Happy Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving, in three parts. On Monday we celebrated with my family and had everyone over to our house to eat in our newly finished dining room. My grandma was able to come over and enjoy a break from the nursing home. It was so wonderful to have her here with us. Then on Thursday I worked and Hayden and Paul went to the Kent's to enjoy some turkey. Friday was our family Thanksgiving. We made a special breakfast and stayed in our jammies until mid-morning. We carried on our traditional California Thanksgiving and made our own feast with only the dishes we like and ate together. Even Hayden had turkey and greenbean casserole and mashed potatoes.

When we were reflecting on our Thanksgiving last year it was hard to believe that I was pregnant with Hayden, it seems like we have always had him here with us.

We got the tree up and the house all decorated for Christmas. We normally put up our 4 1/2 foot tree and all the ornaments that we can fit on it, but this year we upgraded to a 12 foot tree that we found on Craigslist. It looks great!

Even Hayden helped put the ornaments on! (Don't worry it just LOOKS like Paul isn't holding onto him!)

All in all we had a fantastic holiday weekend. It is just so much more meaningful and fun when you have people you love to share it with! We are so blessed.

Hayden's already 9 months!!

Hayden is changing so much everyday. He weighs 21 lbs. and is 29 1/4 inches long. He is pretty much eating everything we eat and loves most everything...including his "cookies"... He crawls out of his pants sometimes...
He has the best little personality...He has 8 teeth to keep clean...

He helps daddy write his papers for school...

He likes to stand in his crib...

And he is learning to play with Max and his green bone. He really likes all of Max's toys instead of his own!

Happy Birthday

We celebrated my birthday with my family at The White Chocolate Grill. It was so good! Hayden enjoyed his first Filet Mignon and Halibut. Happy 27!

Happy Halloween

Normally we don't really pay too much attention to Halloween but this year was a little more special because it was Hayden's first Halloween. He was a lion, and the cutest lion you have ever seen if you ask me!

Even though Hayden is standing very well by himself, Grammy felt she still needed to hold on to him. You know how Grandma's can be! (We love you mom!)

We went to a Halloween/birthday party at a friend's house and Hayden loved seeing all of the kids in their costumes. He is such a social guy, he loves being around other kids, especially girls. We were watching him through the window of the nursery at church on Sunday and he was mesmerized by a little girl in his class. Uh-oh!
He loved the pumpkins we put out on our porch! I have so few pictures of Hayden and I, so I was really glad to have my mom over to take a few of us.

Aunt Ashley with Hayden and his glow-in-the-dark pumpkin jammies.