family picture!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!

Wishing you a wonderful birthday today! We love you lots!!!

Camey, Brady, Hailey and Hunter

Grammy's Ride

On Friday, Hailey got to hitch a ride with her Gram-Gram back to the lake house from the Tackle Box store. Front seat, top down and in style! Usually they just drive around the circle at the lake house. I think Hailey has been her only occasional passenger!

Easter 2009

 
 
 
 

Egg Coloring

 
I set up the egg station on the kitchen floor of the lakehouse before Hunter knew what was taking place. I loved his big smile when he came around the corner to find us sitting there. It was like he was saying "Hey- who didn't invite me? I'm soooo going to do that!" Hailey enjoyed it as always but wound up coloring the eggs faster as her little brother was helping too. I think next year I will do the egg coloring with just Hailey and I. I have always enjoyed coloring eggs. It can be fun it you let it. I think we stressed Brady out as he was watching. Hunter managed to spill some dye and color only part of his own foot! Brady likes to be clean and sticky free. I could almost hear the thoughts in his head! This is an activity he does not understand. Sorry Brady. He did snap a some cool shots of the pretty colored eggs. There is just something about color on eggs that makes me happy!

Lakehouse Fishing Pictures

 
 
There were about a zillion ladybugs hanging out on the rocks and sticks by the water - must be mating season!

Picture Day @ Dance Class!

 

 

Today was picture day at Hailey's dance class. They wore the costumes that they are going to wear for their performance in May. She was dressed up to look like Cruella de Vil. The music is to that song too. They took the pictures in one of the dance studios so I could only capture these shots through the sheers on the window. Actual performance post coming soon!

It's Easter! - April Fool's Video

Hailey has been anticipating Easter's arrival for about a week now. So this morning seeing as it was April Fool's Day, I decided to pull a mean prank on Hailey. After she had been up for only about 2 minutes this morning, I told her that the Easter Bunny had come. She jumped up and down in delight and was super excited. The note on the door said "Happy Easter! I can't come to your house next week so I came today. Open the door. Love, the Easter Bunny". I snapped a picture of her and she had an open mouth happy expression. The picture came out blurry - ahhh! I also missed the jumping up and down and happy comments but I did manage to video the rest.
After she enjoyed her few jelly beans, she told me "That was a silly joke mommy."
Mean, Mean, Mommy! Love you Hailey Rae
Happy April Fool's Day!

The blurry one...