11 Months!

These are in the order they were taken:















I can't believe it's almost been a year! Hailey is doing so great. She can dance, high five, raise the roof, clap, stick out her tongue, and show you your nose. She cruises like an old school pro and actually took her first two steps yesterday in a desperate attempt to prove she could touch mommy's nose. She says: mom, dad, papa (grandpa), baby, dog, cheese, zipper, uh-oh, tickle, kick, what's that, what is it, bye-bye, all done, hi, and yes. (hopefully I didn't forget any, because Alex will tease me.) She also "sings." She loves to read, type on the keyboard, eat, dance and cuddle. She recently has decided she is shy, so she does not like to show off. (which makes daddy and mommy sad, because we are proud parents!) She has 8 teeth and it is finally starting to look like she might not spend the rest of her existence bald. She is such a cutie!

Another great movie moment!

This is arguably one of the greatest achievements of the movie industry. I fully intend to watch this movie today, in honor of the beautiful weather we've had the past FOUR days. :D

Anybody need a secretary?

Bookworm!

Hailey loves books! She "reads" all the time. Since last October she has been obsessed with books. At first she would always read them upside down but she seems to have finally figured out which way a book should go. She also used to close the book and reopen it as a means of turning the page but about a month ago she figured out how to turn the pages. She "tracks" the words and babbles with inflection. It really sounds (and looks) like she is reading in another language. It is the cutest thing ever, I will have to try and get video of it. She also has these small books that she always carries with her, even as she crawls. We have TONS of pictures, but I'll spare you that. Here's just a few:

Hailey loves...

Juice boxes! She actually has figured out how to use a straw. I would never let her have one unsupervised though, I don't trust her that much.


On a totally unrelated note, look at the cake I made:

Dark chocolate cake with raspberry whipped cream filling and chocolate ganache. The whole thing is one 100% homemade (seriously, I even crushed and seeded the raspberries and made the whipped cream!) and 100% Alex disapproved. It is delicious! (Alex even broke down and ate a piece.)

Ontario Reign vs Utah Grizzlies

Saturday we went to a Hockey game. It was Hailey and my first. It was the Ontario Reign vs the Utah Grizzlies, aka Kristi vs Alex. Yes, we were cheering for opposite teams. It was really fun! I never thought I would enjoy a hockey game so much. The best part was the big fight the teams got into. Two guys started fighting and then everyone started beating on each other, it was AWEsome! At the end they were tied, went into overtime, and then a shot out. And the winner was... ONTARIO! Yep, that's right, more proof that California sports teams are superior to Utah teams! :P

Daddy and Hailey in front of the new stadium:


Although "The Reign" is a lame name they have a cool mascot:


It was so cold!


Hailey was really into it too! She even cheered, booed, and clapped along with the crowd. But it really wore her out!

10 Months!

These are not Hailey's best pictures. She did not seem to happy to be taking pictures again. She's so cute though, that they still turned out good.