Just some random photos from the last couple of weeks that I thought were cute.

And, another video clip of a day in the life of Hailey...

"who me? yes you! couldn't be! then who?"

Hailey stole the cookie from the cookie jar!

(Notice: she climbed on the bench, retrieved a bowl from the cupboard. Then, scooted over the stove, and on to the counter to get some cookies...)

killing time...

It has been a long week this week! Thank goodness it is Friday! Hailey and I went on a walk/bike ride to the neighborhood park to kill some time this afternoon. After the long-ish walk (seemed pretty long with Hailey riding her bike, and stopping every 20 feet to pick flowers, throw rocks, or inspect bugs she saw crawling along the paths!) we finally arrived at the park. I think we were there all of 2 minutes before she said she had to go potty. Seriously?!? So, back on the bike, and we (more quickly this time) walked back to the house!

She did have time in that 2 minutes to climb up the rope wall at the park, though! She stood at the top looking out across the neighborhood. She told me that she could see the whole world from up there...

even the mountains!

.:*puff*:.

the magic dragon...lived by the sea...

This was one of my favorite songs from childhood, and it has now become one of Hailey's favorites as well! I have it on my I-pod, and we have listened to it, no less than 3 times each time we drive in the car! If it is a longer trip, then we listen to it more than 3 times. Pretty much from the time we get in, to the time we get out (or until Mommy loses her mind, and says that we have to listen to something else for a bit...even if it is Hannah Montana!)

It cracks me up to hear Hailey sing along to it! The other day, once we were safely in the garage, I grabbed my camera from my purse and tried to get a quick bit on video. Once, there was an "audience" (I always have to pretend that I don't hear her singing, or she gets embarrassed, and stops), she wasn't singing with as much enthusiasm, but I did catch a little bit.

The video is really dark since we were in the car, in the garage, but you can hear the song (and other chatting) pretty well. That is what matters, right?!

my new creation!

Those of you who have girls probably have hair bows for them. And, maybe you know where I am coming from when I say that they are pain in the neck! We are always losing them, can't find the second one for a pair of pigtails, or have to dig through a bunch to find the colors we need.

I have tried so many ways to store them, or display them.

But, nothing has really worked all that well

Until now....

I made this "bowboard" today, and was able to get a lot of the bows, barrettes, snap clips, etc organized onto it. I still have a lot of others stored in containers, but this is a good start! I may end up having to make another when I purchase my next round of hair bows (as you can see, this is one is already quite full!)

For those of you with girls (and bows), I highly recommend this! :)

preschool is over!

Hailey's last official day of preschool was today. I can't believe how fast this year flew by! It seems like I just dropped her off for her first day of preschool yesterday! And, here were are 10 months later, and the year is over with! We do have a field trip next week to the Denver Zoo, but today was the last day of actual class for her.

Today, Hailey and her classmates put on a small performance for the parents during the last half hour of class. It was so cute! They sang some songs, and did some dancing. (I got it all on video, and if I can figure out how to add it, then I will put it on the blog soon!) Then, all of the kids picked up a goodie filled bucket from their teachers, and grabbed their backpacks for the last time! It is hard to believe that one year from now, we will we done with preschool altogether, and getting ready for kindergarten! Yikes!

Hailey & her friend Ashlyn

with Ms. Abby

with Ms. Allison

Hailey with her friend Aidyn

Mother's Day♥

Tony surprised me this Mother's Day and took Hailey and I out to lunch at The Melting Pot. I had never been, but have always wanted to try it out. The meal was so yummy! Hailey loved being able to dip food into the different fondue pots! Especially the dessert! We enjoyed a very nice lunch together, and can't wait to go back and enjoy some more delicious fondue!

(yes, this was the best pic of us from the day...Hailey is totally over posing for photos these days. I guess we have to take what we can get. So, here she is with her hand in her mouth. I think licking off whipped cream!)