Hailey loves to watch the videos that my cousin Beka posts of her daughter Anika on their blog.  So, Hailey asked if she could make a video to put on our blog for Anika to watch.  Here is the video that Hailey made for Anika to watch- and of course you’re all welcome to watch it too!  (It’s only about 30 seconds long.)

We went to Home Depot to get a few things that we needed as we prepare to put our house up for sale.  A few things.

Since we were only going to get a few things I told Hailey she could walk instead of riding in the cart.

First up- new tile thingies for our foyer.  That took about 5 minutes.  Nice and easy- we found something we liked.  It wasn’t too expensive.  Rich put it in our cart.  Done.

Second up- Some light cover things for our downstairs bathroom.  We found exactly what we needed.  For some reason Rich had to take 10 minutes looking at the things we needed- even though there was only one choice.  So, Hailey started running away from me.  She had two reminders and then ended up in the cart.  Screaming.

Third- We had to get some caulking stuff for our bathroom.  I figured this would be the simplest of all- it should take 30 seconds and we could be on our way.  Wrong.  First of all there was a huge section of caulk to choose from.  More choices of caulking stuff than there were tile choices.  So Rich stared at the wall for 10 minutes or so.  I pointed out that there was a special caulk made specifically for bathrooms and kitchens.  Rich wanted to know why it cost a dollar more.

By this time Hailey was trying to stand up and climb out of the cart.  So I told her if she didn’t sit down she’d have to wear the seatbelt.  She stood up.  As I was putting the seatbelt on, Hailey was screaming, “No, Mommy!  No, Mommy!  There might be germs.  Don’t put the seatbelt on me!”  She is definitely my daughter.

Finally (a LONG time later) after deciding which kind of caulking to get, then deciding on which container size to get and finally deciding on what color to get we were on our way home.  (After paying of course.)  Hailey fell asleep for about 10 minutes in the car and when I tried to carry her into her bed she woke up.  And those 10 minutes were her nap for the day.

I hope the whole process is this much fun!

The other day Hailey’s pants and pull-up were falling down.  She came over to me, turned around to show me her bottom and said, “Can you pull up my butt crack?”

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I told Hailey it was time to go do something and she told me “no.”  So I said, “You don’t tell Mommy no.”  She replied by saying, “Oh Mommy, I love you and you are beautiful.”

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While playing with her doll house I overheard Hailey say, “I’m famished.”  I couldn’t believe she was saying it, but then later I heard it on one of her Veggie Tales DVDs.

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I told Hailey to finish her vegetables at dinner and she said, “No thanks, I’m all set.”

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Hailey was turning off her portable DVD player after watching her snack time show.  She knows that she is not supposed to open it when she turns it off.  Apparently it’s quite a temptation because as she was turning it off I heard her say, “I hope I don’t open the DVD player.”

Last weekend Rich and I went away for the first time since Hailey was born.  We had lots of fun on our weekend getaway.  Hailey spent the weekend with my parents and she had lots of fun too!  Here are a few of the pictures my dad took of all of the fun Hailey had.

Hailey playing with her ball in the living room.

Hailey took a break from all of her fun to talk to me and Rich on the phone.

Hailey and Pa went sledding.

They also made a snowman.

Hailey and Murray posing in the snow fort Hailey and Pa made.

Hailey dancing while watching an old video of Psalty the Singing Songbook my parents pulled out from when I was little.

Gramma helped Hailey make a Valentine for me and Rich. 

All ready for church.

When we got back I got a big hug and then Hailey gave me the Valentine she made. 

I had a great time away with Rich and Hailey had a great time with Gramma and Pa.  But boy did I miss that little girl!  It sure felt good to be back and feel her little arms around me!