Christy's Blog

Christmas morning 2010

2011-05-30T11:08:00.000-07:00

Grandma Karla and Papa Steve came by for a visit... Our family :)

Santa brought Haley and Lyla a pink kitchen!!

Lyla's First Christmas...

Santa Rocks!

Christmas (part 2)

2011-04-29T20:24:00.000-07:00

Haley and Jeff delivering Christmas cookies to our neighbors... Cousins! Kelley (son Mason), Jeff, Juliana and Christy (daughters Haley & Lyla)..

Great Uncle Jack and Great Aunt Barb with Haley & Lyla...

Helping Momo & Bapa open their Christmas presents :)

Update

2011-02-16T18:48:00.000-08:00

I'm quite a bit behind with my updates but I have just added 3 videos to the Video list for all to see. Haley and Lyla are both doing great. Haley turns 3 next week and Lyla is now 2 months old. I'll be taking them in for check-ups next week so we'll see how they are both growing. :)

Christmas (part 1)

2011-01-02T11:18:00.001-08:00

Christmas at Grandma & Grandpa's house (a week before Christmas). Here is a picture of our beautiful little girls :) Family photo of 2010!

There are now 4 grandkids in the family and there'll be a 5th in May!

A very proud Mommy!

Haley wouldn't sit on Santa's lap until Lyla showed her there was nothing to fear :) When he asked what she wanted for Christmas, we all tried giving her ideas but she just sat there and smiled...until someone suggested underwear and socks...and that's what she told Santa she wanted! Guess we could've taken back a bunch of toys if that's all she needs. :)

Lyla Nicole has arrived!

2010-12-31T12:42:00.001-08:00

Lyla Nicole joined us on December 13th at 1:14pm. For those of us number geeks, it is pretty fun that she was born on 12-13 at 13:14 :) Jeff and I went in to the hospital the night before and I was put on some antibiotics during the night. My doctor came by at a little after 8am Monday morning, broke my water, and I was in active labor in no time. Everything was progressing nicely but she hadn't dropped enough so the nurse suggested I walk around some more...well, I took about 3 steps to the sink and that's about all I needed. I told (maybe yelled) that they should check me and when they did, they said I was "at a 4", meaning that she was just about out of me! They called my doctor, she ran over from her office and I only pushed for 9 minutes before we met our little angel! She was 5 lbs 9 oz, 19 inches long and absolutely beautiful! Bright blue eyes looking at me just minutes after being born!

Such a proud Daddy!

Haley was so excited to see her new little sister. I love my girls so much!

Gingerbread house & toddler bed

2010-12-05T22:07:00.000-08:00

So...what to do when you are having contractions every 10-20 minutes and can't sleep? Update the blog! Here is Haley with the gingerbread house she helped make with my mom & me. I can't say that all of the candies made it onto the house and not in her mouth, but it turned out quite nicely! :) Here is Haley in her big girl bed. This picture is already outdated though because her Daddy, the best husband a girl could ask for, painted her room yesterday! Now two of the walls are an adorable pale pink and it looks so good with her white furniture!

38 weeks

2010-12-04T02:26:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm 38 weeks along today and apparently 3AM is when the sleeping stops and heartburn & insomnia begin :( My checkup yesterday went well and the doctor said I was still "on track". I've been seeing a chiropractor and she thinks I've dropped pretty low and could go into labor at any time (especially since my OB will be out of town this weekend). My chiro claims that being adjusted at this stage pretty much guarantees a very short time of pushing - she comes with a good track record & if it works for me, I will be sending out my recommendations! If nothing else, I feel better and haven't had a headache in over a month which is unheard of for pregnant Christy! Ok, going to try heading back to bed...wish me luck!

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 2010

2010-11-27T07:47:00.002-08:00

Juliana and Amy threw me a "Baby Sprinkle" instead of a baby shower last weekend. Even though no gifts were necessary, we got a LOT of diapers and wipes! My cousins Danielle & Megan and Aunt Jan made the trip to see us. See a family resemblence?... The sprinkle had different stations where we could do activities - Mary Kay satin hands, paint our nails, decorate bibs & socks and even put on fake Henna tattoos!

It is good luck to put a Henna tattoo on a pregnant belly and after I got mine, Haley wanted one on her belly too! She kept calling it her "too-tah" :)

Washing all of Haley's baby clothes... can you believe she is holding the outfit she came home from the hospital in?!

Happy birthday Bapa!

Our version of "Where's Waldo?"

Baby update

2010-11-25T20:29:00.001-08:00

My due date for Baby is December 18th so on Saturday I will be 37 weeks along! We are busy trying to get baby stuff out of the basement, clean tiny clothes and just prepare ourselves for the work ahead. Haley is a great big sister already! She has moved into her "big girl room", the extra bedroom we had, and is now sleeping in a toddler bed. She always includes Baby in her bedtime prayers and kisses my stomach. :)

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-25T20:20:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday Momo! Haley wanted to keep her costume on after Trick or Treating at my office for my mom's birthday dinner :) Haley as Minnie Mouse and I am on her favorite episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse "Jungle Safari" (There aren't a lot of outfits that are easy to wear at work while 7 months pregnant!)

Such a cutie!

Haley and her cousins Jack and Anna. Haley & Anna got to go trick or treating with both Dad's and Grandpa's while riding in a wagon. They were well taken care of for their trip around the block! Little Jack fell asleep almost instantly after putting on his costume - so precious!

Ready to Trick or Treat for the first time in our neighborhood!

Gymnastics

2010-11-06T21:22:00.001-07:00

Haley took "Gym Tots" for the last two months, every Friday for 45 minutes, and LOVED it! They usually spent about half the time in the gym at the Rec center and then the second half on the Superbus (a hollowed out school bus filled with ropes, bars, nets, slides, etc). "Stretch your arms to the sky, tuck and Roll!" Haley loves somersaults and it so good at them already!

October Stuff

2010-11-06T18:45:00.001-07:00

Race for the Cure 2010 - Team "Pink Footprints"! My parents, sister and I with our pink footprinted shirts...

Haley posing to show her pretty face painting - such a little ham for the camera!

Jeff and I are Godparents for our friends Eric & Lindsey's little girl, Boston Michelle...

Haley is a huge fan of Boston - too bad they live in California!

Haley's new bed sheets, comforter and pillow. She was one excited girl as Jeff put the bed together!

Haley's big girl bed to be put in her new big girl room :) She's been in it a few weeks and she is doing fantastic!

September

2010-10-01T13:29:00.000-07:00

Beautiful sunset at Garden of the Gods at the wedding of our friends Liz & Brian... A little hard to see the tops of our heads, but here we are (I'm at 26 weeks)...

Grandma Karla with both granddaughters, Haley and Anna...

The grandkids that are coming soon! Laura is 33 weeks & I'm 26 weeks here - we thought it was hilarious that we bought the same maternity shirt & figured it was a great photo op!

Jeff, Haley and his neice Anna...

Haley's first trip to the dentist! She did so well - she let them brush her teeth just like they did with Daddy, flossed, and even let them put a tiny bit of flouride on! The dentist counted her teeth and we found out that she still doesn't have her 2nd set of molars. That's ok but he told us that she may not start losing her baby teeth when all her little friends will be losing theirs.

I had a class & my parents were out of town so my Aunt Janice came to visit to watch Haley for 3 days. They had so much fun!

Haley's 1st Rockies game!

She loved the new Rockies hat that her Daddy bought for her!

New Videos!

2010-09-07T11:51:00.001-07:00

Check out the latest videos - Haley's becoming quite the talker & singer :)

Road Trip to Grand Mesa

2010-09-06T15:11:00.000-07:00

Haleys excited for our trip! We headed out for a visit with Great Grandma Pearl, Aunt Diane and Aunt Karen...

Walking down to the lake with Jeff - so cute!!

Throwing rocks into the lake is awesome!

Painting with Aunt Diane...

Haley loves you Great Grandma Pearl!

Zoo

2010-09-06T15:05:00.000-07:00

Haley and I took a quick evening trip to the zoo with my parents. Haley loved it! She got to see all her favorite animals :)

Sometimes it was just faster, not necessarily easier, to pick up Haley with her stroller...

August

2010-08-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

Riding the train at the mall :) Haley hanging out with Daddy in the outfield of the whiffle ball game at our block party...

Haley and our new neighbor Drew...

The block party in our front yard!

Haley racing back and forth with my birthday balloons :)

A wonderful way to start my birthday - breakfast with Haley and Jeff at the Huckleberry!

Little did I know how much these 2 had in store for me that day and through the rest of the week!

Haley wearing her favorite new pajamas and my high heels. "Ta da!"

Playing in the fountains with Momo...guess she's not afraid of being splashed in the face any more!

Random July pictures

2010-07-30T13:53:00.000-07:00

Happy 30th birthday Chris & Dave! Let's celebrate by remembering the 80's! Visiting Beau, Sarah & Meredith in Fort Worth... Jewelry ladies took over the town for our annual Rally conference!

Hanging out in Texas with Sara - it was great attending our first Rally together :)

Well, everyone's been asking for this one... I was 18 weeks at this picture.

Haley with her blue slushie from Uncle Ron...

4th of July (well 3rd technically)

2010-07-30T13:49:00.000-07:00

At Juliana & Matt's annual 3rd of July party. Haley and Jeff playing games in the backyard... "Baby Drew!" Haley loves Juliana & Matt's new nephew Andrew :)

Haley and Jayden are great little friends. Holding hands - so cute!

Fireworks!!

Aquarium

2010-07-04T14:48:00.001-07:00

Up close and personal with the fish... This duck was hilarious swimming right up to Haley and then diving down into the water. We watched for quite a while because he had Haley giggling every time.

Trying to touch the starfish...

Somebody is worn out!!!

Children's Museum

2010-07-04T14:42:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I had the day off on Friday and so we planned a day of fun with Haley to both the Children's Museum and the Downtown Aquarium. It was so much fun! Here are Jeff and Haley at the Assembly Plant where they made a crown together for Haley (well, Haley spent most of the time sweeping but that helps too!) Short rest between putting all of the stuffed animals in sight in this nest...

Painting a masterpiece!

Look what Daddy showed me how to do ... :) Two days later and her hands are still a purplish tint.

My personal favorite time of the day was Haley dancing with the other little girls in her tutu, crown and rainbow streamers.

Anna's birthday party

2010-07-03T13:13:00.001-07:00

What a beauty :) Haley was watching her cousin Phoebe draw pictures during dinner. She wanted to be with Phoebe, hold her hand, just be near her all the time. Haley and Anna in their matching butterfly outfits from Great Grandma Marilyn...

Somebody's pretty excited about cupcakes for dessert!

What a great present opener! Anna had the best expressions I've ever seen!

Haley and Phoebe :)

Father's Day Weekend

2010-07-03T11:45:00.000-07:00

Jeff putting together his own Father's Day gift - a new TV stand :) Haley was very helpful handing him the right pieces but tended to get a little distracted easily. We went out to the carnival that was set up near our house with Matt and Juliana. Haley LOVES her Aunt Juliana!

A new favorite thing...the carousel! I was definitely getting a little woozy by the end trying to hold her steady as we went around and around and up and down...

Haley and Uncle Matt waiting in line for the ferris wheel...

In awe of everything as we went up in the ferris wheel...

Not letting go of Daddy :)

Exhausted! My favorite picture of the whole weekend!

Prayers

2010-06-22T07:31:00.000-07:00

Please keep our Pastor's son and family in your prayers...http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/josiahahlman

Ultrasound at 12 weeks

2010-06-11T11:43:00.000-07:00

Everything looked great at our 12 week checkup on Wednesday. This is a little profile shot - you can see the head, body, leg, and Baby has a hand right in front of their mouth :) Our cute little one had the hiccups and kept bouncing around as we watched. Haley came with us to the doctor's office and loved seeing "Baby on the screen!"

Music Show at the Library

2010-06-11T11:40:00.000-07:00

My mom and I took Haley to a show at the library today. Music, dancing, puppets - Haley loved it!

Not too sure about standing up on the stage :)

New Dress

2010-06-11T11:39:00.001-07:00

Great Grandma Marilyn made this super cute butterfly dress and hat for Haley...

Memorial Day

2010-06-11T11:33:00.000-07:00

Playing in the pool with friend Gavin... and cousin Anna!

Haley's new favorite food - corn on the cob!

Uncle Greg playing with all the kiddo's - he's getting some practice in before his own little one arrives in the fall!

Swimming today

2010-05-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

Today was so nice that we made a spur of the moment decision to buy Haley a pool....and swim diapers....and new sunglasses :) She's got on her swimsuit from Momo & Bapa from Hawaii too. She loved it!! Buckets of water are so much fun!

Bapa helping keep Haley warm while we drained the pool...

Definitely check out the latest new video - Haley amazed us today by singing all the words to Twinkle Little Star and Itsy Bitsy Spider!

Our big news!

2010-05-05T13:12:00.000-07:00

Yep, that's right, Haley's going to be a big sister because we're having a baby! We had our first ultrasound today (8 weeks along) and everything was great! They only saw one baby and the heartbeat was very strong. I am due December 18th - a very merry Christmas for us!

Visiting the Easter Bunny

2010-04-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

My sister Juliana and I took Haley to meet the Easter Bunny on Friday. She loved him...until we tried to put her on his lap!

Haley with her Aunt Nana... She didn't want to leave Juliana's arms all day long, making Juliana hold her constantly, push her in the stroller, sit on her lap during dinner, she loves her Auntie!She was extremely excited to get to color a book from the Easter Bunny and did not want to leave the little picnic table area...

Before we went to the mall, Juliana and Matt had an Easter egg hunt for Haley. Here she is showing them how to juggle...

Cute new bunny straws to play with!

Haley's Hair!

2010-03-23T21:15:00.000-07:00

Somebody's been growing some curls :)

2 year stats

2010-03-19T14:54:00.000-07:00

Haley had her 2 year checkup and these were her numbers...height 33 1/2 in (45th %), weight 18 lbs 11 oz (not on the charts), head circumference 18 1/2 in (40th %). She's doing great - she runs around, climbs up and down the stairs by herself, repeats almost anything and she's even started singing (check out latest video). Here she is with her doll that is helping us teach her about the potty chair - we've had 6 successful times this week! :)
I've started selling jewelry and Haley is loving it! She always has to have her own jewelry to wear and when I bring out my samples, she loves to get them all out, separate them into neat piles and then put the back away :)

Watching the snow fall today... We want Spring so that we can go play at the park!

Haley's 2nd birthday party!

2010-03-07T21:11:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we had some friends and family over to celebrate Haley's birthday. It was an Abby Cadabby (from Sesame Street) themed party :) Haley's friend Gavin came to play...

Haley's friend Amanda from the library brought special jewelry for Haley :)

The Little Mermaid bike was a hit for both Gavin and Haley's other friend Jayden. They each liked to sit on it and push the buttons.

Haley and Amanda playing pretend games from inside her house. All of us were served water, 'roni's, or mango juice :)

Gavin liked playing in the house too!

Haley & Jeff's birthday!!

2010-03-07T21:03:00.000-08:00

Jeff gets all the credit for this one. He got her all dressed up to go to the library with my mom on her birthday. He even got her to put her hands together, cross her ankles & smile!!! Happy birthday to my wonderful husband and beautiful baby girl!

Dinner at Oceanaire...

Fun pictures

2010-02-24T11:18:00.001-08:00

My baby girl is turning 2 tomorrow!!! I can't believe it! I'm amazed by how much she can do and say now and how fast she learns. Lately, every time we go to the car, she says "Seat!" "Belt!" and "Safe!" to let us know that she's excited about her carseat and needs to put on her seatbelt to be safe :)

Haley is so excited to be saying her prayers before her nap...check out the video - too cute! Family picture!

Haley loves to wear her blankie as a cape...

A little reunion with some of my sorority sisters...

Haley checking on my friend Laura's baby Lily...

Meeting Ian

2010-01-31T13:00:00.000-08:00

Haley and I took a little trip last week to go visit my friend Allison and her new baby Ian. Haley was an instant fan, too much so because she wouldn't stop checking on him while he napped! He is so adorable! Not a very successful naptime with Haley nearby...

Haley called him "In" and wanted to make sure that he kept on bouncing...

Fun times in January

2010-01-23T09:06:00.001-08:00

Such a cute smile with Daddy! Playing with Mommy...

Haley loves my goggles & swim cap!

An ice cream scooper that yells "Ice cream!" Guess how many times we heard that one?!

Reading a pop-up book from cousins Jeff & Tanya...

Haley helping me make french toast - she loves her apron!

Last weekend we had a fun family lunch at Amici's - yum! Haley is all smiles when she sees Momo!

Sitting on GG's lap...

Haley with her Great Great Aunt Barb and Uncle Buddy...

Fun for the Huskers game

2010-01-15T10:32:00.000-08:00

We headed up to Fort Collins to meet my Grandma Pearl, Aunt Jan, Uncle Brad, Aunt Diane and cousins Danielle, Megan, Justin and Kyla to watch the Nebraska Huskers game. We had so much fun catching up that it was hard to pay attention to the game!

Haley loves pictures so much - now she's starting to try to take them herself! Grandma with her grandchildren and great grandchild :) I can't believe how tall Justin is!

THE Nebraska fans! I love hanging out with this family!

A book about Haley for Great Grandma for Christmas...

Grandma and her boys :)

Christmas night

2010-01-05T09:59:00.000-08:00

This year we went over to Jeff's parent's house for Christmas dinner and presents. Haley and her cousin Anna in their matching pajamas from Aunt Lala & Uncle Greg...
Haley and Anna with their Great Grandparents, Marilyn and Harold...
Opening presents with our little friend Gavin. Gavin and Haley always want to see what the other is up to :)

Christmas morning

2010-01-05T09:55:00.000-08:00

Haley trying really hard to get the tape off this package...
Haley's present from Jeff - stuff to build and put together!
Haley's present from me - a stroller! She had a blast pushing Santa around in between presents.

Christmas Eve

2010-01-05T09:46:00.000-08:00

We spent Christmas Eve at my parent's house this year. Here is a picture of everyone except Haley (she had already headed off to bed)...
Just the three of us :)
Haley loves her bike from Aunt Nana and Uncle Matt - it sings songs, honks and even blows bubbles!
Dancing with her aunt and uncle - so much fun!
Playing with the puppets Bapa got from Haley...
A book of Haley's pictures from the last year...
I just think this is a precious profile shot. Momo made this monkey blanket for Haley...

Christmas

2009-12-23T21:38:00.001-08:00

We had an early Christmas party with Jeff's side of the family last Sunday. Here is a pic of Grandma Karla, Grandpa Steve, Anna and Haley... The whole family... Papa and his darling granddaughters Anna and Haley...

Haley was a bit scared of Santa and wouldn't sit on his lap without her daddy...

Haley's new princess tricycle from Great Grandma Marilyn and Great Grandpa Harold...

Fun cousin picture!

Christmas cookies!

2009-12-23T21:27:00.001-08:00

All the bakers! Haley with Momo, Aunt Juliana and Mommy. My mom spent hours making the aprons for us all for our annual cookie baking day! Haley helping cut out the sugar cookie shapes...

Helping Momo decorate with sprinkles...

December fun

2009-12-23T21:17:00.000-08:00

Haley sound asleep in a department store while Jeff was fitted for a suit... Hello from Haley's house!

So silly on the stairs!

Checking out all of the ornaments on Haley's tree - they sure don't stay on very long! :)

For Haley's Christmas present (well, one of them), I painted two walls of her bathroom a bright yellow color to match the ducky theme.

Haley and Raimey

2009-12-02T08:44:00.000-08:00

Haley's friend Raimey and my friend Nicole came to visit the day after Thanksgiving. Raimey is only two months older but look at all of her beautiful hair! Haley's got a little bit of growing to do :) Nicole reading a story to both girls...

Haley showing Raimey our Christmas tree lights. The best view is from underneath!

Peekaboo!!

November

2009-12-02T08:37:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Haley and Anna giving Grandma & Papa an early Christmas present - a framed picture of their beautiful granddaughters!

Happy birthday Bapa! Haley gave him puppets for the puppet theater he is building in their basement - they are already enjoying them so much!

Too funny! Haley loved the cheese-head hat from Aunt Juliana and Uncle Matt...until she actually had to put it on :)

Hunting weekend

2009-11-15T10:22:00.001-08:00

Playing with Auntie Lala... Papa with all the kiddos...

Haley and I in our Halloween costumes :)

Anna in her ladybug costume!

Haley and Gavin

2009-11-15T10:14:00.000-08:00

Over Halloween weekend we took a trip to the mountains for the men to hunt and the girls & kids to hang out :) Haley (20 months) and her friend Gavin (14 months) spent a lot of time playing together. Here they are investigating the technology available... Can you see me? I'm hiding in the tent!

Both of them were monkeys for Halloween!

Haley and Gavin love books so if I was reading to Haley, Gavin would climb on my lap too and if Michelle was reading to Gavin, Haley would do the same.

Trick or Treating

2009-11-15T10:11:00.000-08:00

The neighborhood across from ours had a trick or treat street through their model homes the week before Halloween. It was perfect for Haley - 6 houses, a pumpkin patch, and a deejay in the street. Here's Haley walking with her Mommy and Aunt Juliana :) Bapa dressed up with Haley and Momo took her from house to house...

Haley's got a cold

2009-11-12T15:04:00.001-08:00

I'm watching Haley eat her first Pedialyte freezer pop and she loves it! The cold must feel good against her poor throat. She started with a fever of 102 for Sat night to Mon morning, then it stayed around 100 for a day and then the last two days she has been without a fever but with a terrible cough. I wish I could do more to make her feel better! One thing I did do...I put up the Christmas tree and covered it with lights! Totally unrelated but she was in love with the little white lights and it kept a smile on her face. :)

Snow!

2009-10-29T08:29:00.000-07:00

Be careful Hemi!

Our little monkey

2009-10-18T19:18:00.000-07:00

Someone's excited for Halloween! I kept trying to get a good picture, but after a few tries, decided to let the professionals give it a shot :)

Haley & Christy's week of fun!

2009-10-09T10:26:00.000-07:00

I took this week off of work and Haley & I tried to do at least one fun thing every day :) On Monday, we went to the toddler storytime at the library. Tuesday we went to see GG and went to lunch. On Wednesday, we went to a local children's museum. It was great because we got there when it opened and Haley only had to share the whole building with one other girl for quite a while. They had matching bows and pink outfits - so cute! On Thursday, we went to another library storytime and then Haley got her first haircut from her Aunt Laura! Today we are going to get pictures with Haley in her monkey costume. What a week - I loved it!

Sitting in a booster seat after her first haircut... Haley loves her Aunt Laura so she was very calm the whole time her hair was getting cut. Hopefully now her hair will grow faster so that it will be a bit warmer for the winter :)
Haley and her new friend Savannah sharing a ride on the car at the children's museum...
"On" and "Off" - Haley had no idea that the machine was calculating calories, she just loved being able to control the little lights!
"Pretty in Pink...and every other color!"

She likes her Halloween costume!

2009-10-05T19:14:00.000-07:00

Potty Training

2009-10-02T16:36:00.000-07:00

What a big girl! Haley just started tugging on her pants saying "off" so we took off her diaper and let her head over to her little potty chair. After some quiet moments, she said "Done!", stood up, and sure enough, she used her potty chair for the first time!!! We've had the chair in her bathroom for a while and she loves to sit on it, but we haven't been actively trying to potty train her yet - we are just sitting here in amazement and had to write about it :)

First boo-boo & a new car seat!

2009-09-25T11:30:00.001-07:00

It took quite a while to empty the basket but only seconds to fall in. So bad - I had to get the picture before helping her out :) Reading stories before bedtime with Aunt Juliana, Packer and Griswold...

First Boo-boo. Well, she's had plenty of them before this but this one's the first that she actually calls a boo-boo. It has been a couple weeks and Haley still says that and points to her knee.

So cute in her new outfit from GG...

Haley's new carseat!!! She laughs everytime she sees it.

Haley's hair is growing! There is just enough there to have her first set of pigtails :)

Fun at the park

2009-09-02T12:13:00.001-07:00

Haley just figured out that she's able to make the whale bounce around :) Mommy & Haley are about to go down the slide!

There were tons of other things to play on but all Haley wanted to do was crawl through, look in, and climb out of the log :)

18 Month Pictures

2009-08-31T17:26:00.000-07:00

Here are the latest pictures of our little cutie...

18 Months old!!!

2009-08-26T12:19:00.000-07:00

My little girl is a year and a half old!!! She had her check-up today and here are the stats...weight = 17lb 15.5oz, height = 31 in (25%) and head = 18 1/4 in (50%). She's still under the curve on weight but she's closer to it than the last time :) She got two shots today but an Elmo sticker and her first King Soopers cookie and she forgave me.

Here we are at a concert in the park - That Eighties Band! Happy birthday to me (and notice that yes, I'm wearing a Bayside Mathletes shirt for all those Saved by the Bell fans)! Haley and Anna in their matching dresses - it was so hard keeping Haley still enough for a picture!

Jeff, Chris, Matt & Dave at the Muddy Buddy - check out the awesome video Matt made!

Yum - raspberry fingers!

"Haley, where are your toes?"

Race for the Cure

2009-08-13T12:08:00.001-07:00

Anyone interested in participating in Race for the Cure this year or sponsoring our team? I try to keep last names off the blog so if you are, send me a note or comment and I'll e-mail you the information. Thanks!

July

2009-08-07T13:28:00.000-07:00

Where has the time gone?! We've been busy with something every weekend so here are a few pics of our adventures. Here is Haley with her favorite cousin Anna :) She says "Anna" all the time so it was great to spend a few days together at Grandpa Mads' cabin. Happy Anniversary! Jeff & I spent our 6 year anniversary painting the cabin (with Jeff catching a cold and me being attacked by mosquitos). It was still a really good day despite all that though.

Great Grandpa Mads with Haley, Anna and Hemi too!

Haley and I at the Butterfly Pavilion...

Visiting Aunt Jan, Uncle Brad and cousins Danielle & Megan at Jackson Lake. Megan & Haley were instant friends!

Being super cool in her sunglasses with Bapa...

Swimming in her ducky pool...

Haley with Uncle Greg and Daddy at their grandparent's property outside of Blackhawk...

Sunglasses with Auntie Lala...

Checking out the double rainbow out in our backyard...

So cute with Daddy's headband :)

She's so cute!

2009-07-07T18:57:00.000-07:00

Haley is 16 months old and has such an adorable personality! She has started motioning "I don't know" when you ask her where something is and gets so excited when she sees what you're asking about. She has a tooth about half way in on the top and another 2 popping through, giving her 5 teeth total. She can point out all of her aunts, uncles, grandparents and friends. She's growing up! Too funny not to post :) Wearing Mommy's swim cap...

Weekend in Fairplay

2009-07-07T18:51:00.001-07:00

After the fireworks on Friday, we drove to Jeff's Grandpa's cabin in Fairplay to hang out with more family and friends. We took a little drive up to Kite Lake - so beautiful but a bit chilly. Such a pretty flower :)

One of my favorite pictures ever! Haley hiking around with her Daddy and Pup-Pup...

Our neice Anna all decked out in her 4th of July outfit...

Haley and her friend Gavin. They were so cute in their matching jammies following each other all around!

July 3rd - Fireworks at Matt & Juliana's

2009-07-07T18:46:00.001-07:00

Friday was Juliana & Matt's annual 3rd of July party and it was great as always :) Haley wore her festive outfit from Grammie & Bapa...
One of her latest things is that she "tickles". Here she is trying to tickle her friend Jayden...

Watching the fireworks! Haley was in awe the whole time, pointing and clapping for her favorites.

Our Godchild!

2009-06-29T16:44:00.000-07:00

Our niece Anna Sophia was baptized on Sunday, June 28th. We are very blessed and excited to be her Godparents! She did great, only a few little cries - it was actually Haley making all the noise from her seat :)

Father's Day

2009-06-21T13:59:00.000-07:00

Haley has had a lot of fun with her Daddy this weekend! Here she is on his shoulders walking through the Louisville town fair... Trying on Daddy's hat...

All dressed up for church!

Haley's Godparents, Eric & Lindsey, got her this dress for her birthday :)

Haley's hospital visit

2009-06-21T13:54:00.001-07:00

Haley had to have two procedures done at Children's Hospital last Monday. The first was a VCUG where they put dye in through a catheder and then watched how the liquid flowed inside her bladder. The second was an ultrasound of her kidneys, bladder, etc. This was requested by her doctor because of the bladder infection she had a couple months ago. But, as with the other things they've tested her for, nothing was wrong! She is completely healthy :) Just too cute in her tiny hospital gown!

Our vacation!

2009-06-16T20:07:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun on our trip with Eric, Lindsey, Chris and Stephanie! A week long cruise from Tampa to Grand Cayman, Belize and Honduras. Here are a few highlights :)

Our bus crash in Belize

2009-06-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Don't worry, no one was hurt. Our bus driver expertly drove us off into the ditch to avoid hitting the semi that was pulling out onto the highway in front of us. God was definitely looking out for all of us that day!

Fun stuff

2009-06-06T04:47:00.001-07:00

Haley wasn't done with her nap apparently because after about 5 minutes of playing with her purse, she just collapsed into her blankie for a few more minutes of sleep. Too precious! Giving Mom a hug...(I love that she calls me Mom!)

Haley's Friends on Memorial Day! Here she is playing with dinosaurs with Michael (age 6)...

Gavin (9 months old) loves the squeaker duck and Haley just loves my pink purse.

Showing Hemi's basket of toys to Noah (age 3)...

She loves watching and interacting with other kids. She has a great time at the library playgroup that she attends with my mom on Thursday's too :)

15 month stats

2009-05-28T20:19:00.000-07:00

Still a very little lady... 16 lbs 3 oz. Guess that front facing car seat won't be coming for quite a while! Her height was in the 20th percentile and her head is in the 50th. She got two shots and the doctor has me convinced that she will get most of her top teeth all at one time because they look so close. Lucky us!

Great Grandparents!

2009-05-28T20:15:00.000-07:00

I had to share this awesome fact...in just 7 days, a little over a week ago, Haley spent time with all 5 of her Great Grandparents! She saw Grandpa Mads when Uncle Robert visited, Grandma Pearl on our road trip, Harold & Marilyn watched her for a half day while we were at work and then we finished off the week with lunch with Grandma Esther. It is really great that Haley has 5 Great Grandparents, but to say she saw all of them at separate times over a week, is amazing! What a blessed little lady :)

Road Trip!

2009-05-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

The weekend before last we took our first little road trip with Haley to see her Great Grandma Pearl. We stayed with my Aunt Diane and Uncle Scott and had a wonderful weekend. Haley was instantly comfortable with Great Grandma, sitting on her lap, showing her books and saying "Hi!" She loves to tilt herself completely sideways :)

Watching the mouse play and the cat jump up and over the cage... I really hope there never comes a day when Haley asks for a mouse as a pet!

With Great Grandma and Great Aunt Karen with the adorable doll they got her...

A horse!

Playing on a trampoline for the first time - she loved it!

Hanging out with Great Grandpa & Uncle Robert

2009-05-20T10:51:00.000-07:00

Great Uncle Robert was here last Friday so Haley and I met most of the family for lunch. Robert lives in Texas so Haley has only met him once before. Aunt Amy with her new little lady Anna...

Haley was very interested in her cousin...

Haley with Great Grandpa Mads, Grandma Karla and Anna...

The zoo!

2009-05-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

Jeff and I both had the day off yesterday so we took Haley to the zoo for the first time! She liked watching some of the animals but I think she was more interested in people watching and just being outside :) Such a nice day!

Checking out the camels with Daddy...

Dippin Dots?! Yum!

Hugging Daddy tight while watching the rhino eat lunch...

Haley's new friends McKenna and Olivia, daughters of some friends from high school.

Running along with PaPa (Grandpa Steve) brought all kinds of giggling & smiles!

Watching the monkey play in the grass...

What a great day we had!!!

The bunny incident

2009-05-09T11:09:00.001-07:00

We had quite the excitement on Thursday! I saw that a baby bunny had fallen into our window well so when Jeff got home, I asked him to rescue it. He went through the basement window and came back upstairs with a box with 2 baby bunnies! Poor little guys! Anyway, Jeff was showing them to Haley while I videotaped and all of a sudden one came jumping out of the box at me! I screamed which made Haley cry and then we spent the next 20 minutes trying to catch the bunny as it went under, behind and around our couch. It's pretty funny now but you won't see me signing up to own a rabbit anytime soon! Once we finally got the bunny near the door, Jeff let it out but our screen door was shut and it got stuck between the doors. It was horrible for Hemi but we got to show Haley what a bunny rabbit was...

Haley has a Cousin!!

2009-04-29T18:04:00.000-07:00

Haley's cousin, Anna Sophia, was born today at 8:13AM and she is precious! She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces, 19.5 inches long with blue eyes and brown hair. Great job Aunt Amy & Uncle Tony!

Line em up! My sister-in-law Amy's good friends Lisa, with son Noah, and Amy, with son Nicholas and Haley & I all in the room with the new Mom :) Haley was a bit ready for her morning nap...

Tony picked out a pretty adorable little hat for his new baby girl...

I think she already has more hair than Haley :)

First time Aunt & Uncle! Haley was a bit jealous when Jeff was holding Anna but I think she'll be just fine. She loved watching her and would giggle when she'd move around. Auntie Kiki (or whatever she wants to call me!)

The Dad's... (Amy and I will be getting a "Mom's" picture together very soon - Haley had too long of a day and was done cooperating for pictures)

New pictures

2009-04-28T21:09:00.000-07:00

What crazy hair! Check out the video to see how it happened :) And then check the walking video to see what came next! Playing with her friend Jayden. She was so interested in figuring out how the rubic's cube worked...

So cute, holding hands...

I think someone has a few too many toys - she gets lost in her toy basket!

Haley loves watching Hemi when he's outside. She has started laughing every time he comes to the door and knock & bangs on the glass when he goes out.

Walking!!

2009-04-28T07:34:00.000-07:00

Haley took her first steps on Thursday 4/23! She took 4 steps from the couch to the coffee table and then wouldn't even try again until Saturday night. She has a little routine for every try...get positioned at the corner of the couch facing the table, arms to the sky, a little squeal and off she goes! I'll have a video tonight to prove that we've got a little walker on our hands :)

What a cute mess!

2009-04-22T12:10:00.000-07:00

I think this is the first picture where you can clearly see Haley's two front teeth. (We've had multiple sleepless nights this week so we think more are coming soon!) Yum, blackberries and cheerios for breakfast!

Happy Easter

2009-04-15T17:27:00.001-07:00

Easter basket! Haley had fun looking for Easter eggs and loves all her new toys! Playing with Grandma during Easter breakfast at church...

Haley and Grandpa (Papa) coordinate so nicely. Do you think they arranged that?

Haley and Grammie...

Eating pancake breakfast with Uncle Tony (only a couple weeks left and he'll be a Daddy!) Check out the Drum video to see what his present was to Haley...

Happy Birthday GG!

2009-04-15T17:07:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we had a big birthday party for Haley's Great Grandma "GG". This was the sailor outfit that GG got for Haley to wear...
Four Generations! I guess no one else was told to look at my camera...

Clapping with cousin Kelley...

Our family with GG :)

New Tricks

2009-04-02T21:23:00.000-07:00

Haley just started walking all by herself with her stroller/car toy from Eric & Lindsey. She goes pretty fast and then gets a bit upset when she gets stopped by walls, chairs, Hemi :) Kick! That's all you have to say and she'll pose like this for a few seconds...

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

2009-04-02T21:15:00.001-07:00

Visiting Grandpa at the store on Sunday - we sure surprised him!
We also had a family dinner on Monday for him, but Grandpa Steve was more interested in feeding Haley than eating his own dinner :)

1 year pictures

2009-03-22T15:45:00.000-07:00

Winter Park

2009-03-18T10:14:00.000-07:00

This weekend was Haley's first trip to Winter Park at my parents' timeshare. We had a great time eating, watching movies, and playing games. Haley loved moving toys from one side of her to the other and dropping things over her back. "X marks the spot" with Grammie...

It's a bit hard to move in her cute little snowsuit!

First time on the little sled. She didn't love it too much outside but after circling the condo on it a few times, I think she really started to like it!

The latest cool ride...a suitcase with Aunt Juliana!

Resting up against Uncle Matt - adorable!

Wearing Daddy's hat :)

So Cute

2009-03-18T10:06:00.000-07:00

We keep finding Haley asleep in her crib like this...half crawling :) Did Eric and Lindsey know that Haley would like the box just as much as the presents inside? It was funny - we expected her to start throwing the packing stuff everywhere but instead she picked each piece up one by one and broke them in half.

Her new cow friend tried to join her in the box :)

A week of firsts...

2009-03-12T11:12:00.000-07:00

Not so fun "firsts" unfortunately...Haley had her first sick visit at the doctor on Saturday for her first ear infection. She got her first prescription (amoxicillin) and had her first allergic reaction (rash on her face, neck, stomach & back) a couple days later. She had her second sick visit yesterday and was put on another medication. She still has a smile most of the time but she's been pretty miserable and we've had some sleepless nights :(

1 Year Doctor Appointment

2009-02-28T12:50:00.000-08:00

The stats...Weight: 14 lbs 13.5 oz, Height: 28 3/4 in, Head circumference: 17 3/4 in. Her height and head are good, but Haley's weight fell even farther below the curve. She eats all of the time though! The doctor asked that we have her drink formula for another 2-3 months instead of switching to cow's milk for the extra calories and I have to take her in for a weight check in one month. She did really good during the check-up, talking to and smiling at her nurse and doctor, but then came time for the shots :( She had 3 shots and one of them, the MMR, hurt her a lot! She was crying so hard that she gave herself the hiccups so I decided to hang out in the waiting room with a bottle until she calmed down. The good news is that she hasn't shown any reaction to the shots this time!

What does a 1 year old like to do?

2009-02-28T10:40:00.000-08:00

Climb up the stairs! So, here is our new gate :) Play with balloons and pull the sticky tabs on her diapers...

Pull herself up onto everything she can (in her new outfit from her friends Kaitlyn & Katrina)...

And, finally, a one year old likes to play with her toys! She'll even climb into her toy basket to get a better view!

Haley's 1st Birthday Party!

2009-02-22T14:41:00.001-08:00

Haley turns 1 on the 25th but we had her birthday party yesterday. The house was filled with family and Haley couldn't have been a more perfect birthday girl. She had napped for 2 1/2 hours before everyone arrived so she was all smiles until the end. The party had a rubber ducky theme if you can't tell from the pictures... It is hard to believe that it has already been a year! Here are some very proud parents :)

Haley with Grandparents Steve and Karla...

Haley with Grandparents Nancy and Gary...

So happy playing with her Great Grandma "GG"...

Making funny faces in her ducky bathtub...

Climbing into the presents :) She couldn't wait to get her hands on the bows and tissue paper!

Haley's very first cake. She needed a little help blowing out the candle from her Daddy and wasn't quite sure what to do with the cake after that.

Not much cake actually got in her mouth but she did have fun mushing her hands into it. We were prepared for a disaster with plastic bags over the chair and a catch-a-mess mat on the floor below. She surprised us all though and was very dainty with her cake :)

"I'm one" and I'm done!

Thanks to everyone for the great gifts and fun time!

Family birthdays

2009-02-22T14:37:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday Auntie Nana! (Feb 7th) Happy birthday Grandma Karla! (Feb 12th)

The latest cute thing...when you ask Haley where her blankie is, she crawls over to it and lays her head down.

First tooth!

2009-02-04T18:13:00.001-08:00

Haley's first tooth has arrived! It is barely poking through but it is there and is sharp! She had a fever of around 101 two days last week and we were just sure it was teething because there weren't any other symptoms. We're guessing the rest of her teeth will come quickly but who knows. We've hit another milestone :)

The latest

2009-01-27T07:21:00.000-08:00

Haley can climb up stairs now! Check out the video for proof :) She also says "all done" when she is finished eating and she means it! She loves that she can crawl to wherever she wants to go and she wants to put every little thing she finds into her mouth. She also likes to pull herself up to a standing position - we just moved her crib mattress down to its lowest setting and it was just in time...she was standing in her crib when she woke up from her nap yesterday! Haley is our awesome little lady and we just love watching her learn something new every day.

Haley & Benjamin

2009-01-21T13:23:00.000-08:00

Haley's friend Benjamin (and my friend Cari) came to visit today. They live in Alaska so we don't get to see them very often - it was a fun time! Haley and Ben were great with each other and we had lots of fun watching them. Ben is 4 months older and showed Haley what some fast crawling and walking looked like... Sitting cute...

Ben showed Haley how much fun it is to pull DVDs off of the shelf. Guess I'll have to learn how to have un-alphabetized DVDs :)

Ben and Haley did great at Gunther Toody's for lunch. Here is her new pucker-up face that she started doing in between each bite...

Somebody's crawling!

2009-01-19T21:20:00.001-08:00

Haley has learned how to crawl and loves it! She just giggles and laughs as she comes toward us, chases (a bit slowly) Hemi or reaches out for her toys. She is so excited that she can go places!

10 Month Pictures

2009-01-17T10:24:00.000-08:00

Haley was a little sleepy, but with her teddy bear, the pictures turned out very cute. I can't believe she's 10 months old!

What a weekend...

2009-01-04T16:59:00.000-08:00

Well...if anyone has been wondering why we haven't been calling, e-mailing, etc this weekend, Jeff and I have been in a sorry state. We got hit by some stomach flu bug on Friday and we've been so sick that we actually had to send Haley away with our siblings for the weekend. Jeff's parents and grandparents also got it but we have no idea what would have caused it to hit us all at the same time. It feels like we've been run over by a truck and then put through the washing machine...I'm guessing we are dealing with severe dehydration at this point. And, awesome as it is, my first day back to work since before Christmas is tomorrow. Yay!

Christmas morning

2009-01-01T19:06:00.001-08:00

Alphabet Pal from Aunt Juliana and Uncle Matt... Family photo complete with Santa hats...

Matt, Juliana, Packer and Griswold...

My Mom & Dad...

Haley's Christmas outfit from G.G.