Playing at the Mall

We needed a little activity for Friday morning, so we headed over to the Woodlands Mall, which had a great play area, fun play car area, and a huge carousel.

Notice that we started on the sleigh for the carousel ride...

And part way through, Grant decided he was finally ready to ride one of the moving horses!  Hooray!

Hayes wasn't about to be left behind, so Migi brought him over to ride a horse, too.

Houston-Bound

We packed up the boys and headed to Houston for my cousin's wedding.
At RDU Airport:

Confirming that our carry-ons would fit:

The only way to fly with toddlers:

It took a lot of screaming, but we finally got Hayes to fall asleep on the plane.  After that I was too scared to move, so we stayed in the same position long enough for me to get his ear print on my arm:

Would you believe that that little sleepy guy hates flying?

The Big O-N-E for Hayes!

I just posted Grant's day in the life, so now here's a day in the life of a birthday boy.  Where did the time go and how is my little baby already one?!

Hayes may have only started walking a week ago, but now he's strolling around the house drinking bottles like a one year old:

Grant had the day off from school, so we went to music class at our local library to celebrate.  Hayes, just like his big brother, had no interest in participating, but the two had a grand time playing all over the room during the class.

After lunch and nap time, we hit up Target, and the boys loved riding in the Big Brothers Cart before going to Chick Fil A to play:

Played a bit with Daddy before dinner:

Crammed in our ONE YEAR photo shoot:

Gotta be quick!

Ate one of Hayes' favorite dishes (slow cooker chicken curry; not pictured here, but just imagine Hayes covered in brown), then had a birthday cupcake:

...devoured the entire thing in about a minute:

Opened a gift picked out just for him by big brother Grant:

And then snuck back over to the high chair to snag some cupcake crumbs:

Then stayed up an hour later than usual (as expected after all that cupcake) playing and playing...then fell asleep.  A good day to turn one!

Puddin' Faces

Looking to entertain Hayes, I whipped out some lemon pudding.  Results are below.

"Seriously, you want me to play with this?"

"Actually, it's pretty tasty.  I'm going to attempt to lick my hands off."

"I have eaten all of it.  I want more. More.  Put away that camera and give me my pudding."  (Yes, Hayes has now mastered pointing, and so here he is pointing directly at the pudding shaker, and you can tell by his face that he means business.)

The After Party

We attempted to keep things low key this year, but Hayes still had a few gifts to open, and since he slept through a good chunk of the party time, we saved the opening for the next day.  Here he is 'sprinting' towards them in glee.

He loves reading (aka touching) books:

He's actually bobbing up and down 'dancing' to the music here:

And after all that work, he was happy to sit back and have a bottle with Ceci:

Hayes' Birthday Party

We celebrated Hayes' birthday with a 'little' Duke Basketball party during the Duke vs. Maryland basketball game.

Day in the Life

They are making a 'Routine Book' at Grant's school and asked us to submit a few specific pictures from Grant's daily routine, so now that we have them, we might as well share them.  (Can you tell we snagged all of these on Super Bowl Sunday?)

Getting Dressed:

Brushing Teeth:

Eating Breakfast (don't mess with Grant and his cereal):

More Brushing of the Teeth:

Going to Bed:

Thought perhaps we needed a going to bed picture that included the Red Light:

Haircut Victory

After pulling off stegosaurus hair, it was time for a hair cut.  Here's Grant celebrating that it's over with his hard-earned lollipop:

Crazy Stegosaurus Hair

It was "Crazy Hair Day" at Grant's school, so we opted for the Stegosaurus Look.

Couch Potatoes