Little Laughs!

Whenever Marcus comes home I feel like I have a million stories about the funny things the kids did that day! I never want to forget some of these cute things so I decided I needed to start keeping track! These two little ones really keep me going... they make life so much fun! It is hard to have a bad day or to get too mad with them around. Some of the things they do can be very naughty but I am learning to just laugh cause they really are SO sweet and get bigger every day! I know one day I am going to miss all this craziness!
Hayden is starting to talk a lot but it is mostly just words so he doesn't say all the funny things Josie does but he is such a funny boy to watch! Not to mention a little bit naughty! I had just got him ready to go somewhere and was getting Josie ready when I found him like this. I guess he found my liquid eyeliner. He seemed to know that it went around your eyes!

Josie: Mommy, stop talking!
Daddy: You don't talk to mommy that way!
Josie: Mommy please be quiet!
She is persistent! I couldn't help but laugh and then obey cause I tell her that enough times in a day!

Hayden is crying and so I turn around and Josie is trying to grab his hands.
Me: Josie, please don't touch Hayden, he doesn't like it.
Josie: Mommy, I'm trying to dance with my prince.
She is obsessed with princesses and princes. She knows girls are princesses and boy are princes and when she gets bigger she will find her prince. It is funny to me cause she has never even seen a Disney princess movie. She seems to know everything about them though and knows they are always dancing.

Hayden has learned the word "please". He is very good at using it too. When I tell him no or he needs to wait his turn or whatever he very sweetly says, "please". And most of the time it works:)

I was changing in front of Josie the other day and she looks up and sees my bare belly.
Josie: Whoa mommy! Why your tummy so big like grandpa's!

She needed to go to the bathroom so I was trying to help her.
Josie: No mommy I do it by myself. Don't help!
Me: Josie it is ok for mommy to help you sometimes.
Josie: No! Girls don't need help.
Oh ok... I guess I didn't realize that.

Josie: Mommy, daddy will come home soon so I can dance with my prince.

Me to Josie: Come here little girl.
Josie: No mommy don't call me little girl, call me chica.
Me: Oh chica huh? Where did you hear that?
Josie: Leah call me that. (Leah is my little sister) I chica.
And she has actually corrected me a few times... No mommy call me chica. So my little chica it is:)

One morning when Marcus and I were both very tired and she was in bed with us watching TV.
Josie: Mommy read me a story.
Me: No Josie, I still need to sleep.
Opening the curtains.
Josie: No mommy it isn't time to sleep... Look the sun is getting up.

Cousins and more Cousins!

We have had an eventful couple of weeks. And you would think I have pictures but I don't.... I seemed to forget my camera for everything!
About two weeks ago we got a visit from Grammie Pammie, Aunt Laura, Uncle Matt, and Aunt Beth, and her kiddos, Hannah, Braxton, and Grayson. They were here for about 4 days and we had lots and lots of fun with them! Josie LOVES her cousins and can't get enough of them. Every morning she would wake up and say, "I need to go see my cousins!" One of the days we went to Thanksgiving Point to see the farm animals. The kids loved riding the ponies and feeding the animals. Hayden would pick up whatever he could find and try to feed it to them.... the goats were especially fun to feed. Josie had on a little yellow bracelet and the goats kept trying to get it thinking it was the corn. We found out that they have free ice cream cones for the kids at the deli there and 25 cent ones for everyone else so we had to stop by there for a treat. We then went up to Cabela's to looks at the animals there. Jenn-Lee brought her girls down from Layton and met us for all of it. All the grand kids on Marcus's side were all there. Another day we went on a picnic down by the marina in Saratoga Springs. Dan and Jenn-Lee came down again. It was a gorgeous day and perfect for a picnic. The kids loved playing there! They are all busy kids so we had our hands full making sure no one fell in the lake. I know Beth and Jenn-Lee took some pictures so hopefully I can get some copies! Thanks for coming guys and please come back soon! We loved having you!
Then that Sunday we met with my family for family pictures with everyone! This has never happened in my family since my brother left on his mission in 1996. So now our family is even bigger and harder to get together for pictures so I am so glad we were finally able to do it. My brother Joel came up with his family from Texas so it was the perfect time to do it! I'll post pics when I get them. Josie and Hayden got to be with all their cousins from my side too! I love that my kids have so many cousins.... they are so lucky!
That week my parents stayed up in Park City and rented two big condos so we all took turns staying up there and playing. I took the kids up on Tuesday and didn't come home til Sunday! We had so much fun up there. Marcus came up and joined us on Thursday night. We loved running through the halls, swimming, riding the buses, shopping, riding bikes, eating, the elevators (or as Josie says the alligators) the kids play area, and especially being with cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents! Thanks so much mom and dad for letting us come hang out with you guys!
Really though I am so glad my kids have family and cousins to be with. I loved growing up with so many cousins so I love that my kids will have the same. Family is so great! Josie still keeps talking about "my cousins".

Easter Weekend Fun!

The Sunday before Easter.
Hayden was sick so he didn't get dressed up.

Coloring Easter eggs... Martha and Justin came over to help. I am surprised how much Josie and Hayden loved doing this. There hands were very stained afterwards.

Easter morning seeing what the Easter bunny brought them.

Sunday morning we drove up to my parents to watch Conference. After everyone came over for dinner and an Easter egg hunt. The kids even found some money in their eggs from Grandpa.

My little cheese ball!

All the kids getting ready to go find eggs.

And another one of Hayden coloring eggs!
I think it is kinds of funny that there are no pictures of Marcus and I but I seriously didn't get a single one of us this weekend. Oh well the kids are cuter anyway!

Josie LaFae Hadlock (Early Years)

Hayden Lee Hadlock (First Year)

To the Zoo

 

One Saturday we thought, oh what can we do?

We made lots of suggestions, mine was the Zoo

and so we decided that would be fun!

and so off we went to smell the animal poo

It was a little cold, but we dressed up warm and snug

Each time we came to a new cage upon my arms my children would tug

They loved the the elephant, the giraffes, and the Monkeys a ton!

and we finished the day with a great big hug

Dress Up and a Tea Party!

About a week ago we went to have dinner with some old friends of Marcus's. We had lots of fun! And yummy, yummy, food. Thanks so much Tina and Brandy! And the kids did too... here is them playing dress up.



I took Josie and Hayden to my sister Annie's for a tea party. My mom and other sister Sarah, joined us with her kids. It is so fun to be with cousins and I am so glad Josie and Hayden have so many. Josie loves dressing up and she loves princesses even though I don't think she has even seen a princess movie. Hayden is just there for the food:)

Here is Hayden, Christal, Joseph, Stacy, and Ben

Matt, Ashley, and Josie
And I would like to make it clear that Matt and Joseph are ONLY participating because that is the only way they got to eat lunch. They are boys and they are not into the whole tea party thing!

Gracie and Hayden