Ready for the Party

We have inherited a horse thank to our friends the Walsers. Ever since the horse showed up on our doorstop Hailey has not stopped playing with it. I couldn't resist getting out her hat and taking a few pictures. Our little cowgirl is so cute. We are getting ready to go to our aunt and ucnles farm in VA this weekend so she will get to play with all the farm animals. Hope everyone has a good weekend and enjoys the holiday.

Panthers game

Brian won tickets to the Panthers game for Saturday night so we thought it would be fun to take Hailey to her first football game. She has a really cute Panthers cheerleader outfit and we didn't want it to go to waste. We took our good friends the Asbury's and Hailey loved having Tyler to play with at the game. Both kids did really well and actually got into cheering for the Panthers. Luckily they were winning so we got to cheer a lot. We left at half time because it was 9 o'clock and we needed to get the kids to bed.

We all had a great time and while we were leaving Hailey said " I like football" and she talked about the game all day on Sunday. I think I am in big trouble since it looks like I am the one person in my whole family who doesn't like sports, maybe the new baby will take after me and we can go shopping and get our nails done on football Sundays.




Speaking of nails I forgot to blog about painting Hailey's toenails. She actually sat still and let me paint both feet. She has loved showing them off to everyone but it was about two weeks ago so they are starting to chip. I am going to see if she will let me do it again.

The Results are in

We had our ultrasound today and everything went well. The baby is healthy and happy. It likes to stay curled up a lot and do flips so we didn't get any good shots the baby did cooperate a couple of times for a few seconds so we could find out the sex and....




We are so excited and Hailey kept saying she wanted a sister so there you go. Now we just have to pick out a name and a theme for the nursery. I can't wait to go through all of Hailey's old baby clothes and get everything back out.

What we have been up to

Hailey still loves to read. We go to the library often to get new and interesting books for her to read.Right now she likes to wear her coat when she is in the house. Here is a picture of her the other day when she climbed up on the couch by herself with a book.






We love having our back yard fenced in now all we need are some good outdoor toys so she can run around and play in the yard. She has her picnic table and her house that she likes to play in but I know she would like to have some more toys. We always take bubbles out there for her to chase and then there are the neighbors dogs that she likes to watch. If we are out and the dogs aren't there she keeps asking for them and watching for them to come out.
Some friends of ours had a gator that their son outgrew so they gave it to Hailey. She likes to ride it but hasn't gotten the steering down yet. The tires are a little worn so it won't go in the grass. She kept wanting to ride in the back but we didn't think it was a good idea so she asked her daddy to sit in the back with her.






We spent some of the week and the weekend at mimi and popi's house. Hailey had a blast. We went shopping and she got to swing and play in the pool. Her favorite was playing with the cat and giving her treats. I swear every five minutes she would grab someone and take them to go to the garage and show her the cat.

On Saturday we picked up uncle jason and auntie allison and went to the zoo. We took the stroller but she never once got in it, although it was nice to have to carry everything else. The first thing we saw were the zebras. Her favorite part of the day was seeing the monkeys. Everywhere else we went she would look and say "no monkeys in there", or she would say "where are the monkeys?" it was too cute.

The whole time we were at mimi and popi's house she got up really early and didn't take long naps but she was always full of energy. We think that along with the zoo finally took it's toll on her because we had to wake her up Sunday morning around 9. She fell out of her bed Saturday night so she ended up sleeping with us and while she got a good night sleep I can't say the same for me or Brian. It was not easy getting her up,as you can see from the picture she was out like a light.

We find out on Wednesday if the new addition to our family is a boy or a girl so check back for the exciting announcement.

Bubbles in the water

Brian and I went to the Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift concert Sunday night so Hailey spent the night at her Grammy and papa's house. We went over early and all had dinner together before we left. Hailey is finally wanting to start trying what everyone else is eating (instead of her staples of hot dogs and mac and cheese). She wanted some of our corn an we tried to cut some off and put it on her plate but that wasn't what she wanted, she had to eat it off the cob herself. She was so cute holding the cob and trying to get all the corn.

Hailey loves her pool at grammy and papa's house and she also loves her bubble machine. We decided to face the bubble machine towards her pool and she could have bubbles in the water. She had so much fun that she had to play before and after dinner and as soon as she got up the next morning.

Brian and I had a great time at the concert. We had actual seats so we didn't have to fight for a good spot on the lawn. It was a late night but we had a blast just hanging out the two (well three actually) of us. Both bands were very entertaining and did a great job performing.

A weekend away

Hailey spent the weekend at her mimi and popi's house from Thursday night thru Sunday. I think they spent most of their time playing in her pool and swinging on the new swing they got her. On Saturday they met Uncle Jason and Auntie Ally for lunch and then went to the Children's museum ( I have never been but from these pictures it looks like a lot of fun). They stayed almost all afternoon and I don't think Hailey was the only one playing with all the toys. I wish I could of been there to see uncle Jason put on his puppet show but I guess he will just have to do it again next time.

While Hailey was away I worked on painting a desk for in her room and recovered the a bench for her as well. As soon as the curtain is done her big girl room will be complete. It was a little too quiet with her gone but we were able to get some stuff done, we are very happy to have her back and to hear the sound of her running around and destroying the house.

We met mimi and popi at Concord mills on Sunday for lunch and Hailey insisted on riding the carousel. She had so much fun and every time she would pass us she would just laugh, it was so cute. Since she was so cute riding the first time we let her ride again. The second time she paid more attention to the carousel and the other surroundings rather than watch her fan club.

So now we are back home trying go get back into our normal routine. Our back yard is supposed to be getting fenced in this week so now we will be able to let Hailey go free without having to worry about her running toward the road. She also got a John Deere Gator so as soon as she gets the hang of driving it we will post some pics of that. Have a great week!

The Beach

We went to the beach last week and had a great time. It was the first time in a while we were able to go for a whole week and it went by really fast. Mark Kat and Riley as well as Brian's Aunt, Uncle and cousin flew in and spent the week with us as well. Hailey took about three days to adjust to the sand and the water, but as you can see from the pictures it took her no time at all to adjust to Riley. She was all over him giving him hugs and kisses, I just hope she is this excited when the baby finally comes. Hailey had a blast playing with Riley and watching him play in the sand (he was playing in it before she would even touch it). By the last day she was going in the water all by herself and had no fear.

We took our family pictures on Friday morning since it was supposed to rain that afternoon and then we all went to the aquarium in Wilmington. Hailey loved it there but got a little scared when she saw the sharks. I think her favorite part of the trip was getting to ride on the ferry to and from the aquarium.

It was so nice to be able to spend time with family and we hope that we can see Mark, Kat and Riley again soon. As you can see from the pictures he is getting so big (5 months already).