Haley's First Lake Trip

Since we got married in 2002 Pops has been looking forward to having a grand baby that he could ride on his lap in the pontoon boat. He finally got his wish... "Captain Ron" has some competition these days. The boat named "Southern Comfort" has a new captain...Little Miss Haley seemed mighty comfortable at the wheel of the pontoon boat at our first family lake trip. Grandpa decided to feed Haley her rice cereal and it was quite the treat. He did a great job though and Haley loved every bit of it! (Note that she is "wearing" quite a bit of her food, but it was so great coming from grandpa) Haley enjoyed spending some time with Uncle Andy at the lake on our boat ride... After a fun-filled day at the lake, we all decided to throw a party in the bathroom prior to Haley's bath. It was quite fun!

Dress Up Week at Daycare

This week Haley's daycare had a theme for each day to have fun with the kids. Haley gets the award for 100% participation and making the best of each situation.

Monday was Hat Day and Haley decided to wear her sun hat for the day.
Tuesday was Class Colors Day-their class color was yellow so she wore her Berry Farm onesie to celebrate.
Wednesday was Clashing Clothes Day-Haley won the award for worst matched clothes for sure!
Thursday was Pajama Day/Teacher Appreciation Day. Haley wore her house coat and owl pj's that day. As you can see in the photo, obviously the pj's were making her not want to wake up so she had her "serious" look for this photo. I also made a homemade cheese dip and a selection of breads for the teacher appreciation luncheon that was held. Everyone loved the dip so I was really proud that I impressed all those women with my culinary skills! :)
Friday was Crazy Hair Day. The class teachers thought that Haley could not participate since she does not have hair, but boy did we prove them wrong! Everyone thought it was so funny when she showed up with her little wig on! We also took the teachers a small bouquet of roses from the yard to thank them for doing such a great job with Haley.

It sure was a "hoppy" Easter this year!

We had so much fun taking Haley's Easter pictures this year. My really good friend Blane took them for us and he did a wonderful job. The photo shoot was complete with live chicks and a baby duck too! The look on her face when she saw that baby duck was priceless. I decided to design a collage of the photos to share but also wanted you all to see some of the individual shots as well. We worked really hard to coordinate our outfits for the day. Haley behaved at church Sunday and earned the award for the best baby in the room. She admired Grandma Parsons' cheesy potatoes and whispered to me that she couldn't wait to dig into those when she starts on solid foods! Mema came up on Sunday night and spent a couple of days also. It was great to see my mom and she was so happy to meet the teachers at Haley's daycare as well. Haley even made plastic eggs filled with candy for her Grandma and Grandpa, Mema and Papa, and each of her teachers at school!
Get Outta Here Little Chickadees!
We got one good family photo of Haley awake before she passed out for the duration of the photos. We were so proud of her though that she held up as well as she did!

Haley loved the plastic eggs we had as props for the photos.
Come Here Mr. Duckie...

It was a wonderful year and we had so much to be thankful for and reflect on this Easter.

Time Flies-Haley is 4 months!

I can't believe Haley is already 4 months old!! Time flies with a baby that is for sure. She is getting so strong too! Just a few weeks ago she was still struggling to keep her head up but look at her now! She is consistently showing that she is a big girl and can hold her head up on her own.
She is such a happy girl and smiles all of the time. It is so rewarding to see her respond to us speaking to her with a smile.
She is starting to grasp things (and shake them violently). She loves her activity mat and all of the "dangly things" that she can grab at.
We decided to take a "family shot" on her 4 month birthday. I know, we need a professional shot, but this one was pretty fun, especially if you see the series of about 6 that we took!
She loves her little Georgia rattle so much...
She already has her daddy wrapped around her little finger, but with a face like that, it is not surprising!
She loves her two little "lovies", Pooh and Bonnie the Long Eared Rabbit. She loves to feel of the textures and rattle them.
I didn't think photos of Haley and I exist, but we are trying to make sure we capture some of our special mommy/daughter times.
Just had to put this photo on because I am sure we will see many more of this sly little "I didn't do it" look from her in years to come.
Mike and I are so very blessed to have such a beautiful little girl to call our own.

Strolling Around the Neighborhood

One of the best parts of being at home with Haley the last few weeks was getting to go on stroller walks with her when the weather was nice. My really good friend Nina who lives next door has a 6 month old and it was so much fun walking in the neighborhood with the kids. Haley had a laid back approach to the walks, as she lounged in a recliner position unbuckled, wild and kicking in the seat. Clayton, however, was much more structured and sat calmly buckled into his seat to take in the view, occasionally audibilizing as we strolled around the neighborhood. It was one of the things I was going to miss going back to work, but with the time change, it has afforded me the daylight to go for walks later in the day so we went this week and it was a nice way to decompress from the day and spend time with a friend. Haley loves the walks as you can tell from the photo!!

Haley's First Week at School

March 3 was Haley's first day at daycare. She is staying at Kids R Kids in Bogart. Haley did fine but her mommy was a different story! That was absolutely the hardest thing I have ever had to do as a mommy.

The great news was that we were blessed with a snow day on Monday (I know, snow in Georgia in May...pretty funny). But Tuesday morning came and I dreaded the trip to the daycare. She did great though and of course all of the teachers love her. She has Vicki, Elizabeth, Courtney, and Angie. She is in the "blue group" which is where they put all the great kids! :) This is a photo of her crib. She loves the mobile on it. Her teachers said that the only time she cried the first day was when it quit going in circles!Haley LOVES the swing at daycare and the mobile on it as well. When I came to pick her up Tuesday afternoon, this was what I saw! She was clearly entertained.
The best thing about this daycare is that it has an online viewing room which allows you to sign in at any time during business hours and see what Haley is up to. You can even go back in time to see things as well. This made the first week much easier so that I at least knew what she was doing at any time during the day. The other great development of the week is that she has started sleeping through the night! 3 out of 4 nights her first week she slept all night. We are so proud of her.

Our Little Cupid