Cake and strawberries

Here Hayden and Mommy sit with our friends at Megan's birthday party. Mommy and Daddy had lots of fun having a homemade ham dinner and eating delicious birthday cake. Hayden had slightly less fun since she was in the middle of teething - her first molar on the bottom left side. She didn't want to try any ham, or mashed potatoes, or really anything except bunny crackers and a couple tiny bites of vanilla cake. But she was a trooper in her party dress and even posed for a family photo before we headed home for bedtime!



The day after the party was even more momentous - Hayden got to experience her first berry picking!!! Many thanks to Aunt Lori for documenting the occasion.

Hayden wasn't really sure how she felt since she was strapped to Mommy's (sweaty) back the whole time - but it was neat to see the farm. The highlight was when Hayden started doing her airplane sign - swooping her hand and making a vroom sound - (keep in mind, she mimics us doing this but we didn't think she knew what it was) - and when Mommy looked up, there was a hawk soaring around. Not quite a plane, but pretty close!!! Yay for baby signs!


Picking together was hard work but we still managed to get a good harvest!






And Hayden got to try fresh local strawberries the next morning for breakfast. She ate the one Mommy put in her mouth, picked one up on her own and ate it and then spit out all subsequent berries unless hidden in yogurt. Oh well. :)