Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sneak Peek
Thursday, November 19, 2009
ROOAAARRRR!




Sweet Hayden wasn't a bit scared...just happy to have a snack! But she was VERY curious about the big, loud "ROARs" we kept hearing.
Here we finally found a T-Rex that didn't move or "roar" and was just good for climbing.


Oh and how cute is this...ever since Courtney found out she was pregnant with Briggs, Kennedy has called him "T-Rex". She still does to this day, so we had to get a pic of "little T-Rex" with a big T-Rex ;).
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Our budding writer

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
One small step for Hayden...



Saturday, November 14, 2009
Mommy is 30!!!
We had sweet time with our families last weekend, a fun little parents-night-out with some close friends on Monday and a SURPRISE birthday dinner last night with a bunch of our Baylor buddies. Thanks to Sharee for helping Scott with this one!! They really got me and it was SO sweet to see all those precious faces! We decided that none of us look even close to 30 ;). Ha! Oh, and this was the first year I've been on Facebook on my birthday and it's crazy how many birthday wishes you get that way. So thanks to everyone for helping into the 30s...I think it will be just wonderful!
Here are some pics from last night. (Thanks Sharee). Didn't get any of the rest of our celebrations :(.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Fun Morning!



Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Hayden's "Sweet Shoppe" Birthday Party!








Cake time!! Isn't her lollipop cake just as Sweet as can be!?! A friend of mine from church made it and the smash cake and I was THRILLED with how they turned out. She did such a wonderful job. And of course the Sweet little Birthday Girl loved them too! See for yourself...











Our Sweetie is REALLY into kisses right now...especially for Emmy! I love how we're all "helping" them kiss ;).Hayden's family and friends were way too Sweet when it came to all the fabulous gifts she received. Really, they all outdid themselves and she (and we) feel so blessed. Thank you to everyone for the Sweet gifts!!



Tuesday, November 10, 2009
My first birthday!
So when I DID wake up, you'll never guess what I saw all over the room..."ba!" Balloons, that is. All over my room!!! It was definitely the best way to wake up for sure. Mommy and daddy came in, sang me Happy Birthday and we played with the "ba's" a bit. Of course, I didn't want my Emmy to be left out, so we all went to get her up and let her join in the celebration. I think she may have done this before because she totally knew what to do with the balloons. We had a ball!








Then they let me open presents too! Emmy got me a new hammer toy and mommy and daddy got me my very own Bible! They say that they are going to give it to me each year with a verse on it that they have been praying over me that year. Then when I'm 18, I get to keep it for good. I'm very excited about that ;). This year, they wrote Samuel 1:27-28.
Next we were on to a very yummy birthday breakfast...a big 'ole #1 chocolate chip pancake. I wolfed that baby down ;). But I did NOT like the party hat mommy put on my head!

We had a fun morning just playing around the house and I took a quick nap so we could go to the park for a picnic with my friends. We all had a wonderful time and it was THE MOST beautiful day!! Didn't get too many pics of that, but my friends were so sweet to come spend time with me...thanks guys!! And after my nap, mommy gave me my big birth-minute kiss!!! 4:19 p.m. exactly. It was sweet, though daddy was really sad he missed it!
Daddy came home early so we could all go to dinner and we got to have my favorite...beans and rice! Well, Mexican really, but I just like the beans and rice. But wait, it gets better. After dinner, they sat the most delicious looking cupcake right down in front of me. And it WAS delicious!! As you can see, I rather enjoyed it ;).






Happy 1st Birthday to me!!!

Monday, November 09, 2009
Scooting Sisters
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Happy 1st Birthday to my Baby Girl!!!

During your second month, I started realizing that you just weren't gaining weight like you should. I knew you had a slight tongue-tie and wondered if it was causing you trouble nursing. Sure enough, at your six-week appointment, we found that you had only gained two ounces since birth. I felt horrible!! But God was watching over us and we just had to change things up a bit. Once we started giving you some formula, you were SO much happier and we were so happy that you were growing. And of course, since you were so happy, we got our very first smiles!!! Talk about melt my heart! I can't remember seeing anything more precious than those first little smiles and I will never forget the moment...we were in the back seat our the car, on the way to a Christmas Eve service in Granbury and I about died at the sight of that first sweet, gummy smile ;).
During month five, I began realized just how quickly your first year was flying by!!! You weren't a newborn anymore and you were starting to look so big!! I kept telling you to slow down, but it wasn't working ;). My favorite thing that happened this month was that you FINALLY started liking bath time. Up until now, it was a battle everyt ime we got you near the water. We always felt SO bad, but assured you that you really did need to get clean. Ha! So we were thrilled when you decided that it wasn't so bad after all. And if I knew then how much you love bath time NOW, I wouldn't have ever worried ;). You received your first haircut, courtesy of Meme, because you had a crazy long cowlick in the back...but daddy missed it once it was gone! And daddy's favorite part of the month was getting to feed you rice cereal!! He waited so patiently until you were ready and y'all had a good 'ole time. Oh, he loves you so!
Month six meant you were already 1/2 year old and we couldn't believe it!! You were such a little delight, so fun, so happy and super cute ;). When we had a few rough days in there, we were wondering what happened to our sweet girl, then out popped two little beautiful teeth and you were happy once again! In fact, we always talked about how you smile with your entire body!! But my very favorite thing about this month was watching you JUMP! You were SO into jumping and got SO excited about it! And the funniest part was that you were very obviously trying to show out for your big sister. Anytime she was near, you would stare her down until she looked at you and then show her your little trick. It was precious!!
You were movin' and groovin' during month nine!! Sure enough, you started crawling and things got WAY exciting around here. Almost as soon as you figured out how to crawl, you were also pulling up, cruising around the place and climbing up the stairs!! And if we weren't careful about closing the gate, you'd be headed upstairs in a hurry. It was SO funny to watch you and Emmy play "chase" and you would just squeal when she came after you! Watching you two interact would just melt my heart! You obviously adore her and she adores you too...and she even started getting a little jealous of you this month with all your new independence and attention ;).
I absolutely LOVED month ten because you started talking! I just loved watching the wheels turning in your head as you worked so hard to express yourself. Your first official word was "bye bye", which you actually dropped pretty soon after (don't worry, it's back!). Each time you started using a new word, we would be so proud and Emmy would practically throw you a party ;). One sad part of this month is how much you did NOT like being separated from us for church or even to go with someone you knew. You've always been a bit of a mama's girl (I totally LOVE that!) but it got pretty bad this month and it was heartbreaking to hear you cry as we left. I know it will get better, but that was not fun.
You've always been a ham, but we REALLY noticed it during month eleven! One of your favorite games to play was "copy Emmy" at dinner time. If she made a silly noise, so did you. And if you did something silly, she liked to return the favor! It's actually VERY funny, but sometimes you two get a little too wound up! By the end of this month, you were up to six teeth and you absolutely LOVED brushing them. You'd actually cry when I had to take the toothbrush away ;). You were still a little uneasy about standing or walking on your own, but you loved pushing things to practice walking. And you traded in your paci for your thumb. Oh well, at least we don't have to worry about losing it!
This past month leading up to your birthday has been so bittersweet! While I am LOVING all the fun new things you are doing and watching you learn so much, it's really hard for me to believe we're already here! You are definitely learning SO much every single day! You learn new words and do funny new things all the time. One of your favorite things right now is giving kisses...especially to your big sister. It melts my heart! And you LOVE having one of us catch you climbing the stairs. You'll go up a few and then turn around and wait for someone to catch you. Little stinker! You are a feisty one for sure and you keep us on our toes!! In fact, a certain little one-year-old may have even thrown her fair share of fits lately. I'm sure it doesn't help to see another certain little three-year-old do some of that herself ;). Daddy and I LOVE how personable you are! You are constantly trying to make us laugh. The latest trick you use is giving us the "stink eye". It kills your daddy every time!
And today is your big 1st BIRTHDAY!!! I know that as we go through the day, I will be remembering back to last year, what we were doing every second of that day and what an incredible day that was! But I'll also be thinking about all the wonderful days in between...every day just gets better and better ;). We are immeasurably blessed by you and we love you so much, Hayden. Have a Happy 1st Birthday!








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