Monday, February 16, 2009

Valentine's Day

It's been pretty uneventful here since the last post--which is always a good thing! We had a lovely Valentine's Day. Christian picked up a yummy breakfast from Rick's then we headed to the Arkansas/UK game. As you can see from the picture below, Hadleigh was calling the Hogs with everyone else, but she was secretly sporting her Kentucky Blue bloomers. It was fun to see our two favorite teams play...well one team played and the other stood by and watched one guy dominate! Hadleigh and Scarlett spent Valentine's night together making cupcakes and staying up really late playing off all the sugar they consumed while the adults hit Dickson Street for a delicious dinner.
I can't believe Hadleigh is almost 18 months old. Lately she has been a big help around the house. She will carry a rag around and clean up all the milk that she spills (which is a ton). She's really pretty good at putting things back in the drawers or basket after she's dumped everything out and she especially loves to throw things away. We almost lost some Tupperware to the trash tonight as she mistakenly took the trash for the sink...she did realize her mistake and proudly dug it out. She loves shoes and insists on carrying them all over the house. Thankfully though she has just as much fun carrying them back to the closet and placing them perfectly back where she found them (that's better than I do). We haven't made much progress in the potty department, but we haven't been trying too hard. She does recognize when she needs a clean diaper now and will answer 'yes' if she is dirty. She just recently learned the answer to "what's your name?". She calls herself Hadee and will kiss Hadee in the mirror--so cute! This week she started in her new class at preschool. Tomorrow will be the first day that she is expected to take a nap on a cot and not in a crib--we'll see how that goes.




Thursday, February 5, 2009

Proofs

Hadleigh's proofs are done. You can see a few of her photos on this blog.
For those who may want to order some (Grandparents), you can go here to see all the proofs. The password is Hadleigh. Enjoy!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Ice Ice Baby....GIRL

In case you couldn't tell by the title, in the midst of the worst ice storm in NWA history, we found out we are having another girl. We couldn't be more thrilled! I would have posted the news sooner, but we are still lacking cable/phone/internet due to the ice. We were very fortunate to have only lost electricity for 1 night and enjoyed some quality family time camping in front of the fireplace. Our friends were without power until Saturday, so they moved in with us for the week which was a blast. Hadleigh got used to having Scarlett (and Jake) around 24/7 and was a bit confused yesterday when she woke up and wasn't greeted by them. The girls had so much fun playing together and it was really nice having them entertain each other while we were cooped up indoors.
As for damage, there are some perks to having a lot with no trees. We literally have one branch (well, you could call it a stick) down, so we are very lucky. The rest of the town looks like a tornado hit. It's going to be a while before Fayetteville looks "normal" again. I'm just hoping the cable company gets their act together soon...I don't think I can stand missing another week of The Real Housewives of OC (pathetic--I know)!

One of our few trees weighted down by the ice
"Isn't there anything good to eat around here?"
Good friends, Good fun!


Even Jake and Daisy had fun playing together.









Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Picture Day

This morning I took Hadleigh in for her 18 month photo shoot. I know she is only 17 months, but I tried to book this photographer for her 12 month pictures and this was the first opening! Needless to say, I've already scheduled the next session which will include the new baby:) Hadleigh is very camera shy and does not enjoy getting her photo taken so picture day is always a challenge. After a little bribery with fruit snacks, she eventually warmed up, so hopefully we'll get some good shots of her. I'll post the link to the proofs when I get them back in a couple of weeks.
Below are just some pictures I took when we got home. I guess she finally got used to the camera because she didn't mind me taking these!
We got her a potty for Christmas and she absolutely HATES it! She screams if we try to sit her on it. I was amazed today that she actually sat on it and smiled. We'll have to work on getting the seat up and pants off though.
This girl loves her bows lately. When I picked her up from school the other day she insisted that we not leave without her bow. I never send her to school with a bow (knowing it'll never make it home), so I had to drag her out of there trying to convince her she didn't have one. Luckily, her bow holder is still high enough that she can't pull them all down...yet.

Unsuccessfully attempting to measure our growing girl.
Always leaving a trail of mess wherever she goes
Actually sitting still for a picture--a first!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Ultrasound

We had our first ultrasound on Friday! We were so thankful that everything looked good and the doctor didn't have any concerns to speak of. Just like with Hadleigh, this baby insisted on keeping it's legs firmly crossed the entire time, so we still have no idea on gender. I'll go back in 2 weeks for another look and hopefully the baby will be demonstrating some spread eagle at the time! Either way, we are just thrilled to have a healthy, growing baby.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Summer in January

Saturday we took advantage of the 80 degree weather and made a visit to the Tulsa Zoo. Hadleigh was excited to finally see all the animals that we talk and read about in person. She made lots of monkey noises all day long. One of her favorites was seeing the huge elephant up close. He was eating a carrot right in front of us and looked her right in the eye. She was mesmerized. Christian took her into the children's zoo area where she petted a sheep, goat, and donkey and then accompanied her on her first carousel ride. It was a great way to spend such a beautiful day. Unfortunately the warm-spell was short-lived and we are now back to typical January weather.



I think he's about to feed her to the rhinos?!



Today is Christian's mom's birthday and though we wish she were in better health, we still wish her a very Happy Birthday. Recently Christian has become involved with our local Alzheimer's Association Chapter and was asked to become an Advocate for the disease. To read about Jan's story, visit here.

Monday, December 29, 2008

A Snap-Shot of Christmas

Here are some shots from over the last week (not in any order at all!). We began Christmas week in Little Rock with Christian's family and then headed to Richmond. Hadleigh got way too many presents, but loved ripping open every single one. She even helped out everyone else with their gifts. We had so much fun hanging out with family and friends and were sad to have to come back home to work.
The family photo (minus half my face)
A few of the lights at the Botanical Gardens in Richmond
Hunter helping Hadleigh unwrap her new phone...a big hit on the plane ride home.

Hadleigh loved the neighbors snow globe
So many gifts...
"Look what I found in my stocking!"
Amy and Jessica, friends from high school, and their kiddos, Owen, Carlee Scott, and baby Brayden. Hadleigh does not like group pictures!
Playing dolls with Uncle Jack
The whole fam
Spirit fingers with Aunt K
Singing along with Elmo...la la la la, Elmo's World...
Pop's starting a new tradition of reading Hadleigh Twas the Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve
Checking out the tree with Gammy
Cousin Landon helping Hadleigh with her gifts