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Hayden Rome Koone

@haydenkoone

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coop and millie’s mama 🩵🩷
i’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn 🦋
i have a dogue named @scoutwiththespottedtongue 🐶

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thank you so very much for blessing us with your talent, @robgarlandphotographers - you are such a gem and we adore you! and @cde_jane, truly couldn’t have done it with you and are so glad we found you 🤍 already miss our weekly chats! taken in The Greenbrier by @haydenkoone

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4 years ago

my sweet coop,

today you are one, and i can’t believe how quickly this first year has passed! i’m overwhelmed with love and gratitude for all that you are and all that you’ve brought into my life. parenting you has been a constant act of hanging on and letting go—a delicate act of balance that reveals the deepest love imaginable.

i remember the shift from ‘me’ to ‘we’ when your dad and i fell in love. and then the beautiful transition from ‘we’ to ‘us’ when you came into our world. with every change, i’ve mourned the end of what was—freedom, independence, and solidarity with myself. but those moments have always been met with the celebrating of something new: my heart opening wider than i ever thought possible, ready to share, give, and receive in ways that i never dreamed of before.

you have been a part of me long before you arrived—woven into every hope, dream and prayer i’ve had. and now, time with you, though fleeting, has given me a sense of purpose and peace that i never knew before. i feel more ‘me’ than i ever have, even in the busiest, messiest moments. you are my light when the world feels dark. i would choose you every time, and i’m finding little ways to choose me, too, so i can be the best version of myself for you.

motherhood has proven to be the most freeing experience, full of unexpected joy and imperfect beauty. i once thought becoming a mom would make me more rigid, but you’ve taught me the best days are when we have the freedom to just be. i’m learning that the good days fly by too quickly and even the hard days feel easier knowing they will pass because every moment with you feels like magic.

cooper, you are my joy, my peace and my greatest love. you have taught me the best love—one that is pure, simple, and infinite. this past year has been the best of my life because of you (and your amazing dad), and i can’t wait for the memories to come. we’re writing our own story, and i’m grateful to be your co-author 🤍 and congrats to us @brankoone - we made it! couldn’t have done a second of it without you.

i love you so,
mama

ps. can’t even begin to tell you how many times i’ve listened to (and cried to) this song since you were born! by @haydenkoone

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2 years ago

Cooper Matthew Koone is here and we never knew a love like this could exist 🩵 born October 16th at 3:49 am - 7 lbs 8 oz. and 20.5 in.

his middle name comes from my cousin and Brandon’s best friend, Matthew, who introduced us. Matthew means “gift of God” and Cooper truly is the greatest gift from above we could have ever received. our hearts are on fire and every waking moment has felt like a dream!

“the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬-‭26‬ ‭NIV‬‬ taken in Memorial Hermann Memorial City by @haydenkoone

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3 years ago

oh my sweet girl…where do i even start?! i cannot believe you’re one (+ a month today, oops)! this was truly the fastest year of my life.

if i’m being completely honest, i didn’t know how my heart could grow to love another human as much as i love your brother but boy was i so incredibly wrong! you came into this world and my heart grew exponentially bigger to fit you inside of it and it’s never been the same.

you are a dream come true and the answer to every prayer. my darling millie moon, you are living proof that sometimes the best dreams are the ones we couldn’t have even imagined for ourselves.

you have the sweetest, most easygoing disposition. our happy-go-lucky girl, always content to go along for the ride, but endlessly curious about the world around you. those big, blue eyes are constantly observing, exploring and taking it all in.

and oh, how you love your brother so fiercely. simply being in the same room as him brings you the purest joy. watching your love grow for one another has been one of the best gifts of motherhood.

you fit into our family so effortlessly, as though you were always here, and yet you’ve changed our world in the most beautiful way. i wish i could bottle up every moment of this first year, but what a privilege it is to watch you grow into the little girl God created you to be.

happy first birthday, precious angel. i love you to the moon and back 🤍 by @haydenkoone

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7 days ago

this milestone deserved a spot on the grid ✨

what a blessing it is to celebrate 10 years of @c_glorylove at @soulcycle!

10 years ago, @nikolalendlschoppy told me that i needed to hop into cat’s community ride after training together and i’m so grateful she did!

not only did cat become part of my weekly workout routine but she became a forever friend! together, we have celebrated so much life. cat’s engagement and bride ride. a wedding. new jobs. heartbreak (mine). a new boyfriend-turned-husband. two kids for her. new homes. promotions. friends who turned into family. a pandemic and adapting to new normals. two kids for me. traveling to NYC together to film for the at-home bike. so many milestones along the way, and now the greatest of all — 10 years!

whether riding with cat for the first time or for the 700th time, every class leaves you feeling challenged, motivated, celebrated, inspired, and most of all, loved. cat has such a unique way of making that room feel personal to each and every rider. i mean, she made me cry twice in class today 😂 who does that?! cat does.

thank you for pouring your heart out for your riders every single class you lead! we are so much better for it. love you and congrats on your anniversary — can’t wait to see what God has in store for the years ahead 💛 taken in SoulCycle River Oaks by @haydenkoone

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July is here, and I’m carrying more emotions than I know what to do with.

On one hand, I’m looking forward to time off, slowing down, and being with the people I love. Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays — not because of the fireworks or the cookouts, but because of where I got to spend it. For years, it meant Camp Mystic. It meant a place that shaped me, surrounded by people who became family.

But this year, that holiday carries a weight it never had before.

This Fourth of July marks one year since the Central Texas floods. One year since 139 lives were lost — 28 of them at Camp Mystic, including Heaven’s 27 girls and Dick Eastland. One year since a place I’ve loved my whole life became synonymous with heartbreak.

Camp Mystic loved me for exactly who I was. It never asked me to be different. It just drew out the best in me. And more than anything, it drew me closer to Jesus than I had ever been before. Behind those green gates were where my foundation in the Lord was built, year after year, summer after summer. But that foundation didn’t stay inside the gates. If anything, Camp Mystic gave me roots that carried me through the other eleven months of the year, and kept growing across the twelve years I spent there as a camper and counselor. That place didn’t just shape a season of my life. It shaped my faith, my character, and the person I am today.

Grief is strange. It doesn’t always make sense, and it rarely stays in one place. I’ve found myself grieving in two directions at once: for the families who lost someone they can never get back, and for the memories I hold so close that now feel tender in a way they didn’t before. Both feel real. Both feel heavy.

But I’ve come to believe that grief doesn’t have to be one thing. You can mourn a loss and still hold on to gratitude. You can have a broken heart for the lives taken too soon and a broken heart for the place that made you who you are — and neither one cancels the other out.

To every family who is carrying this anniversary: I see you. I’m thinking of you. I’m praying for you. And I’ll be holding those 139 angels close this Fourth of July, just as I will every year that follows. by @haydenkoone

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4 months ago

only 3 weeks late but that’s par for the course these days!

on april 19th, @brankoone and i celebrated the baptism of our sweet Milllie moon at our beloved @stmartinsepiscopalchurch surrounded by the most wonderful family and friends!

and more importantly, Millie is the luckiest girl in the world to be blessed with the most loving Godparents in @emilywboard and Austen. both of them have each been in our lives since we were young and we couldn’t have picked better humans to love and lead our daughter.

thank you Jesus for welcoming Millie into your loving arms 🤍 we can’t wait to see the mighty ways you are going to show up in her life forevermore! taken in St. Martin's Episcopal Church by @haydenkoone

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5 months ago

well, we blinked, and suddenly it’s been six whole months (and a few days..because two kids 😵‍💫) with our little ray of light ☀️

Millie has been the calm to our fun chaos, filling our days with warmth, love, and happiness. she beams with the sweetest smile every time your eyes meet hers. she wants to be part of every conversation and if she’s not, she’ll be sure to let you know. she adores her big brother, always watching him so intently with the most loving gaze. and when she isn’t smiling, she’s taking everything in with a curious stare that reminds us her world is just beginning to unfold. she is pure joy, and we feel so incredibly lucky that Jesus gifted her to us. she is the greatest answer to our every prayer.

we are learning so much from you already, our sweet Millie moon, and we can’t wait to watch you grow into who you’re meant to be over the next six months and beyond. we love you endlessly, angel girl! 🤍 by @haydenkoone

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7 months ago

loved this message from @maxlucado and had to share on this magical day—praying you all may be filled with His peace and joy this holiday season, into 2026 and beyond! Emmanuel, God is with us now and forevermore. Merry Christmas from the Koone family 🎄✨

as Christmas draws near, the words “peace” and “joy” turn up everywhere. yet it often seems the world is anything but peaceful or full of joy. tight budgets. family feuds. global uncertainty.

not too unlike the first Christmas two thousand years ago. and yet, God broke through the chaos with a bold proclamation: ‘peace! peace on earth. good will to men’

this Christmas story reminds us that in the midst of noise, interruptions, too-thin paychecks, and family unrest, God gives us peace. when your world is at war… peace. When the stock market crashes… peace. when a promise is broken… peace.

are your nights not-so-silent? then I encourage you to remember the angel’s words to the startled shepherds: peace. for that night, the Savior of the world was born in Bethlehem. so in the midst of holiday busyness, disturbing news reports, and changing relationships, i hope you’ll take a moment to receive God’s greatest gift. the Prince of Peace: Jesus. when we receive him as our Savior, his peace is born in our hearts.” taken in St. Martin's Episcopal Church by @haydenkoone

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10 months ago

there are, always, more reasons to thank this year than we will ever have language for. happy thanksgiving to you! may we all enter into the remainder of this holiday season with a posture of peace and gratitude 🤍 by @haydenkoone

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well since i blinked and october has quickly turned to november, hardly got the chance to celebrate our cooper man turning TWO so this will have to do!

if i could choose one phrase to describe him, it would be: “to know him is to love him.” because that’s exactly what and who he has become in his two short years this side of Heaven. he’s become love. and you know what…the one thing that all of the brightest days share? i can look back and see that it’s you—you were there.

there isn’t an obvious way to describe all the light and spirit you carry inside but i’ll give it a shot —

you are so incredibly compassionate and nurturing, and we are blown away by your emotional maturity at such a young age. you are kind and so polite. you are silly and love to make us laugh. you are wild but we wouldn’t have it any other way. you are intelligent and so curious to learn more, reminding us daily what it means to live with childlike wonder. you are the very best big brother to millie—always wanting to offer a helping hand. above all, your dada and i just think you’re the coolest, and we’ll spend our lives making sure you know how much love and joy you’ve given us. thank you, Jesus!

happiest 2nd birthday to you, baba 🤍 we love you so so so much! by @haydenkoone

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the most unbe-leaf-able getaway for our new little fam of 4 to Vermont for @doc_mags + @kategprindle wedding, made possible by doc + lala 🍁🍂🍃 now back to the reality of bottles and blowouts! taken in Killington, Vermont by @haydenkoone

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