Fall time in California

Fall is one of my very favorite seasons and here in California has been very different to what we are used to, but we are really enjoying it. We hear about all the cold weather and snow in Utah while we are still enjoying shorts and flip-flops most days. Even thou it doesn't really feel like fall here yet,we are still getting in all kinds of fun fall activities.
We went to a local pumpkin patch to pick pumpkins. Hadley got to pick out her own baby size pumpkin to carve.

We went to our ward trunk-o-treat party. We had fun dressing up and handing out lots of candy. Hadley dressed up as a lobster and Kenley and I were chef's. She was the cutest little lobster ever and we ended up winning the best dressed family prize.

I've never been a huge Halloween fan, but it's lots more fun with a cute baby to dress up!

Daddy in Charge

Kenley dressed Hadley on Saturday, this is the outfit he came up with.....

I guess this is what you get when you have a color blind husband who doesn't have much experience in dressing a little girl. At least he tried! Looks like Hadley approved of his outfit choice thou.

5 Months Old

Now that Hadley is nearly 6 months old, i better put up her 5 month photo. I swear every time i pick up the camera to take her photo she refuses to smile and give me a mug shot look every stinking time. She will be all cute and smiles when my sister Jamie takes her picture, but not for me. I promise she has a cute little smile, and is not solemn and straight faced all day, oh well i hope this is just a phase.... 

Hadley is growing up so fast. She can nearly sit up on her own. Loves to eat rice cereal, oatmeal, peas and green beans. And by love i mean she loves to spit them everywhere, including all over whom ever is luck to be feeding her. She has really discovered her love of spitting and is doing it constantly. She loves to sleep. She sleeps from around 8:30 pm to about 7 am now, and takes two good naps a day usually. She has mastered rolling, and can log roll across a room at lightening speeds. The other day i laid her on a blanket in her room to play while working on something. I turned around and she was halfway across the room. A few minutes later i turn around and didnt see her anywhere. I thought i was going crazy for a second, but then i saw her crib dust ruffle move. Turns out that she had rolled all the way underneath her crib and was just hanging out under there. Silly little girl. Guess i had better start keeping a closer eye on her. 

Visit from Aunt Jamie

My sister Jamie was our first visitor here in California a few weeks ago. It was great having her here. We got to go on a date without Hadley, made a stop at a rather interesting 'cheese factory outlet', went swimming , and made a visit to Yosemite National Park. It was a really fun day trip, beautiful weather and great scenery. While in the park we took a hike to a set of waterfalls. I had Hadley strapped in her front pack carrier. Throughout the entire hike nearly every person coming down the trail commented on how adorable she was. We even had people stop us who wanted a picture with her, pretty funny! I would have to agree with them, she is adorable!
My sister is an amazing photographer,  so she got some really great photos of our trip to Yosemite, and also of Hadley.

4 Months Old

Hadley is 4 months old already! She is growing up so fast. At her 4 month appointment she weighed 14lbs 3oz and was 24.5 inches tall. So she is still a little below average in height and weight, but makes up for that with her big head! Some new things about Haddy are:

- She can roll over from her tummy to her back and also from her back to her tummy, but doesn't really like to

- She sits up pretty well on her own

- She laughs on occasion and is very smily but gets very solemn when the camera comes out  '

- She is teething already, no teeth have come through so she is just super slobery and chews on anything she can get her hands on

- She loves to pull my hair, not a fan of that new found talent

- She loves to talk and sing to herself 

- She loves to play with toys and read books

- She loves to go swimming 

- She sleeps through the night most nights ( from 9:30pm - 6am) 

She is such a happy and content baby and we sure love her! 

Need to do better at this......

It seems like i am always just playing catch up on our blog! I will really try to do better at posting more regularly, I promise Shelley :)

This summer has been super busy, we have been all over the place. We have settled into life here in California, and are enjoying it. The thing that has been the biggest adjustment is the heat. It averages around 103 pretty much everyday. We had what they call a 'cold spell' where it was in the mid 90's for a few days. Definitely an adjustment, we have spent a lot of time in the pool, eating popsicles and trying not to roast alive!

Kenley is doing well at his job, he is learning lots and enjoying the challenges and opportunities it gives him. Hadley and I have enjoyed finding new places to explore, and getting to know people in the area. Our ward here has been amazing! Everyone is really friendly and welcoming, and we already have some good friends to play with. 

This summer we have done some fun things. We took Hadley on her first camping trip over the 4th of July. The beach is about 2 hours from our house so we decided to go and check it out. It was actually pretty cold, so we had to bundle up. It was a fun little weekend trip, but next time we plan to go to a bit warmer beach! 

It was a bit chilly!

Hadley waking up a 'Happy Camper'

Hadley when swimming for the first time in July as well. She lasted about 10 min the first time and wasn't to sure if she liked it, but now that we have gone a few more times she really likes it and loves to fall asleep in the pool. 

1st time swimming

In July, Hadley and I went and visited my family in Pittsburgh. We had fun relaxing, going on walks, shopping, and visiting down town P-burg. Grandpa and Grandma Robinson and Uncle Taylor LOVED playing with Haddy, and she loved being held 24/7 and all the attention. Flying across the country with a 2 month old baby by myself wasn't as bad as i thought it would be, she really likes to fly and pretty much just sleeps the whole way.

She sported some cute little sunglasses downtown

All tuckered out from all the fun with Grandpa and Grandma

After we got back from Pittsburgh was packed up again and headed to Utah for the Holt Family Reunion. We had lots of fun seeing everyone. Kenley's family is huge so there is never a shortage of people to talk to, fun things to do, or food to eat! We went swimming, had a fun barn carnival, went to the rodeo, did a 5k with sisters in law, participated in/watched the 24th of July parade, had a huge water fight and lots of other fun stuff. We loved the chance to get together with all the family, we dont get to see everyone very often  so we really enjoyed our time with them and are grateful for such a great family! 

Cute McKay

Daddy and Haddy. They look quite alike dont you think.

Danika and Joshua watching the Parade with us

The family float in the parade. We all wore awesome bright green matching shirts that day.

Taking a break with Grandma Holt from all the fun

On The Road Again

Time for another update in our busy lives. Well we have moved, yet again and we now live in California! Kenley got a job with a great company, where he is able to get out and get his hands dirty but also gets to use his hard earned finance degree. He has really enjoyed it so far, and feels like it is a great fit for him! We found a great town to live in, and we are getting settled into our new lives in California. We miss having family near by, but we are excited to finally be settled down and ready for our new adventure. We would love having visitors anytime!
Hadley is doing great and is growing up so fast. She has lived in 3 towns and 2 different states so far in her 2 months of life. She has been so great during all the changes in our lives. We have been blessed with a very mellow baby who doesn't mind change and chaos. She is such a smiley baby, and loves having people talk to her. She loves to eat, and now weights 10 lbs and 4 oz. I think she looks just like Kenley. She has the most beautiful bright blue eyes, and what little hair she has is blondish/redish hair just like Kenley when he was a baby. 

 Haddy Lou loves smiling at her Daddy

Chilling in the Uhaul, she is such a great traveler. 

 
2 months old, growing up so fast.