Dear Hayden,

This week, we went on a field trip with our playgroup to Cerreta’s Candy Factory for a tour — and they let each of you make your own chocolate pizza! Here are some pictures of you enjoying yourself and making your little pizza!

Love you,
Mama

Group Photo

Crazy Smile Picture

Sharing Crackers with Hannah Jane

Waiting for Chocolate Pizza Materials

Pizza Chef

Making Your Pizza

Dear Hayden,

We spent this weekend in Tucson with Grandma to celebrate her 70th birthday. You had a great time swimming, watching fireworks for the 4th of July (in your pajamas) and eating Grandma’s birthday cake and ice cream. Our van broke down on the way home (in Casa Grande) so we got to ride the second half of the trip home in a tow truck! You loved it. It was a hot day, so we are very glad to all be home safely!

Love you,
Mama

Breakfast Burrito — on the way out of town!

Hanging out at Grandma and Jiddoh’s

Swimming

4th of July Fun!

Heading out for Grandma’s Birthday Dinner

Getting ready to help Grandma blow out the candles!

Eating cake and ice cream

Watching fireworks with Jiddoh

Watching fireworks with Grandma

Tow Truck

Getting in the tow truck

Getting settled to ride!

Unwinding after an eventful trip home!

Dear Hayden,

You picked the LARGEST zucchini (or goo-see-kee as you say) from your garden!! Here are some pictures.

Love you,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

This week, we are participating in Vacation Bible School at church. You are staying in the nursery, where you are doing crafts, singing songs and going on walks! We have a great time there in the morning and then we hang out with friends afterward in the afternoons! Madison comes to VBS every year, too, so she is staying with us for the week — you love having her around — you are constantly looking for her and asking for her if she isn’t in the room!

Love you,
Mama

Morning Program

On a Walk

Crafts

Crafts

Crafts

Riding Home to Play with Chet and Lily and Madison

Dear Hayden,

Your dad is RAD! He loves you so very much! You have a great time playing with him, and the two of you share so many things — you garden together and for Father’s Day, you and I got him a fish tank — which the two of you are having a splendid time tinkering with! Today, Jiddoh and Maggah are here, and then this afternoon we are barbecuing with Nana and Papa — all of us together. You are one lucky lady because you have a dad, 2 grandfathers and a great grandfather who love you like crazy.

Love you,
Mama

Hanging with Daddy

Upside Down!

Fish Tank!

Awesome Dads!!

Dear Hayden,

I spent last week at camp! I missed you terribly, and I was so lucky because you and Dad came up and spent the day with me on Wednesday. You loved camp!! You did a lot of exploring, you played tether ball and baseball, you played around inside an abandoned old fire truck and you bounced in the bounce house. You also got to try camp food and you got to go to evening worship — which you loved because you got to dance. I had a great time with the kids at camp, but I was so happy to get home to you!

Love you,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

We headed up to Flagstaff this weekend to celebrate Dad’s birthday. Bobby and Kelly came with us and we had a GREAT time! On the way home, we stopped at a trout spot and went fishing! You loved it! Your dad is a special guy. We are very lucky to have him in our lives. It’s fun to celebrate him!

Love you,
Mama

Playing with the jack-in-the-box in a toy store, downtown Flagstaff

Trying on some funky shades!

Dancing to the music in a big open area outside a BBQ restaurant that is tucked inside a basement clothing store

More dancing!

Your two dads! Ha! Riding the lift elevator — kind of scary!

Then Bobby gave you a train whistle…

…and you learned how to use it…

…and use it, and use it, and use it!

Dad’s Birthday Dinner!

Fishing in Sedona:

You and Bobby

Feeding the fish

Feeding the fish

Feeding the fish

The fish swarmed for the food!

Looking at the “fishies”

Hangin’ with Dad

Taking a walk to see more fish

You and Kelly

Prepping the net

Waiting for a bite!

Helping Dad cast

Your two dads..again! Ha!

Checking out dinner

Dad teaching you how to throw overhand

Dear Hayden,

Here is an awesome picture that Meggy took of you:

Hayden Eva

Love,
Mama

Dear Hayden,

We are having some awesome summer days. This morning, we got up and played outside a little bit while it was still cool. Our backyard is still just dirt, so when you go out there to play, you pretty much check on your garden, ride the truck on the patio and then call it good. You sure love checking on that garden, though.

Love you,
Mama

Heading Out to the Garden

Checking on the Zucchinis

Dear Hayden,

You have a special friend named Hannah Jane. You ask for her all the time, even when she’s nowhere in sight. You say, “Annah, Annah!” When the two of you are together, you play and have a generally good time. Randomly, throughout your time together, one of you will say, “Hug!” and then you both stop what you are doing and hug each other. I asked Erin for her camera at the beginning of playgroup today because I knew it would happen and I wanted to get a picture! So, here’s a snap shot of you hugging your good friend Hannah Jane.

Love you,
Mama

Hannah Jane and Hayden