Hadley turned ONE and my day with Emilee

I went to Cave City a couple weeks ago for Hadley's FIRST birthday party!  Her party was the cutest animal parade theme.  Heather and her mom did such a great job planning the party.

Sweet birthday girl!

I just LOVE her hair!

Emilee pulled her in this wagon for the "parade".

She was so funny with her cake....I'm not sure she even ate any of it.  She would just stick her hands in it and then wipe it on her diaper!

Brad and I gave her an Anywhere Chair from Pottery Barn Kids.  She looked so cute sitting up there like a big girl!

I took Emilee home with me from the party for our annual birthday shopping celebration.  

We gave her a pair of Toms that she picked out for her birthday present.  

She's turned in to quite a bargain shopper!  I told her about a consignment store in NLR and she was excited about going.  She got a cute pair of Seven crops and a pair of denim shorts for a great price.  She was so happy!  She is definitely her mother's daughter.  No one loves a bargain more than Jenny!

She also wanted to go to a couple stores in the mall and while we were there we ran into my friend Kimmy, who works at Clinique and she offered to do a make over for Emilee.  Em loved that!

Emilee and Kimmy.

She looked a little too grown up but still cute!

After we went to dinner, we drove out to the Promenade but everything was closed.  That's what we get for planning our day on a Sunday.

So instead of shopping, we stopped at a car dealership to look at some of her favorite cars.

Then we went home and watched "We Bought a Zoo" which we all liked.

Jenny and Parker met us in Searcy on Monday to pick Emilee up.  While we were there, Lacy met us for lunch.  I wish Tara had been there!  

I'm already looking forward to my day with Emilee next year! I think I'm going to have to get a little more creative though.....there won't be much shopping in Mountain Home.  Although that girl loves TJ Maxx!

Hadley, Parker, and Emilee

I was in Cave City a couple weeks ago and got to take some pics of Hadley.  She's SO sweet.  Her mom says she can be rotten sometimes, but I think she's making that up. 

 She's an absolute ANGEL!  

We were trying to get some cute shots for her birthday party invitation.  I can't believe she's almost ONE!  I'm so excited about her party! Heather and her mom have great taste and skills so I know the party is going to be adorable.

I had picked up Parker and Emilee before going to Heather's and thought they might help us out.  Hadley loves kids so they were helpful in getting her to smile.  Emilee was actually a huge help with the pics.  She'll do anything she's asked to do and we would have had some issues if she hadn't been there.

I think Emilee knows how to take care of Hadley better than I do!

Parker was help if comic relief is considered help.  :) It cracked me up that he gave Hadley rabbit ears in this one.  

This boy!  He's such a mess. 

 I just don't know what else to say about him! :)

Hadley

Heather and Hadley were in town this weekend for a birthday party.  Friday night I went to Sherwood and had dinner with them and all the ladies at Martha's.  They are such a hoot!  

Heather's mom and Hadley stayed at Martha's and Heather spent the night with me.

We stayed up later than either of us wanted to but we were discussing Hadley's birthday party details and I guess thats worth staying up late for!

We went to breakfast at Mimi's before I went to work on Saturday and then Heather brought Hadley to my house that afternoon so I could see her in her dressed up in her party attire.  She looked so cute!! 

Its always a treat to spend time with friends but Brad was working nights so it was extra nice to have them here.

Hadley

I went to Cave City last week to do Christmas with Heather and Jenny and their kids.  I didn't get any photos of us opening presents, but I got some of Hadley.  And a couple with her and Emilee.

She's cute whether she smiles or not.  She had been at Heather's mother-in-law's house when I got there and had a single foam roller in her hair!  It looked so funny.  Her hair is short and pretty thick all over and then really long on top.  They had the roller in to curl to one side.  I wish I had gotten a picture of that.

Her bow may say "Daddy's Girl" but she is, without question, a momma's girl!

Those two bottom teeth are just too cute!

Two sweet girls!  Jenny and I ran an errand and when we came back Hadley was napping on Emilee.  And Em didn't seem to mind one bit.  I LOVE these two girls!

I enjoyed getting to see the girls but missed Parker.  He had a friend at his house and I didn't want to take him away from that.  

Sweet Hadley!

I got to see Hadley this weekend!  

She's just PRECIOUS!!!!

Heather spent the night with me Friday night and we got up Saturday morning to do the Race for the Cure.  We stayed up WAY too late and were a little worried that we wouldn't be able to get up Saturday morning.   We did though and went to the race.  But once we got there, we just stood in line to pick up Heather's packet and to get the Ford scarf and left!  We should have just slept later. 

Hadley and Heather's mom stayed with Martha in Sherwood and I really just wanted to see Hadley and didn't want to mess with the crowd at the Race.  

I wish I had gotten a better shot of her two little teeth.  You can just barely see them in this one...

I didn't get to see her for long, but I think she's just about the sweetest baby ever!!  I wish I got to see her more often.  

False Alarm

Heather came to stay with me last Sunday so that she would be close to the hospital when she went into labor.   She chose to stay with us because we live the closest to the hospital, not for my great care taking abilities or knowledge of pregnancy.  

So I'm sure it was a surprise to no one that Heather and I went to the hospital Friday night thinking it was time to have a baby!  We called all of the appropriate people (i.e. her husband, the grandparents, Jenny) and got them all worked up for nothing.  In our defense, how were we supposed to know what exactly "water breaking" is.  

But we did great on our trial run!  We got her bag packed with all the necessities in record breaking time, and took off to the hospital. 

I'm pretty sure her nurse (whose name was Dawn) wanted to believe she was in labor too.  First she told us Heather wasn't in labor, then she told us she was, then she said no again.  We were able to get almost everyone turned around before they all drove to Little Rock.  Well, except Heather's husband and mother-in-law.  But that was just because of a simple misunderstanding and not our fault.

Heather and I went back home around 2:00 A.M. still convinced she was in labor.  It was hard for us to believe that we were the only ones who could figure out what was going on! HA!  Sadly, we know we will NEVER live this down.

Baby Shower

This weekend we had a baby shower for Heather with some of the girls from our high school class.  We're pretty lucky to still be friends and the ones who live around home see each other quite often.  It is always good to see these girls (I should quit saying "girls".....we're probably considered "ladies" by now!!).  We all grew up together and I love thinking back to all the times we shared.   It's hard to believe that we will be having our 20th high school reunion in just a couple years! 

Back row: me, Keeli, Michelle, Christie, Carrie, Jenny; front row: Amy, Krista, Heather

Everyone brought a book for Hadley.  Heather is a librarian so there will be no shortage of books in her house, but we thought it would be neat to give her a jump start.  I chose A Sick Day For Amos McGee because it's the Caldecott Award winner this year.  I want to try to get her the Caldecott book each year while she's little and then maybe move to the Newberry books when she can actually read!  That's my plan, anyway.

Michelle brought her little girl, Avery.  Michelle and I were inseparable in high school and I love that her daughter is the spitting image of her!!!  But don't let that sweet face fool you..... she gives her mom a real run for her money!!  Cracks me up!!!  :-)

I spent the night at Jenny's and when we got home, we found Emilee asleep on the couch.  I think she was waiting up on us but couldn't make it.  I don't blame her..... it was WAY past my bedtime too!

It was so good to see everyone and maybe now that all the showers are over, Hadley can make her grand entrance into the world!  We're all ready so I don't know what she's waiting for!!  HA!  Actually, I don't mind if she stays put for a little while longer.  Heather's doctor wants her in Little Rock permanently a couple weeks prior to her due date so she will be staying with us and I'm really looking forward to that!!!  Shamelessly selfish, I know!!

Waiting on Hadley

One of my very best friends from high school came to Little Rock last weekend to have maternity photos taken.   My friend Dawn took the photos and I can't wait to see the finished product!  And I had so much fun getting to be the assistant for the shoot!  

Doesn't she look GREAT!?!?  

Heather had such a rough first trimester.  I'm so happy to see her looking and feeling so good now.   

I thought Dawn's umbrella idea was so cute!

We've been waiting a long time for Miss Hadley Reese!  It's been awhile since there has been a baby among our group of friends.  And when you don't have kids of your own (like me!), you definitely look forward to spoiling your friends' kids!!