Jazz in June

The Gibsons came down to Norman for Jazz in June on Thursday, and we had a great time. Thursday night was actually "Blues under the Stars" night. As you can see by Hayden's red cheeks, it was a little hot out, but we survived.

Belated Father's Day post!

Delicious grilled pineapple!!

Hayden and his pops.

We had a nice Father's Day cookout with my brother , sister in law, and parents last Sunday. It was sooooo hot, but my mom cooked out on the grill anyway. We had delicious chicken, steaks, and grilled pineapple, and we got to spend some time with miss Harper finally. (We hadn't seen her since Memorial Day weekend.) She is the cutest!!

Backyard oasis

We have been working so hard on our yard this summer so that it is a fun place to play! It is a little bit harder in the back with the dogs, but with Hayden's new little table and pool it is a little bit nicer. Our house had 5 flower beds when we moved in. No joke, five flower beds is a lot of work. Now we have 3, and that keeps us busy enough. We have been trying to get the dogs more comfortable with having to share their backyard with Hayden and from looking at the picture above you can see that Ruby is coming around. (Sorry Andi.) You can tell that it is taking all of her control to not tear her toy out of Hayden's little hand. She gives him her toy to throw, but he then wants to play with it, which is a problem. Oh well, baby steps. Now, if only it wasn't so hot!!

I love books!

Hayden has a room full of toys, but when left alone he prefers to play with his books instead. He really loves his animal books these days. He can roar like a lion and can make sounds like a monkey. Notice that he is really enjoying this book upside down!

weddings, weddings

We went to Wade's cousin's wedding on Saturday and it was sooooo beautiful. We had to park and take a shuttle to the wedding location, and I left my camera in the car. Needless to say, this is the only picture I have of the evening. The wedding was outside at "Something Beautiful Garden Weddings", which is an absolutely beautiful location if anyone is looking. I think I have some pics of the last wedding we went to there that I will probably post later if I can find them. Anyway, Wade and I took Hay with us to the wedding , the dropped him off at my parents house on our way to the reception. This is only the 2nd time he has spent the night with his grandparents in his 13 months of life! I am ridiculous. It is funny how you think you will be a certain way as a mom, then you become one. I didn't think that it would be difficult for me leave our little one overnight, or for a few days before we had him. Now it is a whole different story. This time was much easier than the first, so I am hopeful it will get easier!

I'm walking!!

We are doing this . . .

because Hayden is doing this!!

Yeah, he is walking!!

A Day at the Zoo!

The only thing at the zoo that made Hayden nervous was the dinosaur exhibit!  He started shaking in Wade's arms when they would move.

Nose!

I practiced with my new lens by taking pics of the gorillas.

Hay's pointing finger got a real workout yesterday.

Our zoo is pretty great!  We were sad that the petting zoo is under construction until next summer, but it looks like it is going to be really cool when it is finished.  Maybe by then he will understand "gentle".