Pumpkin Patch!!

Fall festivities are here!  We started the season off by heading to MacDonald's Ranch , just a couple of miles from the house. There we found a petting zoo,  pony rides,  hay rides to the pumpkin patch and much more. It was a perfect family outing.

Santa Barbara

We recently took a family vacation to Santa Barbara. Where we spent a week visiting friends  and going to the beach. Hadley was even able to squeeze in a visit to the Natural History Museum to see their annual butterfly exhibit.

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.