Easter Carnival at Pine Island

Haley and I were planning on going to an Easter Egg hunt at church this weekend. Due to forecasts of severe weather, the organizers made the decision on Friday to cancel the Saturday event. We were disappointed, and I asked Mom if we could still make it to the Pine Island carnival that was scheduled for the same time. Marynell was able to get us reservations.

The dress that Haley wore to the carnival was not the dress I had in mind. However, Haley saw it hanging in her closet and really wanted to wear it. Marynell made this dress for me when I was a little girl.

The carnival was WONDERFUL - Marynell and I took Haley. Haley had a fabulous time. I told her we were going to an Easter party. As soon as we got out of the car, she was ready to run. She saw the games and rides from a distance, and it was all we could do to keep her with us - she wanted to run past the sign in table to start playing. The weather looked a little gloomy when we got there, but the rain held off and it ended up being very pleasant the entire time. When we left after a good two hours of playing, Haley told us in the car 'That was a very nice party!'

Here are some pics - we will definitely try to make it back next year!

Haley's first ride was the train. Because there weren't many kids there, she got to go around several times.



Afte the train ride, Haley got to bounce - this is one of her favorite things to do.



After bouncing, Haley got to ride on a pirate ship ride!





Next, we were off to meet the Easter bunny. Haley only hesitated for a minute, then she was happy to sit on his lap.



Haley rode the big slide several times. This is probably the biggest slide she has ever gone down.





Before lunch, Haley and Marynell had some cotton candy (I had popcorn). Haley had no trouble finishing her entire stick of cotton candy.



We played a couple of games. Haley won a yo yo when Marynell helped her with this game.



Haley played putt putt - she enjoyed trying to get the ball in the hole, and she did NOT want any help from Marynell or Mommy.



We had Chickfila nuggets - and cheetos - for lunch. Haley enjoyed her entire lunch, including her cheetos!



We spent an hour or so after lunch at the playground - Haley had a ball.



Haley did great on the monkey bars - with Marynell's help!



What a fun day!

Wallabees and Bunny Rabbits

The zoo class that Haley and Marynell attended this week was all about Wallabees. Because Easter is near, the kids also got to pet a live bunny! The bunny's name was Eeyore.

Prenatal Appointment #6

Mom and Haley attended my prenatal appointment this morning. Mom was impressed by the ultrasound - Haley was not! She was more interested in a silly frog toy that was in the doctor's office.

We saw baby's face and heartbeat, and the doctor pointed out that she had her hand laying on her chest. Everything looked fine, and he estimated that her current weight is 3 lb 12 oz - this is about half a pound bigger than average for this time period. Maybe I should cut out some of the fast food?;)

The doctor also confirmed that baby is head down. He said she will probably stay in that position for the rest of the pregnancy.

A beautiful Sunday afternoon

Haley had fun playing outside this afternoon. The weather was very nice, and we found our next door neighbors the Banks making even more improvements to their back yard. Kevin helped Gerald some, and the girls and Haley played. Haley was SO wound up that it took awhile to get her down for a nap. She did not want to miss anything. Here are some pics of her with her good friends Jessika and Bianka.



Haley decided that Bianka's tummy was a drum...



My little monkey:



The crew working on the Banks' backyard:

Play date with Jana

Haley's neighbors Jana and Trip came over to play this weekend. Kevin and Trip played together some while Haley and Jana played together. Haley did OK for part of the time, but she definitely needs to work on her sharing. The girls had fun dressing up and playing with baby dolls.

Haley's big girl room is done!

Haley's big girl room is finally complete. Kevin finished staining the shelf this week and he moved it upstairs for us. Haley and I moved her books from her old baby room to her new big girl room, and we hung some pictures (Haley helped). Here are some pics of her new big girl room.

Haley's 'Big Girl' Bathtub

Haley started sleeping in her 'big girl bed' upstairs a few weeks ago, and I decided to go ahead and start bathing her in her 'big girl bathroom.' I told her 2 or 3 nights ago that she would start taking a bath upstairs soon, and she's asked me about it every night since - she would rather take a bath upstairs then downstairs in our bathroom. So today I moved all her toys, soap, shampoo, etc upstairs and let her take a bath in her big girl bathtub.

She thought this was great. She was SO excited about it. Everything I asked her to do before she got in the bath (put her clothes in the dirty clothes basket, go potty, etc) she did very quickly and willingly because she knew she was going to get to take a bath in her big girl bathroom. Who knew this would be such a big deal?

The advantage for me is that she is actually tall enough to get in and out by herself - I don't have to lift her. And because it's a regular tub (not a garden tub like we have in our master suite), I didn't have to stand and bend over to bathe her.

Who knew taking a bath could be so much fun?