3rd Annual Cheek/Hite St. Louis Weekend

Last weekend we went to St. Louis with our friends Matt and Tammy along with their son Ethan. Hayden and Ethan had such a great time. Now that the boys are getting older, its easier to travel with them. We even went all day Saturday without a nap. Of course, Hayden was wound up tight by the end of the night, but we had a really nice time. Thanks to mom and dad, Hudson had a weekend with lots of Meemaw and Peepaw time.


Here we are waiting for all the Cardinals to come out for picture day.


Sir Albert of course. This year he did not pick up a single child, so we got no pictures with Hayde nand Albert:(


Hayden is still so shy. He would not pose for a picture of Fred Bird without me.


Hayden and Ethan after our dinner at TGIFridays


Family picture that turned out great....the only thing missing is Huds.


Here Hayden is waiting outside the Magic House for it to open on Sunday morning. He had so much fun there. It is like the Discovery Center in Springfield, but about 100times better.






Here Hayden is being a superhero in his cape and riding a bike at the Magic House.


I am embarrassed to admit that Hayden's favorite part of the whole place was the trash truck exhibit. I don't know why he is so fascinated with them. He wore the yellow vest, rubber boots and hat. He even showed a terrible temper attempting to push other kids out that tried to get inside with him. I was so upset with him.


Hayden pretending to fill up a car with gas.


Hayden the construction worker.


He was absolutely in heaven when he saw they had a real bobcat.


They even had tool belts and tools for them to wear. This place was amamzing.


President Cheek in the Oval Office.


Hayden the ice cream vendor.


Hayden the grocery checker.


Finally two leftover pictures from earlier in the summer. Hayden and his first bowling attempt with his friends Maggie and Kenzie.


Hayden and Hudson's first dual haircuts. Hudson was great for his first haircut, but did not want to pose for the picture in the end.

San Diego Trip

It was tough leaving the boys for 4 days, but it was a well needed, relaxing trip, that Steve and I enjoyed greatly. We went to Sea World, a Padres game, and spent a whole day at our resort which was awesome. We went on a sailboat and waverunner in the San Diego Bay as well as a sunset gondola ride. We had such a great time. Now its back to reality and work for both of us.

Hudson's 6 month photos

Hudson had his 6 month photos done yesterday. He was not the best, but they turned out pretty good. I was the one that came out sweaty trying to get him to smile over and over. At his 6 month well child visit, Hudson weighed 20 pounds, 2 ounces and was in the 90-100% for height, weight and head circumference. He also got his first tooth yesterday. He is developing such a great personality.