We Did It!!!

 

Hayden's Birthday Playdate

Hayden's 3rd and John's 4th Birthday Party at the Lake

John - 4, Hayden - 3, Sara - 1

First Dip in the Lake - June 5th 2011

 Picture updates - We celebrated Hayden's birthday with his friends with a playdate.  The weather was great, so we played outside.  The kids did so well together and all of us moms just sat in our lawn chairs and watched and visited.  We then had pizza, cake and ice cream and opened presents.  Hayden is so lucky to have such great friends to grow up with.  And I am very lucky to have great girl friends that also stay at home. 

The following pictures are from Memorial Day Weekend at the lake.

The last pictures are from Gymnastics Camp.  I signed him up knowing he would love it but I was also nervous because he is a little timid sometimes.  It was only four sessions of 45 minutes each time.  The first day he was very nervous and didn't know what to think, but he did great and warmed up quickly.  The next three times he didn't even hesitate.  He has been doing somersaults all over the house since.  I just wish that they would do practices for this age group throughout the winter to give him some activities during those dreary months. 

One of Hayden's favorite shows to watch is Dora the Explorer.  Every episode they ask the Map which way to go.  The Map usually gives three directions (over the bridge, through the forest, to the tallest mountain) Once they have reached their final destination they sing....WE DID IT!!!

That is how I am feeling.  We did it!  We have survived a very crazy past couple of weeks. 

Jason left us on Sunday, June 12th for ND Bankers School in Jamestown and was gone until Friday.  We planned lots during the week so that we wouldn't miss him too much.  I definitely learned that I would not be a good single mom.  Jason learned lots and also had lots of fun with the people he met.  He will go back again next summer for a week.

On Monday I had a doctor appointment and everything continues to look good.  We only have about 7 weeks to go.  On Tuesday Hayden and I went to Detroit Lakes to spend some time with my friend Meg and her family.  I did a Sensaria party for her and it was a beautiful evening that we had the party on her deck overlooking their beautiful lake.  It was a great night with some really fun girls from Detroit Lakes.  Hayden got to tag along with Drew and Dillon and went to Zorbaz for pizza and played games.  Hayden had so much fun playing with Dillon.  We came back on Wednesday.  On Thursday Jason's mom was nice enough to take Hayden over night so that I could get ready for a rummage sale on Friday and Saturday.  Hayden had fun hanging out at the farm and I got lots done.  My friend Shannon and I had a rummage sale this past Friday and Saturday and we had a really good turn out.  The sale was mostly Shannon's as she lives out in the country but my mom and I both put a few things on there and it turned out really well.  The rest of the weekend was Happy Days in Lisbon.  We went to the picnic (held inside due to rain) on Friday night, Parade on Saturday, BBQ at a friends and then the street dance that evening.  It was a perfect weekend!  Sunday we celebrated Father's Day together and also celebrated Hayden's friends, Carson and Ellery's 3rd birthday.  

WE DID IT!  We survived a VERY busy and VERY fun week! 

And now this week has started out very slow and very uneventful!  The weather is awful and we are just waiting for some nicer weather.  

Jason leaves Friday morning for a golfing trip with three other guys.  They are going to western North Dakota to golf three courses and Hayden and I will head to the lake with my parents.