The Greats

Hayden is very lucky to have four Great Grandparents; even luckier that this summer he has been able to meet 3 out of 4 of them.  Unfortunately Great Grandma Pitt lives in Tennessee so we haven't made it there yet. 

Below are some pictures from our visits.

 Hayden with his Great Gram (Margaret)

 Hayden is kind of a talker & I think he was telling his Great Gram a story here.

 Love you Great Gram!

 Great Grandpa George & Fran stopped by to meet Hayden on their way through town.

 Grammie Claire, Great Grandpa George & Hayden

Hayden & I were able to meet his new cousin Teagan on our trip to Kalispell.  She was born this January & is just darling.  Not a surprise as my cousin Brittany & her husband Tory have five beautiful children.

   Here are Teagan & Hayden with Great Grandma Beulah.

  Hayden also met his Great Auntie Terry & Great Uncle Joe (aka U. Joe) this summer. 

Cousins Maddy & Taylor came over to Great Gram's for a playdate with Hayden.  Nana Terry was obviously more fun than Hayden.



As I write this post I am reminded of the people Hayden will not get the chance to meet... Great Grandpa Harold, Great Grandpa Keny, Great Grandpa & Grandma Chapman, Great Grandpa Pitt and Great Uncle Charlie.  Adam & I have wonderful memories and stories of you all that we will share with Hayden.  

We love you and miss you! 

Two Days, Two Weeks, Two Months

Recently Hayden had his 2 month checkup.  He was actually 2 1/2 months old because his pediatrician was on vacation.  Here are all his stats so far.

Birth

7 lbs 9 ozs
20 1/2 inches

2 days after leaving the hospital

7 lbs 7.2 ozs
20 1/2 inches

2 weeks

8 lbs 2 ozs
21 inches

2 1/2 months

11 lbs 9 ozs
24 inches

I was really surprised when the nurse said Hayden weighed over eleven pounds & thought he really had gained a lot of weight.  I was even more surprised to find out that his weight only put him in the 50th percentile for his age.  Oh well, at least he's still going in the right direction.

 At the appointment before his shots.

This was a two bandaid day.  Bummer dude!

Flathead Lake

This summer we've spent a couple weekends up at Adam's parents place on Flathead Lake.  I'm not sure who enjoys it more, us or Senna?

 Super Senna!

 That darn Pita stole my dummy.

 Jackson family photo.  Safety First!

 Luke & Clive launching the aluminum boat.

 Hayden hanging out on the patio.

Somehow Adam, Luke, Rebecca & I always seem to find the local microbrewery.  Here we are at the Glacier Brewing Company in Polson, MT.

Hayden & Adam at Wildhorse Island. 

There really are wild horses on this island but unfortunately we didn't see any.  Either late last year or earlier this year 5 mares were transplanted to the island.  Surprise, one of them was pregnant.  This was the first foal born on the island in a very long time & might be the last as there are only geldings and mares remaining.

Grandpa Jesse & Hayden taking a nap.

 

Almost got everyone looking. 

This is a great place to watch fireworks on the 4th of July.

 

The sunrises aren't too bad either.

Meet the Johnsons

The Friday of Fourth of July weekend my cousin Nick, his wife Jenny & their adorable daughters Madeline & Taylor (aka Maddy & Tay Tay) drove through Missoula on their way to Seattle.  Luckily they were able to stop for dinner so we could see them & they could meet Hayden.

The Johnsons

The girls checking out their new cousin.

 Tay Tay giving her sister some love.

 My two favorite red heads.

 Adam hanging out with Tay Tay.

We hope to see you guys again soon.  Thanks so much for stopping to see us.

Hiking with Hayden

At the end of June we took Hayden for his first hike.  We went to one of our favorites, the North Fork of the Blackfoot River.  This place reminds us a lot of Yellowstone, it had a major fire in 1988 as well.  It is a little bit of a drive but well worth it once you get there.  Usually we would be fishing by the end of June but with the tremendous snowpack this winter the water was still really high & muddy.  Just as well as we didn't know how Hayden would do on his first hiking outing.  If you can't tell from the photos he pretty much slept the whole time.

These last two photos are from trips we took last year to the North Fork. 

 We can't wait for Hayden to catch his first fish and experience one of the reasons we are lucky to live in the beautiful state of Montana. 

Busy Busy

Summers in Montana go by so fast, especially with a new baby.  I just downloaded the pictures from our camera & there were over 1000 new pictures, whew!  That means we are really behind on our blogging so we will start the recap. 

Mid June Auntie Elizabeth and Cousin Jack came to meet Hayden for the first time.   

Missoula has a really cool carousel in Caras Park next to the Clark Fork River.  We took all the boys there for a fun afternoon. 

 By the looks of things, this isn't Clives first rodeo.

Rebecca & Luke had everyone over for an early Father's Day BBQ so we could celebrate while Elizabeth was still here. 

Thanks for visiting us Auntie Elizabeth it was great to see you.  Hopefully Uncle John can come next time.

Little Bugger

No pictures for this post just a funny little story.  Last night we got Hayden all ready for bed, he'd eaten, been changed, was all swaddled up, had a pacifier & his Great Barrier Reef soother was on.  (Aunt Elizabeth got him this great soother that attaches to the side of his crib, it plays music or water sounds, lights up & has sea creatures that scroll across the screen).  What more could a little guy want? 

We thought he was down for the night until we heard some rustling around about 30 minutes after putting him down.  Adam went up to check on him & he whispered in the baby monitor, "Tia, can you come up here?"  I was a little worried so I hurried up the stairs & turned on the hall light so I could see what was going on.  Hayden was laying in his crib completely unswaddled with his arms raised over his head in victory.  When he saw both of his parents standing by his crib he got the biggest smile across his face & giggled.  He was so proud of himself.  Not only had he escaped the Harry Houdini proof swaddling but he had succeeded in getting both his parents in his room at the same time.  What a little bugger!

We both laughed & then started the bedtime process all over again, this time with success.  : )