Lots to Update...Shoes, Scrappin and Mail Men OH MY!

I haven't taken the time to upload pictures from my camera lately...so there is lots to update on. We have been busy busy busy....Hayden is growing like a week and is learning new things every day. He now has learned where his belly button, nose, hair and feet are...he also can hold his finger up to his mouth and go "ssshhh" (he learned if from the Wiggles!!) and he and daddy survived 2 weekends in a row without mommy.

Hayden LOVES shoes...he goes in search of shoes and loves to put them on and tries to wear them around the house. He does have big feet (8 1/2 extra-wide) but not quite big enough for ours.

We went down to St. James a few weeks ago and got to see Emily, Scott and John. My sister called me the day after we left and she said that John woke up the next morning and asked "Where's Bumpa (Grandma), Where's Cheese (Jas), Where's Hayday (Hayden)" But not auntie or grandma! :( I love that he calls Jason, Cheese! At first we didn't know who he was talking about and then Jason walked in the door and he pointed at him and said "Cheese!!!" It's just too funny!

One of my weekends away was going to Detroit Lakes scrapbooking for the weekend. I had such a great time! We left on Friday morning and came back Sunday afternoon. I got a lot done and got to know some fun ladies even better. We laughed, shared stories, drank, ate and ate and scrapbooked all weekend long. I am going to another one in January and I am already looking forward to it.

We went outside the other night to take some pictures for our Christmas card....
The pictures that made the cut will have to be a surprise!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Hayden's 2nd Halloween was a ton of fun!! He and Lucy dressed up as Mail carriers. Some of you may not know, but both of my parents are mail carriers and I saw a mail man costume for dogs and thought, oh I have to get that...well, Hayden is not very fond of big costumes with hats or anything like that at this stage of his life, so I was online looking for a costume and came across a little mail man costume and thought he would probably wear it since it is really only clothes that he shouldn't have a problem wearing. He was quite the trooper. We went to a few houses and for only going to a few he got a TON of candy. Our friends the Olson's stopped by and of course we had to get some pictures with them. Superman (Rodney), Big Buck (Ryan) and Monkey (Jack) are Hayden's best buds.

Concordia Homecoming

Concordia Homecoming was this past weekend and it just happened to be my 5 year reunion! WOW! Time has flown! I had a great time with friends and classmates. On Friday I met up with friends and we went out to eat and caught up on what was going on and laughed about memories. On Saturday we went to our class breakfast at Concordia and met up with other '04 Cobbers. It was great to see so many familiar faces. We also took a quick tour around the campus. They have made a lot of changes including a new student center that is so awesome. We were all wishing it was there when we were there. That night we met up with more classmates for a social and then went to Mick's Office. The Cobber tradition is still strong today. I even ran into my cousin Clare, who is also a Cobber graduate.


'04 Graduates - Anna, Betsy and Erin at the parade


Erin, Betsy, Anna and CJ

@ Mick's with Clare

10 on Thursday

Lisa did this at her blog - and I don't have much to blog lately so I thought...why not. I rarely do these types of things, but thought...lets give it a shot!! :)

1. If you won the lottery, what would be your one random, off-the-wall purchase?
barn read siding for my house with white trim...fun, huh?? :)

2. What is popular now that you just don’t get?
skinny jeans, twitter

3. What would your last meal, you know, if you were ever about to be executed and you got to choose that sort of thing?
Oh man...I think I would probably die because I was so full before the execution...I would have to say our traditional Thanksgiving meal (turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, the best dressing in the world, scalloped corn, green bean casserole, my grandma's pumpkin pie) I would also include my grandma's prune whip and her fudge (I'm missing my grandma!!)

4. When is it okay to start listening to Christmas music?
The day after Thanksgiving.

5. How do you feel about facial hair on men?
I don't really care for it. Some guys look ok with it, but I am more of a fan of cleanly shaven or maybe a day or two of stubble.

6. McDonald’s or Burger King?
Both - but for different reasons....breakfast Burger King and any other meal McDonald's.

7. What kind of soap do you use?
In the shower I use the Target brand knockoff of Dove and for hands and dish soap I use Method.

8. What movie can you watch over and over and never get tired of?
You've Got Mail, Cocktail, The Holiday, White Christmas, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

9. Favorite beverage?
NA: coke
Alcohol: Zorbaz margarita or pina colada

10. What do you want for Christmas?
I'm not sure yet - I haven't really thought about it. I guess it is right around the corner.

Ok - your turn. Answer any/all of them in your comment or answer them on your blog!

Get a haircut and get a real job!!!

Well - As you can see we pretty much skipped September on this blog. We have been busy busy busy here! We are hoping for a slow down soon!

Hayden enjoyed his first fair ride during the Ransom County Fair. This was his only ride since they didn't have much for little kids and he didn't really enjoy it much. He was fine for the first few times around but towards the end was sick of it.

Hayden and his best budy Jack at the Ransom County Fair Parade. They are just the funniest boys. They are only 2 months apart and get to hang out a lot!

We celebrated Emily's 30th birthday at the lake over Labor Day. It was a beautiful weekend together.


Hayden got his first haircut today! He needed it. You can't tell in his before picture very well but lets just say if he wanted a really nice mullet he wasn't very far from it! :)

Before

During - notice he is talking on his cell phone.
Kids and their cell phones, can't get 'em off of them! :)

After - he doesn't look like a baby anymore - he's a boy!!

It has been quite the month - I even went back to work a couple of days a week. A high school friend of mine is an insurance agent in Lisbon and I am now helping him about 15 hours a week with his marketing. I am really enjoying getting out of the house a little and Hayden is loving going back to the Olson's. Whenever I drop him off he doesn't look back and he cries when we have to leave. At first it made me feel a little sad, but I just know that he has so much fun there and they are so good to him.
We took part in the 1st Annual Friends of Huntington's Golf Classic on our Anniversary (3 years! yahoo!!) We even won the tournament. It was a perfect September day and we got to see lots of Jason's family. This tournament was very special to us as Jason's grandpa, 2 of his uncles and one of his cousins have passed away from this disease. He also has another cousin who has been living with it for many years. We hope and pray that they will be able to someday have a cure for this disease and hope that this fundraiser can help with supporting those that have it and their families.

Holy Hodgepodge!!!

We have been busy lately and I am now just getting pictures loaded from my camera that were taken a long time ago. So we have lots to update!!!

Hayden and I went to Forman on a VERY sunny and VERY hot day a few weeks ago to go swimming with our friends Rachael, Anna and Michael Hoistad. We had a great time. The pool was just redone and they added a little "splash pad" for the kids. Hayden LOVED it!

Hayden is such a good eater! There isn't much he doesn't like and as long as we add barbecue sauce to it he will eat it. He also loves bathtime.

The other day I was almost convinced I had given birth to a monkey!!! This kid is into everything and climbs on anything! I seriously can turn my back to him and in seconds he is on the couch and on top of the sofa table or trying to climb into the bay window. Notice he is in the same jammies...This was the other morning and happened within an hour of each other! UGH!!! I just get tired thinking about all of the running we do after this little boy.

It's been nice lately so we have been lucky enough to enjoy it before it turns cold. Hayden loves being outside pushing his lawnmower, playing golf and picking dandolions. More outside pictures below!!


My cousin Erin got married on the 22nd in Fargo. We stayed at the Holiday Inn and enjoyed the pool and got to see a lot of family. It was the first time all 15 of us cousins were together. We did get a picture - just not on my camera.

Don't you just love the picture of Hayden eating breakfast in the hotel room. Definitely a challenge with a 1 year old! The things you take for granted when you don't have kids.

More pictures of Hayden playing outside. the middle picture cracks me up. That is his new thing...when he giggles he puts his hands over his mouth. It's pretty cute!

Trip Down Memory Lane....

I was going through our wedding pics and I thought I would post some to our blog. We will celebrate our 3rd anniversary in just a month. Wow how time has flown by. Here are a couple engagement pictures and pictures from one of the best days of our lives - 9/16/06

Hayden Update!!

It's been awhile since I have updated on what Hayden has been up to...so here is a quick update. I don't have any new pictures of him recently...I know, I know...bad mom!! But he has been up to a lot lately I wanted to let you know what he has been doing.

Hayden now.....

...says Hi and waves at least 20 million times a day...when I get him from his crib in the morning or from a nap he says hi at least 5 times.
...moos when you ask him what a cow says and barks when you ask him what a puppy says.
...says elmo...but it comes out as "mo."
...says ball
...says baby
...says "b" when he wants his blankie
...has grabbed a full corn cob off of the counter and ate it straight from the cob.
...has become a little fish...we have been able to go to the pool quite a bit lately since it has finally been nice and he LOVES that pool. I'm so glad that I am making him a pool rat! :)
...dances all the time
...golfs!!! Watch out Tiger Woods!! Grandpa Terry is happy to say the least. We took him out on the course one afternoon and he loved chasing after our golfballs. We got him a small kids set and he loves to hit balls in the back yard.
...Runs every where he goes.
...gives hugs and kisses