Reading with Papa

Bath time

Hayden loves his bath time! He kicks and splashes and even likes to lay on his back and float with Daddy! He is also a great speller! :)

The Perfect Landing

We finally used our gift certificate to The Perfect Landing and went to breakfast this weekend. Hayden wore his bomber jacket, it was so cute! He really liked looking at all of the airplanes. When I point them out in the sky I don't think he knows what he is looking at so it was fun to see them up close. Paul reminesced about his flying days and can't wait for Hayden to be his co-pilot someday.

Mischief

We have a fake Ficus tree in our family room and Hayden thinks it is a toy. He always makes his way right over to it as soon as we are out of sight. The other night I was making dinner and he was playing in the family room and it was awfully quiet so I peeked over to see what he was doing and he was playing in the moss in the pot of the tree. He had it everywhere! This was like 5 minutes before friends were arriving so we scrambled to clean him up and vacuum before they got there. After I checked to make sure none of it was in his mouth I had to get the camera. I guess we are learning already that if it is too quiet something is wrong!

Hayden is 8 months old!

We can hardly believe that 8 months have already gone by since Hayden was born. He is growing and changing so much everyday. Here is a little snapshot into what he's been up to this month: he started clapping his hands a couple of weeks ago, he gives "high fives", he continues to roll everywhere and gets up on his hands and knees and redirects himself, he stands holding on to the coffee table and us, and just this week he got FOUR new teeth, all on the top! He loves anything and everything we give him to eat and is getting very long and starting to lean out. He is wearing all 12 months clothes and even some 18 months clothes. We love watching him learn new things everyday and are so blessed to have such an amazingly healthy little boy!

Hayden's little personality comes out more and more each day and he is so funny and getting quite sneaky! The other day he is was in his highchair while I was making his lunch and I turned around and he had a placement on his tray and was chewing on it! He will grab anything and everything that is even remotely in his reach. He makes us laugh all the time!

What?! I didn't do it!

Hayden was playing with his toys today while I was making dinner and all of a sudden I hear all the toys that make noise start going at once, so I look around the corner to find...
him inside of his toy basket with all the toys on the floor, outside of the basket. I love the ring around his wrist...killer bracelet! He is too funny.

What a cutie!

Hayden was having fun in the diaper box the other day when Grammy was watching him. I guess I used to play in the diaper box when I was a baby too. His hair is really coming in now and you can see it so good in this picture. I love that little toothy grin!

Monday night football with dad

Labor Day Weekend

We decided to get away for the weekend and go to Steamboat Springs. The weather was really nice and everything was so green. We had a great time and Hayden was so good, especially for how long he had to be in his car seat every day.

We went to the top of the mountain on the gondola and Hayden loved looking out the window.

It was so beautiful at the top, but a little windy.

The view of the town of Steamboat was great. All in all it was a nice little getaway as a family. We are excited to do more and get away more often...that is if things settle down a little!

Brothers

Max has been really warming up to Hayden lately. He gives Hayden kisses all the time and is so interested in whatever he is doing. Hayden really likes to pet him and grab his hair, but I am sure the gentleness will come!

Playdate

Hayden had some of his buddies over this week, Austin and Carson Guibord. They are so much fun and it was so cute to see all of them playing together. Thanks for coming over guys!What? We're not doing anything! (they look so guilty!)

Back to school...again

Paul started a master's program at Colorado Christian University this week. He is studying business and will graduate with his MBA in 2010. We are excited for this new adventure and are anxious to see what God does in his life during the next 2 years.

A little excitement

So last weekend there was a funnel cloud VERY close to our house. While Hayden and I were in the basement for safety, Paul was on the porch filming!

My three boys

Aren't they handsome?

Hayden's Nursery

I have had many requests to post pictures of Hayden's nursery. I had so much fun doing it, and it was nice to finally have a space for just him. I really like how it turned out. We love the quilt that Nona made for Hayden, now we can look at it all the time!

You can't really see the things on the shelves but they have some frames I made for his polka dots theme, my teddy bear from my childhood and some other fun keepsakes. On his dresser are the bookends that I made of his initials, HJK.

This shelf has some of the picture frames I painted for his room, and of course...his first monkey.

I also painted the airplanes and they have pegs on them so you can hang things from them, like hats, coats, etc.

What?! Can't you do that??

It is almost impossible to change Hayden's diaper these days. Not because he wants to rollover all the time, being on the changing table discourages him from doing that too much, but because he won't get his toes out of his mouth! I am not complaining though, he is too cute!

Hayden and Josiah

Our friends Tommy and Michelle have a little boy that is just 5 days younger than Hayden, and it is so fun to see them "play" together. This is a picture of them at 3 weeks old, they have changed so much!

Hayden is 6 months!

Our big boy is halfway to his first birthday! At his appointment he was 18 lbs. and 10 oz. and 27 inches long. He long passed doubling his birth weight! He is developing right on track and getting bigger everyday. He is officially in his big boy car seat too! His feet were squished up against the back seat of the car so we made the switch. We still have a couple of pounds left in our infant seat but frankly we were getting sick of carrying him around in that thing! He is doing really well eating his solid foods, and still enjoys his milk. He is up on his arms and knees but no crawling yet, but he manages to roll himself where ever he wants to go. He is still sleeping great, 10 or more hours a night! He has the best little personality and temperament, he rarely fusses or complains about much. We are so blessed to have such an amazing little boy!

Hayden's Blankie

So I stopped giving Hayden his blankie at night and during nap time because he does this...I had it laying over the edge of the crib, like usual, but today he decided to get it for himself. I guess he really likes his blankie.

Carrots!

So I guess this is what Hayden thinks of his carrots. I'd like to think that he is saying, "Gee Mom, thanks for making organic pureed carrots just for me!"