Fun Pictures

For no reason but I love my kids am I sharing these pictures. The one of Ashley is part of the "I have blackmail for when you are older" folder. For awhile now Ashley comes home and decides she doesn't always want to wear clothes - but the slippers add a little something.

Hailey for the first time actually looks happy to be on her stomach! For the longest time we have been waiting for her to roll on to her tummy and about 2 weeks ago she just started doing it - but not just rolling on her tummy - she is also trying to move. She has figured out how to move around while she is on her back a little bit but again she is never really happy unless you are holding her and giving her something to gnaw on!

Cookie time

So I am trying to make sure every year we all make cookies together - ok - Ashley and me, and eventually Hailey. This year Ashley discovered it was more fun to eat the cookie dough then anything else. She did a great job decorating the cookies though. Hailey sat in her walker for the first time while we did cookies - that lasted about 10 minutes and then she realized I was not holding her.

O' Christmas tree!

I can't believe how long it took us to get our tree this year. December has just flown by! We realized that we had better go get our tree because a snow storm was coming. So on a weekday (yes we actually did something on a weekday!) we packed the girls up after dinner to go get the tree. It was perfect - I had the girls and Larry took the truck - and as I backed out of the garage - It was snowing!!! Nothing crazy - just enough to put us in the mood!!

Two nights after that we actually decorated the tree. It was a lot of fun this year. Ashley was able to help. She kept trying to put all the ornaments in the same spot - and was pretty excited about it all!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. We packed up the car - with Max and made the trip to Aunt Shari's house. Both girls did great - we were a little worried about Hailey as she doesn't travel well - she must have known it was a special day! We had great food and Ashley kept pretty close to Holden.

Girls Day!!

Today I had the day off and Larry had to work - so what a great day for me to schedule a girly hair appointment for Ashley. Actually we have scheduled the girls for Holiday pictures and I wanted to get her hair trimmed before picture day. We went to Lollilocks which is such fun - the last time Ashley had a hair cut was about a year ago! She took a minute to warm up but then was pretty happy about it all.

After the appointment I thought "why not really press my luck and take both girls to babies r us"! We were doing pretty good - only 1 mad dash to the bathroom for Ashley and when we got to the toy section Ashley was so excited she actually tried to follow another mommy around the store. Just as this is happening a lady from the store comes over - I am thinking "we seriously cannot be the loudest people in the store - can we?" She actually ended up asking if we would be willing to help a new photographer in the studio - she needed practice and they saw us - and we would get a free picture out of the deal. If you people are really that brave - sure! We ended up getting one good photo of the girls (If I only had them dressed in their holiday outfits I could cancel our photo session). Hailey was only interested in chewing on her hand - Little miss Ashley on the other hand was working the camera! If you want to check out the pictures you can : http://www.kiddiekandids.com/ - click the mystudio link and the sitting number is 510039484 and the sitting code is WW53D262. We got the sleigh picture - and yes the photographer still needs some work!

Hailey's Other Mom

I have been saying all along how much Ashley loves Hailey - she is always giving her kisses and talking to her - it's very sweet - but it is starting to get a little much. At 5am I am downstairs working, Larry just came downstairs for work and Hailey started fussing upstairs - not loud - just little noises. Next thing we know - Ashley is screaming "GIVE HAILEY HER BINKY!!" "HAILEY NEEDS HER BINKY NOW!!" Larry and I just looked at each other in amazement. Everyone can relax though - I did give Hailey her binky and she went back to sleep =)

Happy Halloween!!

I have been so excited for Halloween this year - I got the girls the cutest costumes and couldn't wait for them to wear them Hailey was a pumpkin and Ashley was JoJo from "JoJo's Circus". I picked them up early and brought them to work for a potluck and trick-or-treating - Ashley really picked up on the trick-or-treating the year. Her little hat was a bit to tight for her so she kept giving people this funny look (I streatched it out for her when we got home). Her whole pumpkin bucket was full by the time we left. Hailey worked the crowd by smiling at everyone who looked at her - she's good! Of course by the time we got home both girls were fast asleep and didn't wake up until almost 4pm! It was pretty cold at our house so we went out early and just hit a few houses - of course Max had to wear his costume too - he was an "Incredible" dog. Before anyone says it's mean to dress your pet up - understand that Max loves it every year. He gets so much attention from all the kids that come to the door - it's a race for him and Larry to get to the door! It was a fun Halloween!!