The Hutchison Happenings

Friday, January 20, 2012

Nothing planned but fun day

Last Saturday Dereck and his Pop went to Norman for a K-State OU basketball game. So that meant that all us girls could do something together. So Dereck's Granny came over to join the girls, myself, and Grandma Hutch for the day. I had purposefully done all my chores the night before so the house wouldn't need cleaning, and there wouldn't be any projects needing attention for one whole day. I was up till midnight....but I had a free Saturday to spend with my girls so it was worth the late night. My main goal was to do things that would be fun for the girls. Sooo first we slept in a little and the girls came and snuggled in bed with me and drank chocolate milk while we talked and giggled. Then we got up and made pancakes, and then got ready for the day. The girls colored for a little bit while I cleaned up from breakfast. Then once the one chore was done we played memory match game. After the game, we got our shoes and jackets and headed to wal mart, the main reason for the trip was for the girls to look at the fish, ride on all those overly priced rides, and pick out some valentine day window decorations. The girls had a blast! Jessie especially liked riding a small bicycle down the isle. I am definately getting her that for her Birthday. After our walmart adventure we went to Graves and ate some lunch. Then it was naptime for the girls and Grandma, and movie with a cozy blanket for Granny and I. We watched Never Been Kissed. Then I got a tea party ready for the girls for when they woke up. When they got up we had a chocolate cake, and pink lemonade with their new Belle teaset. Then the girls wanted to watch cartoons for a little bit. It was so much fun just spending the day with just girls. We are going to have to do it again soon!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

And Again:-)

So much has happened since I last posted back in September! I have 2 little girls who continue to grow and change. And there is always something going on in our little world. So lets back up, shall we? September 12th we celebrated Derecks 28th Birthday. Dereck had to go to OKC for a training for work, so the girls and I packed up and headed with him so we could be with him on his special day. Really it ended up that we were able to eat breakfast with him, and then he headed to a training. That didn't stop us girls though we went ahead and spent the day celebrating for him! I took the girls to this free kids museum, then headed to the park to play for a little bit before heading to chick fila for lunch and some more play time. After that I let the girls rest in the car for about an hour, then we headed to the mall to pick out some gifts for Daddy, and play on the super fun stuff in the play area. Once Dereck was done with training, he met us at the mall, and found some shoes he liked. After the mall we went to Texas Roadhouse for his Birthday dinner, then headed back home. Dereck said he didn't want a big birthday celebration, so we went to my parents home and my Mom made eggrolls the following Sunday, thats usually what Dereck will pick if he is picking:-)

September 6th was when My big girl Jasmine started preschool at the First Baptist Preschool! She will only go 2 1/2 hours 9-11:30. She was pretty excited, as were we. I didn't think I would be a mom that cried when their kids went to their first day of school, but seeing her walk into that classroom with her big backpack, looking all grown up, I wondered where the time had gone, she acted like this was normal and seemed to fit right in with the other kids. I did leave, and manage to walk to the car before I let the tears roll:-) Jessie really didn't understand why she didn't get to go but she has finally gotten used to being away from Sissy for those 2 hours of preschool.

September 22nd we celebrated our 1 year Adoptiversary by taking the girls to the zoo, then to the mall to pick out their adopted build a bear animals some new clothes and accessories, then we ate dinner at Old Chicago, it was a lovely day celebrating such a lovely thing. I am so thankful we were chosen to parent these 2 amazing little girls.

October wasn't any less busy. Jasmine turned 4 on the 19th. We made cupcakes for her friends at school, and she got to be the leader that week which made her day even more special. Her favorite part of being the leader at school is that she gets to hold the American flag. After dayare kids left, we headed to McDonalds for a small family birthday party complete with balloons, cake, and PRESENTS. We ate and the kids played at the play place! I planned a Fancy Nancy Birthday party for Jazzy and about 10 other little girls the Saturday after her actual birthday. I based it off of one of the books. In the invitation I asked all of the girls to come in their fanciest clothes,Started the party off by having my mom read the book, then the girls got to get more fancy by getting their nails painted, shopping for jewelry at a table set up with fancy items, then they got to make their own fancy necklace with their name on it, after that i served them lunch and had cake, and parfaits (fancy for Sundaes) All the girls seemed to have fun being fancy for a day! We also celebrated Arkalalah, and like usual jasmine ended up coming down with something so she missed out on several of the festivities. Although she did fit in some time at the carnival before she got it!

November we celebrated Thanksgiving at my parents' house, it was a lovely day filled with family and food!

December we had several fun things go on. Dereck and I were in a Christmas program at our church. We went on another weekend trip to Branson with all of my family, and loved seeing Silver Dollar City all lit up for Christmas, it was very magical. Then we celebrated Christmas with our families. Christmas Eve at our house with my whole family, Christmas day morning at home with the girls, then we drove to my parents to open presents and have Christmas Dinner, then Christmas Day night we went to Dereck's Dad's house. The girls were so blessed with a lot of really nice gifts from family! Now I just have to find room for everything. Then on New Years Eve my friend Heather got married and she had Jazzy be the flower girl. Jazzy was beautiful and we had a blast ringing in the new year that way!

So for one of my new years goals I am wanting to blog more often maybe just maybe once a week! So Here's to 2012!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Once Again!

So once again I realize I have neglected this blog. I think about getting around to it, and think about how I am missing out on the chance to document our lives. So I will give it another shot, because frankly its never too late. A lot has happened since June but I am not going to recap it all because it would be too long:-) But my daughters are growing and learning so much every day. Dereck started a new job, and my daycare is full and busy!
What's up with Jasmine?
-started preschool and LOVES it
-As busy and friendly as ever
-Started asking Why about everything...I understand the phrase "Because I said so, thats why"
-knows all her shapes, colors, counts to 20 and is recognizing letters and their sounds
-Loves to talk about Jesus, and how he wants you to be kind
-Very compassionate towards people
-Loves to play with her sister, and friends
-Loves pizza, chicken nuggets, cucumbers, pickles, salad, water, and anything sweet
-Talks your ear off
-favorite show is Diego, and loves any kind of television show or movie
-Loves to play with any kind of electronic
-Loves playing with dollhouse, and tinker bell toys, her birthday cake
-She loves playing mommy and baby with Jessie, she is usually the baby and Jessie is the mommy
-loves to pray, and reminds me to pray with her before she goes to sleep
-LOVES being with others and warms up to people really fast

What's up with Jessie?
-Talking in sentences
-Very aware of whats going on around her and where she is
-Very shy at first around most everyone,
-Gets embarrassed easily
-Takes everything in, and remembers it later
-learning her numbers, letters, colors, and shapes concepts
-Loves puzzles
-loves gluing
-Favorite thing to eat is bananas, baby carrots, mac and cheese, string cheese, spaghetti, pizza, cottage cheese, apples, green beans, LOVES her milk
-Loves playing with Jazzy and misses her when she is at school
-Calls Jazzy Sissy most of the time
-loves to write
-Gets in ornery moods and annoys her sissy
-Wishes she was in school
-Talks all the time when she isn't around new people
-Loves to swing, she will run to the swing as soon as she gets outside and sit on it so no one else can get it even if you cannot push her right then she will wait for you...she has waited at least 10 min before. She is So stubborn sometimes.
-Doesn't want to potty train and I am not making her:-)

Dereck is going to school online fulltime and working full time, so he is so busy but still manages to make time for all 3 of his girls. I will be back with pictures soon!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

It's been too long!

Well life has got away from me and I haven't kept up with this blog at all. SO my goal is to start posting again, maybe even more than once a month. I am just going to give a little recap of the past few months. Really just so I can remember later on.
April my Sister Stephanie added another boy to her family, his name is Levi and he is PRECIOUSNESS he is a perfect addition to their adorable family.
May was a busy month. We celebrated my Mom's birthday at my house this year. Steph and I created a Mary Engelbreit themed brunch tea party. We decorated in a whimsical, ME style with red and yellow, polkadots, and ME sayings popping up in different areas throughout the decorations. We served tea, juice, a delicious breakfast casserole, oven baked french toast, fruit, and muffins. I bought a bunch of bird houses for everyone to paint and take home for the make and take. It was lots of fun with lots of memories.
Then On May 8th we celebrated Mothers Day, Dereck and Zach grilled steaks and had all the fixings for a wonderful meal that the ladies didn't prepare or clean up after. This was my 2nd Mothers Day. I am so thankful for my two daughters who have made me a mommy.
On May 9th Miss Jessie Ann celebrated her 2nd birthday, we had some cupcakes at daycare then we got Pizza because thats what she requested we eat. Then we took the girls to the park then to get ice cream.
On the 15th we had a 2nd Birthday Barnyard Bash for Carson and Jessie at the park, we had lots of fun planning a joint party complete with fun activities like wagon rides, games, and a craft. Stephanie made some adorable animal cupcakes, and we had a good ole time.
The next weekend Dereck and I went to Tulsa for a Weekend to Remember Marriage Conference. We had an amazing time and learned so much. We came home refreshed. While we were there Dac and Alisha babysat the girls and they all seemed to have a really great time. I am so thankful for them!Jasmine, my Mom, Zander and I headed to topeka for a very short visit on Natalies 5th Birthday. It was so fun visiting with my sister even if it was short. Natalie had a surfer girl party and it was a blast Adrianne is amazing!
And here we are already in June. We celebrated our anniversary on June 5th, we have been married for 7 years now! Hasn't always been easy but I wouldn't pick anyone else to have gone through everything with. We painted our house the 2nd weekend in June and had the help of some really great people, all we have left is the trim. I have a small amount of kids in my daycare this summer and I am so happy about it. I am really enjoying my girls and trying to do more fun things with them. We went to the lake last Friday evening and had a picnic, and then let the girls play on the beach in the sand and also in the water. They had a blast and Jazzy has been talking about it non stop. Then on Saturday we went to Ponca and the girls got to spend the day with their Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Zach and cousins, they got to go to the lake again with them...lucky little girls:-) We went to a wedding that night. So there we have it, the past few months recapped. I am sure there was so much more I could of added but I can't rememeber everything! My goal is to post pics very very soon. Hope you are enjoying your summers!

Friday, April 15, 2011

Branson and a Birthday

So its true, I turned another year older. I had been talking to Dereck about what we should do to celebrate and I told him I would love to take the girls to Branson...I knew it was not going to happen that is just what sounded so fun. Dereck decided to surprise me and make all the arrangements to go, all the way to getting a substitute for my daycare. Friday we loaded up our car, and our girls and hit the road. We made our traditional stop in Coffeyville for breakfast, and then stopped in Springfield so we could go to Bass Pro Shop. We had a blast looking at all the fish and wildlife, Jessie also fell in love with a purple hat, and Jasmine insisted on taking a picture with the old guy holding a fish statue.
After Bass Pro we headed to Lamberts and waited for an hour so we could eat some delicious food and drink some sweet tea. We then headed to Branson. We did a little shopping and then headed to the hotel. Dereck got us a room at the Raddison and it was so beautiful he asked for us to be on the top floor so the girls could look out the window and see all the lights that Branson displays. We are pretty sure riding the elevator made it on the favorite things to do in Branson list. Jasmine kept calling it a elgavator. After we were all checked in and freshened up we headed to the outlet mall and found the girls' easter dresses and swimsuits at the Carter and Gymboree stores. We then ate dinner at a pizza place and headed back to the hotel to swim, and get to bed so we could get up and go to Silver Dollar City. The next morning which happened to be March 19th my 27th Birthday the girls slept in till 6:30 and we got around, ate at IHOP, and then headed to SDC. It was a little chilly that day but we still had loads of fun. SDC just added a new childrens section complete with a merry go round, sand pit, miniature swings, and a huge climbing tree house. So we spent quite a bit of time there and then rode the train....which of course was a HUGE hit with both girls. We spent the whole day at SDC and then went back to the hotel for a small rest time. We then headed to The Landing, and enjoyed watching the water shows and shopping again. completely exausted we headed back to our hotel, but Jessie was not ready to be there she kept going to the door saying "go bye bye" so we took them outside in front and did some elevator(you can see the elevator on the outside of the hotel) and people watching. Finally we had enough and got the girls to bed. Sunday morning we packed up and headed to my Parents to celebrate with my family. Here are some pictures of our trip and fun times in March.