Visit with Opa and Grammy

Hadley and I headed to the west coast for a few days for cooler weather and a visit with Grammy and Opa.  I loved watching her interact with her grandparents, she had us laughing constantly. Hadley went to the beach for the first time. I think she liked chasing the water more than playing in the sand.

Arizona, New Jersey and California

What do all these places have in common? Hadley!  She learned to say them. Her brain is such a little sponge and she picks things up quickly. We are still working on Mississippi.

Hadley also rekindled her friendship with the outdoor bunny. She played with him for hours, giving him lots of attention and love. She didn't understand that if she dropped him he would break. It wasn't till the next day she figured that out.  She was a little sad but got over it quickly. A little lesson that things on earth don't last forever and that we should set our sites on the things that do, such as Gods Kingdom.

Hadley completed her swim lessons.  Great job Hadley!  Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you.

Swim lessons

We signed Hadley up to have swim lessons for the entire month of July.  She attends four days a week,  each lesson a half hour and then we stay and play with some friends for another hour.  Since she's started she has greatly improved her kicking and jumping off the edge to mommy. She does need to work on blowing bubbles and floating on her back.  Her best skills are singing the songs, giggling and socializing.

Praise the Lord!!

Hadley has become quite the singer.  When she sings she puts her heart and soul into it.  Thats our girl!

Computer savvy?

Hadley's new thing is crawling up on the chair to get to the computer or to grab a pen and paper. From the look of things she will surpass me on the computer in no time.

4th of July

We hope everyone had a great 4th. We spent the day painting and dancing then went to some friends house to have dessert and watch fireworks.

She got the colors right... red, white and blue (= purple)

Watching fireworks

Growth chart

I wanted a simple modern growth chart and found one for over $100 on the internet.  I wasn't about to pay that so I thought I would make one that was comparable.  I purchased a 6 foot piece of wood, printed out some numbers from my computer, painted away and sealed it with polyurethane.  We hung it in the laundry room with 3M picture hangers for easy removal just in case we ever move.