We may have a little gymnast on our hands...

Hannah and her friend Peyton playing on the mats.

Henry came along to watch his sister. 

Mastering the balance beam. 

10 minutes ago....

Guess who came walking through my door while I was folding laundry???  Hannah!!  That little monkey!!  I put her down in her crib 20 minutes earlier, and she somehow managed to successfully climb out of her crib - luckily without hurting herself.  Looks like we will be switching over to a big girl bed sooner than expected.....

Babbling Girl

Hard to believe, but Hannah is quickly approaching her 2nd birthday.  Now that she is almost 2, her vocabulary has grown by leaps and bounds.  I took this video about 3 weeks ago when she first started 'talking' in 'complete' sentences.  Her own language is just adorable!!  And actually, since this video was taken, she is actually talking in clear 3 and 4 word sentences.  I remember back when Henry was this age, and once the 3 word sentences started he was talking in complete, clear sentences in just a few months.  My baby girl is growing up so fast!!

Check out Hannah's most recent interview below:

Palm Sunday Photo Shoot

We broke out the kids 'Sunday's Best' outfits today for Palm Sunday.  We got them home and I had to snap a few pictures.  Much to my surprise they actually listened to me, stood still, next to each other without poking at each other, and smiled!  The pictures turned out great - check out the shoot below.

Hannah yelling cheese and Henry pumping the air pump.

Hannah's bruise matches her dress!

Sibling love. 

Hope everyone had an awesome Sunday.  We spent the entire day outside, put the kids in their swim suits, got out the water toys and enjoyed the sun.  I even got my first burn of the year. 

Balance Bikes

Have you guys heard about these Balance Bikes?  They are the latest craze and are just awesome!!  Of course, I didn't learn about them until after we bought Henry a bike with training wheels, but I just couldn't resist getting him one after I read through all of the awesome reviews. 

Henry has been riding it for about 2 weeks now and has pretty much mastered it.  I took a video the other day of his gliding down a hill in our neighborhood, keeping his balance pretty much the entire time.  I am so impressed!!  It won't be long before we will be able to introduce him to a real bike with pedals!  I highly recommend looking into these if you are getting ready to purchase your kids first bike.  Henry doesn't even touch his other bike now....until we take the training wheels off that is.