Halloween

We had a very nice Halloween. Hailey was the cutest little lady bug I have ever seen. She loved wearing her costume and luckily it kept her nice and warm for when the sun went down. We started out at our friends Andy and Katie's house for a little get together. Hailey and Elvis (Tyler) had fun chasing each other around and playing. We left their house and came back home to go trick or treating. We only it a few houses since one Hailey didn't really know what was going on and two, she doesn't like sweets. The first house we stopped at she wasn't sure what was happening but by the second she knew to get candy out of the bowl. She wouldn't say anything to anybody but she would smile real sweet and reach into the bowl and get her candy. She loved seeing all the kids dressed up and all the pumpkins lit up. By the time we were on our way home she was saying trick or treat and very hyper (thanks to the m&m's she ate while walking around).

When Hailey woke up on Saturday she was eating her breakfast and asked if she could go trick or treating today. Then she wanted to wear her ladybug jacket around the house. Next year should be a lot of fun since she will know what to do and we will have two little angels to take around.

Black Saturday

This Saturday was black Saturday in Boone. App played Furman so we decided to take the kids to a game this time. Hailey was the cutest cheerleader I have ever seen. She had on a cute little uniform (although it was cold so she had to have her jacket on the whole game) and even some face stickers for added flare. She absolutely loved the game and would cheer "go Apps" all on her own even when no one else was cheering. She loves the fight song and would get so excited every time the band would play it, she would jump up and down with a huge grin on her face.





On Sunday we celebrated Brian's birthday with both our parents (his actual birthday isn't till Wednesday). Brian got a new grill so we decided to test it out by grilling out burgers. We listened to the Panther game and Hailey, Mimi and Popi carved her pumpkin. I have never seen anyone get so attached to a pumpkin before. As soon as it was done and we brought it inside she started talking to it and giving it a massage with lotion. She was putting her pretend lipstick on it and letting talk on the phone as well. It was the cutest thing. Brian also got the 3rd National championship stone to go with his first two. I don't think Hailey is too excited about all the Halloween decorations around the neighborhood but she loves to look at all the pumpkins and scarecrows.

four

I was tagged by kate to do the "four". For those of you who don't know you go to your files and pick the fourth file and then the fourth picture in that file and blog about it. This is a picture of Hailey when she was just about 7 months old. She was rolling over but not crawling yet. I love her smile in this picture. She always has been a happy little girl. I can't wait till baby #2 gets here and to see how much they have in common and to also discover their differences and what makes each of them unique.

The time goes by so fast. Looking at this picture makes me realize just how much she has changed in such a short period of time.

Gatlinburg and the new floor

Brian and I had a wonderful anniversary weekend in Gatlinburg. We stayed at a very cute and charming bed and breakfast that was within walking distance to all the stores. It was rainy of Friday but we had gorgeous weather on Saturday and spent the whole day driving around the National forest and going to Cades Cove. We saw two bears, a lot of deer and one fox. We walked through some old houses and churches that are still there. It was amazing to see what little they had and needed compared to the world today.





Hailey stayed at mimi and popi's house again but they put her to work this time. The decided to rip up the old carpet downstairs and lay down hardwoods. My aunt and uncle from SC came to help since they have laid hardwoods a couple times before. Hailey thought she was big stuff helping out and I think she made it more fun and entertaining than it usually is.









Uncle Jason and Auntie Alli took her to a corn maze on Saturday and from the look of the pictures I think they all had fun. They took her to their house to see the animals (2 cats and a big dog) and all she has talked about since is giving them treats.

Trick or Treat

Last Thursday Hailey's school had donuts for dads so Brian got to take her to school that morning and have breakfast together. For those of you who know us well you know that neither Brian or Hailey like sweets so they hardly ate, I on the other hand would have loved getting a donut for breakfast. Her school is having muffins for moms but it is the day after my due date so we will have to wait and see how that turns out. Since it was a special day Hailey wore her new festive october outfit. I thought she looked very cute, definitely more a treat than a trick.

On Friday night we met up with some friends and all went to a corn maze. We did it at night and had to use flashlights, I think it was a lot more confusing and fun this way but we have never been before so I don't really have anything to compare it to. Hailey had a blast and we all got through without getting lost or hitting too many dead ends. We would like to go back during the day sometimes, the place looked really nice and they had farm animals, a pumpkin patch and hay-rides.

We also went to the Waxhaw fall treasure festival on Saturday and walked around for a little while but we forgot our camera for that one. We are getting ready to head to Gatlinburg for our anniversary so I will post about that once we get back. Have a good week and weekend.

A weekend away

Hailey and I left on Wednesday and went to go see Mimi and Popi. Popi is recovering from surgery and we wanted to spend some time while he is stuck at home. We had a good time just hanging out and letting Hailey entertain us. On Thursday night Uncle Jason and Auntie Alli came by for dinner and to visit. I left on Friday to come back home so I could meet up with our ASU friends and head to Boone for homecoming weekend. Hailey got to stay at mimi and popi's and continue getting spoiled.



Mimi had a work picnic on Saturday at Tanglewood so Hailey got to go and play in the park and feed the ducks. My mom said that when they ran out of bread Hailey still wanted to fee them so they got out her snack bag and Hailey would ask the duck if they wanted a "animal cracker, goldfish, or teddy graham". I wish I could of been there because I can just imagine how cute that was. It is amazing the things kids come up with on their own.