My Little Artist

Colby is fascinated with coloring right now. He love to scribble. This morning his canvas happened to be his belly. I see a lot of artistic potential. Thank heavens for washable markers.

Random Pics

Here are some random pictures of the kids from the past week or so:

Lasagna and toddlers = MAJOR MESS for mom

The kids LOVE riding their horse a.k.a. daddy
(Yes, I realize that Hailey looks very much like a vagrant and is half naked. I promise she doesn't always look this way. I also realize that Colby is riding in the nude, it's his preferred style most of the time. ...let's just hope that for Doug's sake, nature doesn't call! Wow, the more I type, the worse it seems. Just disregard any nakedness. Thanks. :)

HAILEY'S BABY PICS

Doug wanted me to post this so he could show some friends from work how little Hailey was when she was born. It's crazy looking at these pictures. We have been so blessed. She is so healthy now. She's our little miracle.

Hailey holding Doug's finger

She was 2 lbs. 9 oz. 15" long, born at 28 1/2 weeks gestation

This picture gets me everytime

Me touching Hailey's tiny foot

Hailey's Doodles

So, I had to share some of Hailey's recent drawings. I always loved the crazy scribbling (that didn't really resemble anything) that she did when she was younger. It's kind of fun to see her progress and try and draw specific parts. They slightly resemble monsters, although I'm sure they're just people. Enjoy!

Girls' Day

I have some wonderful friends from college. We have girls' nights every few months or so. We decided to make it an entire day last Saturday. We told our husbands thank you for watching the kids and that we had no idea when we would be home. It was great! We started off with breakfast at Mimi's. Then we headed over to the mall for a couple of hours and then it was off to Gardner Village. After that, we saw Dan in Real Life and then had dinner at Red Robin. I seriously LOVE these girls and I am so thankful to have such incredible friends in my life. You guys are the best!

Katie, Beka, Kirsten, Me and Nikki

The Motif store at Gardner Village

Breakfast at Mimi's

Halloween

Halloween was a lot of fun this year. I was surprised at how fast Colby caught on. It was the cutest thing to watch his little fist knock on the door alongside his sister's. He held his little pumpkin up for candy and then was ready for the next house. We almost got through the night unscathed. Hailey did trip quite a few times (poor girl inherited some of her mother's putziness--is that even a word?) and after about 10 minutes of Trick or Treating, she had a bloody lip, tongue and hand. Luckily, she's pretty tough (I also believe she inherited that from her mother :) and she was back to getting candy in no time.

Colby getting dressed up as Pablo

Posing for mom...I love when they hold hands :)

Hailey at her preschool Halloween program