Such fun...............

Addy has pretty much been scared to death to go anywhere near the teeter totter. That is until Daddy helped her get on and held onto her. I love this picture because she looks SOOOO happy!

Week of May 21st, 2012

Monday Hailey had dance, one of her last couple of days before her upcoming recital. Other then that, we didn't even leave the house. We did some fun things, like built a tent and did mom school. When Jaren came home he did the lawn while us girls sat outside and had popsicles since it is SO hot! Tuesday and Wednesday not much went on either. Well, one thing worth mentioning happened on Wednesday. Addy stripped off her diaper and did some finger painting with her own you know what! Ewwwww it was everywhere. Wait til I tell her this when she's sixteen! On Thursday Hailey had a dentist appointment. She was so cute and giggled the ENTIRE time she was there, like she didn't stop at all, until we left. The girls in the office thought it was so funny. Before we left they told her to go pick a toy out of the treasure box. I was checking out and turned to look at her and she literally had her head and shoulders in the box, digging for the best toy! It was so cute and made me wish I was five again and could experience the excitement over something so simple. The dentist said her teeth looked great with no cavities. Yeahhhh!!! Thursday night Addy woke up crying at 10:30 and did not go to sleep until 3AM! She was literally up that entire time. She was acting fussy at first, so I gave her Motrin and ear drops, just in case. Once that kicked in she was chatty Kathy and would not sleep. I was extremely frustrated, and Jaren took over and got her to sleep. Needless to say, Friday we were all VERY tired and did not do much. Saturday Jaren worked while us girls hung out around the house and did some cleaning. When Jaren got home he went swimming with the girls and then he went to his brother Jim's house for UFC night. I put the girls to bed early and did some exercising and watched a movie. We went to bed late Saturday and Jaren's work phone rang numerous times during the middle of the night, so it made for another exhausting day on Sunday. We just hung out around home, did some gardening, cleaned house a little and swam. Hailey was invited to stay the night at her cousin's house, John & Reagan. I didn't think she was going to last the night, and she didn't. She was already starting to change her mind on the way over, so I told her she could call me and say goodnight, and have girl talk. Girl talk is something we started the night Chester died. Right before bed, her and I talk about our day and tell each other our two favorite things from the day. We have been doing it nearly every single night for the past year and a half. I love this part of our day! Anyhow, she called to say goodnight and started getting emotional over the phone and ended up coming home. She comes rightly by it, because Jaren and I both got homesick when we were younger. I was actually happy to have her home, all snuggled in her bed.

Our first corn

We were outside playing and decided to check some of the corn to see if it was ready to be picked. Hailey was so excited to see "actual" corn. We picked about seven of them, and unfortunately every one had a little worm or two in them when we pulled back the husk. They were totally munching on the corn at the tops. It is still edible, but I can't bring myself to eat it. We are still excited that our corn actually grew!!

So Sweet............

I took these pictures of Addy while we were playing outback the other day. She is just the sweetest little girl. I love how her little personality is really starting to come out.

Preschool Graduation.......

Our little Hailey Bug graduated from preschool this week. I have mixed emotions about the whole thing. I am excited for her to start this new adventure, but sad that she is growing up :( Sometimes it feels like we just brought her home from the hospital. That sweet little baby girl. I can't believe she is now five years old and about to start school with the big kids. Graduation was fun. The kids sang a song about kindergarten and did a little skit on the alphabet. They each got up to introduce themselves and tell everyone what they wanted to be when they grew up. Hailey was so cute, she said "I want to be a pet store lady." She loves loves loves animals. We are going to try to make this a great summer, and keep her busy with some fun activities. Then after that......let the kindergarten adventures begin!

Week of May 14th, 2012

Monday was a normal Monday, dance for Hailey and doing laundry. I must be weird, because I actually enjoy doing laundry. I think I just enjoy the accomplished feeling of getting it done. Addy took a two hour nap, then us girls headed off to Sam's club and Fresh & Easy for fruit and vegetables. I am trying to incorporate more fruits & veggies into our diet, we eat pretty bad, it's embarrassing. Hailey actually told me the other day "mommy, we need to eat more vegetables, like every day, because we almost never have them". Yikes. I'm pretty sure she just wanted to make me proud of her that she wanted to eat more vegetables, because getting her to actually EAT them is a whole different story. I did manage to walk three miles on the treadmill and eat healthy, which felt great! Tuesday was water day for Hailey at preschool. She was SO super excited. While she was at school Addy & I went for a walk with the neighbors, the Wigleys. It was 95 degrees at nine o'clock in the morning! After preschool Hailey played at cousin John's house for a couple of hours, and then with Makenzey when she came home. Those girls are so cute together and are really into playing school right now. Wednesday was gymnastics and visiting Nana & Papa for a little bit. Thursday was Hailey's preschool graduation, and then we took off to Pindale to cooler weather! While at Pinedale Jaren prepped the house for painting, which will hopefully get done in the next couple of weeks. It was so windy there the first day, Addy was knocked over a few times. Jaren worked so hard scraping the house for painting, replacing some wood and some other odds and ins, while the girls played. This is our second time up with the girls, and I slept awful both times. Awful like waking up ten times a night! We came back Saturday night. We had fun, but it was nice to be back in our own beds. Sunday was spent doing five loads of laundry and cleaning and organizing the house. 

 Girls loved the new porch!

 Cute little sisters!!

 Sweet Hailey Bug!

 They loved walking around the area. 

Playing in the Jungle.......

Playing in the jungle......AKA the corn. They had a blast walking through it.