Future Artist? Maybe Not.

To finish off the playroom we thought it would be fun to have Hailey finger paint and frame her art work. It all started out fine, she wasn't quite sure what to do until I got her started. After putting her finger in the paint and rubbing it on the paper she got the hang of it. She was doing really well and even asking for the other colors and mixing them together, but she would only use her finger. She finished the first paper all by herself (we had 4 to do) and by the end her hands were covered in paint. When I tried to move on to the next page and she realized she had to do more and that her hands were dirty she flipped out. So with a little help from mom we finally got all 4 pages done. I had to keep wiping her hands through out the process because she did not like the paint all over them. It turned out to be easy for me because there was no mess to clean up afterwards (lol).
The funniest part of the day was when we were all done and I was laying out the papers to dry Hailey went and got her vacuum cleaner and started vacuuming the kitchen. So I guess a career in painting is out but she might just have her own cleaning business one day. We got all the pictures framed and hung on the wall before daddy got home and surprised him with a finally finished room.

Go Giants!

We had a lot of fun watching the game last night. I was jumping up and down and on the edge of my seat cheering on the Giants. If you ask me I think they won because they had the cutest fan cheering them on all day. Hailey was going around saying "touchdown" and "go giants" all afternoon. I think we might have a future cheerleader on our hands.

Winter Gear

We finally went out and got Hailey a winter coat, hat and gloves. Now she is all ready to play outside even when it is cold. I just can't help but laugh every time she puts her coat on, it reminds me of the little boy in A Christmas Story who can't put his arms down. Even though we are now prepared for more cold weather I really hope spring comes soon.

Social Butterfly

We have been a little busy around here lately with MOPS and play dates. We had two play dates for Hailey last week and then a friend of mommies came by to visit us as well. Mimi and Popi can to visit over the holiday weekend and we also got to hang out with Grandma and Grandpa. We have spent the last two days in the house while I get over this cold I have (for the second time this month). I can't wait till the weather warms up so we can play outside and not have to be all bundled up or stuck in the house. Hailey loves to be around other kids, she never cries when she goes to child care at the Y or at MOPS. Grandma and Grandpa came over last night to celebrate Grandma's birthday. Happy birthday Grandma!

Hat vs Bow

I have been waiting for Hailey to get enough hair so we could put a bow in it. I knew she probably wouldn't keep it in for long but I was excited about it anyway. Now that her hair is starting to get thicker I thought I would try to put one in. She kept it in for about 10 minutes which is longer than I thought it would last. I have to admit that I think she is more a hat kind of a girl rather than a bow kind of girl. What do you think?

A little bit of silliness

Hailey missed out on her chance to play in the snow this weekend due to a bad cough she has had and a runny nose. So after reading her friends blog (the walsers) she decided to make a little snow ritual of her own. Unfortunately it didn't work all we to was some rain, maybe next time. But we all thought she looked cute and she had us all in stitches. The funniest part was that she asked to put everything on, we honestly did not do this to her.

Big Girl

Where has the time gone. My little girl is not so little anymore. She is getting to be quite the little helper around the house. She even wanted to chip in and help paint her playroom. She tired and tried to climb the ladder so Brian and I took turns playing with Hailey while the other one painted. It made the whole process take a little longer than usual but we got it done and it looks great. We painted the dinning room and the powder room. Now that we have moved some of her toys we put her table and chairs in the kitchen and that is where she has her snack she looks so cute sitting in her big girl chair.