Big Truck Day

This past Saturday we took Hayden to the Baltimore Museum of Industry for their Big Truck Day.  It was a free event where kids can get inside all different kinds of trucks.....firetrucks, police cars, garbage trucks, diggers, etc.  It was a beautiful day on the Harbor and Hayden had lots of fun.

 

 

Proud Momma

Today was my last co-op day in Hayden's classroom.  The past couple of co-ops Hayden has not done well with me being there so I was looking forward to this being the last one of the year.  The teachers tell me how great he is when I'm not there but today I got to see my sweet boy in action.  He still had to make sure I stayed close but he participated in usual class activities and played with his friends.  At the end of class the teachers were saying how much better he did today and said if they had awards he would get the most improved from the start of the year.  He has really thrived at school and has improved in his speech, social skills, behavior, and even eating.  Today he ate a bagel with cream cheese which was a first so I was super excited (yes, this is a big deal).  I left feeling so proud of my little man.  Summer vacation starts in June and we look forward to returning to the same school next year. 

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!