Birthday Girl

I can't believe our baby turned one today! The day was just like the day she was born - beautiful, sunny, and warm. I think that pretty well describes what Hannah's brought to our family :-)

In honor of Hannah's the special day, we hosted a little birthday celebration at our house with family and a few close friends.

Hannah and her grandpas

Great-Grandpa Obie and Grandpa Davis and Hannah with Grandma Davis

Great-Grandma and Grandpa Ocedek

Our neighbors Yassar and Rina

Friends Hannah and Amani playing by Claire's mom and dad

Grandma Cramer helping to clean Hannah up before getting into her gifts

We started off with a light lunch and then Hannah got to break into her presents. She got lots of nice things including several cute outfits, some fun new books, and a boat like Daddy's :-).

Apparently, Uncle Todd is trying to get Hannah hooked on off-roading young. He and Aunt Courtney got her a battery-powered pink princess 4-wheeler.

Good thing Claire was there to help show Hannah how all of the gadgets work on the princess ride-on that Grandma and Grandpa Davis got her!

And then of course, we had cake. We got a super cute cake for all of us to enjoy, but we got Hannah her very own special cupcake. This little girl is serious about sweets! She inhaled all of the frosting from the cupcake and then proceded to dive into the cake. She made a great mess - perfect for her first birthday!

"Don't even think about it, Grandma!"

We love you, sweetie!

1st birthday present

Hannah turns one this Saturday (I know. I still I can't believe it.) While we were at my parents' house this weekend, Hannah's Great-Aunt Tina and family brought over an early birthday present. My mind was so set on the shower that the thought never occurred to me to have her open her present while Tina was there! I had Hannah open her very first birthday present tonight instead.


Oh, the anticipation!


A super cute "Birthday Girl" teddy bear...


...a "Birthday Girl" bib,...


...and an absolutely adorable "1st Birthday Princess" onesie, perfect for the upcoming occasion!

Thank you, Aunt Tina, Uncle Paul, Haley, and John!!

Our little shorty

Hannah's friend Claire let us borrow a super cute vest that she'd outgrown. I was excited to try it on Hannah after her nap this afternoon. It's adorable, but unfortunately her body is just a little too short for it. When she stands up it's fine, but sitting is a little bit of a problem. Hopefully she'll hit a growth spurt b/c it's too cute!!

Butterfly time

After church and breakfast this morning, we headed over to Frederik Meijer Gardens to take advantage of our membership for the first time to see the butterflies. This is something that we love to do every spring, and we were especially anxious this year to see Hannah's reaction. Although it wasn't sunny, the butterflies were still out in full force.


I wasn't sure if Hannah would even notice them, but they definitely caught her attention. A few times, the butterflies swooped right by her, and she stretched out to try to grab them.


Checking out the butterflies by the orchid exhibit.

She was a little bit tired due to the time change and not having taken her afternoon nap yet, but she still seemed fascinated by them. Hopefully we'll get back a few more times before they're gone.

Welcome baby GIRL Cramer

Here are some pictures from Courtney's baby shower this weekend...


Zehnder's did a great job with the cake


I think it's getting more difficult for Aunt Courtney to carry Hannah!


Aw, look at that belly!


A close family friend made a special gift for Todd - a Daddy Toolbelt, complete with all of the baby essentials.


Trying out the toolbelt with a test baby :-)

It's a......

GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!! My brother and sister-in-law are due with their first baby in the beginning of May. They found out the sex of the baby but had been waiting to reveal it until the baby shower. Well, this weekend was the big shower where she FINALLY told us that we're going to have another little girl in the family! We actually turned the announcement into a game. We wrote the gender of the baby on the bottom of one of the plates, so we had everybody turn them over (before we ate!) to discover the winner. It was really a fun way to find out. Our whole family thought for sure it was going to be a boy, so we were totally surprised! We are so happy that Hannah is going to have a little girl cousin to show the ropes :-)

I will try to get some pictures up soon, but right now I'm beat. Hannah and I just got home tonight. She's now in bed, and I'm waiting for Jason to bring a pizza home.

Congratulations, Todd and Courtney!!

Fun new toy

Hannah got an activity cube for Christmas, but due to our lack of space we hadn't put it together. She's now past the stage of using her exersaucer, so we decided that it was time to replace that with the cube. I wish we'd put it together sooner. We didn't realize that it is also has wheels and is pushable. She loves it! She's already an expert at pushing it around the room.



Now to teach her to steer...