|
POSTED: January 18, 2011
|
|
|
|
We are starting to get back into the routine of
things around here. Abby’s back in
her Kindergarten class and loving every minute of it. She’s doing really well in school. She has always gotten good remarks on her
work at school, but today she came home with her first “bad” remark. It is a coloring sheet of Jesus teaching
at the temple when he was really young.
It is scribbled all over and looks like a 2 year old colored the
sheet. On the top of her sheet her
teacher wrote, “This is very messy.
How disappointing.” I asked
Abby what happened and she said that her teacher said they had one minute
to finish, so she just scribbled the entire sheet. Abby has never enjoyed coloring, but we
do encourage her to do her best at school.
This paper reminded me of a time when Abby was 2 and I was trying to
encourage her to color. Here was the
result:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abby is our girly girl ! She LOVES to wear dresses & do girly
things. She is starting to branch
out a bit though. Last week, I
walked outside and found her climbing one of the trees in our yard.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We just signed Abby up for Kindergarten soccer, so we’re
excited about that. This will be her first opportunity to be a part of an organized
sport. I’m looking forward to seeing
how she likes it!
|
|
|
|
Nathan is our little man. I think he enjoys being the “big kid”
around the house while Abby is away at school. He loves to cook, so I try and get him to
help me in the kitchen when I’m making something. He’s a big fan of Thomas the Train ! The other
day, one of Abby’s little friends from school was over at our house for a
play date. I put a Thomas the Train
show (American English Version) on TV to keep Nathan entertained while Abby
and her friend played together. Abby’s
little friend walked in (she’s British) and she said, “Why are they
speaking in another language?” I
guess she’s used to Thomas speaking with a British accent. It made me smile! We take Nathan to a Tiny Tot’s music
class on Wednesday’s. It’s the
highlight of his week ! He thinks he’s such a big kid now that he
is going to “school!”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
While we were in the States Nathan got to see his
first “snow.” Now I’m really not
sure you could truly call it a snow . . . or even a dusting. But, Nathan was sure excited about
it. He was able to get enough snow
to cover the palms of his gloves!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The twins are growing up so fast. I think I’m a bit more sentimental with
them because, as far as we have planned, they are the final edition to the
Hatfield quiver. There are parts of
their growing up that I LOVE (like they can eat finger foods on their own,
they nurse less, they are a little more mobile), but I do miss having two
tiny cuddly little babies!! Both
girls started walking this week.
They are tiny wobbly little steps, but steps none the less. They are going to be walking all around
before we know it
! (Top picture Haley / bottom Audrey)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andy hung the baby swing from our tree this
week. The girls LOVE it !! Haley tends
to be a bit more adventuresome than Audrey and she just giggle out loud
when we first put her in the swing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
POSTED: January 6, 2012
|
|
|
|
Happy Birthday Haley and Audrey! (Audrey left)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Most of our friends were out of town this week, so we
will celebrate their birthday with a party sometime next week. We’ll post
more Birthday pictures after the party!
|
|
|
|
Haley on her First Birthday
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audrey on her first Birthday
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
POSTED: December 19, 2011
|
|
|
|
The Hatfield Kids are talented. Click on the video to see their dance
moves!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
POSTED:
December 18, 2011
|
|
|
|
It never fails that when I say I am going to try and
post more often, I get caught up in life and take a big hiatus from
blogging. Audrey was diagnosed with hip dysplasia while we were in the
States this summer. In early
October, I took the twins to Kenya so Audrey could get her hips
checked. The Radiologist in Kenya
said Audrey’s hip dysplasia was a lot worse and it looked like she needed
surgery. We returned to the States
in mid-November so the twins could see a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at
Dallas Children’s Medical Hospital.
We were so happy to find out that the report from Kenya was just a
bad report and both babies were totally fine. Praise the Lord! We’re still in the States waiting for the
approval we need to return to the Horn.
We hope to return home right after Christmas. (Our latest family picture – Audrey,
Andy, Nathan, Koleta, Abby and Haley)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We’ve enjoyed spending a lot of time with our
families in the States! Abby and
Nathan enjoyed a trip to the park with Grandmamma.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tickle fights with Granddaddy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Walks with Grandpa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hanging out at Grandpa and Grandma’s house
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Walking on the treadmill with Grandpa Cheeseballs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Playing with Grandma Cheeseballs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Visiting Santa with Uncle Luke and Aunt Lindsey
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swimming Lessons with Grandmamma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hanging out with Peyton, Uncle JB and Aunt Sheryl
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We’ve enjoyed some fun Christmas Experiences! Richardson, TX has a fun interactive
Christmas experience for kids. We
went with Luke (my brother), Lindsey (my sister-in-law), Grandpa, Grandma
and Grandmamma.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First United Methodist Church in Garland, TX had “A
Night in Bethlehem.” It was so much
fun!! Here’s our family picture in
Bethlehem (Haley right).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
They had all kind of neat booths with activities for
the kids. There was a weaver,
carpenter, baker, jewelry maker, etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abby and Nathan hanging out with Mary, Joseph and
Baby Jesus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We’ve enjoyed taking some Christmas pictures.
|
|
Haley
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audrey girl
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audrey in her Christmas dress. She loves the lights.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Haley in her Christmas Outfit. Haley likes the ornaments.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mommy, Audrey (blue) and Haley
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abby likes Grandmamma and Granddaddy’s Nativity Scene
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We enjoyed a TINY bit of snow. If you look on the pink slide in the
background, you can see a TINY bit of that snow. It was the most snow Nathan has ever
seen. He found enough to cover his
gloves.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
It’s been a while since I’ve posted the twins
pictures with their bears. Here’s
Haley’s 9, 10 & 11 month old pictures (left to right)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audrey’s 9, 10 & 11 month old pictures (left to
right)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This is a paper Abby brought home from school. I thought it was interesting. I thought it was interesting that she
said you push a light switch on. I
told Andy I thought that was different because in my mind you flip a light
switch on. You don’t push or pull
it. Andy then took me over to our
light switch in our house and then I realized that we do “push” our light
switches to put them on. Life in
Africa is sometimes different than life in America. It’s always interesting for me to think
that the norm for Abby is “Africa” and not “America.”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We enjoyed going to Abby’s “sports day” at her school
before we left for the States.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nathan enjoys going to a preschool music class once a
week.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We celebrated Andy’s 35th Birthday on
November 10th. I usually
make him a pie, but we were really busy packing up our house and getting
ready to go back to the States, so I made him a cake. My “Computer / Math Major” husband
appreciated his cake.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nathan sleeping in the car
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We had some fun with Pumpkins the end of
October. We carved a pumpkin, made
popcorn balls and then watched The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The twins wanted in on the pumpkin fun. Haley (top), Audrey (bottom)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We went to a meeting at a hotel and Nathan had so
much fun with the monkey’s
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
This was a picture on one of the TV Stations when I
was flipping through the stations one day.
I thought it was funny.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
It got warm enough to swim, so we pulled out our
pool. Abby and Nathan loved it!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The twins and I went to Kenya in October for Audrey’s
check-up. We had a free day while we were there, so we went to an Elephant
farm and the Giraffe Center.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Haley and Audrey have a very talented Daddy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I’m a sucker for bath time pictures. I just love them. Audrey taking a bath.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abby and Nathan hard at work
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On September 15th, we celebrated Abby’s
half birthday. She wanted a
spaghetti dinner & a movie night.
We watched her favorite Barbie movie over dinner and then we celebrated
with cupcakes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I walked in and found Nathan sleeping like this one
night. I thought it was cute.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* For more of our latest pictures visit
the links to our Blog
Archives *
|
|
|
|
|
|
