Boo-Boo Bed

Jordan loves Thomas the Tank Engine. Absolutely loves it. Except, when he refers to Thomas, he calls him "Boo-Boo," which we're pretty sure is Jordan-speak for "Choo-choo." So, when it came time to move Jordan to a toddler bed, we had an easy selection to do for it.

The crib Jordan has used these last 21 months converts into a toddler bed, so we did that in about half an hour this morning. We added the Thomas sheets, and voila, Jordan's first "big boy" bed.

Here are the pictures of the bed. We'll try to get some pictures of him in the bed and post them here.

100th Post

Well, it took almost 3 years, but we've hit the 100th posts for TheHayhursts.com.

What's the latest? Not just a whole lot, actually. I just got back from the annual International Conference of the Public Relations Society of America in Philadelphia. More than 4,000 public relations professionals worldwide networked and learned best practices from industry leaders. It was a great time.

While in Philadelphia, I did make it (after hours) to Independence Hall, Benjamin Franklin's grave and the Liberty Bell. Since it was after hours, I didn't get a chance to tour inside the buildings or past the gate of the cemetery, but was able to see the exterior. Some pictures:

And baby makes four

It's official: Jordan's going to be a big brother. Dondi is due June 10, 2008. We went to the doctor's office on Thursday morning and got to see the heartbeat. (And it does appear there is just one heartbeat!).

According to the experts at BabyCenter.com, Jordan's little brother or sister has an oversized head, and dark spots on its head where the eyes and ears will be.

We're pretty excited, as you can expect. And, we'll keep everyone up-to-date with doctor's appointments, sonograms, etc., via the blog.

Our State Fair is a Great State Fair

Friday was Jordan's first trip to the Great State Fair of Texas
in Dallas. Jordan seemed to have a good time, though he was definitely ready to go at the end of the day. While we were watching the US Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps play, Jordan asked to be put in his stroller, and then said, "Bye, bye."

So, we were done.

We met up with Grandma and Grandpa (who also chose Oct. 5 to go) and ate lunch (yep, corn dogs were required fare at the fair). We visited the Children's Medical Center petting zoo, visited the food exhibit (lots of delicious native Texan food), then (Dad's favorite), the auto show.

At the petting zoo, we bought food for Jordan to feed the animals with. What was funny to watch was Jordan getting real brave to feed the animals, right up until they came up to him then he jumped back, laughed because he scared himself, but then kept his hands well on his side of the fence. Too fun.

Here are some pics from the day:














(Yeah, we saw the OU trailer and truck, too, but, really, who cares?)















Jordan was convinced every animal he saw: goats, kangaroos, pigs, emus; were all cows.














Hey! This goat is eating my food!














Wow, you're kinda tall.














The rest of the Longhorn 18-wheeler. The OU one was around there somewhere.

Terrible Two's

It's official: we have a two-year old.

Jordan crossed the magic point a week ago, and we celebrated on Saturday with a Blue's Clues-themed party at our house. Dondi decorated the backyard with images of Blue characters, Tickety, Sidetable Drawer, Magenta and Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper.

Jordan had a ton of fun. We had five kids ranging from 2 to 5 in our backyard (thankfully, the weather was gorgeous), plus lots of adults.

Here are some pictures from Jordan's second birthday. Enjoy!