Hayden's Update

I haven't posted anything about Hayden for about 3 months. I figured I should because she is always so busy. So here's a quick update on her.....

- She has been binky free for about 4 months now. She was down to her last binky and we decided as soon as that one was done we weren't buying anymore. A few days later, she bit the tip off of that binky and that was that. It was a lot easier than we expected.



- She loves to help me clean. One of her favorites is vacuuming. She has her own vacuum and goes right along side me. About a month ago, we vacuumed and then I had to go do something else. When I came back she had wound up the cord for me. It was so sweet!

- She learned how to smell things. Smelling is one of those things I don't really think about. I never thought about helping her learn to smell. Ryan got me tulips for Valentine's Day and she was messing with them. I told her to smell it and she put it up to her mouth. I showed her to use her nose and now she loves to smell everything.

- She colored on my walls! I realize now that you can't see the coloring in this picture, but she colored on all sides of the doors. Three different spots. Luckily, we still have the original flat paint and a can for touch ups. So, it wasn't too big of a deal. She did get in trouble and balled hysterically. I don't think she will be doing it again. The bottom picture is her uh-oh face.


- She said goodbye to her crib and hello to a big girl twin bed. I hate it. Her crib was wonderful because we would put her in and she would go right to sleep. No effort on our part. The bed is different. She gets out and comes into the hall. As soon as we head her way, she runs and jumps back in bed. This can go on for hours. So one of us eventually ends up sitting next to her until she falls asleep. Hopefully she learns to stay in there on her own soon....hopefully...please!!

- She is a talker! She knows a lot of words but she also babbles. Several people have commented on the fact that she talks a lot and it's so true. She also loves to sing. She knows that music books mean singing. She will find a music book or hymn book and carry it around singing and singing. She is going to be our musical prodigy.

Those are some of the things she's been up to. She is so fun. She definitely has an attitude but it's great to have her around :)

Salt Lake Trip

We went to Salt Lake for 2 weeks and it was such a nice break. We were able to see most of our family and a lot of our friends. The batteries in my camera died right when we got there and I didn't change them until the end of the trip so we only have 2 pictures. We ate at Cafe Rio multiple times (have to get our fix when we can), played at the park, went to the aquarium, played games, Ryan went golfing, etc.... It was really relaxing and such a great time!