Brickfair LEGO Festival
I took the kids on Sunday to the LEGO Festival at the EXPO center in Chantilly. We saw some amazing creations, but my favorite had to be the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man and the Ghostbusters. Check out all the pics I took of the fantastic creations - http://www.thehoaglunds.com/wordpress/latest-photos?album=BrickfairLEGOFanFestival
Sophie’s Birthday Weekend
Had a fun weekend where we went to Stacey's house for Sophie's 2nd birthday. It was great to see Uncle Rickie and Auntie Pattie. On Sunday, Hannah and I met up with them in Baltimore where we went to the Aquarium and had lunch at the Hard rock.
Hannah Bea
Well it happened. Hannah officially is not a baby anymore. She has started Kindergarten. I uploaded some pics I took of her first day arrival. Also here is a super cute video of Hannah singing with her friend Kyle the song Soarin from HS Musical on Youtube.
Trip to CA for Aindrea’s Wedding
Hannah and I went out to Cali to see cousin Aindrea get hitched to CJ, and what a beautiful wedding. It was like a fairy tail come true, from the big cathedral church to the Cinderella coach that took them to the reception. 4053 Aindrea was stunning in her dress, just like a princess. Hannah had a great time dancing with Alsie, →
April 7-12 2006
What an exciting weekend we had. Hannah and I went to a girls only party on Friday nite. We each came home with some jewelry :) and had some fun. Then on Sat, HB went to gymnastics. Nate got to stay home and hang out with Daddy. Then HB got invited to Brandon's 4th birthday party at the Claude Moore →
Hannah’s 4th Birthday Extravaganza
Hannah had 3 birthday celebrations this week. Weds, the 29th we went out for "fire dinner" at the Japanese Steak House with Auntie Nettie, Maya and Jacob. Hannah got scared when they actually used the Fire.. Then we walked over to the Hershey's Ice Cream shop and had some ice cream. On Thursday, Hannah had her school party, complete with a →
Week of March 20 -27 2006
What a week we had! Hannah had her first trip to the ER. We were getting out of Costco, and I went to pick her up from the umbrella stroller and somehow by me pulling her arm a bit, it got dislocated. It was called Nursemaid Elbow. We didn't really know what happened, other than she was screaming in pain →
Weekend March 11 & 12 2006
It was a pretty quiet weekend. We had gorgeous weather -70's and sunny-, so we spent alot of time outdoors. Hannah was getting over having strep this past week but was able to go to gymnastics. She did alot of work on the beam and bars this week. You should see her use the rip line! Quite impressive! We are in →
Week of March 3 -6 2006
We had a great weekend. Uncle David and Nana came to visit. David had been in NYC for business and he met Nana and they drove down. It was really fun. Both Hannah and Nate really loved having Unc David here. He was thorougly exhausted playing with the kids. They kept him busy. Hannah is still loving gymnastics. She tried the →
February 18 -21 2006
This weekend was pretty much status quo. Hannah went to gymnatics and has really improved. She can do a forward and backwards roll pretty well. She really is enjoying her Sat morning classes. On Sunday, we helped Jack Campbell celebrate his 4th birthday. Hard to believe but the first of our Mom's group kids is turning 4. The party was at →
February 11-12 2006
This weekend we saw our first big snowstorm of 06. We got about 10 inches of snow and Hannah couldn't wait to go out and play in it. She kept asking if it was snowing yet...before the storm had arrived. You can see in one of the pics, Nate wanted to go bike riding in the snow. It was tough →
February 4-5 2006
We were very busy this weekend. Hannah had gymnastics and then we had to go straight to a birthday party at the Curiosity Zone where she donned a lab coat and made Slimey things like a rubber bouncing ball and flubber. She had a really fun time. We then took a trip to the art supply store where we bought →
Site Change
As if you couldn't tell - I updated the site. Hope you enjoy.
January 28-29 2006
The weather was beautiful this weekend. After Hannah went to her gymnastics class, we took the kids to the park. They both love Dinosaur Park so much. It was so crowded and both kids got a bit crazy and fell from different play systems. Happily, they are both ok. It was just a bit scary. What else... Hannah and I went →
Nate’s 18 Month Checkup
Nate had his 18mth checkup today. He got 3 shots including the flu shot. Natey weighs in at 26lbs 6 oz (55%), 33 1/4 inches tall (85%), and head circumference is 19in (75%). He's doing great. Talking a bunch, following simple directions (get the ball), and if you ask him, Nate, What does Darth Vader say? He says Ahhh just →
Nate’s 15 Month Checkup
Nate saw Dr Shirley today. He weighs 25lbs and is 31 1/2 inches long. Thats 50% weight, 60% height. He's doing great. He got 2 shot today so he didnt really like that much.
Hannah’s Third Birthday
Hannah turns 3 today. She's such a big girl. We are just about fully potty trained, which is great. If you ask Hannah how old she is, she will show you 3 fingers now. She can also count to 10 in Spanish! She starts preschool (3 year olds) at her daycare on Monday. She's very excited. Some of her favorite →
Nate’s 9 Month Appt
Nate had his 9mth appt. Hes looking great. No issues at all to speak of. His weight is 19lbs 10oz which is 50% His height is 38 3/4 which is 85% His head circumference is 17 3/4 which is 50% So he continues along on the same growth curve. Nate also learned to do no. →
Nate is Crawling
Just wanted to post that Nate is a crawler now. He is on all fours moving about the house.
Nate Update
Well Nate is making great strides in his 8th month. He is now crawling. He still prefers to do the army crawl but we have seen him crawl on all fours. He's eating so much. Sometimes he will refuse to eat baby food in favor of real food. He has tried chicken, mashed potatoes, real veges (peas, green beans), spaghetti →
Nate Weight Update
Nate had his 2nd flu shot yesterday. I asked them to weigh him. He weighs 18lbs 12oz. :)
Nate’s 6 Month Checkup
Nate weighs in at 17lbs 13oz which is 50%. Height is 28 inches which is 95%!! Tall boy. He got 4 shots today but was a trooper through it all. Hannah was also weighed and weighs in at 30lbs.
