Day Out with Thomas

This past weekend Eric took Hayden to the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore for their Day Out with Thomas.  This was their second year going and Hayden definitely enjoyed it more this year.  He loved the big train ride on Thomas and had fun looking at all of the trains.  He also enjoyed riding the rides and a pony!  Eric took lots of pics for me.  :)  Here are some of my favorites. 

Big Train, Little Bo

Model Thomas

What's this do?

Wee!

Serious Carousel Rider

Such a big boy!

April Vaca

Eric had a week of vacation mid-April.  Its always a much needed break for him and the family.  The week was spent taking Hayden to the Baltimore Zoo for the first time, playing at all of Hayden's favorite parks, and getting some things done around the house.  My parents came up to stay with Hayden Friday night and we headed to Bethesda for an overnight getaway.  We knew we wouldn't be able to make a trip in May for our Anniversary so this was sort of an early celebration.  We always like to go to the Bethesda since it is where we had our first date at Cafe Deluxe and spent a lot of our time together when we were dating.  Its always fun to reminisce when we are there.  :)  The weather turned out to be really nice so we did some shopping before going out to dinner at Rock Bottom Brewery.  After dinner we walked around downtown and hit Barnes & Noble for coffee.  Heading back to the hotel we were surprised to pass our friends Rolf & Holly out for a date night too.  It had been a while since we had seen them and it was so fun catching up with them over drinks.  On Saturday we went to Cafe Deluxe for Brunch and then finally went to see The Hunger Games!  It was a very nice and relaxing week!

Some pics from the zoo....

Me and E at Cafe Deluxe

Easter Weekend

We had a lot of fun this past week/weekend celebrating Easter! Hayden was on spring break from school so I hosted a playdate with some of my mom friends. We let the kids decorate buckets and then did a small egg hunt in our yard. On Friday we headed to another egg hunt hosted by one of Hayden's good buddies. On Friday afternoon we drove down to St. Mary's for the weekend to celebrate with the family. We were so happy Eric had the whole weekend off! The weather was awesome all weekend so the kids spent most of their time outside at Grammy & Pops. We also celebrated my moms birthday with cake and icecream....Hayden ate his first piece of birthday cake! The kids dyed eggs on Saturday and did an egg hunt on Sunday morning. Eric and I even snuck in a dinner out with friends! Here are some pics....

Easter playdate



















Mmmm.....Jelly Beans!













What did I get?



















2nd Egg Hunt













Exploring at Grammy & Pops













Scooter Time













Helping Grammy blow out her candles













Dyeing Eggs













Easter morning



















Egg Hunt Pro













Family Pic













Cousins!

Hayden's 3rd Birthday!

Our big man turned 3 on March 11th! Hayden has changed so much in the last year. He can be strong willed and stubborn but mostly he is a sweet and silly little boy who keeps us laughing. His favorite things at the moment include monster "fighting" with daddy, playing hide and seek, and watching Lego Ninjago. He also loves his school, going to the gym with mommy, and church on Sundays.

I was able to be class parent at Hayden's school the Tuesday after Hayden's actual birthday. I brought a birthday snack for the kids and we sang Happy Birthday to Hayden! He loved it!

Monkey Cupcakes!













Mmmmm



















Make a wish!













We had Hayden's birthday party on St. Patrick's Day at an indoor bounce house place called Pump It Up. Eric's mom flew in for the big occasion and stayed with us for the weekend. Aunt Tammy, Uncle Wayne and Emma also flew in and stayed with us. It was so great to have so many family and friends celebrate Hayden's birthday. Here are some pics from the party and weekend.....

Climbing













Wee













Family Slide



















Cake













Monster Fighting













Playing with my cousin Emma













My sister Vicki made the trip for the day by herself with all 3 kids!

Emily Morgan

A few weeks back I was able to meet my new niece Emily Morgan. She was born on February 23rd and is so sweet! Hayden and I traveled to Fredericksburg to visit with my sisters family for the weekend. I had fun taking lots of photos of Emily. Here are a few of my favorites....














































While we were visiting we were also able to see my nephew Ryan play basketball. It was so much fun to see him in action. He has mad defensive skills! Go #2!













Some cute photos of Hayden and Sarah being silly...













Pirates!