It's a Jungle Out There

As Hayden and I were relaxing on the hammock, he starting climbing up it as high as he could go, then sliding down it, yelling, "whoa... whoa", like he was on a slide. I decided it was time to check out the jungle gym at the park. So we left a little early to pick Dirk up from work, and stopped by the park.

Hayden was a little unsure of the jungle gym at first. I decided to show him the slide at the beginning. I didn't know if he was brave enough, so I sat down next to him. He instantly pushed me away, rolled over onto his belly and slid right down, very dramatically yelling, "whoa... whoa!" No fear in this kid!

He wanted to try EVERYTHING out. He got on one of the bouncy horses and was a little scared and wanted down. But then he just wanted to get back up onto the next color! He rode every color of horse in the park, and the yellow one twice. He even tried climbing up onto the bigger kid's playground.

When it was time to leave, he yelled, "no no no no no no no" the entire way back to the car. I think we'll have to start going there more often!

Hayden's first time down the big slide

Across the bridge and down the stairs... over and over again

Look, a plane!

Taking a break and throwing some rocks

Running circles around the poll

Taco Night

We've decided Hayden is a little Mexican baby... maybe because he was born in San Antonio? I don't know - but the kid LOVES salsa and anything spicy, along with beans, cheese, avocados, and especially olives! If we make anything bland, he won't eat it. We have to put extra spicy stuff on it, then he loves it.

I guess it's not just spicy, he loves lots of flavor. We went to Olive Garden a while back, and I'd never seen the kid eat SO much food in one sitting. I felt like I'd been depriving him or something. He seriously ate as much food as the adults did!

I didn't realize putting olives on your fingers was instinctual. I always just assumed I had learned from an older sibling. But Hayden, just out of the blue starts to load up his fingers, and pop them in his mouth. He thought it was pretty funny.

So, here are some pictures of Dirk and Hayden from Taco Night :)













We were trying to get Hayden to share his olives. He didn't like that idea. He was all for sharing the tortilla though!

Bath Time

OREOS

It was a beautiful day (for April or May). The sun was shining...The birds were singing...

And Hayden and I shared some Oreos out on the hammock.

Hiccups

.....and soccer and Kix!

Hayden likes to copy us whenever we cough, sneeze, stretch, blow our noses, etc.... Well, Mommy had the hiccups this time!

Happy New Year 2008!

Happy New Year Everyone! We ended 2007 with a not so good week, so hopefully we'll start the new year with better luck!

Starting Christmas Day, Dirk and Hayden started getting sick, so this last week has been filled with lots of runny noses, fevers, coughing, vomit, and an exhausted Mommy! Thankfully I didn't get sick, but for the first two days following Christmas, I caught an organizing and cleaning bug, and went crazy working on projects. Had I known I would be up all night for the next few nights with Hayden, I never would have worked myself so hard. I already was overcoming a cold, so the added work, plus sleepless nights, plus taking care of Dirk and Hayden, was very exhausting!

For new years we just stayed at home with our friends, ate food, and played some games. Oh yeah, I mowed the lawn as well... it was 70 degrees, and I figured it was as good a day as any! Nothing too exciting here.

Today I took a couple of cute pictures of Hayden and Dirk.

What a great smile!

His baby GQ pose?

Hayden found this flashlight, and thinks it is so much cooler than all his new Christmas toys!

A hug and a kiss from daddy! Awwwwww......