Canada for Christmas

This year we spent Christmas with the Swaner's  in Canada. We stayed in Radium at some fabulous little condos called Bighorn Meadows (b/c there are big horn sheep EVERYWHERE!) We had a great time skiing, hanging out and celebrating Christmas. It's really hard not to post all of our pics, but I'll try to post some highlights... (WARNING...EXTREMELY LONG POST...LOTS OF PICS)

Skiing at Lake Louise...in -22 degrees!

Relaxing in these awesome condos

Stopping at Storm Mountain

Dinner with the fam and our 6 days of x-mas gifts!

Going on a Sleigh Ride!

Lunching at the Château at Lake Louise

Skiing of course

Gift exchange and white elephant gifts!

9 Months Old!

I can't believe my baby is nine months! 3 more months until she is one! Weird! Hailey is just so cute and fun right now. She is a little chatter box. She says na-na, da-da, ba-ba, ya-ya, ma-ma. She has learned to crawl...well kind of. She army crawls still, but I think she will be on her knees in no time. She sits up by herself now and just started pulling herself up on things. She just got her third tooth in! She has mastered her little pinchers and loves feeding herself. She is all over the place. She is going through a little separation anxiety with mommy. It's great to feel so loved by her but really hard at the same time. She wants me to do everything, not Brandon. No break for mom! I love her chubby cheeks and her chubby thighs and her cheesy little grins.

 

9 Month Stats

1/3/11

Length: 28 3/4 in. -- 90th Percentile

Weight: 22.8 lbs. -- 90th Percentile

Head Circumference: 45.3 cm -- 85th Percentile

Da da da da...

So lately Hailey has been talking up a storm and it is so cute! The other day I was walking through the store and she was just having the best conversation. I had like 4 women stop and talk back to her and comment on how she was talking. I love it! Sometimes she will just be sitting there and crack herself up. Love this girl!

(sorry, I don't know how to rotate the video. It's really irritating me, but oh well. If you know how, please do share!)

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we were in California! Brandon and I drove down with Hailey and she did really well. Thursday morning the fam ran the Turkey Trot in Dana Point. We had shirts made with our own unique names. pics not taken on my camera :( Then we headed down to San Diego for Dinner with the grandparents. Andrea, Brandon and I braved the black Friday crowds for the first time. We went to walmart at 11:00 pm for the midnight specials. Then off to Target and lastly the mall. We got home around 5:30 am. Crazy! But we had a good time. 

We had family pics taken while we were there and we just played and had fun. We took Hailey and Lucas to Knott's "Merry" Farm for the first time. Always a good time when we are down there!

And the pink flamingo...

On the move!

This is for the proud grandmas, grandpas, aunties, and uncles that can't be here to see this cute little munchkin learning how to crawl!

Just a little army crawl for now. But so cute! Now to really baby proof the house!



Fall is in the air

Brandon and I had to go for a walk in all the fall leaves last week. They were soooo pretty! I think most of them are probably gone by now because winter has decided it wants to come. I love fall when it cools down a little but it's not super frigid. It just never last long enough!

6 Month Photos...Precious

When I was in CA I got Hailey's 6 month photos taken. I'm a little late posting but oh well. She did pretty well. She would not smile! We did the best we could. I think they are darling!

Baby's First Halloween!

It only seemed right to follow our theme of ladybugs this year and dress Hailey as one! Isn't she the cutest!(I'm the mom so I have bragging rights!) Brandon and I also went to a Halloween party last week. We went as Nacho Libre(recreational clothes) and Encarnacion. We were going to try for the wrestling outfit for Brandon, but not enough time. We had fun hanging out with Ben and Michelle and the cousins.

Fun Times in CA

Hailey and I took a little trip down to California for a week. I have such a great husband that understands and lets me leave him for a week. We did lots of fun things while we were there. Here's a recap:

Andrea and I got to hang out and do "MOM" things one day. We went to story time at the library and then went to the park after. Hailey swung in the swings for the first time. She loved it!

We went to the Great Park and took a ride on the big orange balloon. It was a little chilly so Hailey was all bundled up. A few days later they put a jack-o-lantern face on the balloon so it looked like a pumpkin. So cute!

Ahh...Disneyland! This was Hailey's second time to Disneyland and she loved it! She loved looking around at everything and going on rides. She was happy all day there. I guess it's called "the happiest place on earth" for a reason! It was all decked out for Halloween. I love it! But it was really hot...hence the nastiness in the pic.

Andrea and I took the kids to Irvine Park where they have the pumpkin patch every year. This was my first time going and it was so cute! They have a bounce house, haunted house, bumper cars, maze, pony rides and a train that goes around the park. Still really hot but fun!

We bought these cute little matching glow-in-the-dark "Bones" jammies for the kids. Lucas loves skeletons right now and is actually going to be a skeleton for Halloween. It was really fun to to see them dancing in the mirror in the bathroom with the lights off!

Watching cartoons with Lukey

Talking with Nana 

Lucas wanted to feed Hailey 

Loved playing in the exersaucer! 

We also went to the swap meet, Nana's work, Papa's work, swimming(waiting on pics!), and we did lots of shopping!

6 Months Old...aka...Chunky Monkey!

I can't believe it's been half a year! Where has the time gone! Hailey has recently started sitting up on her own and has TWO teeth! That could explain her crankiness for the past little while. She has been eating rice cereal and soon to start food. Yay!

6 Month Stats

8/30/10

Length: 27 in. -- 90th Percentile

Weight: 19.1 lbs -- 95th Percentile

Head Circumference: 43.3 cm -- 75th Percentile