Hayden has been partying her butt off this month. Actually, she hit up two parties in one weekend and got to stay up past her bed time! And she went to a baby shower, too. The first party was the baby shower for her future friend Ally, who will soon be the new arrival of my friend Erin W. This is Erin's second daughter, in addition to her first daughter Avery, who will be three this December. Hayden wore the CUTEST outfit ever to the shower, a little Mudpie outfit with a ladybug shirt and bell bottom pants, and of course, her best bow. I had to wake her from a nap to leave, and she let me know how pissed she was about it the whole way there. It was crazy trying to juggle Hayden, diaper bag, purse, and gift and try to figure out which house it was, because there wasn't balloons or anything outside. Luckily, the host came to my rescue. Hayden screamed the first ten minutes and I was sweating like crazy, sitting in some stranger's bedroom, trying to nurse her to calm her down. She finally got there and sat like a little peach for the remainder of the party, even falling asleep at one point. Everyone exclaimed just how adorable she was. (I know.) ;)
Then, this past weekend, we drove out to Katy to visit our friends who just moved back to the United States from Norway. Kim, Isabel, and their children Daniel, Alexandra, and Sofie. I haven't seen them since my last trip to Norway in 2008, so I was very excited. We were a little nervous because we were leaving to head out there at what should have been time to start Hayden's bedtime ritual. But, we got there and Hayden was all smiles. She was in a great mood and let everyone have turns holding her. The little girls jumped on the couch and waited patiently for their turn, so cute. I was thrilled to see the kids and Kim and Isabel, and was happy to introduce them to Will and Hayden. Will had a great time too, which I was happy about. We got home about ten o' clock that night, and Hayden slept straight on until six in the morning. Woo hoo!
The last party of late was the very next day, Laken's second birthday party. Laken is the daughter of my best friend Jennie. Jennie and I always joke that when Hayden and Laken are driving around town being teenagers, we'll be following them on the down low, with our box of wine and binoculars. Luckily, we have a few years before all that goes down. Jennie and Will (her husband-- we both have Wills :) were having a BBQ to celebrate at their home for Laken's big day. Again, Hayden let herself be passed around-- she loves it! Her little buddy Austin was there, too, who is only two weeks younger than she is. He's the son of our good friend Angela. Angela kept bringing him up to Hayden saying, "Hey, girlfriend!" We got a good kick out of that. While she took a nap there, by the time the cake cutting came around, she was holding on by a string. It was like she only promised us one good party, and it was over. So we had to leave before presents, but ended up having a great time anyway. We have some great friends. Here's a few pics of all her celebrating:
Hayden and Alexandra
Hayden and Sofie
Hayden and Laken
Hayden and her daddy
Looking so precious
Ash and Ang with our young in's
Austin and Hayden checking each other out
Then, this past weekend, we drove out to Katy to visit our friends who just moved back to the United States from Norway. Kim, Isabel, and their children Daniel, Alexandra, and Sofie. I haven't seen them since my last trip to Norway in 2008, so I was very excited. We were a little nervous because we were leaving to head out there at what should have been time to start Hayden's bedtime ritual. But, we got there and Hayden was all smiles. She was in a great mood and let everyone have turns holding her. The little girls jumped on the couch and waited patiently for their turn, so cute. I was thrilled to see the kids and Kim and Isabel, and was happy to introduce them to Will and Hayden. Will had a great time too, which I was happy about. We got home about ten o' clock that night, and Hayden slept straight on until six in the morning. Woo hoo!
The last party of late was the very next day, Laken's second birthday party. Laken is the daughter of my best friend Jennie. Jennie and I always joke that when Hayden and Laken are driving around town being teenagers, we'll be following them on the down low, with our box of wine and binoculars. Luckily, we have a few years before all that goes down. Jennie and Will (her husband-- we both have Wills :) were having a BBQ to celebrate at their home for Laken's big day. Again, Hayden let herself be passed around-- she loves it! Her little buddy Austin was there, too, who is only two weeks younger than she is. He's the son of our good friend Angela. Angela kept bringing him up to Hayden saying, "Hey, girlfriend!" We got a good kick out of that. While she took a nap there, by the time the cake cutting came around, she was holding on by a string. It was like she only promised us one good party, and it was over. So we had to leave before presents, but ended up having a great time anyway. We have some great friends. Here's a few pics of all her celebrating:
Erin and Ally's baby shower
Hayden and Alexandra
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