the BIG 25

My cute guys!
enjoying my little dessert

Melissa, Briste, Me

Natalie, Tyson, Melissa, Hugh, Me & Hayden
This year I turned 25! A quarter of a century old, it's weird when you think about it like that! The day before my birthday some of my friends and I went to lunch and later that night Josh, Hayden and I went out to eat at Carrabas, it was so fun to go out and the food was so good! Then on my birthday some of my friends took me out for some yummy dessert at a fun place downtown called the chocolate bar. The week after my birthday we kept celebrating some other friends and I went out to lunch to celebrate. Thanks everyone who called, sent cards, came over, gave gifts, took me out, and made me treats. You all made me feel so loved! Thanks for making my birthday a special day!

5 Months

look at those pretty blue eyesHayden loves sticking out his tounge

"mom what are you doing?"

At 5 months Hayden likes mirrors. He smiles at himself every time we put him in front of a mirror. He is discovering his hands. He holds them in the air and moves them around and stares at them. He has the cutest giggle. We love tickling him and hearing him laugh and laugh. He is so interested in everything around him. He loves watching other kids and is more interested in our dogs than ever before. I layed him on his tummy yesterday and he scooted himself forward about 3 feet. He didn't exactly have his hands out correctly to hold himself up, I was concerned that he would have a carpet burn on his forehead when he was done but he was fine! That's the first time I've seen him do that, I'm sure there's more of that to come. Since he started eating solids he feels heavier so I'm sure he's put on a few pounds. In about a week we have his 6 month checkup and then we'll know just how much he's grown. He's gets more and more fun all the time! We just love him!!

Rice Cereal

On November 4, 2008 one day before Hayden was 5 months old we gave him rice cereal. He has consistently been sleeping about 8 hours after we put him to bed. Then waking up eating and going back to sleep for 4 or 5 more hours. Lately he has been getting up every 4 hours which was really wearing me out so we decided it was probably time to start solids. At first he wasn't too excited about the new texture in his mouth, but we tried a few bites and something must have stayed down because he slept for 6 hours. Since then he has learned to like rice cereal and after the first few bites he opens for more, and sometimes we can't give it to him fast enough. Now we're back to at least 8 hours of sleep before he wakes up to eat. All ready to try some rice cereal"I'm not sure about this stuff"
"Maybe I'll have a little more"

There's more on his face than is in his tummy!

Halloween

This year for Halloween Hayden was a puppy. He looked so adorable in his costume! We decided that since Hayden already had a puppy costume that we would all go to the Halloween party at our friend's house as dogs. Josh was so excited when I showed him the masks I got for us! ...not really, but he was a good sport!

The day before Halloween Hayden and I went with some of our friends to tick or treat at the mall. It wasn't exactly what I expected,but it was fun getting Hayden dressed up. Melissa, Porter, Natalie, Tyson, Me, Hayden
Me & Hayden at the Mall

He wore his "My First Halloween" shirt all day!

Our Little Guy

While we were in Arizona my sister took some really cute pictures of Hayden. We think he is the cutest baby ever!

4 Months Old

ARIZONA

From October 13-22 I went to Arizona to watch my sister Teri's kids while she and her husband and son along with my parents went to Nauvoo. I was glad I was able to help them go. They had a great time and said it was an experince they will not soon forget. My parents stayed at Teri's for 24 hours...just long enough to see me, and give Hayden a few kisses! It was hard being apart from Josh for so long, but it was good to see my family. I wish they all lived closer so I could have the best of both worlds.Grandma, Hayden, Grandpa Grandpa & Hayden

Rolling

On October 16, 2008 Hayden rolled for the first time. At first it was just to the right, but now he can roll to the right and left from his belly to his back. We're still working on showing him how to roll from his back to his belly.

I love my puppy

Look! I'm starting to get some hair!