Happy Birthday, Miss Hadley!!

ever since hadley was a tiny baby she has been known as "miss hadley". the name developed spontaneously, and soon we were all calling her that. she is definitely a little lady and one with the personality that demands attention wherever we go. this week, we made the drive to rahway to alan's work and she was literally surrounded by a crowd of women! she's our little darling dolly! we love you, miss hadley!
hadley shows off some of her "ballet moves" which differ only slightly from her "princess moves", which she spent the better part of sacrament meeting demonstrating to baby tessa, who is about 7 months old. hadley wanted to make sure she learned princess moves from an early age. many thanks to grammie and grampy who sent the adorable ballerina ensemble! we had to promptly go outside to show lucy and marisa, and since it was a warm day, we also showed the neighbor from across the court, the next door neighbor, and a cute lady visiting from india with her new grandbaby. hadley knew she was adorable and everyone told her so! you can check out the video of her opening the gift and dancing here. if the image is sideways, click the ROTATE button on the right as the video plays. :)

thanks also go out to grandma connie who sent a fun box of goodies: books, a soft blanket, and girlie-colored play-doh! the pink and purple colors were a big hit! it is also going to go well with one of the gifts alan and i got for her...stay tuned for that!

here are the kids enjoying green eggs and ham (okay, bacon) in honor of dr. seuss's birthday earlier this month. alexander told me: "mom, i don't like the look of it", but they both loved the taste!

my two little snugglebugs cuddling on the couch and watching a video. they are usually really territorial about the couch, so this cuddling under the same blanket is rare!

we have been crazy busy lately, for some reason...easter almost snuck up on me and i am sad that we will be having easter dinner on our own this year. :( kinda bummed about missing the egg hunt too...looks like the easter bunny will be making his premiere appearance in our household this year. i've been shopping for candy and some small toys. i think the easter bunny might bring some rain boots. yes, you actually need rain boots here! i LOVE the rain here in the summer! there, i found something i like about new jersey! and you all said it couldn't be done....

will update again soon...promise! i got a new haircut and haddles will have more birthday loot to show off. sorry siddys, she's miss hadley to me. haddles just doesn't do it for me. xoxox