Our Buddy is walking!

We actually took these pictures a few weeks ago but I haven't gotten around to posting it. Troy surprised us by doing this maybe slightly earlier then Hailey. It was pretty darn close. By now Troy is walking all over the place. He's still a little unstable at times but he really gets around well and confidently. It is so fun to have him be more mobile now. He has a cute walk, usually he has his hands up. He's definitely getting into more trouble more quickly.





This video was also taken a while back like the first or second week in June. Just don't mind the piles of laundry and what not in the back ground. The video is a little long but is better toward the end. (My video is too big so I'll do another one and post it soon!)

Happy Birthday Troy!!!

Happy first Birthday Troy!!! 6/28/10

Troy loves this car with a passion! He doesn't really get it moving too much but he loves to get in and out and honk the horn and play with the steering wheel and key!





Troy turned 1-year-old today!! I feel like that is such an exciting Birthday because they are a little less baby and a little more toddler. You can tell people that they are one instead of age by months. Although I feel like he's a little more grown up he still seems like such a baby to me. A little more babyish then Hailey was at one and maybe partly because I'm kinda comparing him to a 3-year-old or it's hard to remember exactly what she was like 2 and 1/2 years ago. We love Troy so much. This boy truly melts my heart on a daily basis. We had some babysitters on Saturday that were unfamiliar and he was tired and sad when I got there and then as soon as I went to hold him he put his head down on my shoulder and put his arms around me and stopped crying! So sweet. Also I feel like just about every time I go to get him up from a nap or in the morning he's so excited to see me/us(Hailey likes to come in too) and usually gives me a good squeeze (Hug)! Tonight we had a little celebration in honor of Troy's Birthday. I especially like having it on his actual Birthday. We had planned to play at the park and I was very excited about this idea but the weather had it's own agenda. (Rain of course in New Mexico... how random!) So we took the party to our house and we were pleasantly surprised with the turn out! It was a lot of fun! Sometimes parties stress me out but this one was pretty low key/low stress so it was lots of fun!

And this is why I HATE Styrofoam! Awesome Troy excitedly ripped it into tiny pieces and the stuff floats every where! Hailey also enjoyed breaking into tiny pieces. (This didn't happen at the party just another night.)

Cousins!

We got to see our cousins last week who flew all the way from Texas! I couldn't believe how perfectly Nathan and Hailey just clicked. We heard a lot of, "I love you", "Your my friend." "Where's my Nathan?" "You're my Hailey." They were so cute, lots of hugging, lots of hand holding, and pretty much were inseparable. Definitely made me wish they lived closer! We also got to know julia tons better, she's getting prettier all the time! She called Troy soccer boy. We weren't really sure why and then Joe realized that she was saying sucker boy because he sucks on a pacifier. So cute of her! Troy also started taking a lot of steps, more on that later! We miss them already and can't wait to see them again! And to meet our new cousin that is on the way! We had so much fun with them!!

Dryer

I think that at some point every kid has to do this but Troy surprised us. It was a Saturday afternoon and a little too quite so I ask Josh to look for Troy and this is where he found him. It seems like Hailey didn't do this until she was like 18 months. Troy loves playing in there and takes any opportunity he can to get in there but it's a little scary watching him try to get out. This is like the bathroom, we always have to keep the door shut or he'll get into trouble. His favorite is swirling his hand in the toilet bowl water! He's a sweet boy with lots of personality!



Hailey wanted to get in on the fun too! Sweet kiddos!

Water

Troy just discovered the hose! It is the cutest thing. Anytime Hailey goes out side he bolts for the door because he loves everything out side. I cleverly thought to have them sit in this little lid as a make shift pool but now they love it they want to fill it up all the time. That definitely shows me it is time to buy a little pool for them to play in.




Hailey and Troy sharing snacks. One of those moments where for just a few minutes... perfect harmony. Both where so content eating and sharing their snacks. I love it!!

Funny sleeping

Hailey has been getting up at 6 to 6:30 every day. She will not take a nap and usually goes to bed at a reasonable time but this earlier wake up time thanks to the bright sun is wearing her out. So I'm realize that I'm never quite sure when she will surprise me next with her random act of sleep. I think it's funny that one this that my dad would say was if you lay still for long enough you'll fall asleep, that is very true for Hailey.

Boxes

Josh loves how much kids love playing in boxes. He always says, "Why do we even buy toys? Kids like playing in boxes more." There definitely is a lot of truth to that. This box was so much fun and then we cut holes for windows and it became a whole new one. Then Hailey tore one side from the window down and it became a door! It's been like a week and a half and she's still loving it. She calls it her party. Lately she has been asking me to not put Troy down for a rest because she want him to come to the party!