The Hakes Family

7.25.2008

Chuck E. Cheese

We recently met my boss from CertainTeed & her daughter, Leah at Chuck E. Cheese. The girls had such a great time and keep asking to go back.

7.14.2008

Last week was picture week at our house...I needed to get the kid's pictures taken because I want to be able to take some pictures home to Iowa in a couple weeks when we go to visit Grandparents...so we made 3 trips to Sears and each kid did so well! It was such a hard decision to make!

Ally Turned 2 Years Old on April 10th!

Abby Will Be 4 on July 25th!

Aidan Is 6 Weeks Old Already!

7.11.2008

Our 9th Anniversary!

Yesterday, was our 9th wedding anniversary. It was a nice day as David had the day off and was able to be home with us. Last night, we were able to go out for dinner and spend some time together...of course, we had Aidan as our 3rd wheel, but it was still wonderful. We travelled down to Philly for dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse. We had never been there before and we enjoyed our wonderful pasta dishes with salad and bread. We caught some traffic, which caused us not to be able to stop by IKEA or the mall on the way home, but it was still nice to have the time alone in the car together.

I just want to take a minute and let everyone know that I have the best husband in the world! I honestly can't believe it's been 9 years already...and that we have 3 kids! It really just doesn't seem possible. He is really a great husband and wonderful father to our children. I couldn't imagine it any other way. He is so funny and loves to have a great time, yet is caring and honest and a man of integrity. He is such a hard worker and I am so grateful to him for working so hard so that I can stay home and be with our children. He is such a great dad. The kids just adore him and can't wait for him to walk in the door every day. He spends time with them and plays with them and shows them he loves them and I think that is so important in their little lives. He is so creative with them and even though we have lots of silly games as a family...the girls just love him. I can only hope and pray that they will one day marry a man like their dad.

I LOVE YOU HONEY & CAN'T WAIT TO SPEND FOREVER WITH YOU! Happy Anniversary!

7.04.2008

1 Month Appointment

Yesterday, Aidan had his 1 month check-up at the doctor. He is growing so fast! I've said over the past week or so that I thought he was getting so big and was very interested to see how much he weighed at his appointment...and he didn't prove me wrong! Here are his stats compared to what his was when he was born:

Birth:
Weight - 8 lbs. 13 oz.
Length - 20.5 inches
Head - 36 cm

1 Month:
Weight - 10 lbs. 14 oz. (75th percentile)
Length - 23 inches (90th percentile)
Head - 39.5 cm (75th percentile)

Aidan is doing really well and we are enjoying him so much. It's been fun having a little boy in the house. He really is a good baby. He smiles all the time and is starting to coo and even laugh a little. I could listen to it all day! I just can't stand it that he's growing so fast!

6.30.2008

Who's Sleeping in My Bed?

Yesterday afternoon, David took Allyson up to lay her down for a nap, and here's how I found them a little while later....

A Day at the Shore!

We spent this past Thursday in Atlantic City enjoying the shore! It's definitely a place we have to go at least a couple times each summer, although we wish we could go more often! David & Abby just love it and Ally is learning to. She did much better this year than last year. Last year Ally wouldn't even step off the blanket onto the sand and wouldn't go near the water. On Thursday, Ally didn't like the sand at first but soon warmed up to it and before we left, she even let Daddy & Abby bury her. Aidan enjoyed his first trip to the shore by sleeping in the sun tent all day! It was a great day spent together!

Allyson just getting warmed up to the sand...and letting Daddy bury her legs.