Hadley's First Swim

Hadley's first swim warranted its very own blog post.  It's not hard to figure out why: I love Hadley. I love swimming.  There's a lot to write about.

When we were at my mom's house in California, we spent the day at our friends, the Anderson's, in their beautiful backyard pool. Nathan and I both wanted to be there with Hadley for her first swim, but it was even more special that her grandma, Aunt Rachel, and almost-Aunt Katrina could be there. Her cousins Nola and Drake even swam with her.

I was excited that we got her in the water before the newborn kicking instinct wore off.  She kicked her feet and even paddled her arms when we held her horizontal to the water.  She didn't want to get out- so we took a couple of dips before throwing in the towel.

Mom, Dad, and "Aunt" Katrina swimming with Hadley.  Hadley is pretty lucky that her first swim lesson was with Katrina, who is such an amazing swimmer and teacher! 

We will let Hadley choose to do whichever sports or activities she wants when she is older, but I have a feeling that she'll choose swimming (wishful thinking?) 

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Summer Vacay

We took our first vacation as a family of three last week.  We visited my family in California and spent a lot of time in the car on our tour.  She did really well in the car and on the flight there, but the flight home with just Mom wasn't the same story!

Hadley got to meet uncles, cousins, Aunt Sarah, second cousins, her great Aunt and Uncle, and her Great Grandpa Schultz.  I really wanted her to meet him as he is 93 and she will never get to meet her Pop Pop Schultz. 

We drove down to Santa Barbara (it took 6 hours with a baby!), picked up my grandpa, and then headed to my aunt and uncle's house for a beautiful, Pinterest-inspired patio dinner! Hadley wore the outfit that her Great Aunt Nancy gave her, and her second cousin Justin, daddy-to-be, got to practice his baby holding skills :)

4th of July celebration at the Andersons! 

 This girl loved the lake in Twain Harte.  I hadn't been to my parents' house there for probably 5 years!  Nathan had never seen it, so we wanted to get up there and explore the town. Hadley discovered her love for swimming on this trip (more on that later!) so the lake intrigued her! We also went on hikes, watched an outdoor concert, and enjoyed the break from the 100 degree Livermore weather. .

Cousin Nola loved Hadley. She wanted to hold her- pretty funny since our big baby is probably already half the size of her cousin! 

I am going to write about Hadley's first swim later- but of course, I have a lot to say about it and a lot more pictures to add :)