Saturday, September 19, 2009

Girl in the Bubble

We just got back from our friend Autumn's 8th birthday party and boy did we have fun! It was at Eastside's Adventure Zone, which is basically a huge jungle gym play place. Even I grabbed some socks and took Hailey up in the maze. She loved it!





Up in the Bubble


She loved looking down at all the people!




This pic is a little blurry, but look at that smile!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Bye Bye Baby Room

Today was Hailey's first day in the toddler room at daycare. I must admit I have been so nervous about this, that a sense of dread came over me as I drove her to school this morning.

When they told me last week that Hailey would be moving rooms, I politely smiled but burst into tears as soon as I reached the car. She's only 8 months old! She can't walk! She still drinks her milk from a bottle! I felt like I was tossing a piece of steak into the lion's den. Those kids are much bigger than Hailey. They all walk, have teeth, and climb all over each other!

We all loved Ms. Judy and Ms. Cara in the baby room. Hailey has been with them since she was 6 weeks old. I am not familiar with the other ladies there. I am sure they are all nice and that they would not be working for Ms. Margaret if they were not good people, but those who know me, know that I do not like change.

I dropped her off this morning and they assured me that Hailey would be fine. In fact she seemed happy because she got to see all her buddies that had previously moved up. Her little friend squealed with delight and threw her arms out for hugs when she saw Hailey! How cute to have such a good buddy at only 8 months old!

Anyways, I survived the day, but could not wait to go pick up my Haileybug. She played so hard, she was one tired little girl. I now realize that I had nothing to worry about really and that most of these feelings were probably me being a little overprotective and the fact that I don't want my baby to grow up so fast, but I guess I will have to work on that.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Kevin celebrated his 30th Birthday last week. Although I haven't reached that point yet, haha (I just love to remind him of that) I think that turning 30 is a big deal, so I wanted to make it something special.

I planned a surprise party at the skating rink. I thought it would be fun to try our skating skills and listen to music from back in the day. We celebrated with family and friends and had a great time! The little kids were thrilled to have a chance to skate and us big kids had fun re-living the old days. Luckily no one got seriously injured, just a couple falls and some bad bruises. I must say I don't remember skating being such a workout when we were younger!

Hailey loved being pushed around the rink


Hailey and cousin Addison


Hailey helped join in the surprise by sporting a "Happy Birthday Daddy" "My Daddy is 30" onesie to the party. Mom and I made it using our computer and iron on transfer paper. I was surprised that it turned out so well, and Kevin was surprised to see Hailey wearing a special birthday greeting.

Special Birthday Wishes