6{freakin}MONTHS

What in the WORLD. How is Hadley already 6 months old. I must be dreaming. She is so fun right now tho. It's so funny how their little personalities come out at such a young age. I am so so so grateful to be her mama. It's the best job in the world. I wouldn't trade it for a thing.

You:

-laugh a little more

-get really excited when we make you a bottle

-are starting to cry when mom or dad leave the room

-sit up on your own a little better

-still put everything in your mouth

-love bananas and sweet potatoes

-love standing up

-get really mad when you roll over to your stomach. you're so close to rolling back over

-love love LOVE your dad

-love all your toys

-could be in your jumperoo for hours

-sleep 12 hours STRAIGHT! makes mama really happy ;)

-sleep in your crib

-grab everyone's face

-don't like a lot of attention

-''talk'' to your stuffed bunny

-love playing with toys in the bath

-can almost hold your own bottle. you'll do it for a minute and then realize that I'm there to do it for you. hahaa

-have so many chunky rolls, I just want to eat you up I love you so much.

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY LITTLE MISS

(This picture is more accurate of what she really wanted to do during the little photoshoot. All she wanted to do was play with the balloons and take off her hat)

5 MONTHS

I can't believe my baby is 5 months old. Where does the time go? I swear it was just yesterday she was 5 pounds. Oh, how I miss those days. I miss snuggling her all day with her head on my chest. I miss the funny newborn faces and that newborn smell. I miss the newborn cry! Her cry now is so loud haha. I mean, I could go on and on about the things I miss. But I am loving the stage she is in right now. She rolls all day long and laughs so much. Her smile kills me and I promise she can get away with anything when she smiles at us. She ''talks'' and gives me kisses. Learning to sit up on her own. Everything is so fun with her. And I truly am the luckiest mom to have her as my daughter. Being a mom is truly the best job in the world. 

I love you Haddy-girl.

You:

-weigh a womping 16.2 pounds

-love playing on your side. I'll put you on your back, and you always turn to your side and play with your toys. Until you roll over, and then you're stuck.

-haven't quite figured out how to roll from your stomach to your back

-roll from your back to your stomach all day long

-love to laugh and smile

-still hate the car and car seat

-always give me kisses on the cheek 

-have already been to Hawaii

-do this cute thing when you try to fall asleep by holding your binky in your mouth but switch hands until you fall asleep

-are getting pretty wiggly while I change your diaper. You're starting to roll over while I do it.

-love love LOVE your Jumperoo

-are very bashful. When someone says hi to you or talks to you, you smile and bury your head in my shoulder.

-Sleep through the night!!

-love bath time.

-started rice cereal, and hate it haha.

-can throw a mean temper tantrum haha

-can ALMOST sit up by yourself for a long time

-can ALMOST hold your own bottle

Trying out Rice Cereal for the first time

Hawaii

The family and I just got back from an amazing trip to Hawaii! We have been planning it for a while now, and it seriously was the best. I have a zillion pictures from the trip, but still feel like I didn't get enough! It was hard, I hardly had my phone or camera on me so there are some things I didn't take pictures of. Gosh, it was so so fun. It was our first time in Hawaii! And definitely not our last. We spent 7 days in Oahu! And spoiled little Hadley, came with us!

I'll give you kind of an itinerary of what we did, other than that.. I'll let the pictures do that talking.

Saturday-We boarded our plane around 5pm. Headed to Seattle. That flight was terrible. I was aware of the fact that babies need to be sucking on something on the take off and landing. So she did great on the take off. but I fed her too soon on the landing.. and she SCREAMED for about 15-20 minutes. Ah that was terrible. But no one was mean to us on the plane so thats good. Then we left Seattle and went to Hawaii and Hadley slept the whole flight :) We spent the first night in Waikiki. We had two hotel rooms, so Parker and Austin (my brothers) had to share a room with Me, Shawn, and Hadley. (sorry guys) but Hadley did pretty good with the time change. Eh other than the fact that she was wide awake at 5am and just watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in her car seat haha. MOM OF THE YEAR. 

Sunday- We went to Church in Waikiki. That was cool. Everytime someone spoke, they said "Aloha" and everyone responded "Aloha". Then we went to our resort. 

Our resort was incredible. We stayed in Ko'olina. and for those of you planning a trip to Hawaii, I HIGHLY recommend it. Our resort was next to Disney Hawaii. So that was cool to see, but ours was better ;) And thats coming from a Disney FREAK! I just loved how private ours was. 

Monday-We just chilled. Hung out on our private beach/lagoon. and swam all day long. 

Tuesday- We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center. That was SO cool. (and so hot) Seriously, that was way way fun.

Wednesday-Another chill day. Just swam and played.  

Thursday-We did Pearl Harbor. that was amazing. but get this- we couldn't do a tour of the USS 

ARIZONA. There was this dumb endangered sea turtle that was on the dock where the boat takes us, and if you come 50 feet of it, it's like a 50,000 dollar fine. the dumbest. but its ok! Still fun!

Friday-Snorkeled at Haunama Bay 

Saturday-Surfed and swam all day. 

Sunday-Came home. Hadley slept the whole flight :) 

Thanks mom and dad for the best trip ever! 

AIRPORT

WAIKIKI

KO'OLINA

-OUR RESORT-

TYSON 

DINNER AT DUKES

HAWAII TEMPLE

SEVEN BROTHERS 

-they had fry sauce. :) -

-yes we bought a swing-

-yes, she is watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse at 5am-

DOLE PLANTATION

PAIGE

-she thinks she is a model-

SNORKELING

SURFING

PEARL HARBOR

SWIMMING BABE

I need to go back.