Three months

It's hard to believe that Hayden has been apart of our life for three months already. Time is flying by and he is growing. He is such a good baby. Hayden loves when Ryan comes home and gives him his full attention. This week we took him to a park and snapped some pictures of him. It was his first time in a baby swing and we were both quite surprised at how well he sat up and how much he liked it. These are pics from that evening and the last couple of weeks.

No mom, I won't sleep with my head to the side. I want to sleep face down!

Homemade ice cream

One night a couple weeks ago we had The Buckwalter's over for homemade ice cream. It had been a really hot day and the ice cream was sooo good and refreshing. The kids had fun helping Ryan put everything together and checking to see if it was ready to eat. We forgot to get a picture if us enjoying it, but here are a few pics from the evening.

Zion loves playing with Hayden, she will be a good mother some day!

Anniversary

On May 22 Ryan and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary! What a journey it's been since we said "I do". In the past we have always gone away for our anniversary but with a 2 month old we decided that going out for the evening was better. Our good friends Matt & Naomi watched Hayden for the evening and we went on a motorcycle ride to Jacksonville. We ate at Logan's Steakhouse. As we pulled in the parking lot Ryan was going to drop me off at the door and go park. But there was no need to go find a parking spot since there was a sign posted on the front of the building that said " motorcycle parking only all others will be towed". It was pretty cool to have a spot right up front just for bikes!

What is that!?

I found this creature the other day when I looked in our recycling bin. Needless to say I jumped and told Ryan he needed to check this thing out. We have never seen this creature before, we think it might be a large lizard, it looks similar to the much smaller ones we see around our house.

I have an arm!

Just this week Hayden has discovered his right arm. He loves to lay on the floor, for long periods of time, looking at his arm while opening and closing his hand. Hopefully he soon discovers his left arm as well!! These pictures are taken on the changing table, he is always happy when I lay him on it. I can always count on smiles when I change his diaper.

Hayden and Daddy

Last Saturday Ryan had Hayden for the day while I worked at Marina Sweets Cafe. We were both a little nervous about how it was going to go, but Hayden did great for daddy! They got me a big hanging plant for Mother's Day, went to a car show and still managed to get a nap. I really enjoyed working a whole day so for now I plan to work every Saturday.

Sunday we slept in, had breakfast together and then in the evening we grabbed dinner and watched a movie. I was so thankful to the Lord for my first Mother's Day. Here are some pics from Saturday......

Our Little Man

Hayden is growing up so fast...Today he is two months old. It is so exciting to watch him grow and begin to respond to us more... smiling, etc. It feels like we are just beginning to see his personality a little bit. He is definitely alert and curious about the world around him. (he is also a harley fan) Fatherhood is a wonderful thing. Last Sunday we went to Beaufort, NC (along the coast) for a few hours and on Thursday we went to a beach along the Neuse River about a half hour from our house. Here are some of my favorite pics: