Happy Thanksgiving!

Hayden is learning all about Thanksgiving. So tomorrow we are going to say Thank You to everything. I believe its important to each him the TRUE meaning of every holiday. I don't want him to grow up too commercialized. The gazillion books he has on every holiday helps too! Jason got his buck yesterday. A nice 8 pointer. The biggest one he has shot with his rifle. So yeah for him!!!!! Hayden keeps telling us he is going to eat all the bucks. My poor baby has a nasty cold. I have been debating all week to take him in or not but i really think it is just a cold, virus and nothing else. I HATE when we go to the doctor and all they say is "Its just a virus" So i am going to save myself some pain, by not going! We are going to the cities this weekend for our annual trip. I do believe it will include the Holidazzle parade, the 9th floor display at Macy's and a play at the Children's Theater, A Year with Frog and Toad. I think this will be Hayden's first play. We have snow! Right now outside like an inch. I love snow especially for the holidays. That always makes me feel better. Well i hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my wonderful family and friends!

Here is the Link to Hayden's Christmas Photos! Just Click here--------> Hayden

Update: No pictures happened last night! Hayden fell asleep and I couldn't wake him up. Appointment on Friday!


Here is a picture of Hayden in Brandon's new room! And a good example of his hair cut.
Enjoying the Snow!

Wow another week has blown by! For my MN readers any big bucks this year? WI are you ready for the big hunt this weekend? Jason is. He is like a little kid at Christmas. He also gets 9 days off of work! Usually for this vacation he only gets a few days off, so he is REALLY happy. He told me he has lost is omph lately at work and needs to get it back! Nothing like a week in a deer stand by yourself to make you want to go back to work, right!

Stuff I want to get done during Hunting Season:

• Christmas Tree and Decorations up.



• Finish Christmas Shopping(Yes thats right finish!)



• Make my Apple Crisp, French Silk Pie, and Sweet Potato Casserole(For Thanksgiving!)



• Get All my loose ends done at work



• Hopefully paint the bathroom

Hayden has been a non stop talking hoot lately. "Why" "Why" "Why" Its enough to drive one nuts! But after talking to my aunt whose Grandson doesn't ask these type of questions i am quite Thankful for my wonderful, smart, beautiful son.

We have had a little issue potty training. He can't seem to make it to the bathroom. He has wet on my Pottery Barn bath mat one to many times! But we did better this weekend and only had one accident. Pullups are great!

Anybody have any ideas on the buffy? I'd love to hear them. I once heard of someone putting all the buffys in a stocking and then Santa would take them and leave gifts in return. Or putting them all in a baggie and sending them to Sarah for her baby. Hayden is a sucker for babies!

We are getting Hayden's Christmas pictures taken tomorrow, hopefully! We have his dorky little christmas sweater vest! I'll post the link to the pics on thursday if they are ready by then. I have a truckload of Sears coupons, so hopefully i can pick up something nice!

Hayden is a huge christmas/winter freak like me! I am so proud. He was SO happy it snowed on Friday and Saturday, of course none stuck, but he saw it and got to even throw a snowball. We are going to have a fun winter! We have been listening to Christmas music too! He only likes one song though, Jingle Bells. But he loves to sing and is learning the words!

Well i hope everyone has a great week! Check out the poll i am putting up, i need help!

Hayden is in love. Everything he ever has liked before does not hold a candle to this new love of his. It's Diego. Some know him as Dora the Explorer's cousin. He just adores him. He talks about him like he is a close friend. He is watching Diego's Christmas(Hayden's 2 favorite things right now!) right now. Well for Christmas we want to get him a Rescue Pack, but not the plastic talking one. So if anyone finds an obnoxious orange backpack please let me know!

Hayden got a haircut today =(
I am not happy. I told her keep the length just clean it up. He has short hair. He still has curls but they aren't flowing. I'll get over it. Jason and my mom both loved it. Its hair, it will grow.

Pics to come tomorrow!

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Halloween. We had a blast. Hayden was so much fun. He had his routine done pat. We'd walk up to the door, he would ring the doorbell\knock HARD, Open his treat bag up, say "Trick or Treat", Weasel his way in between the door and the person handing out candy(the closer the better i think was his plan, because he ended up almost in people's houses!), say "Hi", and then "Thank YOU". As we would walk away he'd say "Where to next?" Silly boy! I had so much fun watching him, he was a Trick or Treating Pro! He has a serving bowl full of candy! And boy was he on a sugar high last night, bouncing around! But oh well!
He decided on Tuesday he wanted to sleep in his own room, ummm OKAY! We moved his bed in their and he has slept thru the night in his own room both nights. He couldn't fall asleep, but we moved him! Nap time too. He actually fell asleep in his room! We are working on getting him a twin size bed, hopefully with a trundle so if any cute little girls(cousins!) can spend the night too!
I have to run! I have to work at 7 this morning, blah! I have a pic, its not very good though!

Update: Mark your calendars, Hayden's 3rd Birthday party is going to be January 5, 2008!

Its almost Halloween! Hayden is going to be a dragon, he will roar for you if you want! He knows to knock and say "Trick or Treat" and then of course "Thank You". Wednesday is going to come very slowly i think!

We hit up a Halloween party on Saturday at my church. My cousin did everything and it was wonderful! She should throw kids parties! Hayden had fun and even got to dance the Chicken Dance. It was a good day!

We stayed the night on Friday in Stillwater with my mom and dad. We had a fun little day trip to the area. It was so pretty the deep, dark reds and gold leaves on the trees in the river valley! We stop in Shell Lake and saw a museum full of wood carved figures depicting Bible stories. It was amazing, the sheep actually looked fuzzy even though they were wood! The old(senile?) lady who runs the place could not get out of her head that Hayden was a boy. He was "Little Girl" or "She" or "Her" even though my mom politely told her otherwise. We couldn't even get offended we just had to keep from laughing. It was almost like she was mocking us! Super Funny!

We carved pumpkins today! Hayden painted his. They are all very great jack o lanterns!

Happy Halloween!