Never a Dull Moment

We were having hot dogs for lunch and Kali found a new "trick" she could do with a hot dog!

Happy Birthday, HAILEY!!

Happy Birthday to the best 1 year old!!
What a fun year it has been, with you here everyday. You bring so much smiles, joy, laughter, hugs, kisses and spunk to our family. You are truly a blessing!

She started to day off with a warm bottle of milk (nothing says Happy Birthday than that). Then we took Makena and Kali to school. You played with toys, ate some more, took a nap and waited and waited all day until your party! Grandpa and Grandma Hathaway, Grandpa and Grandma Boyack, Aunt Jenny, Uncle Ben, Gretchen and Ryan all came over to help celebrate. You opened up your presents and got some fun toys. You got a walker that you can push and walk with, a train that pops out balls, and a fun car garage with lots of noisy cars. You love them all.
After presents, we sang Happy Birthday to you and then you got to dig into your cake. You started off by a small pinch, tasted it and knew it was a good thing. The small pinch went away and you used more fingers, then your hand and then you went for it with your mouth. It was so fun to watch. You LOVED it and had fun eating it.
You then played more with your toys, finished off the day with another warm bottle of milk and then went to bed. It was a good day!

So a very Happy Birthday to Hailey!!!

My big 1 year old

Chillin before the party

Her birthday cake

Excited to open the presents

I ordered the cake from Harmons, and when it is their first birthday, they include a "smash cake" for them!

She knew exactly what to do with the paper...rip it off!

As we were singing "Happy Birthday" to her

First taste of her birthday cake

Getting more than 2 fingers in the cake

Fascinated by the candle as we were singing

Eating yummy cake..she LOVED it!

Going for it

Who needs hands, when you can just use your mouth!

My favorite picture

Hailey didn't want to let go of my mom's finger

Hailey took her first steps on Sept. 12th, and loves pushing this while walking. Won't be long and she will be walking all over.

Yummy! Once she started throwing the cake on the ground, I knew she was done and then she was off to play with her new toys!

Witches

After swimming lessons, we headed to Gardner Village with Grandma and Molly. We had fun seeing all the witches, feeding the ducks and fish, going to the candy store and seeing all the Halloween decorations. I love Fall and all that it brings.

Hailey loved sitting by this witch

Showing her blue tongue she got from her candy

Kali, Makena and Molly feeding the ducks

Tyler's favorite witch

Even the fish were liking the Cheerios we threw to them

This was Kali's favorite witch. She noticed right off the bat just how big the witch's boobs are!!

Last Swim Lesson

Makena and Kali had their last swim lesson on Sept. 22nd. They both improved over the course of the 6 classes and did things they were scared to do. After swimming was over I asked them if they wanted to do it again and Kali said, "YES...I loved it!" and Makena said, "I think I will try something else." They both had fun, in their own ways. I'm glad they did them!

Tyler watching his sisters swim

Hailey loved it when Grandma came to watch...she was out of my hands in a flash and onto Grandma's lap.

Kali jumped to her teacher and went underwater

Kali recovered nicely after going under the water

Makena swimming

Makena going under water