Luke, Hannah and I went to a local petting farm the other day, and if anyone goes there and the animals aren't quite right, I can tell you why. Curious George (Hannah) was definitely on high alert that day, and I believe every animal that she could get her hands on had a complete examination. Here is a list of the effected animals. All the goats were checked for teeth, ears, eyes, bellies, and tails lifted and checked, and some baby goat's hooves were inspected when Hannah could overpower them. The sheep were lucky because they were behind the fence, but she insisted we go and get her brush so she could brush out their mangled hair. Next was the horse, donkey and Emu. The poor Emu didn't see this one coming and I didn't see that one go! The Emu was sitting right by the fence and Hannah ran over and poked him right in the eye and tried to hug the scared thing by grabbing his skinny little neck. I got there right before it was ready to unfold. The donkey made off pretty good because she only put her finger down his ear, but the horse I guess outsmarted Hannah all together. This horse came inches away from Hannah and decided it was time to gave this little thing a shower. He must of thought it would scare her away, but to his dismay she was ready to come into the pen and get a closer look! I tried to stop this madness, but she was having the time of her life. Now when we got to the chickens, she wasn't that interested in them as much as the rabbits behind the cages she couldn't get to, so everyone there was fairly safe. A baby goat got a bucket stuck on his head, and I'm not sure if Hannah had anything to do with this. Thankfully, we got the bucket off and no one was injured.
This is a completely different experience compared to going there with Luke. He would never touch this much and never care about the animals' bodies. It was a wake-up for me next time we visit a petting farm! In our next adventure to the petting farm, I envision a protest of animals at the entrance with signs "Hannah please don't touch us or Hannah the word is petting!"
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Just Thinking
I was talking with my mom the other day and mentioning all the things Hannah is doing, and I realized at one point in this conservation how far she has come in a short amount of time. We just past our two months home with Hannah, and I am so amazed at how well she is fitting right in. We thought a lot of the running around and doing this and that would have to stop, but she loves doing it all. She came from living and seeing the same place for many years not going anywhere. We go here and there and everywhere and she is in her car seat just smiling and loving it. We have taken her to big parties with lots of kids and she just jumps right in. We will go swimming, to the playground, shopping, to the grocery store, gym, zoo, petting farms, and picking berries, and she is happy to do it all, but what a drastic change for her. I hope one day she can tell me if she really likes it all!
Hannah loves Winnie-the-Pooh. This is the only video she will watch, and has decided to bring these characters alive in her own life. If she needs to use the restroom while we are out, the first thing she will say while entering the restroom is "is there anyone home?" No one has yet to answer her question. Another funny thing she does (which are many) when she is trying new food for first time and she doesn't like it she will say "Tiggers don't like honey!" One other thing that I think is so precious, if I tell her she has to go put her shoes away or bush her teeth, her comment is always the same, "Oh bother."
I am going to put some new video of her on my blog soon. We made a big switch in our computer and went to a Mac. I love it but, I'm still getting use to this computer. Thanks for checking in. I can't remember these stories when I'm talking with family or friends, so I see such a benefit to blogging these funny or precious stories. One day Hannah can read about this and realize how perfect she was meant for our family. She has definitely spiced things up around here, but not too spicy she can't handle it (food that is)!
Hannah loves Winnie-the-Pooh. This is the only video she will watch, and has decided to bring these characters alive in her own life. If she needs to use the restroom while we are out, the first thing she will say while entering the restroom is "is there anyone home?" No one has yet to answer her question. Another funny thing she does (which are many) when she is trying new food for first time and she doesn't like it she will say "Tiggers don't like honey!" One other thing that I think is so precious, if I tell her she has to go put her shoes away or bush her teeth, her comment is always the same, "Oh bother."
I am going to put some new video of her on my blog soon. We made a big switch in our computer and went to a Mac. I love it but, I'm still getting use to this computer. Thanks for checking in. I can't remember these stories when I'm talking with family or friends, so I see such a benefit to blogging these funny or precious stories. One day Hannah can read about this and realize how perfect she was meant for our family. She has definitely spiced things up around here, but not too spicy she can't handle it (food that is)!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Is it July already?
The time has flown by since we have gotten home from Russia. We have experienced scores of emotions as we have transitioned into being a family of four. For Luke, it has been a hard road, but thanks to our God who has been our rock through this time for him. It was a great way to show Luke God's faithfulness and realize we can depend on Him in our doubts and fears for any situation. I would tell Luke from the movie Facing the Giants that the Bible mentions fear over 300 times, so God cares a lot about our fears and will be right by your side, and he has seen this come into fruition.
As for Hannah, I have told many of our friends she has melted into our family like she was always here. We are amazed at how fast she has picked up English both speaking and understanding. See the E.T video to understand what it's like around our house daily because we are always waiting for her to say something new! Yesterday, Hannah came into the kitchen and said "what are you cooking Mama?". She is so funny and doesn't even know it. Her fascination with blow-dryers is still very extreme. In the morning she will say Good Morning Mamma, Papa, Luke, and blow-dryer which we have finally gotten used to it, and realize we have another addition to our family. She is still very curious about everything and loves to examine most things. She is crazy about going to the pool and even when she is purple-cold she will not get out. We have affectionally call her the Jerky swimmer because she is so twitchy to watch in the pool. We praise God for having all of her test results come back negative, so that was a huge relief for us. We were thinking she would have some parasites, but God has been watching over Hannah and keeping her healthy from the beginning. Life went from being busy to being extremely busy with two little ones and little time for anything else like posting on my blog which I hope to do more now that some things have slowed down.
As I am sitting here typing this blog, Hannah is on our other old computer doing Reader Rabbit. It didn't take her long to learn the computer. It's a very good program for learning letters, shapes and many other things, and she hasn't had any problems with it.
I have posted some pictures of Hannah and Luke since coming home, but I wanted to post some pictures of the refrigerator and tiles that many of our church family and friends donated money. The director and workers were overwhelmed that people would help them out that didn't even know them or involved with an adoption there. Again, we thank all of you for this generosity.
Hopefully, i will be blogging each week to keep family and friends updated on our family. Stop by anytime!
As for Hannah, I have told many of our friends she has melted into our family like she was always here. We are amazed at how fast she has picked up English both speaking and understanding. See the E.T video to understand what it's like around our house daily because we are always waiting for her to say something new! Yesterday, Hannah came into the kitchen and said "what are you cooking Mama?". She is so funny and doesn't even know it. Her fascination with blow-dryers is still very extreme. In the morning she will say Good Morning Mamma, Papa, Luke, and blow-dryer which we have finally gotten used to it, and realize we have another addition to our family. She is still very curious about everything and loves to examine most things. She is crazy about going to the pool and even when she is purple-cold she will not get out. We have affectionally call her the Jerky swimmer because she is so twitchy to watch in the pool. We praise God for having all of her test results come back negative, so that was a huge relief for us. We were thinking she would have some parasites, but God has been watching over Hannah and keeping her healthy from the beginning. Life went from being busy to being extremely busy with two little ones and little time for anything else like posting on my blog which I hope to do more now that some things have slowed down.
As I am sitting here typing this blog, Hannah is on our other old computer doing Reader Rabbit. It didn't take her long to learn the computer. It's a very good program for learning letters, shapes and many other things, and she hasn't had any problems with it.
I have posted some pictures of Hannah and Luke since coming home, but I wanted to post some pictures of the refrigerator and tiles that many of our church family and friends donated money. The director and workers were overwhelmed that people would help them out that didn't even know them or involved with an adoption there. Again, we thank all of you for this generosity.
Hopefully, i will be blogging each week to keep family and friends updated on our family. Stop by anytime!
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