Dragon Boat festival

Last weekend we enjoyed the nice weather and ventured out to the annual dragon boat festival in our area.  It was a great way to spend the afternoon enjoying the traditional dancers, food and dragon boat races.  Hayden's favorite part was that there were a million dogs there, so Hayden had a blast petting all of the dogs.  I enjoyed the yummy food, and David decided that in a few years that Hayden should participate in karate classes.....I am not so sure at karate??  I was thinking dance, or gymnastics.  I guess we will see what Hayden decides.  We also saw a lot of adoptive families, so that was fun  to visit with families that had adopted children from all over Asia.  It was a great afternoon.

You will notice Hayden's watch.  She is obsessed with our watches, and so I found this really cute dragonfly watch for her.  She insists that she wear it everyday.  If you ask her what time it is, she almost will always respond with either sevem o'clock or tem o'clock.  Not sure where those times came from, neither of them hold any sort of meaning as far as being bedtime or something like along those lines. 

Traditional Chinese dancers

This was Luke, one of the many dogs Hayden befriended:)

I love how they are looking at each other in this picture.

Daddy you are sooooo fun!!  Look at her face!!

Okay seriously how cute do they look.  They even match which was not planned at all, but it sure does look cute. 

More fruit snacks pease

Hayden has discovered her DEEP love of fruit snacks.  She is ALWAYS  asking if she can have a bag.  I limit it to just one a day.  But she loves them so much that she can barely contain herself and savor the one bag before it turns into chipmunk syndrome.  Watch the progression of her mouth and cheeks as she empties the bag. 

one  or two already in the mouthMouth so full her cheeks are expanding, but surely one more will fit:)

"huh??  what is the problem mommy??  I just love them!! I won't choke"

Making sure her dogs are not coming to take any of her snacks.  Being on the wheely bug makes for a faster getaway!!

"That was a close call.  My dogs have no idea what they are missing!"

"Oh no I think the bag is empty"

Bummer, MORE FRUIT SNACKS PEASE!!!!

I get the mom of the year award for allowing my child to fill her mouth so full of gummy fruit snacks that it was likely she would choke and die(or so I have been told by the daddy)

Hayden and her dogs

I have wanted a picture of Hayden with Sophie and Finley forever, and it is impossible I have decided to get 2 wild dogs and a 20 month old to all sit still and look at the camera.  So I took this the other day right after Hayden and I picked up "her" dogs at the groomer. 

Hayden is crazy about her dogs. She calls them "crazy cockers" because her daddy uses that term for the dogs.  She tells them "No, No, No" all the while shaking her finger.   She is always hugging them, kissing them, wanting to give them treats.  She always tries to put them in their house(even when they don't want to go)  She loves when we put them in the car with us. She really loves their water bowl:(   For the most part the dogs love Hayden too...especially that treat thing.  Anyway, this was the best picture I could capture of the three of them:)

Gymnastics

Okay so for our 4th visit to gymnastics and Hayden cried for 20 min.  She jumped on the trampoline, she is a professional hot dog roller(her favorite) she can do a pretty good somersault, and she actually jumped in the mosh pit today.  So it is going to be a marathon not a sprint for her to love all 45 min of the class, but we are going to keep going.  She talks about it all week, she loves seeing Matthew, she loves the stamps at the end of class, but the second we walk in the door the tears start.  I am right there with her, so I feel like we are going to have to keep plugging along and going.  Next week we go two days in a row, so maybe that will help us turn the corner.....

License to drive

I am a mean mom and don't let Hayden ride in the "car" at the market(way too many germs for my liking) Buuuuttttt when daddy goes he insists that she loves it so much that it is just wrong to deny her the pleasure.  So after I sprayed it completely down with lysol and wiped it with anti-bacterial wipes I gave in and let her drive.  Okay I will admit she LOVES riding in it, and they 4 wheel and drive fast and do donuts(yeah I know) I am not sure who is having more fun.....Hayden or daddy??  She honks the horn and makes car noises(not sure where  or who she learned that from)  Forunately daddy does not go to the market with us often, so I think we will stick to mostly driving our own car at home, but I do agree that it seemed to be pure nirvana for Hayden and she was really well behaved, until she handed me the Mr. Goodbar that she had taken a bite from wrapper and all:)

My little love bug

Seriously this child has rocked my world!!  Each day it is a new journey, a new experience or just a new word.  The world is a better place with this little girl in it!!  Have I told you how lucky I am lately??

Dancing queen

First I promised the adult "who shall remain nameless" (except I just realized it is at the top of the video) that I would not post this on our blog.....so I am breaking my word because, well, it is just too cute to not show.  I will probably only leave it up for a short while and maybe that will smooth it over that I broke my word.  So let me know, is this too cute to not share??  D and I actually cherish this video.  D has it on his computer with its own icon!!  Enjoy.  Those are some mean moves Hayden has huh??  I have taught her everything I know~LOL  Don't be mad nameless adult!!  I was outside on the patio taping this with my camera and that is why the quality is not the best.