Chuck E. Cheese

Shootin' hoops of course!

Watchin' the show


Pre-temper tantrum
During temper tantrum

So tonight we ventured off to Chuck E. Cheese...obviously not for the pizza but for the fun! :) (Daddy's idea because he's been DYING to play skee ball...haha) It turned out to be such a fun time! Little man was super excited when he saw "the band" start and Chuck E. come out for a birthday kid and walk around...until he got close then he said "UPPA UPPA MAMA"! Daddy and Hayden right away went off to play games while big momma sat and waited for the "oh so delicious" pizza. Well, as you might guess Hayden sat in his highchair and took one bite of pizza and then started throwing a FIT to get down and go play on more rides! Of course mean ol' mom and dad got it all on video camera to show his future gals of course! :) haha. So I threw his cut up pizza in his snack container and he ended up eating it after we left...(gosh am I smart or what!) Anyways here are some pics of our evening...notice my husband always seems to forget to take even ONE picture of MOMMY and little guy...it's always me behind the camera...hmmm daddy HINT HINT!!!

Its 4-H Fair time!!!

Well folks it's that time of year...THE FAIR! Seriously...nothing better when your pregnant (or any other time) than food at the fair! We'll probably try and keep the "every other year pregnant during the fair" thing going until we're done having children :) Last year was Hayden's 1st year at the fair but he was only 5 1/2 months old at the time so he wasn't "excited" about it. Well this year it's been AWESOME to see him get so excited when he see's all the lights and the animals! I just have LOVED it! Tonight we are venturing out to the rodeo now that Ben is back from being outta town so he will get to experience seeing how excited Hayden is at the fair...looking forward to that! Here are some pictures of trips to the fair so far...
Mr. Cool riding the pizza cart with his Papa! He LOVED this!
Hayden's 1st time seeing a cow up close...perfect that cow MOOOO'd REALLY loud right in front of him...he didn't know what to think about that! He just sat back in his stroller and I think thought to himself "whoa dude"
Riding a pony...his 2nd time doing this (1st time was at the zoo). He also LOVES this and I just LOVE to hear him giggle as soon as the horse starts walking! Of course my child wouldn't show his excitment for a picture!
This was Hayden's only ride because he's not quite big enough to go alone or with his older cousin Tyler and I wasn't about to get on another one of these stinkin' rides with my big ol' belly...I mean I was totally about to slide out of the thing! But he enjoyed it and that's what was important to me! :)
Hayden and his cousin Cooper just relaxin' in their strollers...at this point I would have given anything to be riding in there with them! :)

Happy Birthday Parker and Jo Jo!!!

My little stinker!
Alexis Neely (Jeremy's daughter), Parker Janes (Todd's son), and Hayden (Ben's) Who would have ever thought this would happen?:)

Waitin' patiently for Parker to open presents...
Wooo hooo...he LOVED showin' Parker the ropes...
Best Buddies...
Watch out Neely...your daughter is hangin' out with a Janes and a Johnson!
Happy Birthday Jo Jo! We had a fun day and night celebrating with everyone!

Lots o' playin'...

Hayden's signature "Ummmm" saying and face...forgot this one in the mix but HAD to put it up for his Daddy to see (he taught him this!)
Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to lately...just lots of playin'! Hayden finished his last swim lesson on Thursday night...we're working on gettin' his "big brother" room all set up so he's been playin' with all his "old" toys that are "totally new" to him...and he's just growing up WAY too fast and I can't get enough pictures of his cute little self!

The soon to be "big brother" playin' in his room...
Needin' a nap as you can tell by his face...
Shootin' hoops...
He HATES when I do this...one of the many things his mother "annoys" him with already! haha
Seriously? How many SPOILED living things can you fit under one roof?

Best Buddies! Parker and Hayden playin' after swimmy lessons!
Mowin' the lawn with his daddy is for sure on his list of "favorite things!"

(*Side Note: Wearin' his Colts hat...AWESOME...Daddy hasn't even tried to find him a Bears hat! OH WELL GO COLTS!!!)
Could he look more like a "big kid?" I'm so sad he's growing up TOO FAST! Yup...he for sure sticks his tongue out at me when I take pictures of him!
The "big brothers" makin' sure bath time goes ok...Jordy or "bubba" in Hayden's words and Dylan or "d lawn"

Hayden's swimmy class..."Bubbles" @ Shepard Swim School
"KICK KICK KICK"
Splashin' the ball around...
Your seein' this right...Hayden went off the diving board at a whopping 17 months old!!! (I had a hard time letting go but the instructor was there to catch him!)
The swimmers...Thanks Daddy, Nana, and Papa for coming to watch my lesson!

Runaway Nudist!

So yesterday before swim lesson's Hayden learned how to take off his diaper when I was folding laundry in the laundry room! So...I came out to find my little nudist...of course I HAVE to grab the camera quick and he thought he could escape the pictures! (He must have been thinking "oh my gosh my mom's going to be showing these pictures to my highschool sweetheart, I gotta get outta here!") Anyways, I managed to capture a few great ones...everyday I am lucky enough to experience something so funny and so new with this little man...just can't wait until there's two little men entertaining me!!! haha...
"OH NO MOM HAS THE CAMERA"
Even the dogs were thinking "what in the world?"
Alright here Mommy...but I'm covering my "piddle"!
Look closely...yup...he peed not ONCE but TWICE before we were through!!! Little turkey!
"Hmmm...I think I lost something under the couch the other day..."

Fun filled weekend!

This past Saturday Ben and I hosted a couples shower for Brandi and Ben who are gettin' married Dec 19th in Mexico! Brand's one of my BEST friends and we're so excited and happy for the two of them!
The happy couple!
Us gals with all of our Ben's...Brandi and Ben, Natalie and Ben, and Ben and I! Can you believe we all married Ben's!!!
Aunt Brandi and Emerson...
Two of my BEST friends...Natalie and Brandi...seriously why do all my friends have to live other places! :(

Today we went to the Potawatami Zoo and we had such a great time! The weather was PERFECT and Hayden had a blast!
Feedin' the fishy and ducks!
Walkin' with Daddy...

Checkin' things out!

This way mama...
Daddy and Hayden
Ridin' a horsey for the 1st time! He LOVED it!!! His face was absolutely priceless when we started walkin'! I wish we could have gotten that on film!
My little cowboy!
Checkin' out the Lion! He was sayin' all the animal names and also tryin' to make the noises they make! He's so smart I tell ya! :)