Life Through a Negative

Usually my blog is about Hayden & how amazing he is. But this blog is about our life & about how we create our normal. Many people see the me that is always smiling, usually the happy side of life, & the one who takes everything & sees the good in everything. So when I ran across this picture with the saying, it struck a cord in me. This says it all!!!

Cinnamon Roll Sunday

Sundays are our "Free" day at the house when Hayden is at home. We just wake up & make cinnamon rolls...the kind you take out of the roll, bake & ice. So after we have our cinnamon roll & milk then we go from there...stay home or go to Church...go to Church in Amarillo or here in Vega.
So this Cinnamon Roll Sunday started out as any other. Snuggle on the couch until the cinnamon rolls are done, get all sticky, then it's off to the bath. Hayden LOVES bath time & hates to get out. But when your lips are blue & your fingers & toes are wrinkled, I think it's time to get out. So then it's off & running trying to get ready for Church. Most of the times on Cinnamon Roll Sundays we go to Church here in Vega...it gives us extra time to goof off.
So we grab our "mil" (milk) & a truck & then we are out the door. Needless to say in the hurry of getting in the Church, Hayden takes a major fall right on his head. He cried, Mommy cried...we all cried & almost turned around & went home. But we managed to wipe our tears & walk into the Church. Hayden was so afraid of going to the nursery, he cried even more. So it was up to the balcony for us. There he can play some but he can also learn how to be fairly quite. The sitting still will come later...one task at a time!
Then Hayden's friend from Day Care came to Church that morning. So Hayden & Cole played around a little. Then Cole was off to the nursery, but Hayden still wasn't having any part of that.
About the time Hayden started getting restless, here came Cole to the rescue. Mommy brought treats but Cole's treats were better. So Hayden & Cole sat on the Church steps of the balcony & had their snacks.

Here is a picture of Cole & Hayden having their snacks. If you look close, you can see the war wound on Hayden's head. He was such a trooper though. I'm a very proud Mommy of this little boy.

1st Stock Show

This Saturday I took Hayden to his 1st Stock Show & he loved it!!! He loved running around, watching the animals, running into people, & playing in the dirt with the animals.
I couldn't get him to be still & pose for anything so that's why these pictures are such a blur! He is a blur here lately...into everything!!!

After Hayden had got in trouble for throwing dirt, we went to the back to look at the animals. One of the kids showing let Hayden & his friend pet her calf. They loved it!

Hayden saw the girl spank the calf trying to get it to stand up. So Hayden thought he could spank it & the calf would work on his command...the calf was like it's owner & wasn't going to do anything it didn't want to no matter what. But still made for a cute picture.

So once the calf realized it was a loosing battle & got up, we had to keep telling Hayden to pet nice. Good thing this was such a good calf; Hayden wasn't so nice with the calf. He did get better though!

Then someone got a wonderful idea to put him on the calf. All it took was one movement from the calf & Hayden was ready to get off. He basically jumped off into the girl's arms! It didn't scare him from the calf, but he sure didn't like it!

After the ride, he was tired of the calves & was headed to bigger cows then! Oh my, I think I have started something. Looks like I better get with it & learn about these darn animals. Because I'm sure in a few years, we might be showing some of our own!!!
It was such a joy to see the excitement in Hayden at the Stock Show. I remember my Dad taking us as we were kids & our friends were showing. It was fun & I wanted to share that with Hayden. Now it may come back to bite me in a few years! But I will love doing it with him & watching him as he shows!!!

Hair Raising Event

Last night was not Hayden's first haircut but it still was an event.
Ashlee had the patients of a Saint because she just kept right on working with his every little wiggle. She did a great job!!!
He was not a happy camper through out the whole time. He was a fussy wiggle worm the whole time.

But then Ashlee gave Hayden a package of Animal Crackers and we were a little better. Still had the big tears & lots of wiggling.

At one time, he wiggled completely out of the chair...turn my back for 5 sec & he is out!

But it was worth it! This is a cute haircut for my cute little boy. He was so proud of it when he was done & was able to get out of the chair with his bag of Animal Crackers.

Mommy loves it too because it's suppose to stick up! But I must admit, it makes him look so grown up. Reality is...he is growing up! I love you Hayden!!!

Life is Sweet!!!

Lately Hayden goes around saying "Mine! Mine! Mine!" So I've been trying to teach him how to share. Teaching a toddler to share is hard enough but it's really tough when he's the only child & the only person at home to share with is Mom. So last night we were at Dairy Queen and Hayden was having his "i-cream".  Most Bites he took he would say "Mine!"

Then out of the blue, as I'm talking to my friend, I see Hayden holding his spoon at me. He had just licked it & was giving me what had stuck to the spoon. So being the Mom, I take it & I say Thank you!!!
Then began a system: 2 bites maybe 3 or 4 for Hayden & one half licked bite for Mommy!



(it's blurry...but you get the picture)

I was so impressed with him. He is learning to share...granted I wanted more ice cream & less spit...but I'll take what I can get!
Life is SWEET!!!



This is Us

We are a package deal. We are living live our own way & making up the rules as we go along.
No one knows how your life is going to play out so we just live it to the fullest.
I have faced many difficult times in my life...but they are all worth every smile & every heart ache.
Hayden & I live life with a smile on our face. We may not have the nicest house...if it's clean, we count that as a blessing. We may not drive the fanciest of vehicles, but they run & get us from point A to point B & back home again. We don't have the most normal of situations, but we sure make the best out of this situation we are in. I am very proud of my son & I wouldn't change a thing. Hayden gives me life & helps me to remember what's important in life. It's not about the house you live in, the vehicle you drive or what is "normal". We all create our own "normal".
So with a new year comes new resolutions. I'm not big on resolutions, but this year, I'm going to try the blog thing. It's what I want to share with everyone & it's what I want to leave with my son.
So here's our Living Life Our Own Way...Our "normal".