Hayden Graduates from Pre-School

I can NOT believe that my little boy has graduated from pre-school. I honestly can't think about it too much or it makes me cry. I am not ready for him to start big school yet. Just not ready!!

As of now, we have him registered to attend 5 year old Kindergarten at the same school he attended pre-school. A small, private kindergarten we think is ideal, and I like the fact that it doesn't quite feel like big school :) We are still trying to sell our house, so on the seemingly off chance that occurs anytime soon, we will most likely have to pull him from private kindergarten and put him in public school where we move, which we have -officially- decided will be Trussville. Whenever the time is right. (Right, God?)

Here are just a few pictures from his graduation. Curtis likes to mess with the camera settings, and I completely forgot he had done that when it came time to snap him hugging his teacher. So the pics aren't great, but they will still help serve as a memory of this sweet event:

And it begins...

I captured this little sequence a couple of weeks ago on June 6th... it was pretty much at this very moment that I began to see that this boy is going to tRoUbLe! He is keeping me on my toes! He started scooting pretty fast on the same day (June 6th) and below is a video from that day. (He has since adopted a traditional "chest off floor" crawl):

Some of his new favorite activities include (but are not limited to!):

Opening cabinets:

Surfing the Web:

Getting into bags:

Chatting with himself:

Climbing onto the fireplace (and pulling off the bumpers):

Sticking out his tongue (Seriously, he does this all the time!)

Climbing Stairs: (Yes, these are now gated off)

Terrorizing animal life:

And just today, he started (and seemingly mastered!) ...

Pulling Up!!

6 Months

It has been 6 months since this guy joined our family! We suuuuuuure do love him!

He thinks Hayden hung the moon. He will inhale an entire jar of bananas even though they give him a stomach ache. He will have a 30 minute conversation with the guy in the mirror. If it is within reach, he will grab it. Everything is in reach.

6 month weight : 14 lbs 13 oz (10th percentile) -- we like our little guy!

A few more updates from the past couple of months (whoops)

April 8th - started rolling from back to front

May 1st - started scooting

May 12th - cut first tooth (on the bottom, and he cut the other bottom tooth the next day)

May 23rd - Sitting up

And just a little comparison of Hayden at 6 months and Garrett at 6 months...

Summer Kick-off!

We kicked the summer season off the best way possible - with a trip to the coast! It was Garrett's first trip down and we went with Crystal, John and Ella. We finally got to stay at the Splash Resort in Panama City, and it was a fantastic place! The weather was BEAUTIFUL, but it being early May, the water in the pool was still a bit too cold. Unfortunately it was also very windy that weekend, which put a little too much chill in the air! It didn't keep Hayden from swimming in the ocean all day, every day :) Aside from the wind, we still had a great time, and are thrilled that beach season is here!

Beach Baby

Boogie Boarding Boy!

Dinner at Sharky's

LOVE THEM

5 Years

(**Disclaimer: This post is over a month behind, but I'm wording like it is on time. Just no time for sitting on the computer these days, but I have lots of blogging planned out in my head!**)

5 years ago I was blessed beyond belief when I became a mom to this guy:

Hayden Alexander is the most practical, hilarious, adorable, compassionate, intelligent boy I know. We never could have dreamed how blessed our lives would be with this boy. I truly can't fathom the fact that he is five years old now. It seems like no time has passed since I was holding him in my arms for the first time.

Oh how we have enjoyed loving you, teaching you and watching you grow. We love you Hayden!

1st Birthday

2nd Birthday

3rd Birthday

4th Birthday

5th Birthday

This year we did a double birthday party for Hayden and Ella, since their birthdays are only (1 year and) 3 days apart. We had it at Homewood Park and the weather was great! Lots of friends showed up to play. Alli honed her awesome cake making skills and made some pretty extravagant cakes for the kids. David made everyone's day by catering in Dippin Dots! What a treat!

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Several weeks ago (yes, I'm behind again) we took the family canoeing on the Cahaba River. It was a gorgeous day and there wasn't a cloud in the sky! I successfully nursed a baby and changed a poopy diaper in the canoe that day - haha! Lots of fun!

We pulled over on a little island to hang out and let Hayden fish. Hayden declared it "Hayden's Island" and said he needed a big flag with an H on it.

Time to Eat!

Let's eat food!

"You want me to do whaaaaaat?"

"Well let me help you out there Mama."

"This is pretty good!"

"I can make cereal bubbles!"

"Did you know I can fit my entire fist in my mouth?"

"This is so fun!"

"Bravo I say!"

"Can I have some more?"