Change of Plans

Well, no pumpkins and no football. We drove around Friday looking for a pumpkin patch but were unsuccessful and wasted a beautiful day in the car. On a brighter note, as soon as I got home and opened up a magazine, I found a listing for 2 pumpkin patches nearby... if only I had read it sooner! Hopefully we'll have better luck now that we have an exact address. Following our pumpkin failure, our great plans of a bright, sunny football day went awry when we woke up to thunderstorms. We still managed to have a fun weekend despite all our wrecked plans.
Friday night Christian and I went to a party. I won't say what the theme was, but if you look at the pics below, you can probably guess. We continued the fun at home by making Hadleigh a home-made ball pit to play in. I don't think she's quite ready for the big ball pit yet (plus ours was a lot cleaner and we could see the bottom!).

These were after our search for the great pumpkin patch. You'd think she'd be sick of car seats, but she found her old one and thought it was hilarious to sit in it.

"Get me outta here!"

I'm thinking Christmas card...what do you think?

No breaking news

We haven't had a very exciting couple of weeks, hence the lack of blog entries. I snapped a few pictures here and there that I'll post below. Scarlett and Hadleigh finally got their portraits done in their matching tutus. I also made Scarlett a matching Razorback dress so we got some shots of them with their dresses as well. If I can figure out how to scan them in I'll post them because the two of them are just adorable together. I hope that they stay close friends forever so that they can look back at the photos and get a good laugh.
This weekend we are taking Hadleigh to the football game. This will be her first game up here, though she did enjoy some Hog Island tailgating last year. I'm also hoping to find a good Pumpkin Patch around here to go to this weekend. If anyone knows of one, please let me know. In other words, hopefully I'll have some good pictures to post after the weekend. Sorry for my lack of blogging (I know it is really bothering my mother!). Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

She loves to feed everybody (especially Daisy). At Hobby Lobby today she was trying to feed everyone Cheerios. I'm sure they were thrilled with the trail we left behind!

She still has cinnamon in her ear from this meal

Still hangin' on

Her ever-present "milk mouth"

She was shouting "ball, ball" to me as I shot this one. Getting ready for Saturday, I guess. Maybe Petrino will give her some game time...I bet she could out crawl all of our guys!

Breaking News...

There have been reports of a certain 13 month old girl (approximately 19lbs, 30" tall with sandy-colored hair and big brown eyes) seen taking 2 steps without assistance. The media has been alerted and the cameras are on standby for further sitings.
I did not see it with my own eyes, but tonight while I was at a meeting, Christian witnessed Hadleigh's first steps. He said she was standing up the whole time he was reading her a story and then she took 2 steps towards him before plopping down. Hopefully the next post will have some walking shots.

Walking Shoes

Long time, no blog...Last week was pretty uneventful as our family was passing along a nasty stomach bug. We have all recovered at last and are now enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Hadleigh transformed into a very cuddly baby (which is completely opposite her personality) last week when she was not feeling so hot and got spoiled being held constantly. This week has been a bit of an adjustment trying to get her back into walking-mode. No, she's still not walking on her own, but she is getting close. I bought her a new pair of "walking" shoes that have thick soles that help her balance a little better, plus they are really cute! She did great wearing those around today. Below are just a few random shots I took tonight before our walk.

The new shoes!

We want to wish Pops a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wish we were closer so we could celebrate with you. Hope you had a great day!
Also, welcome home Aunt Kristen. We are glad you survived your hospital stay and hope you never have to go back (except to have Hadleigh's cousin one day)! Get well soon.

Another win

Hadleigh experienced her first football game this weekend. We took her to Little Rock to experience tailgating on the golf course and War Memorial Stadium. She made lots of friends all around us and loved cheering for the Hogs. We made it through the halftime show and then called it a game at the start of the 3rd quarter. Hadleigh and I left Christian inside while we wandered around the golf course for a bit and then finally returned to our car after realizing it wasn't really our scene! The Hogs just barely pulled out another win thankfully and Hadleigh pulled off a successful first game. Fun times! Madison and Hadleigh enjoying the tailgating festivities together

We called it a night at this point...

Today we got to spend some time with Aunt Shelly and Gary and Cousin Landon at the park. Hadleigh loved playing in the rocks and sliding down the slide. She is so ready for school...she's got recess and raising her hand down pat!

One year check up

I still can't believe it has been a year! Hadleigh had her 1 year check up today and of course checked out perfectly. A few updates...
She weighed in at 18.24lbs (10th percentile) and measured 29.5" (60th percentile)
She now has 12 teeth and is enjoying eating primarily table food
Favorite foods include cheese, grapes, cottage cheese, plums, green beans, turkey, edamame, and cheese (did I mention she loves cheese!)
She doesn't take a bottle at all and drinks whole milk now from her sippy cups only
She can talk up a storm as long as she is not having one of her "shy moments"
She can say car, dog, mama, dada, Daisy, ball, baby, and duck along with a few other words that aren't always quite so clear.
She can make a monkey, dog, and duck sound when asked (most of the time)
Favorite activities include swinging, taking walks in her car or wagon, playing with her fruit puzzle, messing with Daisy, dancing to music, following mommy wherever she goes, and taking great naps (thank goodness for this!)
Not so enjoyable activities...baths
She is not walking yet, but enjoys using her car to get around on her feet. The other day I tried to push her up the street on her car and she insisted on getting off and walking herself all the way to the neighbors house. Getting home was a bit more of a challenge. The downhill slope caused her car to go a bit too fast for her so she really had to work to keep up. It won't be too much longer and she'll be running over to her friend's house.

The conclusion of birthday week

Saturday was a big day for Hadleigh. She had her 1st birthday party (in Arkansas) with friends and family. It was lots of fun and we appreciate all our family and friends making the day so special for her. Below are a few pictures from the day. Sadly, I did not get as many as I would have liked to. Hadleigh was extremely clingy during the festivities which made taking photos near impossible.
I took this one when Hadleigh woke up. Check out her hair. She is the queen of bed head sometimes.

Cake time...

We went to the Square on Sunday after church to get a few pictures in her new dress from Scarlett. We were having so much fun until Christian stepped in dog poo!