Here are some recent comments made by Hailey that made me smile:

“I love you mommy.  I am so happy.”

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“I can see his butt crack.”

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Hailey was having a tantrum about something and I was ignoring the tantrum.  So, Hailey told me, “I’m havin a tantrum!”

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Hailey asked me how old the letter J was.  I told her it was very old.  She responded, “Is J old like Gramma and Daddy?”

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Rich was talking to Hailey about something that she had done that was wrong.  After he was done talking to her he said, “Don’t do that again.  You got it?”  Hailey looked up at him with a confused look on her face, held her hands open and said, “I don’t have anything.”

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After being told no that Hailey could not do something she wanted to do she said, “My heart is broken.”

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Hailey and Rich had played several rounds of hide and seek when it was time to stop for Hailey to get ready for bed. She was trying to convince him to play one more game and said, “We have to play hide and seek because I love you”

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Hailey had to get her pants changed and she said, “Can I see my poop that I did in my big girl pants? Can you put your finger in it Daddy?”

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After reading a No David book Hailey asked me, “Mommy, do you love me when I’m bad?”

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Hailey was drawing a picture the other day and said, “I’m sending Gramma an email and she’s leaving me a comment.”

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Hailey’s new thing is to ask “Why not?” about everything.  She doesn’t ask “why?” only “why not?”  For example Hailey might say, “Can we go to the library?”  And I tell her yes.  She responds with, “Why not?”

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When Hailey wants to know what time it is she asks, “What o’clock is it?”

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The other day when we were at the library Hailey looked at an older man and said (very loudly), “Is that Santa Claus?”

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Hailey was telling me a story the other day and in her story she used the word serious.  Then she stopped and looked at me and said, “Can I say serious?”  I told her that it was okay to say serious.  Hailey responded by saying, “But not fart?”

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Some of the big words that Hailey is using these days:

• hip-in-potamus (Hippopotamus)
• commotion
• concerating (concentrating)
• excellent
• possibility
• confused

She does keep me smiling!

A couple of weekends ago we went out of town to visit with some family and had a wonderful time! 

We arrived at my Aunt Gladys and Uncle Dave’s house on Friday evening.  Beka, Bill and Anika were there too and we had a yummy dinner.  Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Anika and Hailey played “Ring Around the Rosie” over and over again!

And their favorite part, “we all fall down.”

On Saturday we went to a baby shower for my cousin Brad and his wife Melissa.  It was the first time I had ever gone to a baby shower with both men and women there.  It was sooooo much fun!  I think all showers should have the guys too- we had a blast. 

I didn’t get a whole lot of pictures because it is a little hard to keep track of  a 2 year old and take pictures at the same time.  And when Rich had the camera he took pictures of things like people’s noses, ears and feet.  So I’ll spare you from seeing those pictures and share the few that I did get.  If you are a family member and want to see more pictures (or a regular reader who just wants to see some more pictures of the fun)- check out my cousin Aimee’s blog- she got some great pictures!  Anyhoo- here’s my pictures:

Hailey and Anika (the 2 on the right) enjoying some lunch with 2 other friends.

While we were waiting for the gift opening to start Hailey enjoyed being in the center of the room bouncing a balloon up in the air.  Brad (the daddy-t0 be) and Melissa (the mommy-to-be) helped her keep her balloon in the air.

Brad and Melissa opening a present from us while Hailey watched.

Anika and Hailey checking out one of the presents- probably discussing how they would like to sneak the present out of the room so they could get a chance to open something.

We had fun playing some games outside.  Hailey and Anika inspected the dirt.

Aunt Ruth (Grandma-to-be) and Brad posing for a picture.

We had such a wonderful time at the shower!!  We don’t get to see all of this side of the family very often so I had so much fun spending time with everyone.  It went by way too quickly.

On Sunday we got to spend a little time with Beka, Bill and Anika again before we had to get on the road.

Anika and Hailey enjoyed dancing together.

Then they took a quick “nap” together before we had to leave.

The entire way home Hailey kept asking, “Are we back on Anika’s road yet?”  It was a wonderful weekend!  We can’t wait to see everyone again.

Hailey loves to look at the moon.  So the other night I took her outside to look at the moon while she ate her snack.  She was sitting on my lap eating her cookies and looking up at the moon.  I was looking at her wondering how it was possible for me to love one little person so very much.  I reached down at patted her leg as I thought about how much I love her. 

Hailey looked up at me and said, “You like being out here with me, don’t you Mommy?”

More than you can possibly know Hailey, more than you can possibly know.

A couple of weeks ago my cousin Beka, her husband Bill and their daughter Anika were coming through town on their way to visit Beka’s sister Vicki who had just had a baby.  So, they stopped here and we were able to spend some time together- which was way too short but tons of fun.

Hailey waited all day for their arrival- she could not stop checking the window to see if Anika was here yet.  She was beside herself with excitement!  Here are a few pictures of the cousins together:

And just for fun, here’s Hailey and Anika in August 2008:

*Sniff*  Where does the time go??

So about a year ago I wrote down some things that Hailey said that I thought were cute and I never blogged about it.  Better late than never, I say- so here they are:

• Pajamas are called “banamas“
• Band-aids are called “ban-bains“
• Pacifier is called a “Sah-Sah“

I just wanted to remember.

I have been in a blog funk lately.  I just don’t want to post.  And I don’t think I have anything to post about. 

We are still waiting to close on our new house.  Still waiting.  No longer patiently.  Thankfully we are staying at my parents house until we can close.  We’ve been here for over 5 weeks now (instead of 1-2 weeks) and we are sooooo thankful for everything my parents have done for us.

Other than that- there’s not much to post about.  So, here are some random pictures of Hailey. 

Last weekend Rich and I went out to dinner and a movie (we saw Up- which was excellent!) and my parents watched Hailey.  She had a blast playing with her bubbles.  And of course, she had a blast playing with her Gramma and Pa!

Today Hailey enjoyed sharing the bubble fun with Dottie.  I’m not so sure Dottie enjoyed it as much as Hailey did.

Dottie and Hailey posing for me.