Dear Hayden,

You’ve been having a great time with the doggies in your life lately. You love Emmie’s dog, Sassy. Whenever I tell you we are going to see Emmie, you start saying, “Sassy! Sassy!” Also, we volunteer at After the Bell on Fridays, and there is usually a little puppy there named Dexter with whom you are in love! It’s a neat thing to see you amazed by animals.

Love you,
Mama

You, Emmie and Sassy

You and Dexter

Dear Hayden,

Tonight we took some underwater photos of you — proof that you have been doing some super swimming!!

Love you,
Mama

PS – This is your 200th blog entry! I can’t believe how fast you are growing!

Dear Hayden,

For about a year now, you have had a special friend — Meggy. You even call her “My Meggy” and everything! Well, Meggy started her “real” job last week, so we have seen a lot less of her! You keep saying, “My Meggy!” and I keep trying to explain that Meggy has to go to work so she can’t spend as much time with you as she used to! She is so good to you — she willingly watches you whenever she can, and she absolutely adores you! We know Meggy is going to be a great teacher, but we sure do miss having her around! Thank goodness we get to see her every Sunday at church!

Love you,
Mama

You and Meggy

Dear Hayden,

Today Hannah Jane is spending the day with us. You love this because she is your BFF!

Love you,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

This weekend, while I was at the Piggies & Paws conference, you and Daddy went camping! You had a fantastic time and Dad took some great pictures. I had a great time at my conference, but it looks like I missed out on a wonderful time with the two of you! I can’t wait until we can all go camping — we’ll try to do it soon!

Love you,
Mama

You and Daddy, first morning

Swing!

Pushing Alex on the Swing

You and Chet Helping Kim with Lunch

Hanging Out

Hiking

Swinging with Chet

Making Crafts with Leaves

Blowing Bubbles

Roasting Marshmallows around the Campfire

Camping Bedhead the next morning!

You and Your Camping Buddies: Alex, Kylie, Madison, Lily and Chet

Dear Hayden,

Toady you got to play with your cousins! Charlie, Alex and Oliver came all the way from North Carolina and you got to play all day!

Love you,
Mama

Alex, Oliver, You, Charlie

Alex and You

Alex and Charlie

Oliver

All four cousins!

Dear Hayden,

Today was another fun summer day! See below for proof!

Love you,
Mama