Hardy Happenings

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This post was republished to Hardy Happenings at 9:28:46 PM 9/5/2011

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We were planning on having a picnic for Labor Day with Dan's family & my family. We were also going to

celebrate Mom Hardy's birthday! However, since it rained, we ended up eating inside instead!

But it was still a fun day! Joe & Janelle were up from Cincinnati, so the cousins were making plenty

of noise together as we celebrated!! J Below are a few pictures!

The cousins being silly together!

Mom's amazing birthday candle!!

Cheesy Drew!

Such a silly kid! He & Jaonna are more alike than we ever thought they were!!

Nonna with the grandkids! (The stateside ones anyway) J

Joe, Janelle, & Drew Hooper.

A fun indoor picnic!

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We were planning on having a picnic for Labor Day with Dan's family & my family. We were also going to

celebrate Mom Hardy's birthday! However, since it rained, we ended up eating inside instead!

But it was still a fun day! Joe & Janelle were up from Cincinnati, so the cousins were making plenty

of noise together as we celebrated!! J Below are a few pictures!

The cousins being silly together!

Mom's amazing birthday candle!!

Cheesy Drew!

Such a silly kid! He & Jaonna are more alike than we ever thought they were!!

Nonna with the grandkids! (The stateside ones anyway) J

Joe, Janelle, & Drew Hooper.

Trip to Peguis, Manitoba

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Unfortunately, . . . laundry follows you everywhere! Jenny & I went to the local laundromat. There were 10 dryers (but only 4 worked) & there were 8 washers (but only 3 worked)! lol!

Bro. Favell & Ben riding through the field in the "rez" truck.

Beautiful wild tiger lilies!

We boiled the roots to make a medicinal tea.

It actually didn't taste too bad!

Digging for Seneca root

My handsome husband!

Jenny & Tatayana with some fox pelts.

The fur loft. The Indians and other settlers would trap animals and

trade the furs with the Hudson Bay Company for necessities.

We ate at this restaurant - named Barney Gargles. Very unique name, but very good!

Ben & Jenny Bridges

Poutine! (sp?) A Canadian specialty!

Welcome to Peguis!

Chicago!

Getting ready to leave for the big trip!

A visit with Papa Dew

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We went to visit Grandpa Kiffer (Papa Dew is what the kids call him) yesterday. We had a good visit and he was very glad to see the kids!

Dan's turkey

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Dan's first turkey. He called it in using a mouth call, so he was pretty excited! I'm not sure who was excited more - Dan or Dandy! When Dan got home and pulled it out of the car, Dandy was so excited he was shaking!!!

A picnic in our backyard!

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MMMM . . . A bowl of chocolate ice cream eaten in the backyard . . . summer can't be far away!

The kids thought they might take a "nap" outside (yeah, right)

Picnic in our back yard! Hurrah for warmer weather!

Misc. news & pictures

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On the train at Erie Zoo

Dandy kept saying, "Hi old man!"

Dandy and Aunt Nell

Dandy & Colton at the zoo together!

Carol (Darin's wife) & Colton are in from Japan, and were visiting with us this week. Dandy & Colton are only two months apart - they had a blast playing together (and arguing, etc.). But all in all they did very well. It was lots of fun to watch them!

The coolest little girl in the world!

At Niagra Falls with the Hardy clan!

Dandy was trying to blow a dandelion puff, but he got the "puff" all in his mouth!

Jaonna's first time in a swing. She loved it!

Learning to eat carrots! She loves those too!

The house my Mom & Dad just moved into - still in Salem! Very nice . . . reminds me a little of the house we built in Tennessee!

Playing in the water at Lake Huron

Can you believe I actually beat Dan by 7 strokes!? First time it ever happened!

An anniversary kiss - 3 years!

On Vacation, we ate at a place called Tony's. This was Mom's BLT with a whole pound of bacon!

James & Suzanna's wedding

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Dan had the privilege of performing his first wedding last weekend. James Miller and Suzanna Hooper asked him to do the honors. He did a wonderful job (he looked and acted just like a pro)!

The funny part is this -- the flower girl got scared and wouldn't come down the aisle, so DANDY carried a little purse with rose petals down the aisle. He was holding it out in front of him as if he were saying, "Somebody please take this from me!" He was cute and made everyone laugh -- but I don't think he'll ever live it down! Sorry I don't have any pictures of that, although I think there are some on Facebook.

Trip to Niagra Falls

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My too cute kids!

We only live 1 1/2 hours from Niagra Falls, so we went with some friends last Monday. Great time!

Easter Sunday

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An evening in the park

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More Jaonna pics

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Jaonna's first Sunday at church

The ride home from the hospital

Dandy loves his little sister!

Jaonna Rachelle Hardy

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I apologize it has taken me so long to get pictures put up of the baby - but as you can understand I've been rather busy! There are some days I feel like all I get done is change diapers and feed babies, but we are settling into a schedule and things are going well. Dan is home most of the time and he is a tremendous help! I have the best husband in the world!!!!!!!!!

Anyhow, Jaonna made her appearance on January 13. My blood pressure was still very high, so my doctor broke my water at 8:30 pm and she was born one hour and fifteen minutes later, at 9:45. Very easy labor! She weighed 7 lb. 15 oz. and was 21 inches long.

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting

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Well, here I am after a month and a half! Sorry I'm not the best at keeping up with my blog! I have been trying to upload pictures, but for some reason its not working. I'll have to try again later - when we have pictures of Jaonna! :-) Speaking of Jaonna, it is only 17 days until the due date. The bad news is ... I've been having dizzy spells and my blood pressure was up even more so the doctor put me on complete bedrest. Not very fun! She wants me to at least make it to 39 weeks (two more weeks). We are getting very anxious, but trying to enjoy our last days with Dandy as our only baby. Anyhow, I'll try to get pictures up soon.

Updates!

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Hammin' it up! Dandy has started making faces at the camera now when you try to take his picture. Here are a few of his latest!

A Baby Shower! Janelle and Mom Hardy threw a surprise Birthday Brunch/Baby Shower for me. It was a lot of fun and I got a lot of nice things. At least now Jaonna will have something to wear when she is born!! Thank you Janelle and Mom!

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow! We got 20 inches last week-end and are expecting another foot this weekend. Since I grew up in Tennessee, (with NO snow) I am loving it! (At least for now.)

First Haircut!

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Mommy misses his curl!

He did very good - he didn't cry at all!

Its a Girl!

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We had an ultrasound on Dandy's birthday and found out that we are having a girl! We are very excited! The pregnancy is going well -- my blood pressure is a little high, but I have chronic hypertension when I'm pregnant, so they're just keeping an eye on it. The due date is still January 25!

First Birthday!

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I apologize that this post is so backwards and confusing. I haven't figured out how to get all the pictures in order! Aaagh! Anyhow, if you can bear confusing, please continue!

Well, here I am after too many weeks of not posting! We have been very busy, so I haven't had time to get to a computer. Anyway, Dandy's first birthday was on September 26. Its so hard to believe he is one already! Where did the time go? I'm amazed when I remember how helpless he was one year ago compared to how independent he is now. They grow so fast in their first year! Here are some pictures from his birthday - we had homedade pizza and chips and dip. (Dandy had pizza crust and cheese curls!)

The table (their were lots of streamers, ect... decorating the ceiling, but we failed to get pictures!)

Missionary Visit

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This morning the Hartmans (from Haiti) were with us for the morning service. There were 30 people there and we had a great service. Dandy enjoyed playing with Stevie (almost 2) and he even got to hold Baby Brian (almost 5 months).

New Car Seat

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Since Dandy is almost one, it was time to switch his carseat. We found a $100 car seat at a salvage store for $30! It is in perfect condition, and Dandy LOVES it! He smiles and laughs -- he thinks he's a pretty big boy now!

Joe & Janelle are Here!

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We have been waiting and waiting for the day that Joe & Janelle arrived in Falconer to stay! They arrived last Thursday and we are so happy to have them here!

Grandma Kiffer's Birthday

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Labor Day was also Grandma Kiffer's birthday, so we went to Mom and Dad Hardy's and had a cook-out. I made Grandma a German Chocolate Cake. We had a lot of fun -- and Dandy was in his element with all the people ooohing and aaahing over him!

Playing the guitar

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Dandy decided that he wants to play the bass like Daddy! (He put his hands in just the right positions, too)

Freezing Corn

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Someone in our church gave us two rows of corn from their garden, so we put up 35 quart bags of corn. I had never done anything like that before, but I really enjoyed it. I don't usually like corn, but this was pretty tasty!! As you can see, even Dandy got in on the action!

Pictures from Stoneboro

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I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get pictures up, but hopefully I will make up for it!

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Stoneboro Camp

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We have spent the last several days at Stoneboro Camp. The Lord has been helping in the services and we have been having a great time. We came home for the weekend so we could be at our church for the week-end, but we are going back tomorrow. Dandy has been super good -- for which I am thankful. Of course, Grandma is there so I don't have to worry about him very much! I'll try to post pictures later!

Time with Darin, Carol, & Colton

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Darin, Carol, & Colton were able to fly in from California for a visit. It was so nice to be able to see them again before they head to Japan! We went on a picnic with Grandpa & Grandma Kiffer, and everyone had fun playing in the water! We also celebrated Colton's first birthday a week or two early. Grandma Hardy made him birthday pancakes! Yummy!

Dandy & Uncle Joe

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Random pictures

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Beginning a Blog

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Well, here I am! I never thought I would be so modern as to have a blog! But seeing as everyone else has one, Dan and I figured we might as well join the bandwagon! So please bear with us as we figure this whole thing out. I'm not sure how often we will be able to post pictures since we use the computer at the library, but we will do our best. (Personally, pictures are my favorite things about blogs!) We will try to add some pics soon!!