26 Hours of Fun

With some help from Jay, I've completed most of my list of things to do before the baby comes. My favorite thing on the list has been having a "Hayden Day," which turned into 26 hours--an evening and the next day. I feel bad that this new little person is going to come in and take some of the attention away from Hayden, so this was a great chance for us to have some fun with our big guy before the baby comes.

Diamondbacks game: I was able to get a few of my firm's tickets to the Diamondbacks game on Tuesday night, and Hayden couldn't have been more excited about the baseball game. We had great seats behind home plate, so we were right where the action is. Hayden would pretend to throw a pitch whenever the pitcher did, and he loved taking in all the sights and the crowd.
The only part he didn't like was meeting Baxter, the team mascot. He wasn't too sure about an adult-sized cat.

Park with friends: On Wednesday morning, we met all our friends from our old babysitters group at the park. With so many of us moving and having babies, we haven't all been together for a long time. The kids loved playing together, and they were actually very good about sitting still for a picture.

Swimming: After the park and running a few errands, we met my cousin-in-law Heidi and her two adorable children at their swimming pool. (Thanks, Heidi!) It was a great way to beat the 108 degree weather! Hayden is a little fish--he loves being in the water, and he loved splashing and jumping in the pool. He also loved playing with Alex, who is just a few months older than he is. Here are the boys being cute and silly:

Circus: Hayden was worn out with all his playing, so he came home and took a 3 hour nap. He woke up just in time to pick up Daddy from work and head to the circus. I don't know who enjoyed the circus more: me, Jay or Hayden. There were some amazing acrobatic acts and the animals were all very cool. Hayden especially loved the elephants, tigers, and horses.

With so much fun packed into 26 hours, Hayden was pretty tired by the end of the day. He fell asleep on the way home from the circus, and slept in an hour later than usual. I was hoping the baby would wait to come until after the circus, since we bought the tickets a few months ago. So baby: you can come now!!