Summer Picnic

One of our go-to date nights used to be going to the park for a picnic. It's a simple way to get out of the house and spend time together. I don't know why it hadn't occurred to us that taking Hadley on a picnic would be the perfect family "date". 

Hadley had her first sandwich. She looked so grown up eating it- and apparently she loved it because it was gone in a minute or two. 

"More, more, more!" 

She's already and outdoorsy sort of girl. She was so happy to be outside! She started running laps around the picnic blanket. 

Happy Hadley = Cuddly Hadley 

Hadley, 15 Months Old

I thought I was done with these updates, and I was definitely relieved to be done with these bear photos, since they became more WWF smack-down than sweet photo shoot. But this week I was looking through her first birthday photos, and I couldn't believe how much she has changed in just a few months. She has definitely lost that baby look. On the bright side, she sat in front of her bear for a good thirty seconds this time. 

Weighs 20 pounds and is 30.5 inches tall

         Went from walking to running in about a month!

Loves spinning around in circles

      Says a new word about every day. Her latest: boom and tree

Gives hugs and kisses

                Successfully gave up the paci!

                         Her favorite toy is Dady (Hadley for Baby). She also loves her lovey blankets!

Father's Day

Pinterest has no shortage of adorable picture ideas for Father's Day.  I decided on Friday during nap time that I should do something like that for Nate. It wasn't difficult trying to convince Hadley to wear Dad's shirt for a last minute Father's Day photo shoot.  She loved running around in it and even took it outside to give it more character. Later, I realized that this is the same shirt that Nate wore in the maternity photos we took about 16 months ago :) How she has grown!!

If I had thought of this sooner, I would have printed off these pictures and given them to him.  But a Facebook message was the best I could do :)  This was Nate's second Father's day, and it was pretty low key.  We took Hadley to the park, and grabbed a quick dinner at Panera because Hadley wasn't feeling well and was fussy.  We're going out to a real dinner tonight- Hadley is sleeping right now to rest up for it. 

              

              

             

                  A little Father's Day horse race.  Hadley won by a nose.