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hadley's first snowman. there hasn't been a lot of snow this year but we took advantage of one snow day that dad happened to be in town. we gathered our gear and scurried up to grandma and grandpa McMillan's (in east layton they tend to have more snow.) we found a random stick that worked perfectly for our man's mouth and used acorn twigs for the buttons (after they didn't work for the eyes), rocks for eyes and grandma supplied the scarf. the eyebrows were my personal touch. we couldn't find a hat but i don't think it would have worked anyway since our snowman had an abnormally large head.


me and chel in our new soulpro shirts at the meg and dia (i guess it's "dia frampton" now) concert. the guy selling them was the designer and therefore had a lot of belief in his product and he knew how to compliment us and get the sell. the soulpro logo is about supporting the arts and having an open mind. although i don't know that i would have made the purchase if he didn't sell me on it, i do believe in supporting the arts and having an open mind and it's good for lounging in comfort in the cold winter months and will be good for snowboarding if i ever get back up on the mountain.
aren't they darling? LOVE them. this concert was amazing! i love to dance like no one is watching and wish that i didn't have to tone it down as much as i do. live music is an important part of my life. i have a strong need to move my body to the rhythm of live music. i just love this pic of my darling friends at court's b day party. julie did an amazing job at decorating, cooking and making this a super special and fun girl's night. she is very talented and thoughtful.

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Nashville

We went to visit Jake in Nashville for the fourth of July weekend since he was selling about an hour from there. It was quite warm but lots of fun. They had a lot going on for the holiday. This first picture is downtown.

Our new friends. The Youngs: Brett, Jana, Kyler, Daxton, and Boston. We've been playing with them lots the last couple of weeks.



Belly bump! July 3, 2011 (7 months)


As my mom would say "Ooohh, it's Elvis!"
We were sad we couldn't stay for the fourth to see the Darius Rucker concert and the fireworks on the river. We did, however, have fun playing on the waterfront. Taking a break from walking in the heat, it even rained for a little bit. Lovely.

In Transit

Chillen' in the car seat on the way to Kentucky. Hadley was a trooper on all of our long car rides this summer... although in more recent drives she has gotten a lot louder and started with the "mom, mom, mom MOM." Rather obnoxious.

Our first hotel in Kentucky, before we got into our apartment. This was the week of the Kentucky Derby.

Michigan

Hadley on the swing at the apartment's little playground. The tennis court was right behind our balcony and Hadley is facing a pond with ducks.

Trying to get used to a big girl bed since we forgot her port-o-crib. She fell asleep right outside the door a few times, crying. This was the worst time, as we couldn't even open the door. She also loves shoes and has fallen asleep holding and/or wearing shoes quite a few times. One day in Michigan, after we had been swimming a few times, she insisted on wearing her life jacket to bed. Luckily it was only for a nap not bed-bed.

Easter Egg Hunt

Ward Easter Egg Hunt
the closest thing to an Easter celebration since we had just arrived in Michigan at 1 Easter morning. We just wanted to relax after a 24 hour straight drive.

Why are they making us wait? I can see the eggs right there!!!

Look, there are eggs in my basket!

This is so much fun!
Victory! I found all my eggs!

This following video and picture are from right before we left for Michigan which led us to Kentucky. It was after the ward playgroup Easter egg hunt and after nap so Hadley had lost the skirt and had stolen my headband. I had a way better video where she was dancing around on her tiptoes. How did she know that's what you do when you wear leg warmers and funky headbands? Sooo freaking cute! and I am SOOO sad that it somehow got erased. I just went to upload my photos finally and was heartbroken that it isn't there. I know I wouldn't delete it intentionally and don't know what happened. So although this video isn't as darling, I had to upload it in memory of the other one. Maybe it will at least help me keep record of it in my head. Oh, and in the video I was trying to get Hadley to say 'thank you' because she is usually so polite and says it a lot and I love how she says it. But as you can see, two year olds won't do something when you really want them to...

1st Christmas Card

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I'm excited to have our first family Christmas card. Although, it's actually more like a New Year's card since I am so late in getting it done. Oh well, you gotta start somewhere, right?