Tag, You're It

Hayden Kate loves tags. On everything. When she plays with toys, the first thing she does is find the tag. Then it goes in her mouth. Today we snapped some pics of her playing with her Minnie Mouse. The look of joy on her face while chewing on the tag cracks us up. Get it, girl!

First Meal

We finally got around to starting Hayden Kate on solid foods last night. We started with rice cereal, and after the first bite (shown in the 2nd photo), she seemed to like it! Here's to a lifetime of trying new foods and the various reactions that come along with it!

 

Natchez

This weekend, we headed to Natchez, MS for the big Kelly's Kids sale. We'd heard lots about it, and wanted to check it out for ourselves. We met up with Tanner's brother & sister-in-law to scope out the deals & just have fun. 

Besides shopping the sale, we got to eat at some awesome places. We had yummy BBQ, killer desserts, and the most delicious cinnamon roll waffles you could imagine. The town was so quaint, and every person we spoke with was incredibly nice. And their famous houses were HUGE!!! 

It was a great adult-only weekend, and we are already thinking about next year's trip! 

Summer Is Here!

As of Saturday, summer is officially here! We have a summer bucket list that we're working on, filled with fun warm-weather activities. We've done a few already, with many more hopefully to come. We hope everyone has a fun-filled summer making memories with family & friends!

Swim Blessin's

It's that time again...swim Blessin's (as Hamp calls them). He loved them so much last year, and he has talked about them all year long. So this summer, we signed him up for 3 weeks worth. This week was the first week, and we are exhausted! Ha! We have a break until after July 4th, so hopefully we'll rest up to  be ready to go again. Hampton made some great progress this week, so we're hoping he'll be a fish by the end of the summer! 

Hot Air Balloon Festival

Saturday night, we headed to the annual hot air balloon festival in Foley. The balloons only fly at dawn & dusk, so we planned to be there right around 7pm. Instead, we got stuck in traffic for over an hour, and had to watch the balloons take off from our car. We were aggravated, but we decided to make the most of it anyway. We are so glad we did! The balloons all came back & lit up the night with their glowing flames. Plus, they were doing tethered rides up & down, so we did get to see them fly. The boys had a great time watching them & enjoying a sno cone treat!

Father's Day Recap

We had a great Father's Day! We started the morning with church, then came home & cooked lunch for Paul & Jan. Bo made sliders & we had all the fixins, including strawberry shortcake....delicious! After lunch, we headed to the OB waterfront park, where we let the boys play in the water for hours. When it was finally time to go home, both boys fell asleep in the car & didn't wake up until the next morning. To us, that's definitely a sign of a good day!