Birthday Party

Hayden had a Curious George party this year. It was supposed to be Caillou. I ordered the stuff on ebay (because Caillou stuff is no longer available here) but failed to notice the seller was from Canada. So we are still waiting for the Caillou stuff to arrive. Luckilly Hayden really like Curious George and we were able to find some things at Factory Card Outlet. They just clearanced all of the George things so that was another bonus.

Hayden had 5 of His friends come. Theo, Jerry, Will, Amelia, and Brooklyn. Luckily their moms are all my friends as well. :)

Grandma P and Darliene also came and Hayden was happy to have them. Nancy and Jonathan stopped by briefly to say happy birthday to Hayden and have a bite to eat before they hit the road to St. Louis.

The kids all kept busy playing with Hayden's new Geotrax set he got for his birthday. I served lunch. We had Hot dogs, Italian beef, rigatoni salad, dill dip, chips, and carrots. Yummy. My pregnant lady dream meal.

It was a wonderful birthday shared with great friends and family! After the day was over I was feeling truly blessed to have such great people to call friends, and such great family!

I even scored a present from Nancy-a gift certificate to Arby's! She knows that is the one thing I have been craving lately.....so funny. I did share it with Hayden though. :)

Great Birthday

We had a fun filled Birthday. I am sitting here feeling truly blessed with our great friends. They are such a blessing and I am so grateful to be surrounded by such great women.

Pics of the big day yesterday and the party today to come. I am absolutely pooped!!!!

Must.....Stop......Eating

This may be my 50 pound pregnancy. I am hungry all of the time. My stomach seriously growls all of the time.

With Hayden I craved fruits and "healthier" foods. Not that I didn't enjoy my share of cheeseburgers and onion rings.

This time all I want is nutty bars, Arby's french dips, Wendy's chicken sandwiches, Taco Bell.

Hopefully these cravings subside. :)

Have I ever mentioned.......

how much I love our neighbor? Tonight Nancy called to invite Hayden over for Swedish meatballs and to take him for a walk in his wagon since it is such a nice evening. She is AWESOME!

Summer Fun

Taking a break from work enjoying a fresh baked cookie from Nancy.

Hayden wears his safety goggles when daddy is out weed wacking because daddy has his. He looks so cute in them. Future scientist in the making.

Willems Reunion

Sunday we had the annual Willems reunion. It was another beautiful mild summer day and the kids had a BLAST on the farm. Hayden even got to ride on a HUGE tractor. It was great to catch up with everyone and have all of the cousins together.

Matthew Paul

Saturday we drove to Davenport to meet our hours old new nephew Matthew. It was so great to see him and hold a new baby. It has been a while.
Then we were off to DeWitt to the farm for some playtime for the kids and off to the fair and demolition derby in town.
The kids had blasts riding the rides. Hayden did until the boat jerked violently, then he freaked out. (Pic Above) :)
Then we ate some yummy fair food and watched the derby. It was a great time and was nice to spend some time with the cousins. Hayden had a blast with them all.

Minneapolis Trip

Listening to a DVD in Grandma's new van.

Watching the bear swim

Eating his first novelty ice cream treat. :)

Watching the rides at the Mall of America

Driving the trucks.

Potty break.

Another Potty break.

We had a great time in MN. It was a beautiful day for the zoo and Hayden LOVED the animals. It was also great to meet Andrew's family. They are a great bunch. Hayden loved staying in the hotel and was a great little traveler. We stopped by the Mall of America on our way out of town and wandered around. It was a great trip.