To The BEACH...

Hayden's first trip to Jacksonville was fabulous!!! Now that he is a little older (than when we went to Hawaii) he's able to "play" a little more. And of course since EVERYTHING goes in our mouth... so did the sand! You would have thought we sat him down on a beach of Puffs (which are like Gold these days) the way he went after the sand. Not sure that his tummy handled it to well the next day, but for the moment he was in Sun-drenched heaven. Bob built the most inventive little umbrella "shade" for H to camp out under and take his afternoon nap... we all got to enjoy it and he slept to the sound of the waves and the breeze.
"Annie and Dr. Bob" were gracious hosts to have our little bugger for four days, he was a little fussy. We tried to tell him there's no crying at the beach...
Maybe it was because we got to eat fabulous grilled shrimp, a little "Surf and Turf", fresh Mahi-Mahi and yummy martinis (Dr. Bob and Glenn are famous for their indulgent Onion Martinis together when we visit) and he had to dine on his ordinary fare! Nonetheless, we all had a wonderful time and are so blessed to have such great friends to spend good times with. We laughed that the next time we're there Hayden would be taking over every floor and sprinting to the beach! Good times had and Great times to come!
Thanks Ann and Bob... we love you guys!

SPLISH... SPLASH!!!

The pool is finally warm enough (though still chilly) for Hayden to take his first dip in the pool!!! And HE LOOOOVVVED IT!!! His new starfish float was perfect and he loved splashing the water, though as you can tell by the pics, he loved leaning forward and mouthing the front of the float. He still as cute as can be...

Hayden Won HIs First Race...

We ran in a 5K Charity run this past Saturday that some good friends of ours held and Hayden WON!!! Well, I placed first in Women, but since H is sitting in the jogger, technically he crossed the finish line first... so, I joked all day that Hayden won!!!
Nonetheless we had fun and he was a SuperTrooper as always. It was part of a Strawberry Festival, so our prize was a basket of strawberries, H has enjoyed them each day for breakfast! So, everyone won!

These Days It's all About...

Eating sweet potatoes poolside at Mrs. Laura's... yes some of them made to my mouth!

I'm SUPER at helping mommy at the grocery store...










Is this the jungle? I know peek-a-boo is fun here even if it is just mom's bed!





















We're having WHAT for lunch???















Rory is my friend... he even sings and dances, way better than mom!

Talk about a sippy cup!!!








And Mrs. Laura's bucket by the pool is a new favorite!!!!

End of Day Fun!

Bath-time is fun-time each evening... Glenn is in charge of getting Hayden undressed while I get the bath all ready. So of course their routine is hilarious, packed with smelly diapers to take off, "Touchdown" arm raises to get his tops off (which is why he looks like Egyptian boy here), Santa Claus belly laughs because of Hayden's plump tummy, and dances that I don't think existed before now (anyone heard of "Popping PopCorn"?)
And Hayden's hair is not only getting blonder, but longer as well... he's like our own Shaggy!

Up for a Hike?

With the weather so incredibly nice we took advantage of it and hit our favorite trail by the lake... Milby is always up for a hike, run, walk, just take me along these days, so he was in Heaven. And Hayden is always up for a "hitch" on Mommy, so we loaded up and hiked up by the lake and took some good pics.
Hayden truly loves being outside, thank goodness, and I see many afternoons spent this way in our future! I'M in Heaven!

Hayden's Big Day... and Mine too!

Not only was Sunday my First Mother's Day, but we also had Hayden dedicated at Church. The day was so special. I felt almost like a little kid on Christmas morning waiting for him to wake, some mornings I do wake up before he does and I do love watching his little body in the monitor, but this morning was different... I was eagerly awaiting him rolling over and beginning his morning mantra of "talking", rolling back and forth, playing with his blanket and observing EVERYTHING in his sight. I just honestly couldn't wait to get my hands on him and sing our "good mornings" to the trees and such. And when he did finally wake, I was thoroughly fulfilled, his smiley face makes my morning... every morning.
Not only was he decked out in his new totally styl'n prep-boy outfit, courtesy of his SuSu, but even our preacher was "digg'n" his adorable sandals... we get compliments on all of our shoes, his Auntie Lacee would be impressed. The Smith's joined us for the morning at church, which meant the world to us... Hayden is one lucky boy, as we have such amazing support in our family and friends. It was a very special moment for the three of us and I'm so excited for the strength we will have in our home through God.
In one word... BLESSED!

My First Easter

We had a fabulous first Easter Sunday with Hayden. It was our first day back to Church and Hayden's first morning in a nursery... I was a nervous wreck, but he did FANTASTIC! The ladies laughed when they told us that "he rolled the whole hour!" We were relieved that he didn't cry or stay upset in our absence.

We spent the afternoon at Mike and Julie's with Logan helping H to "hunt" Easter eggs filled with coins and PUFFS! He did a great job picking up each egg, but inserting them directly into his mouth, not the (coolest football easter basket) basket, swimming and enjoyed Mike cooking out.

Julie took some beautiful pictures for us to share!