Summer Begins

June 2010

In June Hayden started her second year of swim lessons with Toby. At first she wasn't very excited about the lessons but after a few weeks she started to look forward to Toby's daily visits. This summer she got a refresher on rolling over and floating and also learned how to swim under water. She got two stickers from Toby at the end of each lessons, plus an M&M (her choice of color) from us. Perhaps the bribery helped her excitement for the daily lessons?

At the end of May we started serious potty training with Hayden. We expected it to take a few days of being in the bathroom every 15 minutes, but quickly learned it would be a longer process. Hayden has good and bad days but seems to be catching on and will have it figured out (hopefully) before the new baby comes. :) Her favorite part of the potty training is flushing and washing her hands.

Our good friends Heather and Fermin moved to Seattle. Heather found a new job with a hotel there and moved to join Fermin who was already there looking for a job. We were so sad when they decided to move but so excited for their new adventure. We made them a "going away book" to chronicle some of our favorite times together and also met Heather for dinner and frozen yogurt.

This year Matt celebrated his third Father's Day. Hayden helped him make homemade waffles for breakfast. The rest of the day he got to spend relaxing and watching the US Open.

In late June we flew to Denver for a quick weekend and to attend the wedding of Matt's cousin Kellie. Hayden stayed in Phoenix and had a sleepover with Uncle Ash and Aunt Afton. We had such a fun time and really enjoyed having a "grown up" vacation, though we also really missed having Hayden with us. We shared a suite with Beth and spent time with Matt's parents and Aunt Nina. We attended the rehearsal dinner on Friday night and then the wedding on Saturday morning. It was a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding and the brunch following the wedding was delicious (especially the cupcake wedding cake). That afternoon we spent time relaxing at the hotel, had a family dinner at a local Italian restaurant, and then we met Savannah's high school girlfriend Katie for drinks. Before our flight home on Sunday we met family at Diane and Brian's house for homemade green chili burritos. It was a great weekend!

Some of Hayden's latest developments include her being able to say her first and last name, saying and showing us that she's "two", and basically repeating every single thing we say.

We hope you're having a great summer! We'll post more pool pictures soon!