Haemer Family

Kindergarten here we come

2010-05-21T18:23:00.001-07:00

Anna graduated from Pre-school this week! Wohoo! Kindergarten here we come.

Update

2010-04-12T20:07:00.001-07:00

It has been many many months since we have written anything on our blog. I am just not that into anymore. Hard to make it part of the routine. I thought I would post an update on what has been happening.
Luke turned 2 in January. He is a sweet little boy and loves airplanes, trucks, and all heavy equipment. He calls them "'go-gos"". If we pass one while on a walk or in the car he says "my drive it!"
Anna has 2 months left in Pre-K and then it is off to Kindergarten. She loves to play with the boys and is a bit of a tom boy herself. She is learned how to ride a 2 wheel bike last summer right after her 4 year old birthday. She can now ride her bike almost 2 miles around the park.
The big news is we are adding two more family members this summer. We are expecting twin girls in August. We are mini-van shopping and trying to organize a little bit before the chaos begins. Anna and Luke are both super excited and Anna has had fun trying to come up with names. She wants to name one of the girls after our neighbors dog...don't think that will happen.
Matt is working hard! He is passionate about what he does and makes a difference in kid's lives. I am trying to stay in shape this pregnancy because I know I will be carrying 2 infant carriers soon.

Head banging

2009-07-18T21:43:00.000-07:00

Shortly after Luke learned to walk he learned to dance. He is a head banger! He hears music and he starts to sway his head from side to side. If he wants us to turn music on he will start to shake his head...I guess that is sign language for turn on radio. He seemed so interested in music I thought I would sign him up for a little baby music class to see if he liked it. He wasn't so interested in the classical music and music class didn't last. I think he prefers my hip hop tunes, but here is a video of the kids dancing to the piano "I've been working on the railroad".

Spring Snow

2009-07-18T21:39:00.001-07:00

We had some good Spring snow showers here in Denver. We actually had snow mid-May. Here is a picture of Luke in the back yard in March

Luke's 1st Birthday

2009-07-18T21:17:00.000-07:00

Luke turned 1 almost 6 mos ago! I have been a little lazy about updating the blog with pictures. Last thing I want to do when I have "free" time is sit on the computer, but I have a goal to get organized and up to date. I think mySpring cleaning is Summer cleaning. I hope to update our blog over the next weeks with stuff from the past 6 mos....here is a start. These pictures are from Jan 31, 2009. Luke had a little birthday party with some friends at the house.

snow in the mts

2009-01-19T20:21:00.000-08:00

We spent a long weekend in a cabin up in the mts. Anna had her first ski lesson, lots of hot chocolate, sledding, feeding animals, "smoring", sleigh rides, played games, made up stories. Luke was a little unsure about his snow suit, but once bundled in he was pretty content. The place we went is called the Devil's Thumb Ranch. Amazing! http://www.devilsthumbranch.com/

Christmas 2008

2008-12-29T13:23:00.001-08:00

It was a very Merry Christmas this year! We were fortunate that we were able to spend time with both sides of the family. We went to Oklahoma City Dec 22 - 24 and then the Haemer's came to Denver on Christmas day. Our plane travels were an adventure this year. We completely underestimated the amount of time it would take to drive to the airport, park, check bags, take 2 kids through security, and catch the train to terminal C. I had just travelled a week prior and had no problems (no lines!). But the Monday before Christmas the lines were so long I really didn't think we were going to make our flight. I begged the people at Southwest to let us cut in line because we were late and travelling with 2 small children. They didn't feel sorry for us and just told us we should have arrived to the airport 2 hours before our flight (not 30 minutes). When we arrived at security the line was so long we didn't know what we were going to do. I begged a guy at TSA and told him our situation. He went and chatted with his supervisor and let us go to the front of the line. After security we had about 15 minutes to get our gate before departure. Somehow we made it!
We spent Christmas morning at our house in Denver. It was really a special time to be at home. Ever since Anna was born we had travelled on Christmas day. It was so fun to see her eyes when she came down the stairs and saw her presents from Santa. Luke was excited too. He was so excited that he had to take a nap before he could finish unwrapping his gifts. Anna woke up on Christmas morning and put on her Cinderella dress and fairy wings...a must for opening gifts. I think her favorite gift was the candy cane in her stocking. Luke really liked playing with the ribbon and paper.

Some Christmas

2008-12-27T17:57:00.000-08:00

Here are some funny videos from Christmas at Nana's. Anna sang Away in a Manger in her school program this year. More pictures to come!

Christmas preparations

2008-12-18T18:35:00.000-08:00

Anna loved decorating the tree this year. Luke helped too, but he mostly wanted to taste the ornaments. The day we went to pick out the tree Anna decided to put all of the bows in her drawer in her hair. I guess she was treating her hair like a Christmas tree too.
Anna was the sheep in her school's Christmas program this year. All of the kids did a great job and it was so cute to watch.
Luke is working on alot of teeth right now. I think 4 are getting ready to come in at once. He has been a trooper. He is really ready to feed himself and about to give up the jar food. He has had his first food experiences a little earlier than Anna. I guess you don't worry so much with 2nd kid. He tasted a candy cane this week and thought it was pretty good.

Luke's favorite toys

2008-12-05T06:23:00.001-08:00

It is interesting to see what a 10 mos old chooses to play with. Luke has plenty of "baby" toys, but he prefers remote controls, phones (not toy phones), and his new favorite is the kitchen broom. He will go to the pantry looking for it and he gets very upset if we put it away. I remember when Anna was this age her favorite thing to play with was empty bottles/boxes and the mail. Hmmm

A Mexican Thanksgiving

2008-12-02T12:51:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving in beautiful Punta Mita, Mexico.

Two good looking guys.

Anna and Emma in the sand

Nana and Luke

Rexs fell asleep on the boogy board in the ocean.

Baby turtles. We saw them hatch and make their way to the water.

Luke enjoying his first taste of ice cream.

The boys eating.

Anna banana

Anna playing golf at the "Glow in the dark" party.

The family enjoying the DJ's music. Good times

Emily and Pop

Anna and Emma

Good looking couple right there.

View from our Villa

Rex and Eric

Nana and Pop!

First Snow

2008-12-02T12:46:00.000-08:00

The first snow in Denver was a little late this year. It came in mid November after the time change. The kids have been waking up realllllllly early (before 6) after we "fell back" an hour. People say that you get an extra hour of sleep when the time falls back, but that has not been the case in our house.
Anna was so excited about the first snow. She came into our room at 6:30 and insisted on going outside to play in the snow. Matt was working out at the gym, so I had to get out of bed.:( I told Anna to go take her PJ's off and put her clothes on. She was too excited next thing I new she had her PJ's off and she was standing naked with the door open. I helped her get her snow clothes on and she was outside before the sun was up making her first snow angel of the season!

Jackson's 4th birthday party

2008-12-02T12:40:00.000-08:00

Jackson had a great cooking birthday party at a place called Sticky Fingers. It is a fun concept. Kids learn how to cook and all of the mess a clean up is not at your house! http://www.stickyfingerscooking.com/

North Pole in November

2008-12-02T12:33:00.001-08:00

The day after Halloween we decided to go to the North Pole! http://www.santas-colo.com/
Santa is there year round!

Halloween

2008-11-01T20:08:00.001-07:00

Scott and Laura's wedding in VA

2008-10-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

We went to Scott and Laura's wedding in Charlottesville, VA in October. It was beautiful. Both Grandma and Nana travelled with us and were a great help with the kids. We took Anna and Luke to the ceremony. It was Anna's first wedding experience and she loved it. She thought the bride was beautiful and loved the flower girl. Congrats to Laura and Scott! What a fun weekend!

Family pictures

2008-10-30T10:42:00.000-07:00

We had some family pictures taken in the park.

Anna and Luke

2008-09-28T21:14:00.000-07:00

Some recent pictures. Anna is starting to play more and more with Luke and he loves to watch her. Anna likes to fix her own hair. :)

End of Summer pics

2008-09-11T13:00:00.000-07:00

Luke started sitting up and crawling all over the place at about 6 mos. In the past week he has started pulling up and standing in his crib. Let the baby proofing begin!!
Anna started back to school (she is in the Superstar class this year) and she loves it. She dresses herself in the morning for school and comes up with some interesting outfits. See the picture in her cinderella dress. I wish I had a picture of the outfit she had on underneath...orange skirt, pink sweatshirt, rainbow striped leggings, and pink socks with her sparkle sneakers. She wanted to wear her cinderella dress on top of all of this to school. I convinced her to keep it safe at home.

Princess Dance Camp

2008-08-16T08:14:00.000-07:00

Anna went to Princess dance camp and learned some new moves.

July

2008-08-10T20:21:00.000-07:00

The summer is flying by! We are a little behind on posts, so here is a run down of what has been going on at the Haemer household the last month.

We went to the Broadmoor for the 4th of July.

Anna had her 3rd Birthday party

We spent a weekend in the mountains at Crested Butte with some family and friends.

Summer

2008-06-28T21:07:00.000-07:00

We are a little behind on our posts. The warm sunny weather (and 2 kids) has kept me away from my computer. Denver in Spring and Summer is beautiful. There is so much sunshine. I actually found myself enjoying the overcast Seattle like weather today.

Lots has happened since the last post. Luke was baptized and he has accomplished alot of milestones. He weighed in a whopping 18 lbs 4 oz and 26 in at his 4 mos checkup. He is large, but also pretty strong. He started rolling over around 4 mos and now he looks like he is ready to crawl (hopefully a few more months before that happens). He is a pretty good little sleeper and is entertained by watching Anna. Anna will be 3 in 2 weeks. I can't believe it! She has requested to have a Strawberry Shortcake birthday party. She can say almost any word and asks about 100 questions a day. We have had some challenges with her listening to what we say and we will ask her if she has her listening ears on? The other day she told me her listening ears were out of batteries. How does a parent respond to that?

Here are some pictures from the last couple of months.

Smiles

2008-04-23T18:33:00.001-07:00

Luke 2 months

2008-04-02T13:58:00.000-07:00

Luke had his 2 month checkup yesterday and he has grown to a whopping 13 lbs 6 oz! He has gained almost 6 lbs in 2 months! He has also grown a couple of inches. The boy likes to eat.

Easter

2008-04-01T14:04:00.000-07:00

We were in Oklahoma for Easter. Anna got the hang of "hunting" for Easter eggs once she realized some of them had candy inside. Luke got to meet his cousin Rex and the rest of the family. Rex is 7 months older and they will probably be partners in crime next year.

Luke's first bath

2008-02-24T19:53:00.000-08:00

Luke's umbilical finally fell off after three weeks and he was able to have his first real bath. Anna was very excited to help out and make sure he was clean.

Luke Bennett Haemer

2008-02-23T10:31:00.000-08:00

Luke Bennett Haemer was born on Jan 31, 2008 at 10:55 AM. He arrived 2.5 weeks early at a healthy weight of 7lbs 11oz. Big sister, Anna, is very excited and couldn't wait to hold him. He is a good little baby and a great sleeper...so far. More pictures to come!

Christmas in Oklahoma City

2007-12-27T13:24:00.001-08:00

Anna's school Christmas program

2007-12-27T13:17:00.000-08:00

Anna was a Russian doll in her school Christmas program. The kids "danced" and "sang" a song.

Emily's Birthday and Grandma and Grandpa Haemer come to visit

2007-12-16T13:41:00.000-08:00

Anna and Matt made yummy cupcakes for Emily's 31st birthday. Grandma and Grandpa Haemer drove up from Pueblo, CO for the weekend.

Thanksgiving 2007

2007-12-16T13:18:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving 2007 in Oklahoma City and took the Martorellos from Denver with us. They have a 3 year old boy named Jackson who is Anna's best bud. They had a great time playing together and riding in the "jeep". Anna's older cousins (Emma and Reagan) have a Barbie jeep that they shared. It was very funny watching Anna and Jackson drive around in circles.
We spent part of our time on Oklahoma out at the "DD Lodge". Nana and Pop bought some land out in Chandler, OK to go duck hunting and be out in nature. The kids loved it because there are all kinds of toys to play with and we roasted hot dogs and smores. It is a fun redneck experience.

In Pop's plane on the way to Oklahoma City

Taking a bath in Nana's tub

Driving the jeep

Helping Nana make pumpkin pie
Anna and Jackson relaxingJackson and Anna ready for the cold
Anna and Jackson helping make whipped cream
Emma and Anna (cousins) at the DD Lodge
Eric (Emily's brother) and Reagan (7) shooting a BB gun

Anna and Emma riding the jeep at the DD Lodge Anna on the tractor at the DD Lodge
Tired after a long day of playing
Nana and Pop babysat the kids one night
Emma, Reagan, and Anna (cousins)

Halloween

2007-11-05T14:21:00.000-08:00

Halloween lasted for a few weeks at our house. Anna loved dressing up in her costumes. She figured out the trick or treating thing really fast. She still wants to knock on the neighbors door and ask for candy.

Farm

2007-10-22T14:42:00.000-07:00

We made a couple trips out to a local farm to pick strawberries. They were the best strawberries we have ever tasted. Anna loved the animals and the tractor ride at the farm. She called the farm "Donalds" because of her book Old McDonald had a Farm.

Recent Anna pics

2007-09-26T19:07:00.000-07:00

Anna Painting

Anna on her Rody
Look how high!

Lunch at the Broadmoor with Great Grandma, Great Pop, Grandma, and Pop!

Enjoying the sprinkles and ice cream
Family

Anna with the horse at the Broadmoor Yoda toddler
Painting with Jackson

"Helping" paint the cookies
"Helping" make cookies

My purse

Martha and Fletcher's wedding in Napa

2007-09-26T18:55:00.000-07:00

Enjoying a yummy breakfast

Eating Inn and Out by the Silverado Pool
Vandy girls
Vandy girls
Matt trying to get some shade
Happy couple

Melissa and Chris's wedding in Santa Barbara

2007-09-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

The beach in Sunny Santa Barbara

The Vandy crowd!
Happy Couple

Aspen

2007-08-10T19:03:00.001-07:00

We spent our 6th anniversary in Aspen. It was a great trip and we enjoyed the cool weather. Anna loved the pool and the gondola ride up the top of the mountain. Matt attended a peds conference while we were there and Anna and Emily tagged along.

Princess

2007-08-10T13:38:00.000-07:00

Goodbye Seattle Party

2007-08-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

Anna had a pre-Birthday party with her friends from Seattle. She misses them all.

Matt's graduation

2007-06-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

Matt graduated from his peds residency program! Way to go!

Anna and Malia at Grand Rounds

Matt and Scott

The Maurer's and the Haemer's

Pediatricians!

Funny Anna pics

2007-06-19T21:43:00.001-07:00

Anna likes to play dress-up and then make funny faces for the camera.

New House in Denver

2007-06-13T13:16:00.000-07:00

To see a virtual tour of our new house in Denver click on the link.
http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?t=1039205&sk=30

Ferry Ride

2007-06-13T12:55:00.000-07:00

We took the ferry boat from Edmonds to Kingston, WA. The kids loved riding on the boat.

Belle, Maddie, Ailleen, and Anna

Belle, Maddie, Ailleen, Anna, and Cole

Ailleen, Anna, and Cole

Belle, Maddie, Ailleen, Anna, and Cole ready for boat ride

Anna checking out the view

Cole, Belle, and Anna playing on the boat

Anna and Cole being silly

Cole's 2nd Birthday Party

2007-05-05T13:42:00.000-07:00

Shoes and Princess dresses

2007-05-05T13:35:00.000-07:00

Anna likes to try on shoes and she gets very excited going to the shoe store.

Anna and Aileen

Kona, Hawaii

2007-05-01T13:37:00.000-07:00

We spent a week on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was amazing. Last time we were in Hawaii Emily was 22 weeks pregnant! This time Anna was 21 months old. She had a ball playing in the sand, swimming, looking at the fish and turtles, riding in the golf cart, looking for geckos, and watching the "ladies" at the luau.

Easter

2007-04-08T13:24:00.000-07:00

Anna had a great time "hunting" for Easter eggs. She kept saying "Happy Easter Bunny". We went to Zoo to look for eggs and she also "hunted" some around the house.

Aquarium

2007-03-26T13:52:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Aquarium with friends. Anna ran all over the place. She likes the otters and touching the starfish. She thinks fish make the sound "bloomp-bloomp" like bubbles.

Touching the starfish

Belle, Anna, Cole, and Aileen having a snack break

20 months

2007-03-18T22:03:00.000-07:00

Anna is 20 months now and talking non-stop.
Some favorite sayings...
"I want to hold it"
"One in each hand"
"It's mine"
"I want to do it"

Eating a Doughnut at Aileen's Birthday party

Trying on hats

Trip to OKC and Colorado

2007-03-03T13:34:00.000-08:00

Emily and Anna took a week trip to go visit family and friends in Oklahoma and Colordao.

Cousins: Emma (4), Reagan (6), Anna (19 mos.)

Anna and Emma playing the piano at Nana's house

Hanging out with Jackson in Denver (Feb.). The bath picture below is from December 2006 at Jackson's house.

Boots

2007-02-11T12:43:00.000-08:00

This morning Anna woke up at 5AM and wanted to put on her boots.

Valentine's Dress

2007-02-05T19:19:00.000-08:00

Anna is almost 19 months old. She talks non-stop and some of her favorite sayings are "I love it" and "where are you".

Super Bowl Kids

2007-02-04T20:47:00.000-08:00

Anna, Larson, Alex, and Malia watching the Super Bowl

Anna giving Larson hugs