Monday, October 26, 2009

Haley the Explorer

Haley decided that she suddenly LOVES her walker that we bought for her a couple of months ago. Previously, she only knew the "reverse" function of the walker, but over the weekend, this little bundle of joy figured out how to go forward, maneuver, you name it!! Check out the video and pay close attention to all of our encouragement and especially Mike running to catch her as she raced for the end of the hall!! Haley is 11 months old now and we just can't believe how fast she is growing!!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Haley's First Day in the Big Girl room!

Today was a bitter sweet day for me...Haley moved up to the "Walkers" room at daycare!! (Note the first photo is from the online web camera. She is the one standing up holding on to the rocking chair). She transitioned all week last week and today was her first full day. There are some nice ladies in there that will take care of her, but seeing all of those other kids walking around in there made me realize that she is not a baby anymore and is growing up!! I can't believe it but I know she seems so happy in there. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure of her first day.
Did I mention that Haley LOVES to eat these days? We can't seem to keep enough food in front of her. She is trying to catch up I guess!

Mozart in the Making??


Haley's favorite toy these days is a pot and a wooden spoon so that she can demonstrate her superior musical abilities to her mommy and daddy. She is quite vocal these days, saying mama mostly and has finally gotten da da down too! She is crawling all over the place and standing up on everything. It is so much fun though! At 10 months and counting, she is growing up way too fast!

Friday, August 14, 2009

Haley Loves the Swingin' Medallions

Haley and her daddy came to see me for her first 4-H Alumni event. This one was at Rock Eagle and we had the Swingin' Medallions. It was so much fun with over 200 people there. Haley loved the music and of course all of the attention that came with it since she was among the youngest at the party. Haley did seem a little worried when it looked like things were getting a little crazy on stage. Although I think the saxophone player was the one who was most worried!Haley was a trooper and was not fussy the entire night, despite all of the noise, lights, people staring at her, offering to hold her, tickling her feet, well you get the picture. It was a fun night and Mike did a great job of getting everything taken care of while mommy was at work!Haley was proud of her daddy too who sold several prints of his Rock Eagle drawing at the event. He just launched his website also: www.parsonsartanddesign.com. Go check it out! Go daddy!

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Haley is Standing!


Haley is really getting the hang of standing and playing. We got her a new learning table and she loves it! Funny thing is she always wants what is on the other side to play with! She loves jumping when she knows you have her hands held good and tight! She is a little dare devil though. She even took about 5 steps last night with you holding her hand. It was precious. She is growing so fast!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Goofy Girl!

Haley has been having a ball lately playing on the bed. Mike caught some of her crazy behavior on video (I apologize for the poor quality but all he could get to at the time was his camera phone).

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Fourth of July at the Lake

We had a great time at the lake for the 4th of July. Haley LOVED the fireworks. Our friends across the lake once again did not disappoint with an amazing fireworks display. Haley anxiously awaited each display and did not get scared at all. Big girl! We bought a new pool for Haley and it was fun to get her in it (although it was a little cool for our first dip in it!)

I love relaxing in the hammock and apparently Miss Haley does too!

After a long day in the sun, Haley relaxed on grandpa!Haley loves her new toy and loved that we thought to take it on the boat! Could she be any happier?

We loved spending time with Steve and Laurie. It was the first time they met her and it was really cool to see them. Haley has her very own Laurie Bear to treasure now!

Fun weekend! Love you guys!