Anniversary Sunday at Calvary Church

 

Lil' sweetie pie

Our first niece!
She's a beauty

 

Today we got to meet our new niece! She is gorgeous of course!!! Hanna was walking around at church like nothing happened - she just had her like 3 days ago. Amazing what a woman's body can do isn't it?
I keep trying to put up photos (only about 4 times now...) and it's just not working. Hopefully I will have more luck in a bit.

Greatest Invention Ever???

We got this seat for Isabella - I think it's called a Bumbo Seat - and it's probably the greatest thing ever invented!
She always wants to be sitting up and seeing what's going on - and it's kind of hard since she can't yet sit up on her own. This chair is so cool, if your baby can hold their head up, they can sit up in this chair on their own! I just love it and she looks so proud of herself when she is in it!

 

Hangin' Out

The girls love sitting and watching TV together right after they wake up. It's so cute, they snuggle up under a blanket and laugh at each other!

 

Coffee up the wazu

 

It's a girl?!?!

Yeah for Hanna! She had a girl - Cannon Ellerie (not sure on the spelling yet) around 7lbs. at around 1:00 am this morning (didn't get the specifics yet). Hooray for her! She really wanted to have a girl and her ultrasound said she was 70% having a boy - so I think this was a great surprise for her! I am really happy for them : )
Hopefully we will be able to meet her soon and as soon as we do, I will put up some pix.

Brian got home last night - hooray for me! His flight was a bit delayed, only by an hour, but all went well for him besides that. And holy smokes - the coffee!!! Since he was in Colombia, he wanted to get coffee for everyone and when in Rome... well, he drank his share from what he says! I am so glad to have him back - but it's not for long. They told him he's going back in December! Yeah for him yuck for me! I am really happy for him - he's doing a great job and I am very proud of him : )

Pickin' a Pumpkin With Daddy

 

Hayride Fun

Isabella just can't get enough of the hayride or her flowery suit

 

The New Black Crow

I guess the black crow that scared her on her birthday is now but a faint memory.
She couldn't get enough of this guy!!!

 

Long week

So Brian left for Columbia yesterday morning. So sad. The only other time he's been gone was when he went to Mexico the summer we got married (pre-kids). So this will be a very long week for me : ) On the way home from the airport (we actually were not even out of the drop off area), Kaylin says "mom... but I'm gonna miss Daddy..." I think I almost broke down in sobs. It's only a couple of days I know! And I know it's a horrible horrible thought, but I couldn't help but think in the back of my mind, how many women kissed their husbands goodbye on 9/11 thinking it would only be a few days. And how many more have to say goodbye for months when their husbands go over seas to Iraq. I guess it just made it a little more real to me for some reason... it wasn't that I thought that might happen to him, it's that I just never really put it on such a personal level I guess.
Anyways, on a brighter note - Brian called and he has arrived safely as of 10:30 last night. So keep him in your prayers that he would have successes on his trip and a safe flight back home.

Our last week:
Saturday at around 4:15 am I got the "Marie's in labor" call so I packed up and headed over (for those of you that do not know, Marie is my cousin). Not even 45 minutes was I there before Mr. Lang was born! She had an awesome birth experience as far as I am aware! Syd was really excited that the baby was "popping out any second"! I got the honor of holding Syd while she watched her little brother being born. It made me wish again that Kaylin was able to see Isabella being born. But being able to be there made me feel more like that if we do have more children that it could be this way for us again. I am so happy that she and Dave had such a nice home birth experience.
Since I was already out that direction, I then headed to my brothers house to work, then headed home to get the kids ready for our day at the pumpkin patch. Kaylin loved it as I am sure you would've guessed! There was this creepy looking black crow (see the photo) that Kaylin just loved! It was pretty funny, she kept asking him questions (which he couldn't answer because the costume guys can't talk of course) and trying to get him to dance with her! So funny!
There was also a little petting zoo (well, 2 goats and some hens and roosters) that she liked to. Then we took the hayride out to the patch and picked out some "baby" pumpkins and a big one too. All in all, a good day.

It's a Boy!

Royce Joseph Lang
Born - October 21, 5:27am
10lbs 6oz 24" long
(and no, that is not a typo!!!)
in his defense - he did NOT look that big! I would guess 8 something.
I had the joy of being there to witness his entry into the world!
Marie (Dave and Syd!) did and are doing great.
She had the baby at home, in her own tub, Dr. Zumhagen was able to attend and labor was like 5 hrs. long. Wait a minute... wasn't that supposed to be my birth?!?!
I am sooo happy for her! And she has given me hope for if I have a "next time"!

 

Exer-Saucer

She cracks me up!
We decided to try and see if she would like the exersaucer - she's still a bit small cause she can't really hold herself up yet - but she loved it!
Every time she would get excited and smile huge, she would jerk backwards like this!

 

Sneaky Sisters!

Kaylin and the baby had just woken up - and I ran into the kitchen to grab some bowls of cereal, so I just layed the baby on the floor till I came back. Kaylin comes into the kitchen and goes "she likes to roll mom, she likes it!" - umm, huh?
Where I had set her and where she was were 2 different places.
Plus, wasn't she on her back? She must've rolled her over a few times until she decided to leave her on her tummy - and the grin of sneakiness on both their faces was too funny!

 

Family Weekend

Brian's Uncle Tom (from California) and Uncle Scott (from Florida) were both in this weekend for a visit. Saturday afternoon we headed up to Tim's in the city (for the average person, it takes about 1/2 hr. to 45 min. to get there - for us? 2 1/4hrs. - the joy of children!) - Kaylin had a blast! I think the last time she was there was just after her 1st birthday - so she didn't really notice much about her surroundings. This time - oh my! The El. train was awesome, the huge buildings were awesome, all the machines, and all the noise - and then looking out Tim's window being up in the sky! It was just a blast for her! Her and Thor kept running up and down the hall chasing each other and chasing the uncle's - it was pretty cute!
Then on Sunday we had our weekly visit at mom and dad's, with the bonus of the out of towners and our Midlothian Uncle and Aunt too (of course Grandma E. as well). We got to see Abby and Dan's wedding video too, it was so nice!

Tick-Tock - the countdown begins for Marie! Let's count how many days we are going to be "overdue"! After your due date every day seems like an eternity...
Then Hanna is next! It's a race to the finish - let's see who's gonna pop first...

Happy Gals

So happy to be sisters!

 

Kaylin's "Cheese" Face

Penquins at Brookfield Zoo

 

It's a Boy!

Aidan Jerimiah Aaron Hazlett
(although I am not sure of the correct spelling!)
Gina, Adam and baby are all doing great!
He was born at UIC at around 9pm October 6th.
It was hard going for a little while, but Gina did awesome!
He reminds me alot of Jack when he was born.
I'll try and put up more when I get some better pix.

 

Daddy and Kaylin

I love this picture! I don't know why, but I love it when Brian wears the sling! He just looks so cute in it with her... I love it!

 

Dominick's 26th Birthday

Gianna, Dominick, Heather and Kaylin

 

Playing in the fountains at Mill. Park

 

A million dollar Isabella smile