....was a week ago! But oh my, have we had a week! More on that in the next post. We'll just focus this one on Daddy!  

Oh, does this one love her Daddy! She squeals and practically skips to greet him each day when he walks in the door from work.

He sings "Baby Beluga" with her every evening and rocks her to bed each night.

He puts in hair bows like a champ, arranges for ponies to make special appearances at her parties, wipes away her tears, and takes her on Daddy/Daughter dates!

When Mama has had a rough day or is running thin, he steps in and does whatever it takes to make things better for all!

It is such a sweet relationship that I have had the joy to watch grow! 

This Father's Day, we had plans to go to church and then brunch afterward, but our A/C went out in our house Saturday evening and we had to pack our bags and have a little impromptu staycation at a nearby hotel. Needless to say, with all of the drama we did not make it to church, but we did go out to lunch to celebrate the man of the day! 

It was a crazy day that did not go as planned, but as usual, Mason takes charge and helps manage all the bumps in our road together!

We love you so very much! Thank you for being the best "Da-Da" to Hadley that she could ever hope to have. We are truly blessed to be yours! Happy Father's Day! 

​XOXO

Summer is here and we haven't wasted one moment of having fun in the sun! We kicked off the season with  "Parent & Tot" swim lessons. Mommy loves swimming and scuba diving, so it's important to me for her to feel comfortable in the water from an early age!

Also, those swimsuits weren't going to show themselves off, so we decided we'd go for the two week session of swim lessons that were held Monday-Thursday for 30 minutes each day. 8 classes in all. 

On the first day of lessons, Hadley was ready to dive in immediately upon arrival. She wasn't happy to have to wait until classes began to get in the water and she also was not a fan of putting on her sunscreen! 

During our swim classes, we learned lots about water safety, how to get in and out of the pool, how to put our head under water, and practiced floating on our tummy and back! Hadley LOVED it! 

She is definitely our little summer baby! She loves the water and splashing around and pretty much has no fear, which means we will have to watch her like a hawk! But we are so glad that she enjoys it and isn't afraid to jump right in! 

Today, on our last day of class they let the kids play in the kid area of the pool with all of the slides, waterfalls and other equipment turned on. We had so much fun walking around and exploring it all! 

One of the best parts of our lessons was watching Hadley interact with the other kids in her class. They ranged from 9 months - 3 years old! Hadley was definitely a class favorite walking around to greet all of her friends each day! The cutest! 

We were sad for classes to come to an end today, but are so proud of her accomplishments! Mainly I'm thrilled that she can dunk her head under water successfully! Woohoo! Summer Olympics 2036 here we come!!! :) 

Bet you all thought  that once Hadley turned one I would quit doing the monthly update posts. Wrong-o my friends! I will continue the monthly documentation FOREVER!!!! Or at least until she turns two! :) 

This month has been my favorite month so far! It's like as soon as she turned one things started clicking for her and she has turned into such a big girl, imitating Mommy & Daddy. Monkey see, monkey do!!  

Things Hadley Hates: 
Cutting her nails, wiping her mouth, loud noises (garbage truck, loud babies, ...) 

My being sad that you are now a big one year old was very short lived! We are loving watching you grow up, Hadley! Every new thing you do is the absolute cutest and makes us so very proud! Of course we think you are the most genius baby who ever lived, but we could be biased.... :) We have lots of fun things planned for the summer and can't wait to share it all with you! Love you sweet girl!!!

Happy 13 Months!!!

​XOXO!