Zoned Out...

Happy 1/2 Birthday to Hana!
She's 6 months old today!

Well, we just got back from the Zone. What a nice trip we had! Friday night Joe relived his frat days, Saturday night was Zone Fest, Sunday was sort of a family day, and here we are on Monday, Hana's half birthday. Another whirlwind of a weekend has passed us by.

Friday: A night full of relaxation for Hana, mom and me until Joe arrived home with Phil around midnight or so. They had a bit too much fun sponsored by Brad. The fun consisted of beer, honey-flavored Wild Turkey mixed with Red Bull and lots of fireworks. The grand finale was Joe's now famous last words, "Are we really gonna do this now?" What were we going to do you ask? Only Joe knows!

Saturday: Zone Fest. We had a blast sitting in the new VIP area with the family and the Greens. Yes, we finally got to meet Lauren! What a cute little baby she is! And she is so happy! My favorite part of the night was when we put them both in the play pen and let them sniff each other's butts (to put it in dog terms). JennEllen got some great pics of the two of them! You can view them along with all the Zone Fest pics on her blog http://www.jennellensblog.blogspot.com/. I have posted a couple below. The first is my absolute favorite, the second one is funny. It looks like Hana's trying to get away. They were playing with each others feet and Hana offered her thumb to Lauren, she's so polite! After witnessing them interact with one another Joe and I have decided twins could be a lot of fun!

We missed the Clark/Padilla duo; maybe we'll see them for the 4th? We sure missed quite a few people this year aside from Josh and Angela, the Dietz Family and Joy to name a few. I was happy to get to show off my beautiful baby girl though! It takes me back to last year when I was pregnant at Zone Fest trying to comprehend that this year I would have a 6 month old! Time really does fly when you're having fun!

Sunday: Family day. After seeing Dad off to work, Mom, Joe, Hana, and I spent the day at Dian's visiting with Dian, Nana, Brad, Jeff, Patty, and her son, Tyler. Yes, Hana's Great Uncle Jeff made it to the Zone! I wish we could've spent more time with them, but Brad took them out in the boat fishing, I hear they caught a lot and Tyler was very excited. I've heard a rumor they're going out for more tonight! I hope they have a blast! Before they headed out we set Hana up in the VIP room and let her show off. She can really put on a show! She's really crawling now! It's only a couple of "crawls" at a time, but she's still officially crawling. She crawled around and made her noises so everyone could witness it in person. As always, she was a hit!

Monday: Today has been a lazy day. We made in home all in one piece and now we're just taking it easy. I'm about to cook some green beans and mash them up for Hana's very first taste of a veggie..stay tuned! I'm going to record it so you all can witness the much expected funny face...

I wish we could've spent more time with everyone. It always goes by way too fast. Of course, I missed my Dad, we did get to see him some, but not near enough. I think we'll be back down for the 4th, so get ready! (I'm sure we'll see at least some of you before then!) Oh yeah, I hope Jenn was able to get a pic of Brad for the re-poll. I never did get one and he didn't remind anyone. I'm sure he did that on purpose, he knows I'm going to win again!

Here's a video of everyone trying to get Hana to crawl in the VIP room


Alright, I'm going to go cook my baby some green beans...wish us luck!

Here's Nana talking to Hana...