Yearly Newsletter

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 The Hay's Happenings - Volume 1, Issue 1

Special Days of 2010

· February—Trip to Longboat Key Florida to visit family

· March 10– Jeanette’s 24th Birthday

· May– Ed & Jeanette’s 2 year anniversary

· June—Two family reunions

· July– Moved into new condo

· July 27th– Lilly’s 1st Birthday

· August– Family vacation to Outer Banks, North Carolina

· September– Family participation in Hoosiers Outrun Cancer, a 5k run/walk

· October– Family camping trip at McCormick’s Creek

· December 19– Ed’s 25th Birthday

A YEAR OF SMILES
 

The year if 2010 has been a great year for the Hay family, truly a year of smiles.  The year started out great, with friends and family close and celebrating a wonderful six months of life with Lillian Grace.  In February we were able to visit Ed’s Aunt Nancy and Uncle Roger in Longboat Key/Sarasota Florida.  It was a blessing to have that opportunity because we unfortunately lost Uncle Roger in June after a long hard battle with cancer.

Our summer started out busy with weddings, family reunions, and a big move...a whole 2.5 miles away!  We were able to find a great new condo to rent on the south side of Bloomington.  We love our new place and plan on staying here till we leave Bloomington.   We were finally able to take a break from the busy summer with a trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina in August.  It was a greatly needed break from a hectic move.  Lillian had a blast playing in the sand, waves, and swimming pool.  A wonderful time was had by all. 

Ed started his Junior year at IU at the end of August  and started preparing for officer selection process.  That included lots of crunches, pull-ups, and running.  He is still in the process of getting the never-ending paperwork ready, but we are hopeful for submission to the officer selection committee in March.  If accepted as an officer candidate, he will head to Virginia for 10 weeks to complete Officer Candidate School.  For now, he is continuing with his school to complete his degree in Public Management at the SPEA school at Indiana University.   

The fall was full of fun with our participation in a 5K run/walk, a cold camping trip over Halloween weekend, and completed by a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend celebrated with friends and family. 

We are now enjoying this Christmas season in our new home and it  is proving to be a good ending to  a year full of smiles. 

YOUNG GIRL HAS YEAR OF FIRSTS

The youngest of the Hay family, Lillian Grace, has had a year of firsts;  from first words, to first steps, to a first birthday.  Lillian is now a whopping 16 months old, and is quite the character.  She is toddling around the Hay household with much gusto, and conquers the world around her with no fears.  No chair is too tall, no staircase too high, no sidewalk too long.  She now has 8 teeth with what looks like 3 more on the way;  all of which she uses to eat just about anything put in front of her, including books.  And speaking of books, Lillian has been known to present 10-12 books in a row to Mommy and Daddy with a persistent request to be read to.   When asked for a comment of how her year has gone she simply says, “Momma… gaa gaa… Car.. Baa, baa… baby… laa, laa… woof, woof… dadadada.” and of course, “Shoe”. She declined further comment,  but sends lots of hugs and kisses. 

 MOM AND DAD LOVING PARENTHOOD

As for Ed and Jeanette, the mom and dad of the Hay household, they report a busy but good year as parents to Miss Lillian Grace.  They both state that they are loving parenthood, and “wouldn’t trade it for the world.”  

When asked his thoughts on how the year has gone, Ed states, “If 2011 is half as awesome as 2010 was, it’s gonna be a blast.” Ed continues to work hard in school and be the best daddy in the world to Lilly. 

Jeanette continues to work at Bloomington Hospital as an RN on the Cardiovascular Recovery unit.  She states that it has be a year full of learning at her job, and a year of wonderful experiences as a Mom. She continues to work full time night shift, take care of the Hay household, and cook up as many new dishes as her time and energy allows.  When asked the question everyone wants to know, are there plans for an additional  member of the Hay clan, she simply smiles and states, “Nothing in the oven now, but tune in to next year’s edition of The Hay’s Happenings, or keep up with our blog

We would like to send you all lots of love and many wishes for a bright and happy holiday season.  We hope all is well with you and yours, and we want to let you know that you are in our thoughts and prayers always.  May God be with you and bless you throughout this coming year.  We hope to hear from you again soon. 

All our love,

Ed, Jeanette, and Lilly Grace Hay

6 month Doctor's visit

Lilly went in for her 6 month doctor's visit today!  She now weighs 17lbs 4oz and she's 27 and1/2 inches long!  She is in the 75-90% in weight and the 90% in height!  She's quite the little chunker!  She gets bigger and bigger everyday!  She was very good at the doctor's office.  The nurse practitioner gave her a book, and she was so entranced by the book, that she didn't even realize that the nurse was about to give her a shot!  She was, of course, very upset after the shots, but shortly thereafter went back to chewing on her new book.  We just love her so much, and are so happy that she is growing well and is a very happy, healthy baby!

A weekend with family

Well the rest of the week/weekend was quite eventful!  I became very very sick after Lilly's 1/2 birthday, so Ed (being the wonderful husband that he is) stayed home to help take care of Lilly so I could actually sleep and attempt to start to get better.  Friday, my dad was able to stop by and see Lilly.  We had a nice visit, despite me fighting off the cold.  

By Saturday, I was feeling much better, so we went ahead with our plans.  We had plans to go up to Indy to meet up with Ed's parents(who came down from LaPorte), his sister(who came in from Lexington) and her boyfriend(who is in Med school in Indy). Indianapolis seems to be the most central location.  We had a wonderful time!  We were able to catch up with everyone, we had a fabulous dinner at Ruth Chris's Steakhouse, and everyone got their chance to love on Lilly.  Lilly was so very well behaved!  At the restaurant, we were giving our own little room, which was perfect for all the stuff that comes with Lilly.  We were able to keep her stroller in there, and feed her dinner right in the room as she sat in her stroller!  

All in all, it was a wonderful weekend, and I'm so glad we were able to do all that we did.  Spending time with family is precious, and we wouldn't have it any other way!

6 months old

It's so hard to believe that it's finally here!  Lilly officially turns 6 months old today!  It seems like only yesterday that this beautiful baby came into our world and changed everything... our lives, our hearts, our worlds.  She truly has been a great blessing in our lives, and she has brought joy to all who meet her.  She is loved more than words can say and by so many.  

Today we were able to have a 1/2 birthday party for Lilly.  It started out as just dinner with my Uncle Tony and Uncle Paul, and turned into a full 1/2 birthday party with Uncle Tony, Uncle Paul, Ben, Alex, and Corban.  We had my "gay" chicken  with rice, cheese & broccoli, salad, sweet rolls, and a 1/2 birthday cake.  I had not planned on giving Lilly any cake (she is only 6 months old) but after setting the cake in front of her to sing "Happy 1/2 Birthday to you" and having her reach out for the cake, I decided to go ahead and give her a piece.  It brought quite humorous results. 

She dug into the cake like it was the most natural thing in the world!  She only had about two very small bites; she was more interested in tearing the cake up into pieces!   She sure seemed like she had fun doing it, though.  I can't wait to see what her first birthday will be like!  

All in all, it was a wonderful evening.  Miss Lillian Grace is a beautiful, sweet baby girl.  She brings smiles to so many many people's faces; even complete strangers.  I hope she keeps that sweet spirit and that sweet smile always with her as she grows and matures. 

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