Santa's Cookies

As we did last year, Hayden and I made cookies for Santa. I really thought he wouldn't be interested this year, but he was loving it from start to finish!

Rolling the dough

Cutting cookies

So excited!

Time to decorate!

He thinks Santa likes LOTS of sprinkles!!

Merry Christmas!

Family Snowfall Red Christmas

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Better Late then Never??

Halloween 2010

Trick or Treating at Grandma and PaPa's

A Tiger in the tree....

SpiderMan admiring his new muscles...

A super sassy Tinkerbell....


What do Tiger's dream of when they take their little tiger snooze?

Fall Carnival

Last Saturday me and my bestie's went to a fall carnival in McGregor with all the kiddo's. It was lots of fun to watch the boys play and the carnival was nice and clean!!

My Bestie's Amanda and Brandi. Sista's from anota Mista...I love both of these ladies like I love my family. Both of them are always there when I need them. We all love the same things and have the same values. It's amazing how much a like we all are. I don't often get to spend time with both of them at the same time, but when I do it's twice as sweet!!!

Their boys: two are blood brothers and two are brotha's from anotha motha ;)

Making a game plan...

This is how Brandi and Amanda were the WHOLE night. l have a bum foot right now and couldn't chase after Hayden in my awesome boot. They ran all over the place after him! They held him for most of the night, because he was a little too young for the rides and the rides he could have rode he was too scared to (he gets that from his Dad). They also held my purse and Hayden's coat the whole night too. There isn't anything wrong with my arms or shoulders, but sometimes when you get the chance you just gotta milk it! hahah :)

Not the best pic of us, but it is the only one I have of us together, with him looking at the camera in like two years! So I felt the need to share...

A DIno-Mite Party!

Yesterday we celebrated Hayden's 3rd birthday with a Dino Theme party. Currently he is OBSESSED with Dinosaurs...so it was a perfect party theme for him! I didn't take hardly any pictures myself (i didn't know where my head was during the party) :/ , but someone sweet grabbed my camera and took some great pics for me! Enjoy!

Pumpkin Patch Past & Present

2008

2009

2010

Fair Trip

Last week we took a trip to the fair. We kept telling Hayden we were going to pet some animals and he kept telling us he wanted to "pet a tiger" HAHA um NO! That is not a petting zoo I want to visit! Hayden had so much fun! He also took a pony ride! All day long he talked about that pony ride! It made me so happy that he really enjoyed himself!

This picture makes me laugh...I wonder what is going through his head...why does that horse look different?...better not get too close!

Trying to coax a baby goat to him

So happy to ride a pony!

ATTN ALL MOMS...I NEED HELP!!!

*Warning this post is to just let me vent a little*

So Hayden has become a little monster lately. I am really just so frustrated!!! Before he turned 2 we had already entered the "terrible 2" stage and then shortly after 2 he mellowed, now he is turning 3 and throwing the WORST fits. I thought we were supposed to be over this attitude!

So now he is refusing everything I ask him to do. Really I don't "ask" anything I tell him.

• First it started off with the toys. He is REFUSING to clean up from playtime. I now have to threatened to throw his toys away and have to have a trash bag in hand for him to even think about picking up.

• Then it went to eating he REFUSED whatever I put in front of him. I am the type of Mother that isn't a "short order cook" if you don't like what I make for dinner...you don't eat. Unfortunately for Hayden he has gone to bed hungry a many a night. Is this too harsh? Am I just overreacting to the thought of someone immediately rejecting my loving home cooked meal?

• Now he is REFUSING to take a bath or a shower. I don't know why. He has ALWAYS loved to take a bath. He used to request a bath throughout the day because he loved them so much. I don't know why, nothing has happened. He hasn't fallen, the water isn't too hot, he hasn't had a near drowning. Now it's literally like trying to bath a cat. He screams and cry and tries to climb out. You would think we are pouring boiling water over him. I don't know what to think.

• He also is REFUSING to cut his hair. Matt has always shaved his head to be "like Daddy" Now he won't let us come near him with the shears. He tell us not to "take his hair" His hair is so overgrown he is starting to look "unkept" I know I need to just take him to smarty pants or something, but I am so afraid of the way he will react and I really don't want to have to hog tie him for a haircut. What should I do???

• Bedtime. Geez. A year ago when we moved we had a hard time getting Hayden to stay in is room. He would immediately come into the living or the bedroom, or wherever Matt and I were. He would have to walk him back a thousand times and then we would get so tried of playing games and would have to go to bed that we would just let him sleep with us. So finally one night Matt just put his crib back up so he couldn't get out. So that worked about great for about three month, then he converted his bed back to a toddler bed and all was fine. Well a YEAR later he is REFUSING to sleep in his bed. He has to get into ours. I don't know what made him change his mind about his room. So here we are playing the back and forth game. I hate having my son go to bed in tears. I hate that the last thing he hears from us at night are threats of a spanking, but I don't know what else to do! He still comes into our room about 4am EVERY NIGHT. By that time Matt and I are too tried and have to get up in two hours. So in our bed he goes. I just don't know what to do!!!

• Potty training...psssh what potty training. Don't even get me started.

I explain everything to him and in a loving way. Hayden you have to take a bath because...Hayden the reason Mommy needs you to sleep in your bed is because....Hayden you need to potty in the big boy potty is because.... I always try to make him understand. I always explain the reasoning's for everything. He just doesn't care and SCREAMS at me!

I really go to bed some night and think How am I even supposed to handle him? How the hell do I be a good Mother. Why the hell won't he listen to us? Why is he so mean? What made him become a loud DEMANDING child?

I will gladly take ANY AND ALL suggestion anyone has to any of the above refusals. I'm to a point to where I just want to wave my white flag and say screw it, he can do whatever he wants. I am tried of fighting him!!!

Build A Bear or a Mammoth...

A couple of weekends ago I took Hayden to Build A Bear. Even though Hayden isn't real big on stuffed animals I wanted him to experience the Build A Bear world!! We probably won't be going back until baby number #2 needs to have his/her own experience (this is not an announcement that we are expecting lol just an FYI for you Mom!!)

Hayden TRYING to pick just one

Checking out the sounds

Thinking about putting his foot on the pedal

Stuffing the heart!

Giving the Mammoth a bath...

The best picture of ALL....my HANDSOME Hayden!!!!

I didn't get a picture of the finished product because by that time I had to help and needed two hands!! We ended up bringing home a Buzz Light-Year Mammoth...named Buzz of course! I'm sure it's the only one in Waco ;)

Playdate with the Bottoms!

We spent this morning with a play date with Megan and Parker Bottoms!! Parker and Hayden have known each other since they were 3 months old. They became fast friends and we enjoy their company. It also helps that Megan is so sweet and I love sitting and talking with her!

It's so fun to know that Hayden and Parker have many more memories to make together. The Bottoms are also fellow Lorena Leopards and that is where Matthew wants Hayden to go to school. So once we settle in Lorena these boys will be in the same grade and play sports together! I can't wait for Megan and I to be sitting in the stands together cheering for our boys!!

I love when we get pictures of the two of them together because I can't help but think we can use these on their Senior page and embarrass the crap out of them!! haha!