Zoo

On our visit with Uncle Mark and Aunt Kat we went to the Tucson Zoo. Aunt Kat's brother works there so we got a behind the scene tour. Hailey loved riding in the Zebra cart.


We got to see three Giraffes before they were let out into their habitat and we got to feed them biscuits. They would stick out their long black tongue to take the treat, we have never seen anything with a tongue like that before. They had three Giraffes, two female and one male. The two female were about 14 feet tall and the male was only 11 feet but by the time he is full grown he will reach 18 feet tall. These were moms favorite of the whole tour. They really are beautiful and graceful looking animals.

By the time we got to the Zebras they were already in their habitat but a couple of them came up to the back fence so we could see them close up. Uncle Jed told us that Zebras are very aggressive animals so we shouldn't try to pet them. They had a baby Zebra as well but he didn't come to the fence. They baby was 100 pounds when he was born.


We got to pet the white rhinos and feel their horns. We always new that Rhinos were big we just never realized how big until we got upclose.



This is a picture of Hailey with the lion. There were two older lions already in the habitat but this was the son who is much more active then his parents. Uncle Jed said that his full roar is so loud that is will shack the ground and you can feel it go through your body. Luckily we didn't get to experience this and the roars we head were load enough. Hailey jumped the first time he roared but after that she liked it. I think she thought it was just a big innocent cat and wanted to play.

Family Fun and Fireworks

We had very fun but busy week. We met our friends from Ohio on Monday for lunch and then went to the park with the kids. We had a great time and it was fun catching up, we really miss them. Then we left on Wednesday for Gallatin TN for the 4th of July family reunion. On the way to Gallatin we made a stop in Knoxville and saw where I lived and went to elementary school. There were a lot of things that had changed but some of it didn't look like it had changed a bit.


It didn't take Hailey long to adjust to all the craziness and noises going on. There were lots of cousins for her to play with and even some close to her age. We had fun playing games and shooting off fireworks and going to the lake. Grandpa even took her into the lake so she could play in the water while the adults were out playing on the boat.


Here is a picture of us in front of the barn wearing out family reunion T-shirts they had made this year. It was a long ride home and we hated to leave. Fortunately for Hailey she won't have too much time to get boared with just mom around because we are getting ready to go and visit Uncle Mark and Aunt Kat at the end of the week.

Growing like a weed

Haily is doing new stuff everyday, it is hard to keep up with her. It seems everytime I turn around she is doing something else. She has found out that she can crawl through the coffee table in the bonus room. She still loves her books and the first thing she does in the morning is crawls over to the bookcase and pulls down her books so we can read them. She is growing so fast and is now taller than her diaper pale. I can't wait to be able to turn her car seat around in the car. Her legs have gotten to long for her to streatch them out so she looks cramped, when we turn her around she will have a lot more room.

She loves to look out the window. Her favorite is when daddy is mowing the lawn and she can watch him.

On The Go

Hailey officially has four teeth now. The top two are still coming in but they have both cut through now. She has been drinking whole milk and from a sippy cup all by herself. She experienced her first bad thunderstorm last night. The power went out twice and woke her up. Once we got her calmed down she went back to sleep luckily the worst part of the storm passed by then and she went right back to sleep.





Hailey has been walking while holding onto the table so we decided to unlock the wheels on one of her toys to see what happened and away she went. She will walk back and forth through the living room while holding onto her toy. Of course mom and dad have to turn it around for her once she hits a road block. She loves being able to walk. I guess it won't be long before she is trying to walk on her own. It seems just when we get adjusted to a new change she changes again. She definitely keeps us on our toes.

Daddy's Girl

We had a great fathers day. We grilled out with Popi and Grandpa (of course mimi, and grandma were ther also) Daddy and Uncle Jason. We had a great time. We played cards and the girls went for a walk while the guys hung out and watched Golf. Everyone had a great time. I cut my first top tooth on sunday as well and the other one is close to cutting through. I will have 4 teeth total very soon. I also tried whole milk for the first time and I love it, maybe I will start drinking from a sippy cup now that there is good stuff being put in. I have decided that I am a big girl and I don't like baby food anymore, I only want to eat big people food. So far my favorite is grilled cheese and I love strawberries.

The best news of all that I got this week was that I am going to be a cousin. My Uncle Mark and Aunt Kat are going to have a baby in February. I am so excited and I know that I will be a great at teaching the baby all the stuff that I have learned.

Family Gathering

We went to Spartanburg SC for the weekend to have a cookout. My Mimi and Popi, Uncle Jason and Auntie Alli were there as well as Aunt Erin, Chris and Paul, Ray, Heather and their three kids. We had a good time playing games and hanging out. I showed off all of my many talents and I was a big hit. I am looking forward to July 4th when I get to go and show all of the Schleicher family what I can do.

I also had my 9 month check up last week and the doctor said that everything looks great but I am a little to small. Mom and dad have to make me eat a little more so I can gain some weight. I am allowed to eat table food now which I really like. I am becoming such a big girl.

Tu Tu much fun

It is hard to believe that Hailey is 9 months old. I thought is would be fun to put her in this little tu tu outfit now that she is going everywhere. She loves to get into everything she possibly can. Her favorite game is to pull stuff down from bookshelves, coffee tables, desks or anything else she can reach. I have fun chasing after her and cleaning up her messes. She had her fist accident the other day, she was playing at an end table and fell. When she fell she hit her chin on the corner of the table and she bit her tongue which made it bleed. She only cried for a minute or two and made the funniest face when she tasted the blood. As soon as we put her down though she went right back to the table and started playing again. She is one tough cookie.



We went over to Grandma and Grandpa's on Friday and Grandma took some 9 month picutes of her. These are just 2 out of 141 pictures. Of course they were all very cute and it is hard to pick a favorite.