Waiting for Daddy

Ryan has been working a lot of night shifts over the last few months. It is very rare for Hailey to see him in the evening. On this particular night, I knew Ryan was going to be home early. I saw the van go past the front window and told Hailey, "Daddy's home!" She ran to her little windo by the front door and waited. She was so excited to see his face come around the corner.

Bath Time with Diesel

During Hailey's bath, Diesel started barking at me for water. Of course I couldn't leave her in the tub so I scooped up some water and let him drink from my hand. Shortly after that Diesel jumped in the tub and started lapping up the sudsy water. Hailey didn't even blink an eye about sharing her space with him, she just kept organizing her toys on the ledge.

Troll Hair

Hailey's hair is getting so long! She throws a screaming fit every morning when I try and pull it back for her. Hmmm...I wonder where she learned that from? It is very rare for her to even let me "style" it when she is in the tub. On this evening I was really happy Ryan was home to grab the camera and start snapping away.

Olives!

Hailey has discovered the joy of putting olives on her fingers.

New Years Eve

This year we ventured out with Hailey on NEY! We were a little skeptical of how she would do at The Bilyeu's because there are always so many people. Hailey has become very shy and wants to be held when we are in new places. Lucky for us Hailey did awesome. She wasn't shy at all! I couldn't believe how many people she asked to pick her up, feed her and get her drinks (even the other men). At one point during the evening some of us were in the garage and Nick had music on, Hailey started dancing in the middle of this large circle of people. With a little bit of encouragement from the adults she kept dancing. Here are a couple of pictures from the night and 2 dance videos. The last video Nick started having a "dance-off" with her. It was hilarious and Hai-hai is shy no more.

Organizing all the new stuff

Christmas Gifts

Hailey is loving her new Hello Kitty hat and grocery cart! She wears the hat everywhere and even puts in on all by herself. She pushes the grocery cart all over the house. Fills it up and empties it out. She even lugs along her new horse purse. She has been very busy reading her new books. I will find her sitting quietly in a chair looking at them all by herself.