Showing posts with label Hayden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hayden. Show all posts
Friday, November 02, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
This is me...everyday.
Crazy and tired, but happy.
I am now the mother of four kids.
Most days it surprises me, still.
Three I had gotten used to,
and four is only more fun.
We're almost at the end of our first school year
where both girls have been gone at least part of every week day.
Where from 12-3 it's just me and 'the boys'.
{that's still so weird to me!}
It's been awesome, but I won't lie, I'm ready for summer.
Lazy days sleeping in and laying out by the pool.
Exhausting our Pass of All Passes
and grilling almost every night.
No more kindergarten drop-off
{we'll get a break for 1 year}
or homework packets for a few months.
And no more dance class. Goodness, that got old fast.
Mom's excited.
So for memory's sake,
here's an update {end of the school year}
of all four kids.
Ahhhhh, Tatum.
I'll start with my first.
I told Beau the other day that the traits in her
that drive me most crazy right now
are the things I will absolutely love about her
as she grows up to be a young woman.
She's stubborn and feisty.
She definitely marches to the beat of her own drummer.
She's sassy {too much if you ask mom} and spunky and bossy.
She's emotional and loyal.
She is confident and beautiful and smart.
1st grade was cake for her - 100% on every spelling test this year,
reading @ a 3rd grade level and better at math than I am as a 34 year old.
She is boy crazy.
She says things like, 'duh' and 'what the...?'
She is 7 going on 17.
And I wouldn't want her any other way.
Because after every fight, I get a good 'I love you, mom'
And I love her right back, only more.
Sweet Hayden.
Our little peace maker.
She has a smile that lights up the room.
She has the most lovable raspy voice and growlish laugh imaginable.
She holds her own when she needs to
{and with a big sister like Tatum, she needs to more often these days},
but she's the first to give in to solve a conflict.
She begs to be tickled.
{crazy, I know}
She rocked out kindergarten,
even though she is the tiniest little thing in line every day.
She is quick and eager to learn new things.
She is extremely bright and is praised by her teacher every time we speak.
She is kind and empathetic and sweet.
But a little rotten sometimes, too.
{just the right amount}
She will try anything once.
She is our performer.
You can ALWAYS find her somewhere singing
and is always embarrassed if we catch her in the act,
but should do it more because she has a great little voice.
Love, love, love that kid.
Layne the Lover
I seriously get an 'I love you mom' at least 3 times an hour,
every day - never fails.
He loves me a 'gazillion'.
And I love him that much, too.
He is a loner.
He traded his obsession for Thomas the Train for Power Rangers.
And I'm totally okay with that. We were all trained out.
He fiercely loves his baby brother.
Like, obsessively.
Like, can't stand to be more than 5 feet from him.
Like, cutest thing ever.
He is fearless and shy.
He is amazingly smart.
Could count to 100 last year {he's now 4}
and can do Tatum's math homework.
He reads his letters and numbers and can spell
the names of everyone in our family.
He will be in preschool next year
and already is telling me that he'll miss me because...
He's a mama's boy.
He is freakishly strong.
And he has the cutest way of talking,
kind of like a Boston accent
and I'm secretly so sad that they'll try and 'fix' that once he's in school.
{a bad dream is a 'nite-may-uh'}
Little Sawyer
He has changed so much in the last month.
He is now bald and rolling
{off of my bed today - that sucked}
and can't keep his hands out of his mouth.
He is SO happy
and smiles all the time.
He's started to belly-laugh
{my favorite}.
He has no interest in anything else to eat
besides his bottle.
He is patient,
which may or may not have been by choice
considering that he's pretty much being mauled
by any one of the three little people in this house
that are completely obsessed with him
at any moment on any given day.
He talks
and if you 'talk' back he'll keep going.
But you have to talk like him - he loves it.
He's started to lose interest in his pacifier.
And has gained interest in his thumb.
And he's the easiest baby to put to sleep.
Put any kind of cloth {blanket, burp rag, etc.}
over his face and give him something to suck on
and he's out in seriously seconds.
Oh, and he's really loved.
A lot.
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So there you have it.
Or I guess, I have it since that was really for me.
It's been too long.
I need to be a better blogger.
For memory's sake.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Such an easy project!
Found it, pinned it and actually made it.
Inspiration found here.
{making one for me tonight}
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Hayden's first day of kindergarten.
She's most excited to make new friends
and meet Tatum after school to walk to the car.
I DID cry.
But only after she didn't.
Brave little child.
Way to go Hayden!!!
We love you.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Friday, November 05, 2010
Cowgirl Jessie
Bo Peep
& Woody
Some were into it
and some totally weren't.
Happy Halloween!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
If you even knew
how much driving around I did every day,
your head would spin.
Pick up, drop off, pick up drop off...
and on and on and on.
But seeing how much they
love school makes it all worth while.
Hayden started preschool this week
and just so happens to be
in the same class as her friend Kaden
And, we even have some carpool action going on.
Soccer moms have nothing on me.
Good Luck Hayden!
Friday, August 20, 2010
It's not a 4th Birthday Party
at the Ballard house
Unless you have a handmade costume
from Grandma Leigh
So when Hayden mentioned wanting
an Alice in Wonderland party,
preperations began.
The Result?
A backyard tea party with Hayden's favorite treats,
silly hats for the kids and party favors galore,
a topsy turvy cake {thanks Mimi!}
and a very unoragnized {but fun} game of croquet.
A Very Merry 4th Birthday, indeed.
p.s. Thanks to everyone who came
and for all the help from Shanna, Jessi and Shay.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
no school
no work
no cleaning
no errands
picnics in the backyard
some serious pouting
hanging out at home
having fun
We're {so} ready for summer
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Who are we kidding?
There will be a gazillion
more pictures to follow.
Tomorrow.
Friday, April 02, 2010
Thanks to the fabulous Dorothy,
my kids now look a little less wild.
Tatum took off about 2 inches and
is still complaining
that I wouldn't let her go shorter.
Layne got his signature shorty faux hawk
{thanks mostly in part to
the two swirlies in the back of his head
that make it near impossible to attempt
any other style besides}
And Hayden has returned
to the one cut that so perfectly
fits her sweet little face.
She's a-lined.
All so very cute.
They even let me blow dry it now!
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