Hayden at age 4

Amelia is turning 2 next week.  I have a whole post about her.  In the mean time here  are some tidbits about hayden:

likes going t his sunday school class now
 
likes anything super hero


also likes playing with amelias princess stuff (but won't admit it)

has a good memory

likes to help in the kitchen

Has a crush on my brothers girlfriend Laura Lynn

Is a little clingy right now.  Wants to be held, sit on my lap, always telling us he loves us.  Super Sweet

Enjoys reading the No David books and lots of others

Finally is wearing socks without too much of fight.  Shoes can still be tricky.  Lots of croc wearing in this house.

Rides his little bike all around the house


Can't say cotton ball -- says Cock N Ball.  Ha ha.

loves the ipad.  We have to hide it.  Currently his favorite game is Blockhead.  He also really likes Star wars angry birds. and secretly likes amelias game where you feed and dress the baby

wants to help his dad with everything (cutting wood, working in garage, fixing things, etc)


Tallks about Disney World a lot and wants to go back.

sticks his lips out when he is mad or has attitude.


He has two piggy banks that he puts money in.  He decided that one is for Disney World Trips and the other is to save up for a "tractor that can pull a sled"

obsessed with taping things   Give him tape or pre wrap and he can play forever

enjoys going to hofme depot for kid day


Ask you to kiss his back when you want a kiss good night or goodbye

steals our phones and sneaks to play games on them

keeps asking me why and how we go poop and pee.  When I tell him he says  i am ridiculous

says alla ca damn instead of alla ca zam when he plays magician

told me that the rule is you get to hold something when you go poop.  Like a phone or ipad.  Just like daddy he told me. 

loved playing in the snow this winter


used his leaf blower to get snow off the car.  still is asking for a chain saw

Hayden is fun, mischevious, stubborn, sweet, cute, energetic, funny, We love him!

New Years Eve

This post is a little old...
We usually go out with friends a day or two before New Years Eve.
We went to Las Velas Mexican Restaraunt downtown.  Very yummy.

Then we we saw all of the Christmas lights and went ice skating.  The rink is nice but they are the worst skates ever!!!

We also checked out the gingerbread house competition.


On New Years Eve our friends came over and we had appetizers, chicken lasagna, and sheet cake.

We planned on playing the kinect but didn't get around to it.  There was some target shooting (poor amelia's toys) with a B.B. gun and q-tips.  Don't ask.



Hayden stayed up until close to 10 and we had a fake countdown for him since he wanted to stay up until midnight.

Overall a fun time.

Mineral Springs Waterfall

It got warm and all of our snow started to melt.  So we knew it would be good waterfall weather.   So we made the short trip to Racoon State Park to see Mineral Springs Waterfall.

The weather was warm but there was still a lot of snow and ice in the park.  It was also foggy so our pictures aren't too great.  But the waterfall had a ton of water.  Hayden liked taking pictures and trying to knock over the huge icicles.  

Snow Days

Hayden loves playing in the snow.  He begs to go out and help shovel the driveway.  He loves to do anything that adult men do (shoveling, hammering, etc).

He has really enjoyed sled riding.  We bought him a tube to use now.  He loves it.


Amelia is hit or miss. Some days she will play outside for a long time and others she is done one minute later.


Funny story about Amelia:  She has pink snow pants and boots a girly coat, etc.  But I had saved Hayden's blue, waterproof gloves.  She refuses to wear them.  She will scream and throw them at you and go get her little pair of pink knitted/cost a dollar mittens.  Then she is happy until she goes outside and her hands are cold.  So I looked everywhere and finally found her a pink pair of waterproof mittens.  She is happy now!

We have built a snow man a few times.


We invited the cousins over to sled ride.  Look at Kennedy's face.  Ha ha


Mike loves to make the track.  He gets way into it.  We have to build a pile of snow to crash into to slow you down or else you wreck into the house!

Mike and Eric build a jump.  The kids loved riding over the jump.  Hayden would go flying.


Mommy did it too



Mike and Eric decided to "jump" over each other. 













Amelia and Brady wanted none of that and happily sat on the stairs eating home made chocolate chip cookies.

Everyone has been enjoying the snow...except on Friday.  It was so cold and snowed so they didn't salt the roads because it wouldn't have worked.  I was at work when the snow hit and left around lunch time.  It was so bad.  My 15 minute commute took me over 2 hours.  Traffic was horrible on the parkway from Moon.  People were stuck everywhere.  I made to my exit but got stuck a little more then halfway up the small hill to the park.  Of course my phone was dying too.  I swear I willed the van up the hill (seriously only like 30 yards).  It took me 40 minutes of wiggling up but I made it and went home and took a long bath!

Some more pictures are below: