Hoppy Easter

 Hadley was soo much fun this year. She was so excited to wake up and find that the Easter Bunny had left her all sorts of goodies. Spoiled as usual.

Her favorites were this elephant watering can and the load of bubbles she got. Well those and the m&ms.

My family came up for brunch and then we headed to campus to enjoy some sunshine and let Hadley ride her bike. I love Sundays up there. 

 Hadley is happy anytime she can ride her bike.

Miss Kayla getting some lunch.

And starting to give lots of smiles!

We headed home to try to get some pics with the cousins. Hadley cooperated for as long as she did with the promise of more m&ms. 

Then she was done.

 After a much needed nap Jonas's mom came up for dinner and bubbles, bubbles, and more bubbles.

It was a perfect day of sunshine, family, and m&ms. Weekends like this make it hard for me to leave Logan!

Old Man River

This past weekend we celebrated Jonas's 3rd annual go fast and crash birthday party. We started this on Jonas's 30th, and everyone has so much fun we have kept it going. We all met for some grub first (no pictures with everyone who was there), and then here are the people who went to the track.

The lovely ladies...

 And the handsome fellas...

 We decided to try the track in SLC this year mainly because it is closer to everyone. They weren't as nice as the Ogden one, but they let us play bumper cars which we NEVER get away with in Ogden. We had 2 separate tracks going, so when we were finished we had to compare times to find out who the winner of our exceptional traveling trophy was. Mr. Steve Spencer was the winner!

 After the go carts a few of us headed to Z-Coon's for super cross. Jonas and Zach watched it while the rest of us played cards and had fun. Spoons is hands down the best game ever.

The next day, on Jonas's actual birthday, me and Jonas went to lunch and then picked up the goobs who had had a sleepover at Jonas's moms. She then got to decorate Jonas's cake (which means I do all the work and then she dumps a bottle of sprinkles on top).

She sang happy birthday to Jonas all by herself, and then they had to do a few rounds of blowing out candles. She LOVES it. Jonas had to take off for some BMX business and Hadley wasn't feeling well, so me, my mom, and my sister ate some cake and ice cream together. 

The rest of our time in B-town was spent hanging out. Here we were at CIty Creek (Hadley LOVES the fish).

 She was obsessed with this giraffe. Jonas told me to buy it without noticing the $105 price tag.

And of course we had to get some baby Kayla time in. Don't they both look thrilled?

 Happy BIrthday Old Man River (aka Jonas)!!!

Too Many People

 True to our word we headed to the skating rink last night. Hadley was pretty excited.

I know this picture doesn't do them justice, but her skates were about the cutest thing ever.

Getting ready to go with daddy!

Unfortunately, there were a million young men and women's groups there. Like Hadley kept saying, "too many people." So she didn't want to try to skate with the little walker thing. 

 But luckily Jonas is a champion figure skater--I mean hockey player, so the next thing I knew they were flying around the rink. He would squat, hold Hadley under her arms, and zoom around so she felt like she was skating super fast.

She had a blast of course and has some crazy radar for treats so she ended the night with some M&Ms. Spoiled rotten.

Parrot

I didn't realize how far behind I was in blogging until I checked yesterday. I have definitely turned into a Facebook/Instagram poster because it is easier. So here is an attempt to catch up.

If you are ever curious as to what you sound like and/or say on a regular basis, just hang out with a 2-year-old for a while. Not only does she repeat anything and everything, she says it with the same tone as I do. Some of my favorite sayings of Hadley's right now are, "Oh dear, silly goose, 2 minutes, oh gosh, and heard that." She literally talks and talks all day long. It is mostly good. 

Hadley was very excited for it to be my birthday. She got to decorate my cake, and it ended up being lots and lots of sprinkles. That is how everything she decorates turns out. (I can't find my camera so these pictures are all from my phone). Jonas's birthday is this week so we went and got him a present last week from Hadley. He hounded her until she told him what it was, so I took it back and got myself a running shirt.

 We have been going ABSOLUTELY CRAZY this winter. Way too many cold days and not enough to do. She asked to play with this water table every time she saw it in the garage. I finally thought why not? It's just water. She was very, very excited as you can see.

 I love waiting to see what Hadley is going to say when she wakes up in the morning or after naps. It ranges from "Mommy! I'm awake!" to "Play outside. Peanut butter!" to "I like to move it move it!" You never know what you will get. 

 We decided when Hadley was born that Jonas would take her out every Valentine's Day since we never really do anything. I took her to get her nails done during the day. She did really good, and I think it was because she was a little scared of the lady who would gasp every time she moved a muscle.

Jonas took Hadley to dinner, ice skating, and then to get froyo. They both had a blast and talked about it for days. She still asks to go ice skating with daddy so that is on the calendar this week. 

Hadley has figured out how to get laughs and loves having everyone's attention. When she gets to spend quality time with her daddy they are inseparable, and she wants nothing to do with me. I don't complain. She is just like her daddy in a number of ways, one being that they could both sit and watch movies all day. I feel like a bad mom when she sits and watches a movie, but with the weather this winter it was much needed on some days! Her favorites right now are all 3 Madagascar movies (or move it move it), Despicable Me, Happy Feet, and Lorax.

We took Hadley to Jungle Jim's with Jonas's parents, and she didn't really love it. She was scared of everything that day (per being a 2-year-old) and was mainly excited for the prizes she got at the end. Jonas and I, on the other hand, may have had too much fun.

 Hadley is still very much in the dramatic stage. If she is tired, game over. She likes going and doing things, but it usually isn't too long until she just wants to go home. She is an amazing kid, and we always get compliments everywhere we go on how cute and smart she is. (Just don't tell her she is cute. She is pretty). 

FINALLY last week the weather warmed up a bit. I love that it was 40s out and we were soaking it up like it was 80. It was a much needed break for both of us and we took lunch up to the park a few different days. She has loved riding her bike, playing with chalk, and running from bugs, her latest and greatest fear. Unfortunately we live in Utah and the weather didn't last.

Love our goobers!

Go, Go, Go!

I am pretty behind in blogging, but I have been swamped at work and going back and forth to B-town gets to be exhausting! Fun but exhausting.  

This weekend we were down for the last indoor races of the season. Hadley was sooo excited to go until I had to wake her up from a very short nap to get there. Once we got to the track though she was off!

Strider had a little course set up for the tiny ones to practice on. Hadley was in LOVE. She went around and around and around. She loved every second of it. Whenever another kid would crash Hadley would whip her bike around and cruise over to make sure they were okay.

 The starting hill even had a little gate. All of the other kids would take off as soon as it was dropped, but miss Hadley would stay and take the time to thank the kids who were running the gate. Then she would be off. 

When it was time to go on the actual track to race, Hadley decided it was much more fun to play in the dirt. So we didn't get her to race with her class of 2-year-olds, but when I told her she wouldn't get a trophy she made it with the 3-year-olds. She was in last place per usual, but she always gets special attention from the announcer. The whole GT team was waiting to do the flag lap, and she got some big cheers from them.

The worst part of the night was the stupid parents. There was a little girl up on the Strider track saying stuff like "I beat her! I beat her!" When I saw her parents down on the track later, it all made sense. The kids were just practicing, and she was yelling at her daughter, "You are beating them!" Seriously?  They are TWO YEARS OLD. Way to teach your kid to be a brat!!

I know that this will be a challenge for me as Hadley grows up and does who knows what sports. PARENTS ARE THE WORST!!

I would MUCH rather have the kid who rushes over to help people who crash, thanks the people doing the gate, and walk around chatting with everyone, even if she does get last place in her race.

End Rant. My kid is freaking awesome.

Slow Down

 I feel like I need 4 extra hours a day to get everything done that I want to...and those would need to be more nap time hours.

Things have been crazy lately but all good. We finally got to meet my new niece, Kayla Rose. She gave my sister a run for her money. It was a really rough labor, but my sister did awesome and Kayla is just gorgeous. I tried to get a few pictures before we had to head back to Logan (I may have pushed back our return date a few times...)

She looks just like I thought but 100x cuter. Hadley isn't too interested yet, but I know as soon as Kayla is older Hadley will start bossing her around.

Since we were going to be down in B-town for a while, we decided to go snowboarding with our friends. I have only been 4-5 times ever and hadn't been in 4 years. I figured I would try it 1 more time before I sold my stuff. Needless to say it was cold, my knees hurt, and I don't think I will be doing it anymore :). I tried.

Lastly, my birthday isn't for another week, but Jonas will be in Phoenix. I have a history of having really bad birthdays (i.e. JIb getting hit by a car) so Jonas FINALLY stepped up and gave me a surprise night with some of our best friends. I thought we were going to dinner and the Aggie game, but when we got to dinner I was shocked. After dinner we headed to the trampoline park and had a blast. (Yes, I had the same party as my 2-year-old).

When we wore ourselves out we headed home to have some chocolate cake. We thought it looked like a sweet 80-year-old decorated it for me. Jonas tried to get a half-naked man cake for me, but the bakery wouldn't do it. Shocking. I had such a blast and love everyone who came to celebrate with me. I am VERY proud of Jonas for planning something.

 Now we do more back and forth to B-town for racing, more birthday fun, and mostly to snuggle Kayla. 

Cold

I think January can just suck it. What good ever happens in January? This one was particularly brutal, and I am sooo glad it is over. 

A few weekends ago, with the sun actually out, we decided to try sledding with Hadley. She had a grand time when I went with her. The snow was pretty icy though, and I lost my glove halfway down the hill which led to ice burn. FUN!

Then Jonas decided to give it a shot. I asked him a few times if he was sure, and he said he was good to go.

That lasted long. He broke the sled and buried them both with lots of snow. Luckily Hadley just rolls with it.

 She can't quite hang on just yet. Next year we are definitely investing in better sleds.

 I was pretty sure at this point I broke my shoulder. Luckily all was good.

 She discovered it was more fun to just slide down the hill on her belly.

 Later that day we headed out to the races. She gets so excited to wear her jersey and go play with the boys.

 Getting a tune up and a higher seat from Uncle BJ.

 Getting locked and loaded.

 She was all ready to go, and then when the race started she got distracted and kept looking around checking everything out. So she finished last, but she did the whole race by herself (most parents just push the kids as fast as they can).

 Coming into the finish line. She did get her own shout out by the announcer about being a GT rider and coming in with her daddy and uncle.

 She got to pick from a green or black trophy at the end. She looked at them for a minute, and then she quickly pointed to both of them. The little turd.

 So excited to have another trophy!!

Thank goodness for February. We have a new niece coming soon!!