Hayden turns 2

I can't believe Hayden is 2.

We had Thanksgiving at my moms house. After our yummy dinner we had Hayden open presents and we sang to him. He was so excited he wouldn't eat dinner. He loved his tool bench and tools from grandma, his toy story toys from Aunt Renee and kids, and his Toy Story sleep kit from Hillary, Eric and Kennedy. We got him a Toy Story little couch/bed and he loved that too. And he can't wait to use his disney money at disney world next month.




(cute cousins looking at his photo book)

He loves his tools and has played with them everyday...



On Friday I headed out to the stores early to get some good deals. I went to Toys R Us early in the morning and got everything i marked in ad for Hayden. So I am done shopping for him. The line was pretty long and it was so hot in there. I was dying. I needed something to eat and actually thought I was going to pass out. I had to sit down and eventually made my way to the water fountain all the while my vision was getting worse. Luckily I made it, got some water and some fresh air. It wasn't looking good! I thought for sure I was going to be on the news as some crazy black friday shopper that passed out!!!

So after Toys R Us I stopped at Sheetz got some food and was good to go. I am almost finished with my shopping. I only have 2 more people to get for!

That night since it was Hayden's real birthday we met up with Pap and got some ice cream at Eat N Park. Hayden loved his real golf clubs and played with them immediately when we got home... in the house. Scary!!



Right now I am trying to get the house decorated and getting organized for our trip. Hayden and I are taking a short trip to Florida before Christmas and going to Disney World... and to visit Aunt Quinn ;) One last trip before the new baby arrives.

Also if you have leftover pumpkin I have some recipes at my cooking sitehere

Here are the rest of the pics:

2 Year Old Portaits

Before Thanksgiving we usually go and get Hayden's pictures taken. We do some for his birthday milestone and then Christmas Card photos. So far we have done them at JC Pennies. They do a pretty good job and they are cheap. I would love to go to some nice individual photographer and get more unique pictures but I am too cheap. And my camera is still broken so I won't be taking any. But these work just fine for us.

Hayden is at a tough age right now anyways so I was hoping to get at least one decent shot and be done with it. We got a few pretty good ones. The Christmas card ones I will post later or you will get it with your Christmas card.

Mike's Family Visits

Mike's Mom, Dad, and Sister Crystal came to visit for a few days last week. It was nice for Mike to get to see his side of the family and for Hayden to hang out and get to know them. Hayden was a little sick at the beginning of the week but wasn't too bad.

On Sunday we went to West Virginia to visit Mike's Grandfather.


The rest of the week we hung out, had a fire, went shopping at the outlets, went to the strip, and to a few Pittsburgh Restaurants (Pamela's, Primanti's and Sauce. And Sarris Candy/Ice Cream shop).



We had a mini party for Hayden (and Mike) with cake and ice cream. He enjoyed his gifts from Crystal (light saber) and Nana and Papaw (basketball hoop) and has played with them every day since.









We also walked the trail and visited the duck pond.








Hayden was his normal shy self for most of the visit but I still think he enjoyed everyone visiting. Every now and then he will say Nana, Papaw or Crystal and then say "bye bye". Or he will point to the sky and show me stars like he did with them.

I forgot to add this picture to my last post. I made 10 of these for this years seniors on my team. It took forever!

Sunday Brunch

Here are some pictures I haven't had time to post. We took Mom to the Grand Concourse for Sunday Brunch for her Birthday. It was a beautiful day and the food was yummy. We visited the dancing fountains and Hayden and Kennedy had a blast.







On a side note my girls soccer team lost in the quarter finals 1-0. The team that we lost to is in the finals, so I am a little depressed. Next year and probably several after will be rebuilding years so who knows when we will have that chance again.

Halloween Pictures

Hayden was R2D2 for Halloween. He really enjoyed trick or treating (which he even said a few times to people). At one point he was sprinting from house to house. We went trick or treating with his cousins John and Kennedy. It was a little chilly but the kids didn't seem to mind. Hayden (well...Mike and I) got some good candy!




We also took our tradional skeleton picture with Mickey.


Do you like my soccer ball pumpkin?

Hayden loves Mickey and wanted to hug and wrestle him.