For the last few weeks we have been walking to a nearby park as much as possible.  If it’s not raining out we have been going to the park.  It’s only .7 miles away from our house but it’s a tough walk- it’s up a very, very steep road.  So, it’s great exercise.  These are some pictures from the first day we went to the park.

Hailey all ready in her stroller for the walk to the park.  (There’s a peek at our new house in the background)

Hailey ran to check out what there was to play with.

Hailey and Rich relaxing on a swing.

Hailey’s favorite- the slides!

The last couple of weeks have been soooo busy!  We have been working on getting stuff done at our new house so we can get all moved in.  Then last week Rich and I went on a much needed getaway for our 9th anniversary.  We got back from our getaway on Wednesday afternoon and then left Thursday morning for a family vacation to visit my brothers and sister-in-law.  We just got back from there last night and now we are finally moving into our new house.

Anyhoo- here are some pictures from the getaway that Rich and I took.

Me and Rich posing next to the lake.

We went on a dinner cruise- it was so much fun!  We had yummy food and great entertainment.  We loved it!

After we finished dinner we went up to one of the top decks and enjoyed the view.

We also spent another day at a Six Flags park, but neither of us wanted to carry a camera all day, so I don’t have any pictures of that.  Most of the day at Six Flags I kept thinking about much Hailey would have loved what we were doing and seeing.  It was nice to get away but I just missed her soooo much! Our last day we spent going shopping, which was nice and relaxing without a 2 year old.  We had so much fun together and it was so nice to get away!  I’m so thankful my parents were able to watch Hailey so that we could go away and have such a nice time together.

July 15th, 2000

Last weekend some friends of ours got married, so of course- we went to the wedding.  And of course, I took some pictures.  Here are some pictures from the reception.

While we waited for the bride and groom to arrive at the reception my dad, my brother and Rich made themselves comfortable.  They sat like this right outside the door of the room the reception was in so everyone saw them on their way in.  It was probably not the greeting that most were expecting to find.

While they were busy relaxing and talking I was trying to keep track of Hailey.  She found some new friends and was being really good.  She took one little girl by the hand and led her around as if to show her new friend where everything was.  It was cute.  Then I saw them heading for the cake.  I was on my way to get Hailey before she got too close and the other girl’s father was on his way to get her.  I was not in time.

See that little whole in the cake?  Hailey stuck her finger right in the cake.  It could have been much worse, so I am thankful that is all she did.  Now, if you know Rich- you know that at every event we go to that involves a cake of any kind, he leaves a little finger print.  So, clearly Hailey inherited this from Rich.

The bride and groom arrived- so it was time to get the party started.

Rich kept himself entertained while we waited for our food.

Hailey thought it was funny and tried to get the creamer off of Rich’s eyes.  In a few years she will probably be very embarrassed by such nonsense.

The guys wanted a picture together- Rich, Matt (my brother) and my dad.

And here is another pose.  And I won’t show you the other 20 or so poses they made me take.

Then the dancing started and Hailey was on the dance floor for the rest of the reception.  She absolutely loved it.  She wouldn’t even stop dancing for her cake.  (And she loves cake.)  We didn’t even try to leave until the last song had been played.  I prefer to stay on the sidelines, talk to people I haven’t seen in a while and do lots of people watching at weddings.  That is fun for me.  Apparently Hailey likes to be right in the middle of it all.  She danced with anyone who would dance with her.

And she even had her first dance with a boy.  Rich didn’t think it was as cute as I did