tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276594332024-03-12T20:47:36.039-07:00Hayden and HalleAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-24508071684726404342009-12-01T10:07:00.000-08:002009-12-01T10:43:54.279-08:00Day Out with Thomas<div align="center">In September, we traveled to Nashville to ride the real Thomas. We kept it a secret from Hayden until we were almost there. He was thrilled! <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfD7x6xWI/AAAAAAAAChY/RRlCEP8rN-U/s1600/IMG_2078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410335048546829666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfD7x6xWI/AAAAAAAAChY/RRlCEP8rN-U/s200/IMG_2078.jpg" /></a><strong> </strong>Our family on the train ride<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfDiK_TwI/AAAAAAAAChQ/hT2XyUJFAvs/s1600/IMG_2056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410335041672662786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfDiK_TwI/AAAAAAAAChQ/hT2XyUJFAvs/s200/IMG_2056.jpg" /></a> Julie and the sweet girls she's a nanny for...they decided to come along for the ride. <br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfDCVMRfI/AAAAAAAAChI/nZXxQ_B8VHU/s1600/IMG_2057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410335033125520882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfDCVMRfI/AAAAAAAAChI/nZXxQ_B8VHU/s200/IMG_2057.jpg" /></a><br />Halle had fun on the train ride, too!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfC6GzcnI/AAAAAAAAChA/KYgtxAxsazE/s1600/IMG_2064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410335030917689970" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfC6GzcnI/AAAAAAAAChA/KYgtxAxsazE/s200/IMG_2064.jpg" /></a> Hayden and Michael checking out the sights<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfCUQJTkI/AAAAAAAACg4/ZJTfrUyTKXM/s1600/IMG_2063.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410335020756323906" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVfCUQJTkI/AAAAAAAACg4/ZJTfrUyTKXM/s200/IMG_2063.jpg" /></a><br />Here's the "Real Thomas!"<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdpPKLoaI/AAAAAAAACgw/4IkWpFq4M9U/s1600/IMG_2092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410333490380775842" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdpPKLoaI/AAAAAAAACgw/4IkWpFq4M9U/s200/IMG_2092.jpg" /></a>Hayden had the most fun playing in the tent with the toy trains. He loved the Lego Thomas train table.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdohuSG7I/AAAAAAAACgo/nY89Enwu7Lk/s1600/IMG_2046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410333478184164274" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdohuSG7I/AAAAAAAACgo/nY89Enwu7Lk/s200/IMG_2046.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdoSjcLpI/AAAAAAAACgg/UkpRZJN41_I/s1600/IMG_2047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410333474112155282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdoSjcLpI/AAAAAAAACgg/UkpRZJN41_I/s200/IMG_2047.jpg" /></a>They also had a petting zoo.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdoEsfGtI/AAAAAAAACgY/0kqKyZ7sp44/s1600/IMG_2133.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410333470391999186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdoEsfGtI/AAAAAAAACgY/0kqKyZ7sp44/s200/IMG_2133.jpg" /></a><br />Halle was such a good sport...she endured hours in the heat and was still all smiles.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdn6c0m_I/AAAAAAAACgQ/Fvx9b0w4xuQ/s1600/IMG_2135.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410333467641945074" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxVdn6c0m_I/AAAAAAAACgQ/Fvx9b0w4xuQ/s200/IMG_2135.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-75330125444552216412009-11-30T13:24:00.000-08:002009-11-30T13:45:22.082-08:00Halle - 6 MonthsHalle was 6 months on September 4th. At her check-up, she weighed 16 lbs., 7 oz. and was 25 1/4 inches long. At 6 months, she was working on sitting up and could sit for about a minute on her own. At 6 1/2 months, Halle's first tooth poked through! She also lengthened her nighttime sleep even more, often sleeping up to 12 hours straight. Here are some pictures of her that month.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ6OM-bw2I/AAAAAAAACgI/wtseHsTCOVA/s1600/IMG_2189.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410013068054479714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ6OM-bw2I/AAAAAAAACgI/wtseHsTCOVA/s200/IMG_2189.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ6NivdWlI/AAAAAAAACgA/1yW7S9O1vMU/s1600/IMG_2177.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410013056717380178" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ6NivdWlI/AAAAAAAACgA/1yW7S9O1vMU/s200/IMG_2177.jpg" /></a><br />Check out those rolls! At her 6 month check-up, the pediatrician walked in and said I could take all the rubber bands off of her arms and legs! Ha! I love her sweet little rolls.</div><strong></strong><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5n6wSZZI/AAAAAAAACf4/q2SZthUBnQ0/s1600/IMG_2197.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410012410328278418" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5n6wSZZI/AAAAAAAACf4/q2SZthUBnQ0/s200/IMG_2197.jpg" /></a><br />Just before turning 6 months, Halle had her first taste of rice cereal. She was not a fan!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5nYTtR-I/AAAAAAAACfw/gwR_LqGY-Nc/s1600/IMG_1991.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410012401081599970" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5nYTtR-I/AAAAAAAACfw/gwR_LqGY-Nc/s200/IMG_1991.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5nP-p8tI/AAAAAAAACfo/_iTumhmIpnE/s1600/IMG_1993.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410012398845817554" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5nP-p8tI/AAAAAAAACfo/_iTumhmIpnE/s200/IMG_1993.jpg" /></a><br />Halle sure loves her brother...and he is so great with her!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5m04UOeI/AAAAAAAACfg/-j1MrPiFE7s/s1600/IMG_2011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410012391571470818" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5m04UOeI/AAAAAAAACfg/-j1MrPiFE7s/s200/IMG_2011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5mUmnSdI/AAAAAAAACfY/pQHwD2uXWCI/s1600/IMG_1974.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410012382907288018" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ5mUmnSdI/AAAAAAAACfY/pQHwD2uXWCI/s200/IMG_1974.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-91015626159859308992009-11-30T13:05:00.000-08:002009-11-30T13:24:32.370-08:00Hayden's First Day of School 2009Hayden started a new school year at Central's Parents' Day Out in September. Here he is posing before we left our house.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ2gkUewkI/AAAAAAAACfA/xYiFA_ujJKk/s1600/IMG_2020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410008985512100418" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ2gkUewkI/AAAAAAAACfA/xYiFA_ujJKk/s200/IMG_2020.jpg" /></a> He's ready! With backpack and lunchbox in tow, Hayden is ready for the day! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 155px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410008994199409202" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ2hErskjI/AAAAAAAACfI/Sf1pNRDd5PM/s200/IMG_2021.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410009000249773762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SxQ2hbONzsI/AAAAAAAACfQ/aYCwvHNuysQ/s200/IMG_2023.jpg" /> Notice the change from excitement to apprehension as we made it to the classroom. :) He went in without a tear, so the first day was a victory!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-85740533427829565532009-08-30T13:58:00.001-07:002009-08-30T21:51:00.839-07:00Halle - 5 MonthsHere are some not so new pictures of Halle. She was 5 months old on August 4th, so these are a few weeks old! When I took these, she was more interested in eating her clothes than posing for the camera. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpaBXAJfI/AAAAAAAACYQ/oxHnXzqF02s/s1600-h/IMG_1543.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865738470893042" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpaBXAJfI/AAAAAAAACYQ/oxHnXzqF02s/s200/IMG_1543.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpZgiONNI/AAAAAAAACYI/u8a8aEAZGIw/s1600-h/IMG_1529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865729659581650" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpZgiONNI/AAAAAAAACYI/u8a8aEAZGIw/s200/IMG_1529.jpg" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865744817551730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpaZAKeXI/AAAAAAAACYY/QLGa_0yl2Ew/s200/IMG_1562.jpg" />Halle loves her exersaucer. This was one of her first times trying it out. And the next picture was after a long day! :)<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375874348937958466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprxPN2U1EI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Zkfci4BOfpo/s200/July+026.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375874360803039746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprxP6DLmgI/AAAAAAAACZg/BfajsNKaeC4/s200/IMG_1568.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375874353015261634" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprxPdCbicI/AAAAAAAACZY/axMGlsTkQJc/s200/July+029.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375874338223530162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprxOl7zoLI/AAAAAAAACZI/ELwF5lfuXSI/s200/July+018.jpg" /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpZbEgwUI/AAAAAAAACYA/2UzkAGI1ZfE/s1600-h/img_1522.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865728192790850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpZbEgwUI/AAAAAAAACYA/2UzkAGI1ZfE/s200/img_1522.jpg" /></a> "Miss Smiley" as I call her.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpYyIcQWI/AAAAAAAACX4/tHwSE_dXj2M/s1600-h/July+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375865717203419490" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SprpYyIcQWI/AAAAAAAACX4/tHwSE_dXj2M/s200/July+045.jpg" /></a> </div><span>At 5 months, Halle weighed 15 1/2 pounds. Between 4 and 5 months Halle started waking<br />several times during the night. She apparently went through a growth spurt and was ready to get out of the pack and play. We moved her from our room into hers, and she is much happier in her crib. After a few weeks of waking during the night, she was back to her normal routine, usually sleeping 8-9 hours. I was surely thankful for that! In month 5, Halle also got good at grabbing toys and reaching for anything near her. She is such a happy baby and we are truly blessed to have her and Hayden!<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-69283709784296546982009-08-10T08:28:00.001-07:002009-08-10T08:37:35.804-07:00WOW 2009<div>Hayden had a blast at WOW this year. He looked forward to going every night. Halle had her first WOW experience and stayed in the nursery every night since I was teaching and Michael was helping also. For her first time in the nursery, she did great. We all had a lot of fun, but we were exhausted by Wednesday night! :) </div><div> </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-eiM4P7I/AAAAAAAACXw/XdlJb5LHdLA/s1600-h/July+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368359450123452338" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-eiM4P7I/AAAAAAAACXw/XdlJb5LHdLA/s200/July+008.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-ee8jCtI/AAAAAAAACXo/qAvBnj8gCdY/s1600-h/July+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368359449249647314" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-ee8jCtI/AAAAAAAACXo/qAvBnj8gCdY/s200/July+007.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-ePLAPxI/AAAAAAAACXg/aR2VnGupoXc/s1600-h/July+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368359445015314194" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-ePLAPxI/AAAAAAAACXg/aR2VnGupoXc/s200/July+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-dvj3eBI/AAAAAAAACXY/IzQtBmnSJA4/s1600-h/July+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368359436529661970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-dvj3eBI/AAAAAAAACXY/IzQtBmnSJA4/s200/July+005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-dTcNCuI/AAAAAAAACXQ/Md-ZW2c6N7M/s1600-h/July+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368359428981328610" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SoA-dTcNCuI/AAAAAAAACXQ/Md-ZW2c6N7M/s200/July+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-42690615868191657522009-07-14T12:56:00.000-07:002009-07-14T20:34:28.599-07:00Halle - 4 Months Old<div align="center">As usual, I'm late with the updates! At least I'm posting this before she's 5 months old. :) Here are some pictures from the past few weeks. Halle turned 4 months on July 4th. She's started interacting even more and loves to smile and laugh when you talk to her. She still doesn't like to be on her tummy for long, but she will roll from tummy to back once she's tired of it. Halle loves to suck on her fingers or thumb. Her hands are always in her mouth! She sleeps great at night, but her naps are pretty short. I'm thankful for the good night's sleep though! Halle constantly watches Hayden...or tries to. He's always on the go! He has been the best big brother. He's so sweet with her! We are so blessed to have these two little ones!!!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358408385171369762" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SlzkCUedLyI/AAAAAAAACR4/GMD_7F7h-9E/s200/IMG_1305.jpg" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358408390426060258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SlzkCoDRZeI/AAAAAAAACSA/4gdJGaBeWEo/s200/IMG_1302.jpg" /><br /><p align="center">Yummy fingers!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358408398321380210" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SlzkDFdqa3I/AAAAAAAACSI/waBJwUkoId0/s200/IMG_1246.jpg" /><br /><p align="center">Stylin' in the shades</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358410250766197890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Slzlu6W7JII/AAAAAAAACSo/B2M6zUXtZKQ/s200/IMG_1310.jpg" /> Uncle Eric was here for almost a week in June. Hayden couldn't get enough of him! They're great buddies!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358410240194084466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SlzluS-VfnI/AAAAAAAACSg/ilyxd3eN1xE/s200/IMG_1240.jpg" /><br /><p align="center">Halle in her precious dress that Danna made. So sweet!</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358408402329483282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SlzkDUZROBI/AAAAAAAACSQ/-TOgnwnDQeQ/s200/img_1292.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358408409589364482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SlzkDvcKNwI/AAAAAAAACSY/XE1JNfpM7qI/s200/IMG_1289.jpg" />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-78085013479177353902009-06-16T18:18:00.000-07:002009-06-16T19:02:25.281-07:00Halle - Three Months Old<div align="center">Halle was 3 months on the 4th of June. Here are some pictures of her at 3 months...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348102723602993058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhHF3anz6I/AAAAAAAACOY/bH3GYkfinWQ/s200/IMG_1185.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348102729396686354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhHGM_8jhI/AAAAAAAACOg/h5Orc4b2cBc/s200/IMG_1177.jpg" border="0" />and here is Hayden when he was 3 months old.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhH-1Xt8_I/AAAAAAAACPA/7gyVWkhnRRw/s1600-h/DSC00377.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348103702306485234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhH-1Xt8_I/AAAAAAAACPA/7gyVWkhnRRw/s200/DSC00377.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> Halle has become quite the talker. She loves to try to carry on a conversation when you talk to her, and she coos at her toys as well. It is too cute! She weighs 12 pounds 13 ounces, and she has lots of cute rolls. She is sleeping great at night, usually about 8 hours before waking up to eat. Naps aren't quite so regular. :) She also started laughing a few weeks ago. Here are some recent pics of our little sweetie!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhHG85rQ5I/AAAAAAAACOw/s881E6UFNRM/s1600-h/IMG_1197.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348102742255289234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhHG85rQ5I/AAAAAAAACOw/s881E6UFNRM/s200/IMG_1197.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348102745130257810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhHHHnHzZI/AAAAAAAACO4/SDF7bfkwoKY/s200/IMG_1058.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhHGt-DxyI/AAAAAAAACOo/VTaaEDCcauE/s1600-h/IMG_1183.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348102738247141154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhHGt-DxyI/AAAAAAAACOo/VTaaEDCcauE/s200/IMG_1183.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-33077429004568078222009-06-16T18:04:00.000-07:002009-06-16T18:18:43.250-07:00Last Day of MDOOn their last day before summer break, Hayden's class had a reception for the parents to show what they learned during the year. They counted to 20, said the ABCs, and sang several songs. Then each child served his parents punch and cookies. It was really cute! I am thankful that Hayden had such a great year and such sweet teachers!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhDoZMh2VI/AAAAAAAACOQ/UvW9idN7THA/s1600-h/IMG_1076.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348098918739728722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhDoZMh2VI/AAAAAAAACOQ/UvW9idN7THA/s200/IMG_1076.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhDoCtB7ZI/AAAAAAAACOI/9dLA47cpPQI/s1600-h/IMG_1073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348098912702033298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhDoCtB7ZI/AAAAAAAACOI/9dLA47cpPQI/s200/IMG_1073.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhDn1m5KWI/AAAAAAAACOA/tMfs5U90GFA/s1600-h/IMG_1072.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348098909186632034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjhDn1m5KWI/AAAAAAAACOA/tMfs5U90GFA/s200/IMG_1072.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-79793845065454233192009-06-14T20:57:00.000-07:002009-06-15T07:11:57.166-07:00Hayden's Art ShowSo it's been a while...time to play catch up! Last month Hayden's Mother's Day Out held their annual Art Show. I am always impressed with the time and effort they put into the show. I loved seeing all of Hayden's artwork. Here he is posing in front of one of his pieces entitled "Under an Owl Moon."<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347401792209948162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJmSf2DgI/AAAAAAAACNQ/rwqYtgBE2Ao/s200/IMG_0981.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">"Push Paint Butterflies"<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJnPYaTvI/AAAAAAAACNo/234u22VMECQ/s1600-h/IMG_0986.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347401808553332466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJnPYaTvI/AAAAAAAACNo/234u22VMECQ/s200/IMG_0986.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"Golf Ball Art"<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJmzJ2qMI/AAAAAAAACNg/0m3lHyXScuI/s1600-h/IMG_0985.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347401800976083138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJmzJ2qMI/AAAAAAAACNg/0m3lHyXScuI/s200/IMG_0985.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"In the Style of Monet"<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJmkAUpLI/AAAAAAAACNY/_fbcFFMptNg/s1600-h/IMG_0983.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347401796909573298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJmkAUpLI/AAAAAAAACNY/_fbcFFMptNg/s200/IMG_0983.jpg" border="0" /></a>Hayden had some wonderful teachers this year! Here he is with Mrs. Kristin...<br /><div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347404043078037138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXLpTonbpI/AAAAAAAACN4/DuqfRXK11rk/s200/IMG_0989.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p align="center">and Mrs. Joyce<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347401810761298866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SjXJnXm1M7I/AAAAAAAACNw/3tpGyKATs24/s200/IMG_0988.jpg" border="0" /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-21006487135519512512009-05-05T18:48:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:07:48.785-07:00Halle - Two Months OldHalle turned two months old yesterday! She had her check-up (and shots) today. She now weighs 11 lbs. 5 oz. (75th percentile) and is 21 3/4 inches long (25th percentile). She rolled over (tummy to back) at 4 weeks and has done so a few times since. She has started cooing and smiling, which makes interacting lots of fun! <br /><br /><div align="center"> <strong>Halle at 2 months</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDu8Fh7GrI/AAAAAAAACJo/4bkvqeHXLJQ/s1600-h/IMG_0950.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332524674850691762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDu8Fh7GrI/AAAAAAAACJo/4bkvqeHXLJQ/s200/IMG_0950.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Hayden at 2 months</strong><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332524681225642562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDu8dR1IkI/AAAAAAAACJw/L4BYB26ofsA/s200/DSC00360.JPG" border="0" /> <div> </div><strong>Finally caught her smiling in a pic!</strong><br /><br /><div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuC6GNtlI/AAAAAAAACJg/cF__bqITrec/s1600-h/IMG_0948.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332523692529137234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuC6GNtlI/AAAAAAAACJg/cF__bqITrec/s200/IMG_0948.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> Tummy Time<br /></strong><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuCn4AgfI/AAAAAAAACJY/wKDRC8zbvzU/s1600-h/IMG_0830.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332523687637713394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuCn4AgfI/AAAAAAAACJY/wKDRC8zbvzU/s200/IMG_0830.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> Bathtime<br /></strong></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuCWZogoI/AAAAAAAACJQ/d7Wh4JSrH6w/s1600-h/IMG_0951.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332523682946908802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuCWZogoI/AAAAAAAACJQ/d7Wh4JSrH6w/s200/IMG_0951.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>I love the sweet little dresses and barefeet!</strong><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuCLUqs1I/AAAAAAAACJI/5C93KKRrCI4/s1600-h/IMG_0772.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332523679973290834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuCLUqs1I/AAAAAAAACJI/5C93KKRrCI4/s200/IMG_0772.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Big Brother finally got to help feed her. He is such a great helper!</strong><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuBiT1buI/AAAAAAAACJA/6PqGqoTMKUs/s1600-h/IMG_0942.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332523668963946210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SgDuBiT1buI/AAAAAAAACJA/6PqGqoTMKUs/s200/IMG_0942.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-64092271129756666252009-05-04T17:15:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:01:13.050-07:00Hayden is 3!<div><div><div><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div><div>Last Wednesday was Hayden's 3rd birthday. I think we celebrated all week! We decided to get a swingset for the backyard, so that was his big birthday present. My dad and Michael put it together the weekend before, and I hoped that we could surprise Hayden. But, he figured it out quickly, so he got to play on it a few days early.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IRQvTn5I/AAAAAAAACFw/ubyitOuk0rs/s1600-h/IMG_0816.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332130313962495890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IRQvTn5I/AAAAAAAACFw/ubyitOuk0rs/s200/IMG_0816.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IQ4-Mt9I/AAAAAAAACFo/EzU2rKdRWPM/s1600-h/IMG_0818.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332130307582506962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IQ4-Mt9I/AAAAAAAACFo/EzU2rKdRWPM/s200/IMG_0818.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IQvNI2LI/AAAAAAAACFg/C3IqVhkWY-U/s1600-h/IMG_0820.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332130304960813234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IQvNI2LI/AAAAAAAACFg/C3IqVhkWY-U/s200/IMG_0820.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wednesday morning we met friends at the park to play and eat cake and ice cream. Luckily, the weather was nice and sunny in the midst of a rainy week, so it was nice to be outside. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332130317642929362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IRecylNI/AAAAAAAACF4/cHk-CJr-J-g/s200/IMG_0848.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332148879823520530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-ZJ79gwxI/AAAAAAAACGI/SUGc9umGjEI/s200/IMG_0852.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332130326013746802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-IR9ojHnI/AAAAAAAACGA/tYVxxPVUahQ/s200/IMG_0851.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>Wednesday night, we let Hayden choose a restaurant for his birthday dinner. He chose El Acapulco, of course! They came and sang to him and tried to put a sombrero on his head, but he did not like that!</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332148889715304178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-ZKgz5ZvI/AAAAAAAACGY/GJBf3JgAWes/s200/IMG_0865.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332148885570767074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-ZKRXwyOI/AAAAAAAACGQ/99MbuA6dNpg/s200/IMG_0862.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><p>On Saturday night, we celebrated Hayden's birthday with our family. He enjoyed opening presents and eating cake! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332150826114928450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-a7Odiz0I/AAAAAAAACGg/CFyVn3Q1fA0/s200/IMG_0889.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Hayden got the Happy Birthday Thomas train and a few other trains for his train table.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332150831375885794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-a7iD2peI/AAAAAAAACGo/a9kwEXbZqmA/s200/IMG_0899.jpg" border="0" />He also got a remote-control bubble jeep. It's been fun watching him figure out how to use the remote! :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332150841007836322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-a8F8SjKI/AAAAAAAACG4/okYNxhaw3mY/s200/IMG_0916.jpg" border="0" />He also got some rainboots so he can "clip clomp" as he says. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332150835225789650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-a7wZvhNI/AAAAAAAACGw/SBEXGx4kIZE/s200/IMG_0924.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332150847407710130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sf-a8dyI37I/AAAAAAAACHA/IJCYXkaV1lI/s200/IMG_0920.jpg" border="0" /></p>Happy Birthday Hayden! We love you!!!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-52418815110230523062009-04-04T13:12:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:40:23.793-07:00Halle - One Month Old<div><div><div><div>Today Halle is one month old! She had a check-up on Wednesday (at 4 weeks old) and weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces! She was 20 1/4 inches long. A lot of people have commented that she looks like Hayden. Here is a picture of her today.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfAkcnDw4I/AAAAAAAACC4/_RdMfOylPvo/s1600-h/IMG_0665.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320933217149371266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfAkcnDw4I/AAAAAAAACC4/_RdMfOylPvo/s200/IMG_0665.jpg" border="0" /></a>Below is a picture of Hayden at one month of age. Do they look alike to you?<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320933227855747346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfAlEfqGRI/AAAAAAAACDQ/al8h0jgF77E/s200/DSC00336.JPG" border="0" />And here are a few random pics we took this week.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320933221359786002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfAksS5mBI/AAAAAAAACDA/iXLXmV6QxYc/s200/IMG_0636.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320933224095910418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfAk2fPihI/AAAAAAAACDI/BVyLq5vYU7M/s200/IMG_0633.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320938466213339698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfFV-5bojI/AAAAAAAACEA/aGLCvmr5Sb4/s200/IMG_0646.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320938460781642738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfFVqqag_I/AAAAAAAACD4/XrKbZ71sTD4/s200/IMG_0648.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320938456703422658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SdfFVbeF0MI/AAAAAAAACDw/Chpx3UlagSs/s200/IMG_0652.jpg" border="0" />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-31810076320728487252009-03-27T09:31:00.000-07:002009-03-27T12:39:24.898-07:00The Last 3 Weeks<div align="left">Things have definitely been busy around here since we brought Halle home from the hospital 3 weeks ago. We've taken lots of pictures, and I'm finally getting a few of them posted! :) I had hoped to post each week, but since that didn't happen, I'll go week by week to fill you in on Halle's firsts! </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><strong>The First Week - </strong>After spending 2 days in the hospital, we got to bring Halle home. She weighed 6 lb. 15 oz. when we left the hospital. She had her first pediatrician's appt. at 6 days old. She was up to 7 lb. 3 oz., so she gained an ounce per day once we were home. Dr. Ashodian was pleased and said she would be back to her birthweight in no time. Below are pictures from the week.</div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Here's Halle all dressed up for her pictures in the hospital.</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317908589527215058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0Br8rEq9I/AAAAAAAACAM/Xcka8wD7Xew/s200/IMG_0461.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0SXUFE6vI/AAAAAAAACCM/w5YgzJV-FhY/s1600-h/IMG_0593.jpg"></a> <strong>And this is her first time in her car seat as we got ready to leave the hospital.</strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317908597136324530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0BsZBOd7I/AAAAAAAACAU/kYd6tF6IFuk/s200/IMG_0469.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Homecoming! Daddy and Hayden carry Halle to her new home.</strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317908600367609570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0BslDn9uI/AAAAAAAACAc/MlN5-kyjyLw/s200/IMG_0473.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>First sponge bath</strong><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317910433071031074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0DXQaK4yI/AAAAAAAACA0/Z7O4lp9iutg/s200/IMG_0503.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><strong>First experience eating out...at Hayden's fave, El Acapulco. I hope the girl likes Mexican!</strong></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317908612050095938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0BtQk8j0I/AAAAAAAACAk/McEoaRO0Cyo/s200/IMG_0488.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><strong>4 Days Old</strong></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317908621045145634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0BtyFiICI/AAAAAAAACAs/4u7tNrTPqj4/s200/IMG_0499.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong>Trying out her swing. Hayden's making sure she's okay.</strong></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317910450031327522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0DYPl0eSI/AAAAAAAACBE/0ViSG2eR8ns/s200/IMG_0511.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317910442547734786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0DXztl6QI/AAAAAAAACA8/k7hnGbUE49g/s200/IMG_0510.jpg" border="0" /></p><p><strong>Week 2 - </strong>This week, Halle got to venture out a little more. We took her to church for the first time, and she did great! We also went out to eat with her a few times, and Gramma and Grampa kept her and Hayden while Michael took me to run some errands before I was able to drive. Michael also had an overnight business trip, so Halle, Hayden, and I spent the night with my parents. I think we took everything but the kitchen sink!</p><p align="center"><strong>1 Week Old</strong></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317910452586096498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0DYZG7J3I/AAAAAAAACBM/-1Dmf9tgH9U/s200/IMG_0533.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong>Cooper's still not sure what to think!</strong><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317910452340440994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0DYYMWv6I/AAAAAAAACBU/PGSEVTDo8NU/s200/IMG_0554.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>1st Time to Church</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317916570549591762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0I8gTFntI/AAAAAAAACBk/r2aaFM-_Gik/s200/IMG_0564.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317916564483798226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0I8Js49NI/AAAAAAAACBc/x3C3fxmKV84/s200/IMG_0558.jpg" border="0" /><strong>Almost 2 Weeks Old</strong><br /></div><div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0I8z1aMiI/AAAAAAAACBs/tF1F3Wcq8r0/s1600-h/IMG_0580.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317916575793820194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0I8z1aMiI/AAAAAAAACBs/tF1F3Wcq8r0/s200/IMG_0580.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Week 3 -</strong> We've started to settle into a little more of a routine at this point. Halle's usually up a few times during the night to eat, but for the most part, she'll go back to sleep pretty easily. She grunts a lot, especially during the night when she's trying to get comfortable. Sometimes she likes being swaddled, sometimes she grunts and squirms and kicks until I free her. :) She's very alert when she's awake, and she likes to look at faces with her big dark blue eyes. Halle is really growing! We weighed her at 3 weeks, and she is already 8 lb. 9 oz.! She gained about 1 1/2 pounds in 2 weeks. Hayden loves "Baby Howie" as he says, and he is really very sweet with her. He likes to give her kisses and wants to know where she is at all times. We are truly blessed to have these two wonderful kids!<br /><br /><strong>2 Weeks Old</strong></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317916580708708498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0I9GJNcJI/AAAAAAAACB0/SNekBCzm2Vc/s200/IMG_0585.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317916584871617410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0I9VpuY4I/AAAAAAAACB8/iO1lA69guPo/s200/IMG_0589.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong>3 Weeks Old</strong><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317926917480618274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0SWxnrmSI/AAAAAAAACCE/9Sq3UM3chy8/s200/IMG_0597.jpg" border="0" /> <strong>I tried everything to rotate this one, but it didn't work! I had to post it anyway because it was too cute.</strong><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317927853282241810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sc0TNPwLLRI/AAAAAAAACCc/GEp9O7Qn624/s200/IMG_0593.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-76761429317164529882009-03-25T14:45:00.000-07:002009-03-25T18:49:29.520-07:00RewindSo here are some pictures from my shower that I never got around to posting before Halle was born. My shower was wonderful, and Halle got so many great gifts. Special thanks to my friend Hannah who hosted the shower, and to everyone who helped! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317306271692192690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd4b4re7I/AAAAAAAAB_k/gggi0CiD920/s200/IMG_0252.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd5YSbDdI/AAAAAAAAB_8/-fu5BAgMvEY/s1600-h/IMG_0266.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317306287906295250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd5YSbDdI/AAAAAAAAB_8/-fu5BAgMvEY/s200/IMG_0266.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd5GJ-NeI/AAAAAAAAB_0/3aOiSiK0XMI/s1600-h/IMG_0262.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317306283039012322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd5GJ-NeI/AAAAAAAAB_0/3aOiSiK0XMI/s200/IMG_0262.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd47ursqI/AAAAAAAAB_s/vKYKy64oLZc/s1600-h/IMG_0260.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317306280240198306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd47ursqI/AAAAAAAAB_s/vKYKy64oLZc/s200/IMG_0260.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317306292191073378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrd5oP_lGI/AAAAAAAACAE/9jG_qJk1Iw4/s200/IMG_0277.jpg" border="0" />And here are a few pictures we took the night before we met Halle. I love this one with Hayden. Isn't he the sweetest!? <div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrah13YNuI/AAAAAAAAB_c/bTUnWURy_ek/s1600-h/IMG_0384.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317302584994182882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Scrah13YNuI/AAAAAAAAB_c/bTUnWURy_ek/s200/IMG_0384.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the belly shot from the same night. This is me 39 weeks pregnant. . . and probably the last time I'll have a big pregnant belly. :)<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/ScrahoxWucI/AAAAAAAAB_U/wRM4aOu_1yA/s1600-h/IMG_0383.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317302581479258562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/ScrahoxWucI/AAAAAAAAB_U/wRM4aOu_1yA/s200/IMG_0383.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-38079317620246775182009-03-05T17:08:00.000-08:002009-03-05T20:27:36.303-08:00Halle Has Arrived!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCNY-iyd5I/AAAAAAAAB_M/_wNE_r8RXQw/s1600-h/IMG_0392.jpg"></a> Halle Brooks Shumate was born yesterday (Wednesday) morning at 8:35. She weighed 7 lbs., 6 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long. She is beautiful and healthy, and we are all doing well! We wanted to post some pictures yesterday, but we were all exhausted and chose to get a little sleep instead. :) Halle has been perfect!!! Hayden has been really sweet with her and has wanted to hold her every time he has come to visit. He also loves giving her gentle hugs and kisses. Here are a few pictures of our little princess!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309894950971550146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCJUytMqcI/AAAAAAAAB9U/DOs7bBJWXgo/s200/IMG_0399.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309894955802767698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCJVEtDMVI/AAAAAAAAB9c/AlVBJ8Er3_0/s200/IMG_0418.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309894964165122162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCJVj2ymHI/AAAAAAAAB9s/eOz4vumXzCI/s200/IMG_0446.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309894962635151842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCJVeKBGeI/AAAAAAAAB9k/C_M-naZ7d5Y/s200/IMG_0420.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Hayden's first time to meet his little sister!</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309897358164317618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLg6MrVbI/AAAAAAAAB90/pnZyASawByA/s200/IMG_0403.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309897360288326322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLhCHFIrI/AAAAAAAAB98/DFaOjXUZ95k/s200/IMG_0405.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLiHWhDHI/AAAAAAAAB-U/BxIIwg-5qxk/s1600-h/IMG_0414.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309897378875116658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLiHWhDHI/AAAAAAAAB-U/BxIIwg-5qxk/s200/IMG_0414.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLh81TICI/AAAAAAAAB-M/r_3c--XCWBI/s1600-h/IMG_0434.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309897376051437602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLh81TICI/AAAAAAAAB-M/r_3c--XCWBI/s200/IMG_0434.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLhltx3II/AAAAAAAAB-E/0_thmvrfjRE/s1600-h/IMG_0424.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309897369845881986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCLhltx3II/AAAAAAAAB-E/0_thmvrfjRE/s200/IMG_0424.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309898792719288130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCM0aVPB0I/AAAAAAAAB-c/Pn-9ShLVtqs/s200/IMG_0412.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309898795790179922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCM0lxZHlI/AAAAAAAAB-k/sNmOPdRbrhs/s200/IMG_0440.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">The proud grandparents</div><div> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309898806495187842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCM1Npqk4I/AAAAAAAAB-s/UB8XQD1qvSU/s200/IMG_0428.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309898810566532674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCM1c0WXkI/AAAAAAAAB-0/FGZU0Q6KMyk/s200/IMG_0421.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309898815596664642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCM1vjoF0I/AAAAAAAAB-8/F5oeJ8OUGiU/s200/IMG_0430.jpg" border="0" />and Uncle Eric.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309899412701286386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SbCNYf8dj_I/AAAAAAAAB_E/Ala41-0nerg/s200/IMG_0432.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-13562891465394820732009-03-03T19:16:00.000-08:002009-03-03T19:27:40.232-08:00Halle's Nursery<div>Here are a few pictures of the nursery. I still have a few frames to hang above the changing table, but for the most part, it's finished. </div><div> </div><div>We'll be heading to the hospital early in the morning to meet our little girl!!! Please say a prayer for us that everything will go well and we'll have a safe and healthy delivery and baby. Thanks so much! Hopefully Michael can post some pictures tomorrow, so check back with us!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309167726431059762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z6wLkPzI/AAAAAAAAB8k/hkl9j26cAXQ/s200/January+009.jpg" border="0" /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z785vzRI/AAAAAAAAB9E/y48lM9Y5EIw/s1600-h/January+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309167747025849618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z785vzRI/AAAAAAAAB9E/y48lM9Y5EIw/s200/January+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z7gZQPHI/AAAAAAAAB88/0XAO4Bmm7-s/s1600-h/January+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309167739373370482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z7gZQPHI/AAAAAAAAB88/0XAO4Bmm7-s/s200/January+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z7ePnlLI/AAAAAAAAB80/_UR0_TMyBXo/s1600-h/January+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309167738796086450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z7ePnlLI/AAAAAAAAB80/_UR0_TMyBXo/s200/January+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z7AlAJ7I/AAAAAAAAB8s/5Fy1SK-qjWM/s1600-h/January+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309167730832713650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/Sa3z7AlAJ7I/AAAAAAAAB8s/5Fy1SK-qjWM/s200/January+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-7014535989182812552009-02-24T20:37:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:31:09.241-08:00Ten Things Tuesday<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaTLUcX04uI/AAAAAAAAB8c/Ed-yNFLUvP0/s1600-h/tenthingstuesdayquestionmark-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306589813023236834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaTLUcX04uI/AAAAAAAAB8c/Ed-yNFLUvP0/s200/tenthingstuesdayquestionmark-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Wow, it's been a while since I've done this, but I know I have a lot to be thankful for!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>1. My car is parked in the garage! That may not seem thank-worthy, but we moved in this house in May and this is the first time either of our cars has ever entered the garage. This will make coming and going so much easier!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>2. My wonderful husband who has spent the last few weekends working in the garage to clear space so that I could park there.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>3. My sweet little boy, who is a big time "Momma's Boy."<br /></div><div></div><br /><div>4. Girls' Night Out tonight...it was nice to eat, relax, and visit!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>5. Ladies' Bible Class this morning...Beth Moore had some great things to say.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>6. The delicious Ghirardelli peanut butter and chocolate squares that I have enjoyed thanks to my "Secret Sister."</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>7. Halle will be here next week!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>8. Halle's room is just about ready. I have a few more things to hang on the walls, but I'll try to get pictures posted later in the week.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>9. I'm thankful that I've had another easy, healthy pregnancy. And just for the health and safety of my family in general, which is something I never want to take for granted.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>10. I'm nearing the end of maternity clothes! They haven't been as much fun to wear this time around. :)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><br /><div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-36232718172495452212009-02-23T17:23:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:31:13.839-08:00Captain Hayden, Potty Training, and a Trip to the ZooWell, I promised some new pictures, so below is "Captain Hayden" as he calls himself. He loves wearing this pirate hat to read, and in this picture, while painting. He was a pirate for Halloween, but he has just recently taken an interest in acting like one. That may be due to an episode of the Backyardigans. Which is his favorite show now, by the way!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306184469945442370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNaqXvK4EI/AAAAAAAAB8U/o6l1qQ-WkT0/s200/IMG_0352.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>On Valentine's Day, Michael and I took Hayden to Memphis so we could make one more trip to the zoo before our membership expires. We had lunch at the Spaghetti Warehouse, where we got to sit in a trolley car. Of course, that made Hayden's day!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306170763351831058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNOMismMhI/AAAAAAAAB70/eGPliHzxvm4/s200/IMG_0314.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div>Then we spent the afternoon at the zoo. We all enjoyed watching the giraffes. There are 3 young giraffes, so it was neat to watch them all running around with their giraffe mommy.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNONLLrfjI/AAAAAAAAB8E/VC9kGsyB380/s1600-h/IMG_0327.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306170774219619890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNONLLrfjI/AAAAAAAAB8E/VC9kGsyB380/s200/IMG_0327.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy and her Little Valentine<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNOM_hZLYI/AAAAAAAAB78/JfkmwDQUUfI/s1600-h/IMG_0323.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306170771089468802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNOM_hZLYI/AAAAAAAAB78/JfkmwDQUUfI/s200/IMG_0323.jpg" border="0" /></a> Daddy and Hayden posing with the tigers<br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNOMqhHG_I/AAAAAAAAB7s/RvIgKcAnqxY/s1600-h/IMG_0316.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306170765451140082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SaNOMqhHG_I/AAAAAAAAB7s/RvIgKcAnqxY/s200/IMG_0316.jpg" border="0" /></a>I also mentioned potty training in the title of this post. About a month ago, I decided to give it a final try before Halle comes, and Hayden took to it pretty quickly. We had a small setback when he was sick, but other than that, it is going pretty well. We'll see if that continues once Halle enters our lives!</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Oh, even though we scheduled our delivery date a few weeks ago, I keep forgetting to post about it. Unless she decides to come before then, Halle will be born on March 4! That's just 9 short days away!!! I can't wait to meet our little girl!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-91062689233801661412009-02-17T06:16:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:23:05.313-08:00Quote of the Day from Hayden"When I close my eyes, the electricity goes off!"<br /><br />Actually, he said "electricery," but it cracked me up. He has been so concerned about electricity since the ice storm, and he tries so hard to figure out how it works. Everytime the lights blink, he talks about it. He's so inquisitive these days!<br /><br />I promise to post more soon, and actually add some pictures one of these days. We recently got a new camera, and I have yet to upload the pictures I've taken to the computer. Check back soon!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-80997631671678102062009-01-26T13:28:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:33:11.582-08:00Halle BrooksSo, I posted last week about deciding on a name, but not a spelling. Thanks to all of you who commented! Well, we did decide last week, but I failed to post it. Michael and I both agreed on "Halle," so that will be the spelling we'll use. Yeah! Another decision made! Now, if we can just get the boxes out of the nursery and get her room put together in the next 5 weeks . . .Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-6462971591760200172009-01-16T07:38:00.001-08:002009-01-16T07:44:37.285-08:00She Has a Name!Yeah!!! We have finally decided on a name for "Baby G." Her name will be Hallie Brooks. Brooks was my grandma's middle name and we just really like Hallie. I'm not 100% sure on the spelling... my first thought was "Hallie," but "Halle" is also an option. I'm sure some people will call her Hayley either way. So which spelling would be the most likely to be pronounced correctly?Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-26495559443768575242009-01-03T09:30:00.000-08:002009-01-03T10:13:20.573-08:00Christmas 2008We had a wonderful Christmas! Hayden understood what was going on this year and was really into Santa and how he brought presents on Christmas Eve. He was convinced Santa would wake him up to see him when he came to our house to deliver his presents!<br /><br /><div align="left">Since Michael had to work on Christmas Eve, we weren't able to celebrate with his family at their house this year. Instead, they got to come on Christmas Day to celebrate with all of my family. We also decided to host our big Christmas lunch for all of my extended family at our house this year, so we had a great time with both families and got to stay here at home, which was nice for Hayden.<br /></div><div align="center"><br />Hayden trying out his new tricycle</div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287122001707255234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-hcrvpxcI/AAAAAAAAB0o/UUlzxMaMgeE/s200/December+030.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Opening presents from Santa</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287122010891280306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-hdN9S37I/AAAAAAAAB0w/tSx7D6TrtHA/s200/December+031.jpg" border="0" />Checking out his stocking<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-hdmbjcfI/AAAAAAAAB04/Ehq9L_sLCro/s1600-h/December+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287122017460646386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-hdmbjcfI/AAAAAAAAB04/Ehq9L_sLCro/s200/December+039.jpg" border="0" /></a> And for what Hayden was waiting patiently for...a train table! He talked about it for at least a month before Christmas, and every time we would ask what he wanted Santa to bring, his answer never changed! It has already gotten many, many hours of play!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287124325848270514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-jj92DRrI/AAAAAAAAB1g/vZ6Rf9I-cIc/s200/December+023.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287124330858167682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-jkQggPYI/AAAAAAAAB1o/ocEY6-yo8_M/s200/December+027.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>After checking out what Santa brought to our house Christmas morning, we went to Gramma and Grampa's house where Hayden got a kitchen and some "Cars" toys.</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287122029649408626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-heT1lMnI/AAAAAAAAB1A/r8-jHG5MdeU/s200/December+038.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287122044514299890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-hfLNpb_I/AAAAAAAAB1I/HW1mblD2RMU/s200/December+043.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287124320363049858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-jjpaRc4I/AAAAAAAAB1Q/gy5jk3nqtjE/s200/December+046.jpg" border="0" />Then it was back to our house to start cooking for this crowd. With 20+ people who like to eat, we had a lot of food! Thanks to my parents, in-laws, and aunt and uncle, I definitely didn't have to cook the whole meal!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287124335945579890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-jkjdb_XI/AAAAAAAAB1w/GBabohoq1Ls/s200/December+048.jpg" border="0" />After most everyone was gone, Hayden got to check out his presents from Nanny and Pawpaw.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287124318315665698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-jjhyI2SI/AAAAAAAAB1Y/oKYbx4Lvv80/s200/December+053.jpg" border="0" /><br />We finished the day with a homemade pizza supper at my aunt and uncle's house, then we all headed to the movies to see Bedtime Stories. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep, but Michael said it was a good one!<br /><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-21240218638528975382009-01-03T09:25:00.001-08:002009-01-03T09:30:28.878-08:00Hayden's First Gingerbread HouseWe decided to try making a gingerbread house with Hayden this year. He loved it! He was so meticulous as he put the candies on, and he enjoyed decorating the whole house. Of course, we helped a little, too! <br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-gACSPUlI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/4CV4Bm2eMW8/s1600-h/December+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287120410030068306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-gACSPUlI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/4CV4Bm2eMW8/s200/December+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-f_udCqJI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/i5rS8ocPvJ4/s1600-h/December+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287120404706666642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-f_udCqJI/AAAAAAAAB0Q/i5rS8ocPvJ4/s200/December+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287120418830077202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SV-gAjEUzRI/AAAAAAAAB0g/2eNPt1SCw3Y/s200/December+020.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-42531257766250284782008-12-21T22:03:00.000-08:002008-12-22T13:14:08.432-08:00Cake Decorator in TrainingHere's a belated post to honor Michael's birthday. He recently turned 30-something, and I let Hayden help decorate his cake. Hayden did a fantastic job, and of course, Michael loved it!<br /><br />He started spooning a few sprinkles at a time...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282491480176665426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8uA2z1I1I/AAAAAAAABz4/8PcWj-tQc14/s200/December+016.jpg" border="0" />then decided it was quicker to just dump the whole bowl!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8uA5hyjLI/AAAAAAAAB0A/IcTMUYk8HR8/s1600-h/December+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282491480906304690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8uA5hyjLI/AAAAAAAAB0A/IcTMUYk8HR8/s200/December+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> The finished product!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282491494363847074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8uBrqUWaI/AAAAAAAAB0I/8-d_NE1fAVA/s200/December+001.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27659433.post-32972041683636832982008-12-21T21:54:00.000-08:002008-12-22T13:10:14.383-08:00Silliness with StickersThe best thing about Wal-Mart has to be the smiley face stickers. On a recent trip, the greeter gave us a whole sheet with a ton of stickers. After we came home, Hayden started decorating himself. Silly boy!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8sARGBjVI/AAAAAAAABzY/dhGo5XBg9lY/s1600-h/December+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282489271029173586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8sARGBjVI/AAAAAAAABzY/dhGo5XBg9lY/s200/December+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8r_76zLGI/AAAAAAAABzQ/Ir1oXXQlzEk/s1600-h/December+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282489265344949346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_76q8pvcS_Yc/SU8r_76zLGI/AAAAAAAABzQ/Ir1oXXQlzEk/s200/December+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13125287658854636794noreply@blogger.com6