Rollerskating

On Saturday, February 23 Hailey's preschool class went ROLLERSKATING!! She did this last year and struggled at the beginning, but at the end was going by herself. This year...she took right off!! I could not believe how well she did after not wearing roller skates for a year. We went around together one time, then she told me I could go sit down! She spent almost the entire 2 hours our there rollerskating. She had no time for breaks!! :) Now, I will say, she wasn't "rolling" too much..but was getting a good work out in! Take a look at the video to see what I mean. :) I was very proud of her!!

Girl Scouts

Hailey had Girl Scouts again last week (sorry for the late updates!!) and had a BLAST!! For the most part they just played, but she enjoyed being around new girls, and participating in the Girl Scout activities too. She is proud to tell everyone that she knows the Girl Scout promise now too!! :) That's my girl. :) Here are a few fun pictures from the meeting .....

Hailey ready to get started (the troop decided to just decorate their own pink t-shirts instead of buying the daisy items); saying the promise (notice the 3 fingers up on the right hand :)); reading a book about "responsibility."


The girls practicing the "Girl Scout handshake"; playing after the meeting; and a group picture of the troop.

Bikes

This week we have had some absolutely BEAUTIFUL DAYS!!! It was in the upper 50s again yesterday, so we picked up the kids early from daycare and did something we haven't done in quite some time.......RODE BIKES!! They were so happy to get back on their bikes and going around the streets. Hailey was telling us that her bike is a little too small for her since she is hitting her knees. And, Ryan is still on his trike. Hmmm...might need to talk to the Easter Bunny! ;)

Weekend update

Last weekend, we of course went to the cabin! It was a nice, relaxing time there. On Saturday, Chris' dad and his grandma came up for the day. It was Great Grandma's first trip to the cabin...and we think she enjoyed our way of "camping!" The 4 of us went to bed early...and woke up to find about 8-10" of new snow outside on Sunday morning!! If we would have had a car ... we would be STUCK! However, since we did have 4 wheel drive, it was time to go SKIING! Hailey was already asking to go on Saturday, but they were full. So, she had a lesson on Sunday morning again...and did GREAT!!!! Chris did go skiing again too. :) Ryan and I watched!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Not a whole lot going on, and I have been sick for the past week too. Hopefully regular updates happen again soon!

Also...random thought from Hailey. We were playing "Trouble" at the cabin and she said "I want to go to Disneyland sometime soon." HUH!??! I have no idea where that came from, but now I need to talk her out of that! :)

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day

from Hailey & Ryan!!!

Our morning started with a homemade Valentine from Hailey. Last night she put one on my nightstand and one on Chris' and told us not to look at them until the morning! How sweet. :)

After both kids were up, we had breakfast. The menu today consisted of pink heart pancakes and pink apple juice! Yummy!!

Then the kids got to take a few pictures. It is so much easier now that they are older. :) Of course Ryan just wants to use this cheesy smile now!! The picture below is the result of me asking "who are the cutest kids in the whole wide world??" Of course I agree!!

Finally they got to open their little gift bags. Ryan was happy he got a rose this year too! They also both got these CUTE penguin headphones (thanks Rainya ;)). Doesn't Ryan look adorable?!? :)

And, finally, a video message before they were off to daycare. Not to self...don't turn on Ryan's favorite show "Gladiators" before trying to make a video message! Still cute even though he could care less!!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!!!

Our little crafter

Last night Hailey got to come with me to my monthly scrapbooking project night (Ryan went with Chris). I was just going to place my order and leave, but Hailey wanted to make a little project. Here is what she came up with (the black card). Not too bad! :) Then we each made a bee ... she made one for herself... and I made one for Ryan. :)

Skiing again

On Saturday, Feb 9th, we took Hailey skiing again. We started out just renting her skis and having her go with Chris. Not a good idea! She needs more lessons!! So, we signed her up for the afternoon lessons to help her more. And, since there were only 3 kids signed up for lessons that afternoon, she ended up getting private lessons! :) She went down the mountain two more times with her teacher and really enjoyed that. It was a looong day for her...and she sure did sleep good that night! :)

Big boy Ryan

We FINALLY got Ryan to wear underware last night!! He was running around the house saying "Elmo hinie" (he loves to say "Chicken hinie" or "Uncle Tim said 'chicken butt' and he needs soap in his mouth") and then "shaking it". So...I had to get the camera out to capture this big moment. :)

Taking after me....

Hailey has her first night of GIRL SCOUTS tonight....a Daisy!! I am so excited, and so is she! Hailey of course can only focus on "when do I get to go camping by myself??" and "when do I get to sell Girl Scout cookies?!?!" So...save up everyone! Hailey will be selling cookies in 3 short years! :)

Our little fish

Well, Hailey finished up another session of swimming lessons last night. She was in level 2 (there are 6 levels at this school) and now I am proud to report...she is ready for LEVEL THREE!!!!!!!!! Congratulations Hailey!! It is funny though....I told her that she passed level 2 and can go to level 3 next time and she started crying. "I want to stay in level 2. I don't want to go to level 3!!! I want to stay in level 2 FOREVER." Oh, poor thing! She loves the teachers in level 2, and level 3 is quite a bit more work. I have been watching them and she will be there for quite some time working and learning. We plan to take February off from swimming and in March start her in level 3!!! :)