Grandma Katie's Blanket!!

Mike's mom Katie knit Lucy a blanket and it has always been in her crib. If it was cold we would try to put it on her...but she would always take it right off. But all of sudden Lucy started asking to have it put on her and she keeps it on all night. When she is going to bed she says "blanket on! blanket on!" and rolls to a specific corner of the crib to get ready for blanket application. Then she wants a book to look at... and then she's ready for bedtime! It is so nice how she loves her blanket now! Thank you Grandma Katie for all your hard work! It is such a nice blanket. ...The picture on the couch is from a day when Lucy was sick and she was watching some TV...DORA the Explorer!!

A NEW HOME...HOPEFULLY!!

We have been house hunting since we got here and after falling in love with many houses...we REALLY fell in love with this one and it seemed perfect because we could move in and not have too much work to do (i say with fingers crossed). It's a 1950s mid-century modern house with a big yard for Lucy and Sally to run! And it seems to be a great neighborhood with a public elementary school with a 10/10 GreatSchools.com rating. We are so excited about it! 

ROAD TRIP TO TEXAS!

Well, we had been nervous about the road trip, not sure if was going to be too torturous for Lucy... But it turned out to be fun and I think only messed up Lu's sleep schedule for a few days. She kept asking about going back to 'Jujee and Byan's house?" and still did for about a week or so after we got to Texas. It was sad...  But she was into the map and listening to the Dora CD her Grandma Katie and Grampa Jim gave her (she is actually still lovin it). And her cat piano was in the car too, she would serenade us. Another fun part was the microwaves and phones in the hotel rooms. There was lots of button pushing. Here are a few pics...

Llama Drama!

Well, I have been really wanting to update the blog with xmas photos and road trip photos, but alas my internet connection has not been cooperative. But it seems to be flying now, so I'll give it a shot! 

SO...here are pics from late December when all the Gennrich's got together down at Casa Hatalski. All of the pics here are from this awesome petting zoo called Zoomars. Lucy loves the goats and especially...the Llamas! However, the llamas are weird. There was a pushy white one with creepy blue eyes... but they are fun to feed carrots to!

 

fa la la la la la

Here are some pictures of xmas tree shopping and decorating...and Lucy with her friend Buddha the cat.

love conquers all

Sally has been trying to gain the affections of Buddha the cat (aka. cheeseburger) since we moved in. Up until now Buddha has always run away... but Sally has been persistent and now her efforts have paid off. I think soon we'll find them spooning. Sally won't quit until she is as snuggled up as in the pic with my sister (cheek to cheek)!

an itsy bitsy spider

Lexi has been taking aerial silks classes since June and I got to see her class. It was so cool! She is like a spider dangling from a web...and doing tricks! The class is in someone's backyard!

The OC

We went down to visit Mike's sister's family The Hatalski's this weekend. Lucy really loves hanging out with her big cousins. Mike went to see Nick's band play, but Lucy isn't ready for rockin, so we stayed home. However I got to go see Lexi's aerial silks class the next day. I got lots of good pictures so I think a separate post is in order. We had such a fun weekend!

Naya's Garden

Julie and Brian's house is a short walk from an indoor playground called Naya's Garden. We have been going a few times a week. It's really fun!

Turkey Day

Bobby's famous black cherry jello! my favorite!



Well, I was busy cooking and mike was taking all the pictures, so sorry they are all of me! ....Thanksgiving was fun this year. We made an awesome feast at Julie and Brian's and my good friend Yvonne came over with her mom Gloria. And Jeff, a friend from next door came over too on the spur of the moment. I cooked the turkey breast down which was awesome! I'll never cook it breast up again. Lucy helped me make an apple pie. Her main duty was taste testing!

2 babies in a crib!

Have you ever wondered what happens when you put two babies in a crib? lots of jumping running, falling, and general mayhem! i highly recommend it.

Summer and Liam visit!

Lucy's buddy Liam and my buddy Summer came over for a visit a few weeks ago and I'm just finally getting the pictures up. We had lots of fun... Summer and I are friends from highschool and we've hung out often since the babies were just a few months old. I'm sad that we wont get to see each other much once we move... Lucy and Liam have a special bond.