Hayden Parker ~ 2.5 years old!! December 2009

Thanksgiving 2009 ~

We had a great Thanksgiving day this year! It started with breakfast at the Pancake House...yuummmy! Then we headed down to the San Diego Zoo. It was a beautiful 78 degree day and the zoo was nearly empty, didn't have to battle any big crowds.
We ended back at Auntie Christi's and Uncle Bryan's to a surprise full Thanksgiving meal, we thought we were going to have turkey sandwiches and pie!! Talk about being thankful, it was a great day all around!!!


Ahhh, a big bear!


I can't wait to see the elephants!


I love elephants!!


Riding the saber tooth tiger w/ cousin Alysa!!


Hanging with my cuz, having a yummy snack ~ bought the new sunglasses at the zoo, 70's ski at it's best!

YO GABBA GABBA!!!

As you probably know, Yo Gabba Gabba is Hayden's favorite show! They had their first ever stage show and we went to the first show in L.A. with Sylvia, Ian & Ella. What a blast!
Although it was sorta hard to see over everyone's heads, the kids had a great time, they were captivated!!

Trick or Treat! 2009

We had a great Halloween weekend! Hayden had tons of fun with all of the activities! We walked around our neighborhood with her friend Sylvia that lives across the street, they were the neighborhood hit ~ !! Bumble Bee & Ladybug

**thanks to Grandma Karen for making Hayden's adorable costume, she loves it!!


Pre-Trick or Treat hugs ~


Hayden & Daddy ~


Having Fun!!


This was the end of the night, she was ready to go home ~


Tuckered out Bugs ~ !!

Pumpkin Patch at Irvine Park ~2009

We headed to Irvine Park a couple times this year, it is such a great park and the pumpkin patch is a lot of fun. Here's a few shots of fun!!!


Such a serious picture, she wouldn't smile ~


Happy picture with Daddy before we headed into the haunted house ~


Happy piggy pic!


Ian and Hayden ~


Ella, Hayden and Ian ~

Hayden & Friends

School picture day! She looked so cute, her hair wasn't too out of control.....The actual school pic is really cute, hair was a little out of control ~


Eating yogurt without a spoon, she had to get every last bit out of the container!


Hanging out, playing with her new Gabba finger puppets ~


All of her friends, she had them all set up on the chair (including the blue pom pom) ~

Summer Fun w/ Ian & Ella ~ 2009

It had been about a month since they had seen each other, they were really excited and celebrated with a group hug!


Yes, that's mommy stuffed in the back seat of the ride. Hayden wouldn't do it without me....We laughed our heads off the entire time!


Hayden and Ian riding shoulders with their daddy's!


Digging sand at Doheny!!

The Aquarium in Long Beach!!!

Time just flies....

Time is zooming past us and before I knew it, it had been over 6 weeks since I last posted some pics of Hayden.

She turned two on June 4th. Mellow celebration since we know that from now on they are probably going to be big. She's getting taller and heavier, healthy as can be!
She also started "school" on July 6th ~ first week and a half was a major adjustment. We think she's gotten the hang of the new routine and people. She woke up today, "Saturday", and asked to go to school....that is a great sign!

Meeting the family for beach day at Doheny tomorrow. I'll try and remember to take some pictures to post!

Here's a couple funny ones:


First time in a "bouncy house"! She loved it!


Wearing Auntie's goggles, we were getting ready to go for a swim ~

Hayden's Turning TWO!!

Thanks to Auntie for these great pictures! We had a really fun time running around the park to get the shots!!

Mother's Day with lil' miss Hayden ~

Mother's Day was great this year! Just Hayden and I, hanging out! We went to the park, ate some meals and most importantly - took a nap! Since I was just coming off of my 10 day trip to China I needed some extra sleep.....!

She loves her sunglasses, pirates booty and balloons from Trader Joes!

Disneyland Fun ~ !