I just threw a bunch of pictures on here from my phone, covering the last few months!
Papa and Baby Hank at Harbor Inn
Hank associates Papa with the pens and markers that he keeps in his battery uniform pockets.
He may or may not really enjoy chewing on them.
It definitely throws him off when Papa isn't wearing that shirt and doesn't have any pens (which isn't often!).
Kate built the battery shop during rest time the other day. Obvious, isn't it? :)
We sent this picture over email to Vivian's piano teacher to introduce her right before she started her first class.
She has had a few lessons and really enjoys learning the basics!
I had some help with my eye shadow one day last week...
This post is kind of a joke because I hardly EVER iron.
(tricked ya! as V and K would say)
I just happened to be doing it one day a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed the scene of playtime unfolding in front of me.
This past Saturday I woke up to this nice surprise:
Aaron and Kate prepared breakfast for me and came upstairs to serve it.
Kate was so excited about it all.
Her facial expressions were priceless.
Baby Hank was the first to join me. He only sat still if I gave him a piece of bacon to chew on.
And then later this sleepyhead crawled into the bed and got her own tray. We were blessed!
Kate cracks me up in this picture. She loves to pose :)
1. Spring Cleaning.
2. Organizing (I wish I had taken a before picture of this...everything was just thrown in there with no baskets...piles and piles.)
3. Got on the floor and played with this little man on his level a lot:
4. Washed all the linens.
5. Minimal shopping, I promise!
6. Getaway with my main man to this awesome place:
Virginia Tech Inn
Hank stayed overnight with our very generous friends Brett and Jody, and pretty much the whole next day.
7. Anxiously waited by the phone for more picture texts from my mom about what the girls were doing!
Kate not only likes to pose for pictures, but she also likes to take pictures.
She had my phone a few weeks ago and took this picture right before Aaron and I went on a date.
Mollie emailed a few months ago to say that she and her new husband Matt would like to come over to play with the kids while Aaron and I get out of the house for a few hours.
We took them up on it!
They were so kind to serve us in this way.
We went to Lowe's to look around (woo hoo!), and out for appetizers.
The girls had a blast doing different things with them.
Babysitters are much more fun than Mom and Dad, didn't you know?
We brought dinner home after the kids were asleep so that we could eat and hang out with them.
They are such a cool and fun couple and we are so thankful to the Lord for bringing them to our church family.
A few weeks ago our pastor Nick and his wife Gretchen invited us over for a wonderful dinner.
We loved hanging out at their house and swapping fun stories.
Their kids (5!) were so great to play with ours the whole night.
John especially loves babies and entertains so well.
Our kids love the Shaffer kids!
Thanks to this gracious family for serving us that night.
Kate's allergies have acted up again this year.
We feel terrible for her but she has handled it well.
The first day she woke up with swollen eyes, I made the mistake of showing her in the mirror.
If she doesn't see herself, though, she doesn't think twice about it!
She has been snoring like crazy at night, and you can tell in her voice that she isn't breathing to full capacity through her nose.
Dr. B told me to switch her to Zyrtec and it might be working better.
Thankfully, it's just a season.
She's still so adorable to me, even with red and puffy eyes!
Getting better each year I think...: 2 years ago
I have some fun friends :)
Norah's birthday celebration, March 2013, Kristin's basement
I think she did this during some free time in Sunday School.
Big boy :)
Before I lowered it this week, he would get to this standing position and be so excited that he couldn't stop squealing and screaming and grunting. To me it was hilarious!
Yesterday was my brother Joey's 32nd birthday.
We met at a local Salem restaurant for lunch as a surprise for him.
Tasha was so sweet to arrange it all.
Happy birthday, brother!
Can't wait to celebrate with everyone this weekend!
Hank's nap and bedtime hymn is Great is Thy Faithfulness.
Since we sing it all the time around here, the girls have learned most of the words.
They sing it to him when he's been fussy, too :)
Aaron got Kate on video a few months ago while we were in the car.
Last Thursday I went to the airport to meet the girls as they came home with Papa and Gramme.
I watched them come out of the plane and walk toward the gate. Can you see them in front?
This picture is a favorite. Amazing. I am overwhelmed with thankfulness.
Hank got a ton more hugs and kisses than I did.
Sniff, sniff.
No, I'm glad they love their brother!
Mom gave me the pictures from her camera from their Disney trip so that I could share!
They are in order, starting with Monday morning at the airport, and finishing with Thursday waiting for the shuttle to take them back to the Orlando airport.
Again, we are so thankful that they had the opportunity to do this.
It helps that I've seen the pictures and can imagine them doing all of these things...I know they had a blast!
Hmmm...starting off the trip standing in the windowsills. Maybe not a good sign!
waiting for their plane!
They stayed in the Disney hotel called The Art of Animation Resort. It featured characters all over the hotel from different movies, including The Little Mermaid, Lion King, Cars, and Finding Nemo.
They were in a Little Mermaid room.
Perfect for them!
My mom tried to emphasize how huge everything was compared to them.
I can't imagine what it was like from their perspective!
These pictures were taken on Monday afternoon when they arrived at the hotel.
They ate at a Rainforest Cafe that night.
This merry-go-round picture starts the ones from Tuesday at Magic Kingdom.
They stayed at Magic Kingdom both Tuesday and Wednesday.
There is so much to do even at this one park...no reason to try and park-hop with preschoolers!
Papa rode, too!
They spent some time playing games with Belle outside of the Beast's castle.
And then rode in a clam shell on a Little Mermaid ride.
I've been told that Kate was nervous about the rides during the dark parts. No surprise there.
But they said she got over it quickly and enjoyed it as a whole.
Popsicle break!
Visiting Winnie the Pooh's house
They came back both days in the afternoon to change into bathing suits and explore the resort's pools. Tuesday they spent time at the splash park.
Fun!
Our beautiful princesses!
Wednesday morning they had to rise really early and get ready for the breakfast with the princesses at Cinderella's castle.
Waiting patiently for the princesses to arrive...my mom said they ate really well at this breakfast.
Oooo...the anticipation!
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
I don't think I ever knew in my life until the last few years that her name was Aurora.
But now I just can't not know.
To me, this picture is stunning. She looks like a perfect Snow White!
The girls said that every princess came to their table and were very sweet to them.
Ariel
Jasmine
After the breakfast, they went straight to the merry-go-round again!
They rode with the evil stepmother and stepsisters.
I've heard from everyone on the trip that this was a major highlight.
The stepmother was very talkative, and V and K were talking right back to her, asking questions and engaging her in conversation about Cinderella.
They said to me, "in the movie she is really mean but at Disney World she is really nice."
My mom said that when the ride was over, the stepmother grabbed V and K by the hand and led them away.
My mom and dad were trying to keep up!
They took them to another area for a photo shoot.
This isn't the greatest picture, but it shows a little of Kate's hesitation at first on a ride.
She and Papa were buddies, and Gramme and Vivian stuck together.
Waiting in line for Dumbo.
Then they went to see some more characters.
Notice that Vivian is still in her princess dress.
Hmmm.
No surprise there either :)
So cute!
I'm glad that they didn't have any problems meeting the characters.
You can see in the pictures up top that Kate was not there when Vivian was doing the games with Belle (she was standing close by, just watching). That was the first day...but when she had time to process things and figure out how it worked, she had no issues with approaching the characters.
Buying a souvenir :)
Thankfully no one in my family is big on souvenirs so they only got this one thing, and an outfit for Hank! It was a perfect choice, too, because they can use them in their dress-ups.
Vivian was wearing this when she got off the plane on Thursday when I came to meet them and I got a little teary-eyed hehe
Silly Papa!
They took a train to another side of the park (I think so that they could find the fairies).
Aladdin's magic carpet ride
Rosetta!
She's my favorite fairy :)
If you have a little girl, I do recommend the Tinker Bell movies. They are so sweet and no evil characters.
Is Vivian wearing her pajamas at Magic Kingdom!?
Ha!
Long story :)
Ice cream sundae at lunch on Wednesday
Ready to go home!
I think it was a tiring trip for my parents, but Disney is tiring for everyone, they said.
There is so much to do and two preschoolers make it extra exhausting.
But overall they had so much fun and were glad to take them.
I enjoyed looking at these pictures last night with Vivian! She narrated it all for me!
Fernandez Family
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This blog is a way for us to journal about the fun events and milestones of our days as husband and wife and new parents. Enjoy catching up with what's going on in the Fernandez family!
Aaron and Lisa
Married December 18, 2004
Vivian Gray: born June 18, 2008
Kate Leigh: born August 5, 2009
Hank Michael: born August 8, 2012
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