Back to school :(

Summer is over and we're back to our early mornings. Hailey was overjoyed to go to Patti's house on her first day of "school" this year. What a ham!

Aren't I beautiful?

Every mornng while I get ready Hailey manages to keep herself entertained in the bathroom. She toddles back and forth to the pile of toys that I keep in the bedroom. Sometimes she just sits and watches and other mornings she strategizes on how to get to the toilet paper roll before I snatch her away! I left the bathroom to make the bed and when I went back to get her this is what I found!

March of the Penguin!

After many weeks of hanging onto furniture and walls Hailey is starting to waddle on her own (Ryan thinks she looks like a penguin). She is really catching on and is realizing that she can walk and fall without getting hurt. For the last 2 weeks she was trying to drag one leg behind herself in order to maintain balance. Unfortunately her "peg-leg" was really causing her to fall. Hailey is now bending her legs and taking off. As always this is on her terms. Whenever I try and show her off and put her down she pulls her legs up so she doesn't have to stand. What a stubborn little girl we have! Please excuse the ceiling view in the video since I set my phone down to help Hailey up.

South Beach

Here are some pictures from our South Beach trip with the Smidt family.

Videos for Dad

Ryan has been traveling a lot this summer, so I have been trying to take videos and lots of pictures to send to him. Hailey has personality has really started to "shine." After I shoot the video Hailey loves to sit and watch the little girl on the screen. She laughs at the things that are happening and is just fascinated by the baby. Hailey loves to play with her ball. She will sit and push, bounce and throw the ball back and forth with me. She will chase the ball and use the cupboards or wall to play with herself. She is growing so fast!

Swimming

I took Hailey swimming yesterday and she loved it! She kicked her legs and rode in the ladybug floaty. Towards the end she finally got the hang of splashing her hands. I'm so excited to spend the summer swimming with her!

Birthday party!

Hailey's first birthday party was a blast! She had such a great time with family and friends and was completly spoiled by everyone. Thank you so much for all of the wonderful gifts.
Hailey loved her cake. She was so excited to dig in that we didn't even have time to light the candle or sing. She very quickly scooped up a handful of icing and gobbled away. Hailey even got to smear icing on Papa Arnie's face!