Family update

We'll I've been a slacker on updating this blog. It has been one crazy busy fall. As most of you know I'm now a Thirty-One consultant so that has kept me real busy. I'm really enjoying it although it can be stressful at times. You can visit my website by clicking on the link to the left. Hayden is growing so fast. I can't believe he will be one in a couple of weeks. We are planning a little party for the family and he's going to have an Elmo party for his play date next week. We now have 6 teeth which have been a pain when they come in. Also he is now taking several steps on his own. This has been really exciting for us. We like getting him to walk back and forth between us. He is into everything more than ever and I know it's going to get worse. He doesn't get the word no yet or at least he acts like he doesn't. He likes carrying the remotes around the house and has managed to get them in the toilet more than once. Hayden is now eating big dinners with us. It's been fun letting him try what we are eating and he's been doing pretty well with it. Here are some pictures from the last few months:

Playing his drums. He likes to tear down the curtains to see outside.

Walking his favorite toy. Yummy, cheese ravioli

Play-time with daddy.

Beach Trip

Sorry this is so late but it's been a busy fall so far. We went to Orange Beach at the beginning of September with Amy's parents and her sister's family. We had an enjoyable time. We only made it down to the beach twice for a few minutes at a time. None of us are real beach bums but we enjoy the view from the condo. Hayden wasn't too sure about the sand and he was pretty scared of the water. We went swimming in the pool a couple of times and Hayden really enjoyed that. If you know anything about our family you know that we like to eat, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that our favorite part of the trip was eating at all the great restaurants. Chris and I were able to go on a dinner/movie date which we haven't done in a while. We went an Italian place that Chris likes and then we went to see Transformers in an empty theater. Hayden did pretty well except at night. He slept in our bed every night and woke up at 6:30 on the dot. He usually sleeps until 7:30 or 8. No one was happy about that. All in all it was a great trip with our usual family feuding. Here are some pictures:

Hayden was excited about his turtle we won him at the arcade.

This was Hayden's first time in the sand.

Lamberts


Fun in the pool with his cousin McKinlee.

This would have been a good picture if William would have gotten out of the way sooner.


Last day on the beach.



Beautiful rainbow