Monday, May 22, 2023

Hadley's Birthday Celebrations

Hadley had some amazing birthday celebrations! She is loved by many and it was so fun to watch her excited about all her birthday love!

Friend party invites



Early gifts from a friend that couldn't make her party




Friend party treat boxes 


Friend party!










































Teacher Carol Crew

Opening her presents from her friend party!

















Birthday sleepover with Maggie and Molly


Last night as a four-year-old

Birthday breakfast!














Birthday church! She used her birthday tickets to buy a Boba stuffy!


Family Birthday!























Birthday dinner at Red Robin!


Birthday celebrations at school






More gifts from friends









Hard to sleep with all those new stuffies and blankets

Spending her birthday money from Miss Lisa and Grandma Ida!


New birthday hawk stuffy from a friend at school (and hat day at school ❤️)

Presents from Auntie Debbie and Uncle Jerry






Belated birthday celebration with Grandma Seahawk and Papa Randy










Sunday, May 21, 2023

Five Years Old

Our Hadley Mae is FIVE today! Where has time gone? She such a "big kid" now and it's crazy to think that in a few weeks we will be all finished with daycare and she'll be ready for kindergarten! Hadley has been learning so much this last month. She is rocking her PreK assessments and is writing us "notes" all the time. She is in the 2/3 swim level now, and is likely going to pass to the regular level 3 class at the end of the month. Hadley's has decided she doesn't want to dance next year, but she is working harding to finish this year and knows all of her dance for her recital in June. Hadley enjoys drawing, swimming, watching KidsYou Tube (when Mommy and Daddy allow it), riding her bike, playing at the park, and playing pretend. She is always asking questions and takes everything in. Hadley still loves to snuggle and is a bit shy in new situations. We love our sweet girl to the moon and back and we can't wait to see her grow into all the things God has planned for her! 

 Here are Hadley's answers to her annual birthday questions:

What's your favorite thing to do?
Play at recess

What do you want to be when you grow up? 
I want to help people 

What's your favorite food? 
Alfredo 

What's your favorite color? 
Pink and Red

Who's your teacher? 
Teacher Carol, Mrs. Derry and Mrs. Slezak

What's your favorite song?
"Count on Me" by Bruno Mars

Who do you like to spend time with? 
Mommy

What's something you can do really well? 
Riding my bike without training wheels 

What makes you laugh? 
Daddy

What's the best time of day? 
Breakfast time

What are you afraid of?
The dark

Who's your best friend? 
Hugh and Sadie

What's your favorite TV show? 
Sofia the First

What do you like to do with your family? 
Play games

What do you like to learn about? 
Swimming

Where do you like to go? 
The beach 

What's your favorite book? 
The Three Little Pigs

If you had one wish what would be? 
To fly

Happy Birthday Hadley

I'm not sure how we got here so fast, but today is this sweet girls birthday! Hadley Mae fills our days with smiles and love. She lives life to the fullest and has the most incredible memory. She is smart, and kind, and always makes us laugh. Hadley knows what she wants in life, and we are exited to see how God continues to use her to do great things. We love you more than milkshakes sweet girl, and we hope you have the best birthday yet! (Photo credits to Stephanie Feenstra and Stephanie Schmidt)


 

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Lillian Mommy-Daddy-Day

Lillian has been waiting for her Mommy-Daddy-Lillian Day for a a while and she was very excited for all she had planned for today. Hadley ended up getting sick, which changed our plans a bit, but thankfully Papa Doug was able to come over for the afternoon so Daddy could still join. Since it was just Lillian and I for the morning, we decided to change our plans a bit and we made a surprise visit to see Heather! Lillian was SO excited and getting her first Stanley after was the icing on the cake! The pure joy on her face all day was the best! She definitely loves her one-on-one time. 

Breakfast at Ihop

Picking up surprise coffee for Heather (and a few others in her office)

Morning coffee with Heather in her new office 

Shopping time, looking for the perfect Stanley 

Found it!

Bullwinkle's Fun!
She won these tickets on the first game she played!
























I told Lillian she could play three more games before we left and she won the mega jackpot on this game! It was 2,695 tickets and they took 15 minutes to load on her card!


End-of-day treats!