I’ll always remember how excited Grant was to take his photo with the Easter Bunny this year! We had a wonderful time celebrating at Indian Hills both at the family party and at Easter lunch after church. With baby due in just a few short weeks it was nice to take a break from hosting and enjoy the festivities. It is hard to believe that next year we will have two little bunnies to celebrate with!
March Memories
March was such a special month! On the very first day of the month we found out that Winnie is getting a little SISTER, Grant continued his love for “skiing” around the house on cardboard skis, we went to Dozer again for a classmate’s birthday, we had to say goodbye to our Chevy (but Dale was very excited about his new Subaru Solterra!), I led an archival lettering workshop at work, EB and GPA pained Grant’s big boy room his favorite color blue, we had Spring Break adventures at Crown Center, Grant got to golf with GPa, we celebrated Grant’s 3rd (!) birthday and ended the month celebrating baby boy #2 at a sweet sprinkle hosted by Megan and Mary. So much joy this March!
Wedding, Anniversary & Baby Brush Lettering
I’m so happy to see my brush lettering utilized across these cards celebrating weddings, anniversaries and babies! These are so bold and impactful and I hope help many people celebrate these milestones.
© Hallmark Licensing, LLC
Grant’s 3rd Birthday!
On March 24th our Grant turned three! This year we celebrated with family and friends in our back yard on an unseasonably warm Saturday. It was a train-themed party complete with train table, bubbles and homemade cupcakes. On the morning of his actual birthday we continued the streamers tradition and then had cake and presents at EB & GPa’s house. I think he loved tearing them down more than the surprise of having them on his door. His big gift this year from us was a sandbox for the patio. He also got a balance bike, tool kit, and truck basket to hold his lovies. Happy Birthday, Grant!
February Memories
February began with Aubrey’s birthday party at the Hanlin household – kicking off a month of festivities! I always look forward to my birthday and Valentine’s Day (which fall in the same week) and this year our team at work did a market research day for Valentine’s Day, Dale and I celebrated my birthday with dinner at Lidia’s, we had a wonderful family dinner at my parents and we capped it off with a weekend at The Elms. This was a combo birthday/Valentine’s Day/mini-babymoon (just like we did before Grant was born). Grant enjoyed Val this year as well and picked out monster truck Valentines for his class at daycare. This month we also visited the zoo aquarium with Grammy and Pop (their Christmas present), I traveled to Charlottesville to celebrate Holly’s Bachelorette party, and Dale, Grant and I had lots of fun everyday moments playing at home and enjoying family dinners. Sadly, we also had to say goodbye to Granny this month and had a wonderful celebration of her life at our house with the Smith family. I’m going to miss her (and the sweet voicemails she often left after I mailed her a card) so much. For the shortest month of the year, we sure experienced a lot!
January & February Home Progress
Janary’s biggest home project was getting the dining room plaster repaired! After painstakingly removing the old wallpaper, the walls were literally crumbling and it felt great to get this big job checked off the list. Next up, paint touch ups and wallpaper! I also spent a lot of time working on Grant’s big boy room in both January and February. I finally found the perfect wood sample for his dresser/bedside table to match our existing bed and we sampled lots of blue paint options. We also started setting up the rest of his room and decor. Dale and I also finally decided on blinds and curtains for the nursery! I can’t wait to get baby’s room all refreshed and setup, too!
