Still Here and Busy! Here is the Fall highlights . . .

Well I always load pictures backwards, but here is the fall highlights: Jeffrey has moved into the big brother role very well, Jeffrey got his first haircut, Hazel was blessed, we went to the corn maze with cousins, we played a lot, Hazel got bigger, our family became accustomed to our new schedule of two kids and both parents in school, Jeffrey was Nacho Libre for Halloween and Hazel was a zebra; we went to McCall during Thanksgiving break to play in the snow! Soon winter will be posted and we will be almost up to date!

Introducing Hazel Ashley!

Hazel Ashley Hughes was born August 9, 2011 at 1:06 pm. She weighed 7 lb. 3 oz. and measured to be 20.5 inches long. She came two and a half weeks early but is healthy and was able to come home the next day!
Jeffrey meeting Hazel for the first time. He instantly gave her a hug and his version of a kiss. Super sweet! He is all ready becoming a great big brother! He enjoys pushing her in her swing, giving her loves, helping me hold her bottle, sharing his toys and snacks, and pointing out her eyes. He loves his sister!

Hazel coming home!

Mommy and Hazel recovering in their room!

After five hours of labor, one epidural and one push later, we had Hazel!

Welcome Hazel!

More Easter and Things in Between!

On Easter we went to my Grandma and Grandpa's for their annual Easter celebration. It was a lot of fun and Jeffrey loved the Hershey kisses! The day before Easter we went to my parents house for an Easter egg hunt. Jeffrey had fun and really enjoyed learning how to throw rocks in my parents waterfall/pond water feature. He caught on pretty quick!
And we painted Jeffrey's new room! He is not moved in yet, but we are beginning the process with Hazel arriving in August. Any suggestions on moving a 17 month old from a crib to a bed is welcome!

Jeffrey in his Easter duds.

And his first time swinging! He is such a ham! We first put him in the swing and gave us this look like "this is it?!" And then I pulled the camera out and he started smiling and hamming it up. The beginning of summer has been busy with Grant co-managing a pest control office in Boise and I started some online classes to ensure my graduation next May. Coming up on the blog is our trip to the Boise Zoo, swimming, and every day life with Jeffrey!

Hughes Easter Party

The Sunday before Easter the Hughes family got together for dinner and an Easter egg hunt! It was a lot of fun getting together with family and some dear friends we had not seen in a while. The family photo, and of course, Jeffrey is getting harder to make him cooperate!
Jeffrey began walking at 13 months, so it made the Easter egg hunt fun, but a little unbalanced! Here's Jeffrey pointing at more eggs to find.

Jeffrey hated the feel of the grass! It was super funny!

Jeffrey and I at his first egg hunt.

He's growing way too fast!

HAPPY EASTER!

Hope everyone has a Happy Easter!

The Hughes Family

Baby Update

It's a Girl!

Grant and I are super excited for the new addition that will be added to our family in August!

Jeffrey Turns One!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Once Jeffrey woke up, Grant and I went in singing and taking pictures. Jeffrey thoroughly loved all the excitement!

That night for FHE we were able to celebrate Jeffrey's 1st Birthday with the Hughes family with cake, ice cream, and presents. It was a lot of fun! Grant wanted it cowboy themed, and unfortunately Jeffrey wouldn't wear his cowboy hat and I forgot to take pictures of the decorations, but there was a theme!

Jeffrey again was unsure what to do with all the attention and the disbelief we would give him his own piece!

With a little help and prompting from Uncle Harrison, Jeffrey remembered pretty quick.

Happy Birthday Jeffrey!

The Festivities Begin!

The day before Jeffrey's birthday, Sunday ,we went to my parents house to celebrate! Jeffrey enjoyed the tissue paper, and Annie. Other than that, Mom did the unwrapping of gifts! :)

Jeffrey loved his new cars! Thanks Stevens!

And of course, the cake! Jeffrey, according to our family tradition, gets to go at the cake all on his own. I altered it a little bit by getting his own special cake from Pastry Perfection . . and it was really good! He was a little timid at first, but soon he got the picture.

Jeffrey with Dad

Grant and I got Jeffrey this sweet bike which Jeffrey absolutely LOVES! Can't you tell?!

Mutual with Dad

Grant took Jeffrey to Young Men's the week before J's birthday while I had my night class. They went to Jump Time which the boys loved and Jeffrey enjoyed watching them! I had to post about it because I had no idea Boise had anything like this and I love Jeffrey's big eyes!

Ten and a Half Months . . A While Ago!

Jeffrey at 10 1/2 months. What a little man! Crawling like crazy, standing, cruising around furniture, playing with his toys, and learning new words! He is changing drastically every day and I need to play catch up tomorrow with the blog! Jeffrey's 1st birthday, Grant's trip to Panama, and I being officially 5 months pregnant tomorrow, just to name a few!