WOW how the years seem to fly by. I remember when little H was a newborn. It doesn't seem like that long ago. Look at me, I am acting like she is turning 18 or something. Here she is only three. Actually I never thought Hannah was a very big child...that is until we brought Elayna home. Now that I have two girls, it really puts into perspective how big Hannah is actually getting.
This past weekend (May 16th) we threw a small birthday party for Hannah. Of course everything had to be all about Dora. I think I am going to go crazy with all the Dora clothing, games, toys, videos and coloring books. Oh well, it isn't my birthday and she is truly in love with Dora right now. She loved everything she got. Here is her cute Dora, Diego, and Boots birthday cake. She was very excited when she saw it.
Here we are getting ready to pass out the birthday cake. I called it a small birthday party, but there were 22 friends and family that came. We finished all but four slices of the cake. I asked Hannah what piece she wanted and she managed to find a small yellow flower near the middle of the cake that she HAD to have!!! That will be the last time I ask her that question!
Here are the four little ones eating cake and ice cream. Ironically the two big kids only slightly ate the cake and ice cream. The two little ones literally licked their plates clean.
For her big birthday gift, we decided that it was time to get her a trampoline. We had several family members pitch in for the gift. With the 400lb weight limit, it truly entertained the kids (and many of the adults) throughout the party. All we had to watch out for is the kids bouncing each other off.
Here is Hannah dangling off the side. It is such an adorable picture of her trying to get down. Every day when she comes home from daycare we have to go jump on the trampoline.
By the end of the day all the kids were tired. Hannah fell asleep within minutes of coming inside. I am sure the other three also passed out instantly. It takes a lot of energy to bounce on the trampoline for three hours almost nonstop.
Although little Elayna did no jumping, being out in the sun and fresh air also wore her out. Here she is lounging peacefully in GRR's arms.
All-in-all it was an exciting day. I want to thank all of the friends and family who made it a very special day for our not-so-little Hannah.
Darius is still a little unsure on the trampoline, but eventually got up and started jumping around. Here he and Hannah were chasing each other in circles. It's amazing how many times they can run in a circle without getting bored!!!
Darius eventually got a little cold and got off of the trampoline. This DID NOT sit well with Hannah. The instant he got down Hannah started throwing a fit. She was screaming and pouting. Of course, being the good mother and all, I took lots of pictures. I then took a video of the episode. 
Here she is still throwing a fit about Darius leaving the trampoline!
Even though the big kids loved jumping on the trampoline, Rheya was a little timid to jump and get wet. She was perfectly content to swing for hours.
Of course Elayna had to get out in the sun and swing herself. We grabbed her little fish swing and brought it outside. She doesn't ever seem to last too long when she is the swing and soon fell fast asleep.
Let's just hope the weather holds and the kids can keep getting out and playing in the water. 
She was nervous when she put the scraping tool into her mouth. By the time she got to the flourinde, she was getting rather anxious. Here she is getting her flouride treatment (via a mouth piece) with the suction tool in between it.
Once we told her she was all finished, she was able to crack a "clean teeth" smile.
This toy would make most people sick. As someone stands on it, another person spins it. I wasn't sure who was going to fall off first, Hannah or Ed.
After the park, we walked across the parking lot and took Hannah to the little kids rides. Here she is a train engineer. We had to ride this twice. The first time she had to sit in a train car while a little boy was the "head engineer". If you know Hannah, you probably know how well this didn't sit with her!
Here she is being the pilot. She didn't seem to like it after it went around more than five times. Apparently she has developed her dad's tolerence for fast spinning things.
Here John gets his first opportunity to hold little Elayna....are you jealous Melissa! 
We are going to get Hannah a trampoline for her birthday. It was nice that Alex had one for her to practice on. She did fairly well. We were still nervous when she jumped within a foot of the edge, but hopefully we will learn to trust her once she has her own. 
The second is the two girls laying on the couch. Since the time Hannah was little she would love to sleep with her hands under her head. It appears that Elayna also has developed that habit. They are just like their father on this one. I never understood the arm under the head way of sleeping. My arm always falls asleep.
