Strep

One can remember the last time they were too ill to eat much for a week. One can also remember being pretty hungry once they felt better. If you're 14 months old it looks a little like this...

Still a little tired and grumpy but sooo hungry!! Thank goodness that was last week and this is a new week and we are all a little happier.

4th festivities

We always spend the 4th a.k.a Matt's bday in Calico Rock, AR. The men fish and the women visit. Every 4th we enjoy a brilliant display of fireworks from the guys. And it does get better and better each year due to our requested favorites. The picture below is a picture of the Texas Sugg's scenic backyard in which this brilliant display takes place. 

Darling angels

A bit of badminton

Haddy and Maddy stirring away

These two chicks were troopers. Here they are patiently waiting for it to get a little darker for our fireworks.

You'll have to join us next year to see the fireworks cuz I got nothin' to show you. It was a great show!
Happy times and Happy 31st Matt!

Tuttle, OK

Hadley spent 4 days at her great-grandparents in Oklahoma last week. If Had could talk, she would probably tell you it was the greatest 4 days of her 13 month existence. There is nothing but backyard, swimming, and adoring great-family members in Tuttle. The perfect place for our little outside, active baby. A typical day went as follows, pre-breakfast banana on the back porch, playing outside, fried egg and toast breakfast, swimming or playing in the water hose, lunch, nap, snack outside on the porch, dirt playing, swimming, playing outside, dinner, bed! The only thing I would change would be to hire a chauffeur to drive Hadley the 8 hours there and 8 hours back. And I don't mean my mother! :) I'm pretty sure she wouldn't do it for a million bucks next year anyway.


aren't great grandpapas the best


Lucky's pool that Had officially declared hers



the dog,Lucky, is the neighborhood dog who spends most of her time with my grandparents; Hadley loved throwing the ball to Lucky even though it maybe went two feet and Lucky, sweet dog, would pick it up and run away so Hadley would have to chase her

freezing cold well water


The Rumbaugh, Scott, Sugg kids clan
left to right: Drake(cousin 7), Alexis(cousin 13), Hadley(sidekick 13months), Abbey(cousin 11), me, Collin(bro 11)

Splishing and Splashing

Sweet Summertime! Such big fun in a tiny little package!

Hadley's bday!!

For more pictures from last Sunday check out the Lareau's blog, meredithjubilee.blogspot.com

This day last year

Last Mother's Day, I weighed about a million pounds, couldn't see my feet and had major kankles. Matt got up early to make cinnamon rolls for breakfast and I had eaten them all by the time he sat down to join me. I was practically a mother on the account of carrying around extra LBs, had a basketball under my shirt and was exactly one day from delivering an unnamed baby girl. It's amazing the difference a year can make. I, now, have a walking, noise making, busy, happy, healthy, Hadley who will be 1 on Tuesday! The joys of watching her grow this past year have truly taught me lessons I never thought I'd learn. Happy Mother's day to all you other moms!

A special happy goes to my mom for getting one of the most distracting toys for Hadley to play with. My parents bought her a plastic car last weekend and she hasn't stopped driving, riding, or pushing buttons since.


Yes. Hadley is talking on her cell phone.

Play date with Madeline

These are the only pictures I have because most of the day I was playing referee. Notice Madeline's tears in the first two pictures. Hadley is a brute. Kate, I promise those were consecutive pictures. Madeline didn't cry all day. Just when Hadley hogged the toys or stole her paci. Sharing is an acquired trait, right?