Busy Holiday Weekend!

For the holiday weekend, we headed over to Spokane/Coeur D'Alene! We left Thursday afternoon and arrived at Jeremy's parent's house early enough for dinner and for Hayden to get a bath and go to bed on time. Friday morning, Jeremy went golfing at Circling Raven with some friends while the rest of us got all packed up to head out to Lake Coeur D'Alene. Hayden was very anxious to get out to the lake!

Grandma & Hayden ready to go!

See ya later!


"Let's go guys!!"


Playing out on the deck at the lake

Once Daddy got done with golfing...He & Hayden launched the waverunner!

She wasn't so sure about the four wheeler ride

Down at the beach, she thoroughly enjoyed the sand...especially licking it off her shovel!

Grandpa & Grandma's New Boat!

Saturday was a hot one (90*+) and we spent most the day down at the beach playing in the sand and water, as well as on the boat and waverunner.

Before all the other kids came out to play! :)

Silly

After a long day playing at the beach, we had to clean up for dinner. This was outfit #3 for the day! She loved hanging "owside" playing on the deck in the shade!

Tim had a bunch of hunting magazines and Hayden loved them for some odd reason. She would bring them to anyone willing to read to her. She'd point to any of the animals in the pictures and say "nite-nite"! We didn't have the heart to tell her that they weren't really sleeping! ;)

Sunday was a little cooler and while most people packed up and headed home early, we were lucky enough to hang out until late afternoon. We went for another boat ride before pulling all the toys out of the water and heading back to town.


Our little family! Hayden isn't a big fan of life jackets!! :)

Sunday night, we watched an AWESOME thunder & lightning storm come through the Spokane Valley and had a nice relaxing evening. We figured we'd avoid a lot of the traffic by leaving on monday instead of sunday night. And we were right...we heard traffic was terrible going over snoqualmie pass on sunday with all the holiday travelers! We left Monday at nap time and made it home in only 5 1/2 hours. We had a great holiday, even if we're all completely exhausted! (Hayden is teething her last two teeth until her two-year-old molars -- so we're not getting as much sleep as we normally do!)

Cuteness!

We've had a mole tormenting Jeremy and his efforts with our backyard! Every evening, Jeremy will go spread out the dirt from the mole holes and set his trap (still no mole yet!) Well obviously daddy has a little mimic, cause I caught Hayden doing the same thing while playing outside the other day! :) She even really likes to use daddy's shovel instead of her play one!

"Where's your button?"

My little brother Shawn has outgrown his wagon, so he passed it on to Hayden (who thoroughly enjoys going for walks in it!)

She loves to hold mijo's leash

Mijo (the 5 lb Chihuahua) pulling the wagon and Hayden (the 23 lb sister!)

This is the life: Kicked back chillin' while being pulled around! ;)

Tonight I was reading the paper out on the patio and once again our mimic climbed up in a chair and stole the ads. She was reading the petco flier and pointing at all the animals and saying their names! Learning opportunities everywhere!! :)

Hayden's new Sheshe

Jeremy's boss Peggy gave Hayden a rocking horse that her grandson had outgrown. She was a little timid at first, but once she got on....away she went! She was rocking so fast, she almost went over the front of her she-she (how she says horsey)! :) We also cut her bangs the other night (a little crooked, but as good as we could get and could've been far worse!!)

Grandpa's New Boat!

For Father's Day weekend, we went over to spokane to visit Jeremy's parents. We spent Saturday out at Lake Coeur D'Alene. We got to take grandpa's new boat out for a spin and Hayden decided she wanted to drive! :) She actually kept prying Neal's fingers off the wheel so that she was the only one steering! Luckily, it's a big lake!! ;)

She spotted the "red button" which thankfully is just the horn.

She kept honking the horn all over the lake! :)

been awhile...

It's been awhile, so here's a few fun things from the last few weeks!

Jeremy is carpooling with a co-worker now, which means that Danny has to go with Jeremy to drop off Hayden at daycare, and the weeks that Danny drives, has to strap a car seat into his bachelor car! :) One evening, Hayden had fallen asleep on the way home and actually stayed asleep as Jeremy unbuckled and removed both her and the seat from Danny's car!!

Sometimes we just need to stop and smell the flowers! ;)

Hayden and all her necessities on the back of her four-wheeler:

juice, snacks and a measuring cup!

We use forks now...but not exclusively!



And spoons too...even for yogurt! She surprisingly made most of it to her mouth!

15 Months!!

Hayden was 15 months old officially on Monday June 1st, but her checkup wasn't until today (June 5th) so I'm posting her update today! :)

She weighs 22 pounds, 13 ounces and is 31 inches tall! She's gained almost 2 pounds and 2 inches in the last three months, which I was surprised by. Since her 12 month check up, she has started walking (and now running!) so I didn't think there'd be much of a weight gain at all. She's getting so tall and skinny! :( But, she's still at 50%tile for weight and 75% for height, so all must be good! She's just starting to outgrow her 18 month clothes, but is still in a size 4 diaper.

Our Pediatrician was very impressed with not only hayden's vocabulary, but all her milestones! She should be able to say a few words, but at last count, she says over 30! Some of those, of course, only we can tell what she's saying, but they are words nonetheless! Her motor skills are way up there as well. The only thing she said for us to work on is kicking a ball (we have no troubles throwing balls!!) We also discussed how testy she is and her short-fuse temper! Basically, it's an age thing and she's testing us! Best tip was to just be consistent, use distraction techniques and to ignore her when she's doing things we don't want her to, so she doesn't get any attention from it. We'll see how that goes!

Hayden's favorite thing is to be outside. In fact, that's her newest word - "owside"! :) With the weather nicer, she enjoys just playing on the back porch with her measuring cups/spoons!! She will go to the kitchen drawer where they are kept and make a few trips bringing them all out onto the porch! I swear she's gonna grow up to be a chef! Sadly, tho, we have to wash them all every night when she's asleep so they aren't grimy. She also has learned how to open and close the screen door and will do so when you ask her (as in "close the door behind you")! I'm so sick of vacuuming up nasty dead flies!

Hayden is a hurricane. Now that she's running, she can destroy our ENTIRE house in less than 10 minutes! She goes from room to room emptying all drawers, bins, etc. until everything is spread throughout the house. Unfortunately, she doesn't put much away, but when she does, it's in a different place than it belongs! The other day, I was making some pasta for Jeremy and when I grabbed the pasta pot, there were toys inside it! We couldn't find a tablespoon for the life of us when we were baking last weekend, only to find one in the toy box and the other down under the couch cushion! We usually keep the upstairs gated off, but on the random chance she gets up the stairs (also very quickly!), she goes straight to our bathroom where she takes every lotion bottle I have (which is many!) out of the cupboard! In her bathroom, she likes to empty the towel/washrag drawer and then put random things under the sink cupboard! Today, while I was putting away laundry in our room, she was quietly (that should've tipped me off!) playing in her room. When I went to see what she was up to, she had taken all her clothes out of every drawer in her dresser and had moved on to emptying the bins that I keep her crib sheets and too small clothes in! I swear, cleaning up after her is more than a full time job! Basically the only time our house is clean is when she's asleep! :)

Her favorite toys are still mostly unconventional ones: measuring cups/spoons, tupperware bowls, remotes/cellphones. Her baby doll Drew is a top contender as well as her stuffed bunny rabbits. She has started "feeding" her baby Drew by dumping water, milk or juice on his face!She LOVES books and we read to her multiple times throughout the day. Lately, her favorite book is My Little Girl by Tim McGraw that she got for her daddy for Christmas! :)

As far as eating goes, she likes just about anything we give her. Some days, she'll eat everything, where others, she'll have just peaches for dinner! Apparently that's normal tho for this age so I'm not too concerned by it. We offer her all sorts of food, so hopefully, she won't become a picky eater like daddy! ;) The Pediatrician did say that we don't have to give her whole milk if we don't drink it, that skim (what we, or more like I drink) milk is just fine as long as she's gaining weight fine. So that'll be nice not to buy separate milk anymore! She's doing well transitioning to a cup -- just likes to dump it down the front of her and play. She also really likes to use forks/spoons, but isn't always very good at it!

Teeth. UGH. While getting her two vaccinations today...I had a great view of all her soon to be teeth! She has been getting one tooth right after another for 3 months now! She has: #D, E, F, G, L, O & P fully erupted; #B, C, H, I, & S - partially erupting; and swollen areas where #M, N, and R are going to come through any day. In non-dental terms: She has 7 teeth completely in, 5 starting to come in and 3 more ready to break through the gums. Luckily, she must be used to the pain because she's still been sleeping great: 8pm until about 7:30 am with a 2-3 hour nap midday!

Alright...this is long enough! :) Our baby is a toddler now! :( Ready or not......

15 month pictures

Eating some watermelon!

Trying to get Mijo's leash on him!

Look at all those teeth!

Patting baby drew on the back!

Throwing her ball in the house, even tho she knows she's not supposed to!

Wearing Daddy's Shoes!

Feeding Baby Drew

Silly girl! She needs a helmet these days!

Hayden's Great-Great-Grandma Esther

On Tuesday, My little brother Jake had a chior concert. My Great-Grandma Esther came to watch too! Since she's the only great-great grandma hayden has left, we wanted to get some pictures of all of us together. However, it was very close to bed time, so hayden wasn't cooperating much! She is at the age where she doesn't have much patience and is easily frustrated! :) I guess that's the nice way to say she throws tantrums when she's tired and cranky! haha!! So, out of the following pictures, there's a good one in there somewhere!!

Mom (Lori), Great-Grandma Esther, Me, Sister (nicole), and rotten Hayden!

The hubby & I self portrait! ;)