Fall Break

 Last Thursday and Friday I had Fall Break from school.  They were two great days where Hadley and I just spent quality time together and did some fun things!

Thursday:

Thursday morning Hadley and I went to the mall do to a little shopping.  We got Orange Julius's and then I let Hadley play in the play area for quite a long time!  She had a great time and loved all the other little kids there!  One of the things I love about Hadley is that she isn't in the stage yet where she throws a big fight when we have to leave somewhere (here's me hoping that stage never comes... haha!).



 It was such gorgeous weather that we went to the park every single day of the weekend!  Hadley is a huge park fan and so she asked everyday, "Park Mama? Park?"

Friday:

We ran some errands, spent a bit of time at a different park, went to Becca's to eat jellybeans and jump on the tramp.

After nap time we went with Becca and Jesse and kids down to Payson to a Fall Farm.  I love this fall season and all the great things there are to do!

 Aren't these two just the cutest best friends?  We think so!!!

Hadley loved the hay maze with daddy and Luke.

After the farm we went to dinner and Carls Jr. where the kids play for more than an hour!  Then we went to Becca's for movie night and snacks!!

 Saturday:

We got up early on Saturday morning and drove up Payson Canyon to hike.  The drive up there was amazing but since we hiked so high up it was pretty cold and most of the leaves had fallen.  Hadley loved riding in the backpack and was so adorable pointing out all the things she saw!

 We did the park a couple more times, had state conference and a delicious Sunday family dinner together to wrap up our great weekend.

Playdough & Pizza

 Last week we had a little playgroup at our house where we made peanut butter playdough and ordered pizza!  I'd never made the playdough before and it turned out ok, but most the kids (specifically Dex and Hads) were interested in eating it.  We made Dex a big ball and the first thing he did was take a huge bit!  Hadley probably ended up eating 75% of hers which was a LOT of peanut butter.  It was fun to get together and just relax and hang out!  We love hanging out with our friends :)



Updates

 We have had a busy couple of weeks so I thought I would just do a quick update on some things that we've been doing.

- Steve caught this awful flu/cold bug from somewhere and after almost 2 weeks of feeling pretty awful and yucky he is finally feeling better.  He stayed home a couple of days from work which was nice because Hadley got to stay home all day.  Luckily (and to my surprise) I didn't catch it and Hadley had only had a slight runny nose on and off for a couple of weeks.

- Hadley has a new obsession: coloring!  She just sits and colors quietly for at least like 20 or 30 minutes and she does not want me anywhere near or crayons or coloring book.  So I usually just sit close and read aloud to her.  She asks multiple times a day "Cowo (how she says color) mama?"  She loves to lay on her belly and do it too- couldn't get much cuter huh?!

 - I have been spending alot of time working on my portfolio for school, which will allow me to get my Level 2 license and be licensed forever!  It's a lot of work and a bit overwhelming for me since it has be completed and turned in my January 30.  Luckily I am 8 weeks planned and prepped for school so I can step back a bit from the planning and focus on this portfolio.  Eight weeks may seem a bit extreme but that's just the kind of teacher I am :)

- Hadley is doing really well at my sisters each afternoon.  She is finally (for the most part) over her hitting stage and is learning to share and play nice most of the time.  She is learning some funny things from Max and loves all things boy now!  Sadly for me she doesn't even want to come home some days.  As soon as I walked in the door today and she saw me she said, "No, mama!  No buh bye."  Nice huh?  It makes me a little sad but I'm glad she's happy to be there!

- Hadley no longer eats in her high chair.  I would keep her in there forever if she would let me, but she got to the point where she wouldn't even eat.  She just said there and said "Chair, chair, chair..." over and over pointing to the chairs at the table.  So she now sits in a booster and is pleased as punch!  My baby is getting too big!!

Dailies

 Just wanted to document what our daily lives look like these days!  Things are still going really great- still spending lots of quality time with Hadley, loving school, and being with our cute family!

Tub Crayons... a new and priceless find!  Hadley already loved the tub, now she never wants to get out!

 Trying out new hairstyles since Hadley's hair is soooo long!  Please excuse the crooked parts- she was not interested in holding still very long that day :)

Another almost daily activity... playdough!

Trying to take advantage of the warm weather - lots of trips to the park!

Got this great idea from my friend Cami... lots of little toys and a muffin tin.  Sounds so simple but seriously hours of entertainment!  Hadley takes them out, puts them in, takes them out, puts them in... well you get the idea :)

 On the way to Becca's for the afternoon- cute, cute, cute!

 Luke's last soccer game of the season!  She spotted a baby and just kept going and standing by the baby

and saying "Mama!  Baby! Baby!"



Life is still pretty simple and we love it that way!!  Take advantage of it while you have it that way huh?