Picture day

Look at our pretty girl!!! Today Hailey had preschool pictures and she needed a haircut, so I picked her up before preschool and got her hair cut and styled. What a cute little girl she is!! :) (hey..I am the mommy...I can say that!!) After the haircut, she needed lunch (I thought she would have ate at daycare, but didn't) so we stopped at McDonald's (that made her day too!!). Then we talked AGAIN about staying awake all day at preschool and staying active with her class. She said she was ready! :) I snapped this picture while we were waiting in line at McDonald's...will be fun to see how the actual picture turns out!! :)

Update...she did GREAT at preschool and stayed AWAKE all day long!! We were VERY PROUD of her...and she was proud of herself as well. =D

Slippers

It is funny how something so small can make Hailey and Ryan's night!! When I was at Target yesterday, I saw slippers. Knowing that slippers usually sell out fast in the sizes I need (at least that is how I feel it happens), I got a few pair. Chris thought we should give them to Hailey & Ryan last night. Hailey of course loved hers...but she has always liked slippers. Ryan NEVER wore his last year...but I don't know what happened, but he LOVED his Cars slippers!!!!!!!!!! He even wore them to bed. I will have to get a picture of him wearing them so you can tell how BIG they are on him in relation to his little body. :)

Two words...

CUTE KIDS!!!!!!!!! Here are Hailey & Ryan on Saturday at Harvest Fest in downtown Billings. Warning, family, you will be seeing this picture again! :) hint hint :)

I wanna ride in the fire truck!

STOP! DROP! ROLL!!!! October is Fire Safety month, and Hailey's preschool class took a field trip to a fire station on Wednesday and I got to take a 1/2 day of vacation and go with. It was a beautiful day outside, and so fun to be with her and her friends to see the station, the truck, and a few firefighters too. Fun times!! Enjoy the pictures. ;)

First, here is Hailey performing her "job" of the week....DOOR HOLDER! :)

And, pictures at the fire station. First, inside watching a firefighter go down the pole. There is only one pole like this in Billings (all the other fire stations are just one floor so no pole needed). Then pictures outside by the firetruck.

Sleepovers

Hailey can be so shy most days. But, lately, she hasn't been shy about one thing...sleepovers at her house! Last Saturday she started a new session of swimming lessons. She got done, came over to me, and told me..."Mommy, I have a new friend and she wants to sleep over at my house!" Funny thing is...she didn't know this new friend's name! :) I figured we would find out next Saturday.

Then, tonight I took the kids to McDonald's where there is a playland. They were playing while I was getting the food ready, and when it was time to eat, Hailey said to me "Mommy I met a new friend playing!" I thought that was so good of her to actually talk to a new person! Then, the little girl walked by, and Hailey said "Hi! HI!!! You wanna have a sleepover at my house??? Do you wanna have a sleepover at my house, friend???" All of this was really loud and a few tables got a big laugh out of it (including me). I guess I know who initiated the first talk of a sleepover with her new friend at swimming. :)

Pumpkin Fun

Look at what we did on Sunday afternoon -->

Michael's craft store had a special yesterday from 1-5pm for customers to come in and decorate their own craft pumpkins. So, when the kids woke up early from their naps at 2:45, we went right over there! OMG it was a MESS, but as you can tell from the pumpkins, they sure had fun! I think Hailey would have stayed for another hour or two if I would have let her, but Ryan had his limit!! :)

Here are a few pictures of the process...Ryan painting his pumpkin, Hailey working on hers, and then one of Hailey very proudly displaying her pumpkin. It is so fun that hers actually has a face (unlike Ryan's :) ).

Ryan's new favorite book

So, we went and did a little shopping last night after supper. We went to the mall so that Hailey could use HER OWN MONEY to buy a pair of panties for her Build-A-Bear Princess (she threw a fit when I wouldn't buy them for her when she was making the bear, but liked the idea that she could use her own money to buy them!!). That was a lot of fun watching her buy something!! :)

We also went to Big Bear (sporting goods store in town) for Chris to look at a few things. While there, Ryan got a new book....leave it to him to want his OWN COPY of the MT Hunting Regulations!!!!!!!!!! =D He was so excited for his "Deer Book" and wouldn't let anyone touch it. After bath time, it was time for a book and then bed, and Ryan of course wanted to read his "deer book"!!! He sat down by himself and started to go through it. He even wanted it in bed with him!

I have said this before, but examples like this make it true.........

I AM IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!!

Two "1st" for Ryan

Sunday was a BIG day for Ryan!!!!!! First, he was napping and Chris was in the basement starting a movie for Hailey and her friend when he heard "Daddy...I'm up from my nap!!" He turned around and Ryan was STANDING THERE! Ryan is still in his crib...so interesting that he was out! :) Chris came upstairs, and Ryan told him "Me climb out of my crib all by myself. Me show you!" He was so proud of himself!! The little stinker did it again this morning too...and showed Hailey and I how he did it as well. I am surprised it took him this long to do it!! :)

His second "1st" of the day is a HUGE ONE!!!!!! The boy went pee on the potty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a great moment...and one that probably won't happen again for weeks or months, but it was his FIRST time actually going!!!! We were very proud of him...and he was quite proud of himself too! :) I hope he wants to do that again soon :)

My baby is growing up.... :(

Just like me

Friday night I was trying to get the kids to eat supper at Doug & Doran's house. Ryan decided he had enough...and got down from his chair and was sitting on the floor. I asked him to come back to the table and eat...to which he said "NO". Hailey got down, went over to Ryan, and in a soft, quiet voice said "Ryan, it is time to eat. You need to get back in your chair and eat your pizza." He looked at her and said "Don't want to, Don't have to!" (one of his favorite sayings right now!!). She looked at me, smiled, and said "Uhhh. Just like listening to me." I almost fell off my chair!!!!!! She is so darn cute sometimes!!!!!! yes, it is very much like listening to her...and funny that she knows it too!! :)

Saturday Live

On Saturday morning, I took the kids to "Saturday Live".... a big carnival put on by ALL the public schools in Billings. Each school has at least one booth, so it is a BIG EVENT! Last year, over 10,000 people went...I think they probably topped that this year!! Not tons for little kids to do, but Hailey and Ryan sure did have fun! :)

Hailey got her hair painted pink and purple (yes..it is STILL PINK in some spots!!) ... see picture below. They also got to paint their own pumpkins ... again, see picture below. They also got to play with play-doh, color, draw on a banner for the TV station, try to win a cake for the cake walk, but a mystery bag of candy, and MORE! :) It really was a good time...and we were only there for 2 hours!!

Then we got McDonald's, went home, ate, and took naps! :)

Joel and Lara Smith were also in town this weekend, so we got to spend some time with them. It was a lot of fun ... going out with NO KIDS and even having the kids show off for them! :)