Quiet!! time to read

Maybe....its because I am a mom now, but I love watching Haven "be mommy" to her baby. She loves her little doll and takes her with her everywhere and does what mommy does. She loves to lay a blanket out on the floor and wrap her baby in it. She loves to give her "baba's" and read books to her. The best part is she is starting to pretend play with her and I often catch her talking to her and then responding back "as the baby" Its precious!! I love having a little girl!!

One+one

We had a big celebration for Grandpa "papa's" birthday!! Since we were all there, we decided to take a few pictures in the backyard.......thought I'd share:)

Island girl

Our little family recently took a trip to Coronado Island; off the coast of San Diego California. We were so excited to take Haven to see the beach and the ocean. We had a great time and she loved it! The weather was so perfect and there were so many fun things to do. Here's a preview of the fun week we had there.

Haven Talky

What do you do?

What do you do in the summertime? We eat homemade popsicles, play in the water, ride bikes and play at the park. We really have had a fun, busy summer doing all those things. We ventured to Island Park for the annual 4th of July trip, which was lots of fun! We've visited Lagoon, Hoogle Zoo,Dinosaur Park, Discovery Gateway all of which we don't have pictures of. However, the simple things seem to make her the most happy! We are sad to see hot summer days come to an end but we love fall and are looking forward to the beginning of a new season.

Ponies go up and down

We had a really fun filled animal day with Grandma Nanon, Aunt Michelle and cousins Lauren & Reese. They invited us to go with them to Wheeler Farm and Gardner Village. Haven loves animals and although, before then, she had really only encountered ducks...we've had a family of geese show up in our backyard field a few times and fed them some bread (so every day we watch for the ducks). I wasn't sure how she'd respond but she was in--heaven-- She loved riding the ponies and petting the sheep and goats. She loved running all over and being with the girls. Thanks Grandma for spoiling us!!
and Thanks Aunt Michelle for all the cute pictures so we can remember the day:)

Model Child

"Simplistick", the Company Adam does wall art for, is putting together a catalog and needed models for the shots. They asked if Haven could come be one of those little models. She did a great job at posing and showing off for the camera. What can I say she made me proud. Who knows where this might take her someday:)