Being a mommy first

For some time now I have been preparing myself for this upcoming Sunday. For the first time I will have to leave my girls - and my husband too. I have to go on a business trip - last one was before Ashley was born so I have been pretty lucky. I know it may sound completely neurotic but the thought of not putting my girls to sleep and listening for them is horrifying to me! I leave Sunday at noon and won't be back until Wednesday night. I know, I know - it's not that long. I have to go to Minden, NV - ??? yes it is in the middle of nowhere - if I have to go somewhere couldn't it be somewhere a little more exciting? My brave husband has decided to take off work for this adventure - I have all the faith in the world that he will do a wonderful job. It's just that being their mommy is always my first and most important priority and to be away from them is so unthinkable for me. The only time I have ever been away is when I went into the hospital to have Hailey. How do I explain to a 3 year old who can only comprehend "tomorrow" that I won't be picking her up or doing any of the "little things" that we do for 4 whole days??
I know this will be way harder for me then it will be for them!

Fall Festival

We live by a church that puts on a fall festival every year - we have never gone and this year we decided to check it out. It was a cold day so it didn't go too well, we left pretty early which is ok. Ashley had her face painted and she rode the little train. Hailey just hung out with me for the most part - I think she was too bundled up to move!

Hailey's First Haircut

Our poor little Hailey has had such a hard time with her hair in her face all the time. We decided it was time for a haircut. Needless to say Hailey has not learned that a salon is a girls best friend. She did not like any part of it - there was lots of screaming! I had to hold her and thankfully the lady doing it was very kind. I even had to hold her head at one point - even though the whole thing lasted abut 10 minutes. The outcome is great - we decided to give Hailey bangs and can't belive what a difference it made!

They Keep Growing...

Hailey has a fascination with my laptop. She has mastered climbing up on the kitchen table chairs which is not always a good thing. Now if she would just sit down!

She loves bannanas - all at once!

Ashley likes me to take her picture so then she can look at it - she has started making faces instead of smiling:

Her pajamas keep shrinking!

In the mountains

We took another trip to the mountains. Hailey really enjoyed this trip. She is at a point where she is walking really well so she wanted to explore everything. Had an issue with Ashley needing to use the bathroom - she wasn't as eager to go outside this time. Can't really blame her - it's not the greatest experience as a girl! We even took Max this time - who enjoyed laying in the mud puddle!

A family photo (finally figured out the timer on the camera!)

Ashley and Hailey both were tempted by the puddle - luckily Max was the only one that had that fun!

Cooking with Hailey

I did this when Ashley was little and never thought it would happen with Hailey. She doesn't like to sit still or she just wants to be held. At last she sat on the counter and "helped" me cook breakfast the other morning - it was a moment!

Snack Time

Just a cute picture of the girls having a snack on the front porch - they are becoming good little buddies (sometimes)