We're Back (sort of!)

Well, hello there! It has been way too long since I have been able to update you all! Our computer is still in bad shape and is currently being worked on by an awesome friend.  Another awesome friend lent us his laptop to use in the meantime but I unfortunately can't upload photos on it.  So, instead I'll just post some updates for right now until we can catch up on photos!

Our visit with Becky and Alan was an absolute blast and we really enjoyed having them here.  We are also currently missing them terribly right now.  Hayden fell in love with both of them and he had a great time learning how to use their iphones.  He actually figured out all on his own how to navigate the menus and get to the games.  They were so sweet and patient to allow him to play with their phones, even when he sneezed ALL OVER Becky's phone.  It was so funny to see her face!  We did lots of fun things with them such as Apple Annie's for apple and peach picking, The Pima Air and Space museum, Mt. Lemmon, etc.  We also ate all kinds of fun things and shopped until we dropped.  We love having visitors and can't wait for Sid and Di to come to us!

On Matt's front, he started his new position as a buyer at work and he is extremely happy with it.  He loves the interaction and he can't wait to see all of the great things this position brings him.  We are all very proud of him!

I've gone back to work as of last week and I'm really enjoying the new school we are at.  It's a very nice classroom and the school has a great feel about it.  I also have an awesome group of kiddos so it's going to be a super fun year!

Jane is still enjoying her new store and is plugging along just the same!  She misses Becky and Alan a lot, but Hayden always makes that better!

Speaking of Mr. Hayden, he's up to all kinds of awesome things!  He just gets smarter ans smarter as the weeks go by and he's such a joy!  He is loving the new school year because he is no longer the youngest.  Since he was with us last year and we have so many new kids, he's loving being able to tell the new children the rules and show them how things work.  It's so cute to watch him say "here I'll help you" or "look, you put your stuff over here".  He's speaking more spanish and sign language than ever so I am liking learning new signs along with him since he knows most of what I know already.  Hayden also got a little taller again and he's actually taller than one kid in the class this year! He's about 37 1/2 inches tall now so I'm so happy for him to not be the littlest anymore.  He's also got Matt's imagination and makes up such fun games.  I am so proud of my little guy and I can't believe he's almost 4 months away from being a 4 year-old!

Let's see, I suppose that's about all for now so I can make dinner really quick, but we love everyone and I will do my best to start posting every couple of days again!

We're still here!

Hey everyone,
I REALLY apologize for not catching up and posting everything from Becky and Alan's trip.  I have at least 50 pictures I want to post.  Unfortunately our computer is in a VERY fragile state right now.  It crashed several days ago and Matt spent hours fixing it.  We luckily saved all of our THOUSANDS of precious photos and all of our music.  We are currently waiting for out new external hard drive to arrive this week before we upload anything else or do anything to fix the computer further.  I will have so much to report, including our first day back to school tomorrow and I promise to catch up!  Hayden is wonderful as always and brilliant as ever and we can't wait to post everything.  So, much love to all and we hope to be on the mend by the end of this week and up and running again!

Having A Blast

i apologize for the lack of posts this week so far.  We are having an absolute blast with Alan and Becky and so far we have already done Tombstone, Apple Annie's and a ton of shopping and eating.  Tonight, Matt and I are taking them out to Desert Diamond Casino to play around a bit and the next week we have a ton of plans including Mt. Lemmon, Sea Life Aquarium, bowling, more shopping, a few movies and lots more cool places to eat.  Tomorrow is very special because they get to watch Hayden play T-Ball.  I am going to wait on the photo posts until after they leave, but trust me, I'm taking loads of cute photos and trying to remember cute details.  Much love to everyone!

Flashlights

It must be a "boy thing" but Hayden is really into playing with flashlights.  He has his own Buzz Lightyear flashlight and MeeMaw recently brought home 3 others from one of the shoe reps at work.  So far we have played flashlight tag, shadow puppets, flashlight faces, and done hours of "exploring" in the dark.  Not too long ago, he was afraid to go into a dark room, so I am glad he's getting over that and is actually willing to play in the dark now.  I'm not a huge fan of being in the dark so I hope he doesn't end up with my fear if he doesn't have to.  Buster looks at us all like we're crazy and usually follows Hayden around in the dark, probably to make sure he's ok.  It's cute actually, he doesn't want his baby to get lost in the dark   :)

Here's some pics of the fun last night before bed.  Of course they are blurry but you get the idea!