Hi Muno!

We picked up our new car today and we were able to meet Muno from Yo Gabba Gabba.  Hayden was mesmerized:)

Reading Time

In the early afternoon before Hayden’s nap, we go in his room and read/look at a few books.  This is some of my favorite time with him during the day.  If I’m lucky, he’ll sit in his chair, finish his milk from lunch, and let me read an entire book to him.  Most of the time though, he’ll just take the books out of his basket, open them, play with the pages and toss them on the floor.  Well, today, was one of the sweetest moments.  He looked at me while reading and said, “Mama.”  Now, I really don’t know what his first word was/is???   It’s so hard to tell when they “get” what they’re saying or if they’re just babbling as usual.  He’s obviously said mama a lot before, but I’ve never quite figured out if he really knew what he was saying.  Today, though, I could just tell that he knew I was his Mama and that’s why he said it.  He said it a couple more times when I told him good job and that I was his Mama.  Of course, the camera was nearby in our bedroom and I grabbed it so I could take a few pictures.  It was a small, insignificant moment, but a very proud one for me as his Mom, so I thought I would share.

Sunday Afternoon

Hayden’s Beautiful Wednesday Morning

I know that I’ve mentioned this before, but I love the gardens at Duke University.  In the spring they’re absolutely beautiful and their tulip displays make my heart smile.  So this morning, I decided that Hayden and I would deviate from our usual neighborhood walk and go to Duke.  We were definitely not disappointed.  It was so peaceful to walk around the gardens and the campus.  I think Hayden enjoyed himself as much as I did.  He just sat in his stroller and ate his morning snack while looking at all of the pretty spring colors.  I let him get out of the stroller and run around, which just made his day. 

 

I love the doors on the chapel.  They’re so unique and interesting.

Easter 2010

We had a great Easter this year and were able to do all of the fun traditional things that we enjoy.  After going to church, we had a huge lunch, watched Hayden attempt his third Easter egg hunt, opened some presents from the Easter Bunny and ate way too many sugary sweets. So, in other words, an awesome day!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, too!

Here’s Nana and Grandpa  helping Hayden collect his eggs.

The Easter Bunny was really sneaky and hid the eggs on the step;)

This little guy is Hayden’s new best friend.

First “Swim” of the Season

 

Easter Egg Hunt #2

This past week, we decided to have a little Easter egg hunt for the boys at Rikki’s house.  We were lucky because it was a beautiful afternoon, and all of our husbands took off of work early to join in the fun.  The lawn and the trees were quite colorful with all of the eggs spread everywhere.  Basically, it was everything you could think of with young toddlers in an Easter egg hunt – kids going everywhere.  After the hunt and pictures, everyone headed down to our house for a little barbeque. Chef Jamie was quite the grill master and the hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken turned out well.  Definitely a great day!