A few weeks ago my mom’s friend had a fund raiser for her organization.  We stopped by and Hailey had the chance to see one of her horses.  Hailey was sooooo excited to be able to go and she talked about it all day asking if it was time to go yet.  When we got there, Hailey just loved the horse!

A couple of days after we saw the horse Hailey started to lose her voice.  I told her she sounded a little bit hoarse.  Of course she didn’t know what that meant, so I tried to explain it.  When I was done explaining she said, “It’s probably because I was petting the horse.”

After we went to meet Curious George and Hailey got to make her little kite, she kept talking about flying a kite.  The little paper one she made didn’t work all that great and she decided she wanted a real one.  So, we decided to go buy her a kite and then we went to the park and had a little picnic lunch.

After lunch Hailey wanted to play on the playground before trying out her kite.  We saw a friend of mine who insisted on taking a family picture.  I’m glad I let her take it because I actually don’t hate the picture.

Us

Finally brave enough to climb the rock wall!

Then it was time to try out the kite:

Waiting while Rich got the kite all ready to go.

Loving flying her kite.

“HEY!!  It’s going in the tree!”

After Rich got the kite out of the tree…

Loving flying the kite again.

And then we were off to the swings

We ended our day with a bike ride.

A couple of weekends ago there was a meet and greet with Curious George just a few minutes from where we live.  So, my mom and I took Hailey to go and meet Curious George.

Hailey gave Curious George a big hug.

Then they posed for a picture.

After Hailey met Curious George we looked around the observatory where the meet and greet was taking place.  They had some activities set up for the kids.  Here Hailey is showing off her kite.

Then Hailey learned about constellations.

We went outside to try out her new kite that she made.

Then we went back to see Curious George one more time before we left.

When we got home, Hailey and I had a picnic lunch in our backyard.

A little over a month ago my uncle lost his battle to cancer and passed away on Easter.  The next weekend our family gathered together to say goodbye.  It’s not very often that we are all together and get to spend a weekend together. There were a few family members who could not be there, but most of us were able to be together.  Here are some pictures of the weekend:

There was a fun closet in the room we stayed in and the kids loved hanging out in it.  Hailey and her cousin Sammy are probably making some plans.

Sammy, Hailey and Anika

Sammy, Hailey and Anika having a little picnic.

Watching a movie together.

Logan with his grandma

Suzy

Danielle

Some cousins watching a movie together.

Beautiful view

Sisters

The guys

The girls

The next generation