Pumpkin Patch

Hayden's sitter takes the kids to the pumpkin patch every year. Well, this year, Hayden is old enough to go, so I took off the morning to go with them. I'm so glad I brought my camera b/c I got some great pictures! Hayden had so much fun running through the pumpkins, picking them up to show me how BIG he is, and also saying "cheese" to the camera. Enjoy the pictures!

Happy Birthday Carson!

We had so much fun this past weekend at Carson's 2nd birthday party! The boys (and Miss Ellie) bounced the day away in a neat little bounce house Camie rented. Hayden had so much fun - thanks for inviting us!

We've been keeping busy lately - playing outside while the weather is so nice (Hayden has discovered what fun sidewalk chalk is!) and enjoying having Daddy home more often. David just took a job working for his dad and so now he has "bankers hours" and can be home at night and on the weekends. So, I've put him to work on some honey-do projects around the house... he's so sweet to oblige (or at least put up with my demands... haha)!

I'll leave you with a cute picture from Carson's party last Saturday - Hayden is such a poser! haha

18 months

So... once again, it's been awhile since I posted anything. Man, this is harder to keep up with than I thought!

Hayden is now 18 months old and becoming quite the little person. His favorite things to do are swim (and jump into the pool!), feed the dog, mimic pretty much anything David and I do (he even wants to put on deodorant in the mornings!), mow all over the backyard (with his little plastic bubble mower), swing, and have Mommy read books to him. He can say nana (banana), dog, more, mama, dada, Jo Jo (Aunt Jodi), night night, bye-bye and does sign language for please, all done and more.

I keep saying that the age he is now is my favorite age....but then a month passes and I have a new favorite age. haha He's just so much fun now - so interactive and almost like having a friend to hang out with (well, one that requires alot of sleep and doesn't really talk back much). (-:

That's all for now - here's some new pictures! Enjoy!

15 months!

Once again - my apologies for being so behind! Hayden is now 15 months and running everywhere! He's so much fun and loves to give hugs and blow kisses to everyone (including the sales people at Lacks Furniture last week) haha!

I'm so ready for summer to finally be here. We had my dad's side of the family over last night for a hamburger cook-out on the patio. It's so nice to just sit, relax, have a good meal (and maybe a beer or 2) with family & friends outdoors. The weather has been great lately, so keep it up Mother Nature! Hayden is definitely an outdoorsy kid (I'm sure most of them are at this age) so I'm sure we'll enjoy many more dinners on the patio in the future. David and I are so blessed!

Here's some recent pics of Hayden - enjoy!

Feeding the ducks at Sikes Lake

Playing in his pool with Phoebe

14 month photos

Thanks again Geri for some great pics!

Check out her site at gmphotos.net!

Family Photos/Hayden 1 Year

My friend Geri always does such a great job on our family photos!

Check her out at gmphotos.net!

8 months!

Ok, so I haven't been keeping up with this blogging thing like I thought I would. I'm a terrible procrastinator and always wait until the last minute to do everything! haha I promise I was better before Hayden came along, but now it seems like I'm doing good if I can just pay our bills on time! haha

Hayden turned 8 months last week - he's crawling everywhere, has learned to pull up and climb on boxes, coffee tables, etc. We have one of those little cars that converts to a push toy and he's starting to figure it out. Last night, we had him pushing it for about 3 steps before he fell over - that's a huge milestone! haha My poor baby needs a helmet - he's constantly falling over, bumping his head... poor thing! I'm a klutz myself, so I'm hoping maybe he got his dad's genes in this area so once he learns to walk, we won't have anymore bruises!

Happy Tuesday!