The Martens Crew: January 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

First Birthday- the Second Round :)

This weekend we traveled to Houston for another round of Sienna's First Birthday! This time at my parents' house and with a lot of my friends from growing up all the way through to law school. Sienna loved playing with her friends Ethan, Jezek, and her new BFF Natalie! She also got to meet baby Gwendolyn for the first time!! We had a fabulous time visiting with everyone and Sienna got lots more fun gifts and clothes! Thanks Grandma Betty and PawPaw Walt for all the great food, beautiful decorations and hopitality!!

Loving the cake...

So cute- Natalie is patiently waiting to have some cake too...

Our little family...

Dahnya, Gerry and Jezek Hamilton

Jeff Bezner (Kurt's good friend from growing up), Tim Cole (my childhood friend Julie's husband), Kurt and Scott Simmons (my buddy from law school)

Betty Hamilton and Lesley DiBello- Betty made the most beautiful wall hanging for people to sign in honor of Sienna's birthday! She also made the cute chair cover for Sienna's "birthday cake" chair!

My Mom, Bettye, and Janet Ballard

Scott and Laura Simmons and us!

Susan, my best friend from childhood, with her little boy Ethan

The decor...

My childhood friend, Julie, with Sienna opening her presents! Julie is due to have a little girl in April!!

My childhood secret pal from church, Theresa Myles, with Sienna

Sienna and Natalie were obsessed with this oversize basket my Mom had!

My Mom and Dad, Walt & Bettye (with Aggie too!)

Monday, January 18, 2010

Ah, to be a kid again!

Here's a pic of what we did this weekend...transform Sienna's gameroom into a playroom! We went to IKEA Friday night and bought the shelving, windowseat units and playtable. We spent Friday night after Sienna went to sleep and Saturday while she was napping putting everything together. I have to honestly say it was probably the easiest stuff to assemble that we have ever tried. I can't say my hands were thanking me though- ouch! It looks great though and now we just need a TV to set in the middle :) Thanks Kurt for being such a great Daddy and working so hard to get this ready for little SiSi! You rock!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Our New House

2 stomach bugs, 5 days of moving, 5 furniture deliveries and countless repairmen/servicepeople later...we are finally all moved in!! I can't say it's a process I care to repeat anytime soon, but I sure can appreciate the results! We are in love with our new place and so are Sienna and Stella! It took Sienna a few days to adjust since when she left to go stay with Grandma Darla and PawPaw Murro we were still in our old house and when she returned all her things and us were in the new house! Until today it has been too cold for us to walk a block down and enjoy the awesome playground- but we took full advantage today and Sienna loved swinging and going down the big girl slide :)

Here are some pics of the new place- enjoy! (I am not posting any pics of the media and game rooms- they are still works in progress :))

P.S.- A HUGE THANK YOU to my parents, Walt and Bettye, who were with us for a week of the moving process. We quite literally couldn't have done it without you (except for the stomach bug you brought- haha)! Also BIG THANKS go out to Kurt's Mom and Dad, Murro and Darla, for watching Sienna and helping us hang 3 ceiling fans this weekend!