Hailey's First Steps

I went to pick up the girls from daycare yesterday and everyone was very excited when I got there. Hailey had just walked from the coffee table to the middle of the living room - about 5 steps in all. Juelle said all the girls saw it and were so excited for her!! Just another draw back of not being a stay at home mom. At the same time she only did it because she so badly wants to play with the girls - yes there are only girls at daycare. When we got home she had no interest to even try to walk. So I am happy she is wanting to play so badly she can walk - just sad I wasn't there to see it.....

Fun Weekend at the Park

This weekend was really nice! We decided to go to a couple of parks. Everything was good on Saturday - a little windy so we didn't stay long. Long enough to wear Hailey and Max out. Sunday we went to another park by our house and it was a perfect day. Hailey was able to sit on the blanket - she hates the feel of grass. Her and I sat on the swing for a very long time.

Our little daredevil - Ashley - had a scary moment. She has really become brave and will try most anything. She climbed the climbing wall all the way up - went on the tallest slide - everything. Earlier Larry had jumped off the swing and crashed - no big deal. Larry was pushing Ashley on the swing and she wants to go high - all of a sudden she just let go! Landed on her stomach. Luckily she was OK - the side of her face is very scratched up with her little knees just barely getting small scratches (they needed band aids though). Happy to say 10 min. later she did not want to go home and was up playing like nothing had happened. Scared Larry and I more then her!

Camp Out - Try #1

Larry and I used to go camping a lot before we had kids and it hasn't been something we have felt comfortable doing with the kids just yet. Now I know why. My girls have never slept well during the night as infants so that was out. Just when we thought Ashley could handle it (and Mom) our little Hailey came along. Hailey is all about her night feedings so the thought of me trying to get a bottle ready in a tent while not waking Ashley and Larry seems a little crazy. Larry and I are both really wanting to get back into it though (of course I would much rather have a luxury hotel room!).

Larry put the tent up in the back yard this weekend - went all out - air ma tress and everything. Had a handful of flashlights, sleeping blankets, etc.. Well of course the first time all year we actually had evening thunderstorms! Ashley is terrified of thunder. So we thought OK this will pass. Then we realized the sprinklers had gone off. So Larry switched out the wet sleeping bag for a bunch of comforters. Finally thought it was safe. I walked out with them, gave lots of reassuring kisses as the thunder started again.

It lasted 8 minutes - as Larry said "she did better then a bull rider on a bull"

We hope to try it again next weekend!