Bee at the Zoo!

Tonight Jim, Hailey and I met our good friends Sara, Taron, and Lily at the Zoo for the girls first halloween experience - Boo at the Zoo. After having to walk several blocks to get to the zoo entrance only to find a very long line of people also waiting to attend this wonderful event. The kids costumes were adorable and Hailey had a great time checking everyone out. She did not get scared at all but was not willing to touch anything either. She was good about holding on to her treat bag and everyone thought she was a cute bee. She had a great time despite the non-smiles in these pictures. She was very busy looking at everyone and at the decorations. She saw many different costumes, met a firefighter and a police man, as well as some doctors. She flirted with some boys that were walking near us. She and Lily had a great time and they gave each other "high fives" when walking near each other.

The Fork Master

In the last few days Hailey has been mastering the world around her more quickly than ever. She has finally grasped the idea of a straw and no longer just licks it, but rather gets the contents in the glass through the straw and into her mouth. And then yesterday and today she has mastered the fork. She loves Turkey sticks and will now only eat them if she can you her special halloween fork.

Pumpkin Carving

Yesterday, we went to Sarah, Taron and Lily's house to carve pumpkins. Hailey put on the outfit Gramma Betty Pearl sent her last year and she jumped right in and helped out. Taron had a huge pumpkin and you can see HP next to it.

For those of you wondering, we are feeling much better. I'm still coughing a bit but the meds seem to be helping. It's been almost a month so it's nice to feel better. We have another open house today so keep your fingers crossed.

Just Watching TV

So last night Hailey pulled over the chair she got from Nana Patty and had the controller in hand. It was funny to watch her try and change the channels. The batteries are funky and sometimes there is a special way to hit it to make it work, and yeah, she was trying her best to mimic Beth. Funny stuff.

Go Bulldogs!

It's starting to get cold so we pulled out some winter things for HP. We remembered the hat that Luke, Sarah and Gracyn got her last year. She's a little UMD Bulldog.

Sleeping In With Daddy

Hailey and I were both sick this past week, so we kind of slept in on the weekend. She got really cuddled up to me and Beth snapped a few pictures.

Keeping Busy

Hailey has been very busy lately. She in always interested in what Jim and I are doing and tries to copy us to the best of her ability. Her personality is showing more and more each day. Hailey is quite funny, sassy, and loves to laugh. She now says hi, mama, dad, yes, up, uh oh, and uhh uhh while pointing for everything else. When she is tired at night she points to her bed and we lay her down without any fussing. Her foot is healing nicely but still has some swelling. Here is what she has been up to.....

She doesn't know what shoes to wear....

She loves any toy that plays music... she pushes this one and then stops to dance while it continues to play.

She loves to help empty the dishwasher, I think she is already looking to earn some allowance.

She loves playing catch with her dad! She even holds her hands out when its hear turn to catch!

She is learning more every day and is continually watching others and trying new things. She tells great stories and appears to be loving life!