Daddy Daughter Date Night!

Since Matthew got here we realized Hailey needs some one on one time with both Daddy and I. So we decided it was time to start having a monthly daddy daughter date night. Last night was their first one. All day leading up to it Hailey talked excitedly about it. I doubt she had any idea what it meant besides spending time just her and daddy, but that prospect was very exciting to her. He took her to some of her favorite places: Barnes and Noble, Chuck E Cheese, frozen yogurt, and on a walk around the neighborhood. (and yes Barnes and Noble is one of HER favorite places, she loves books.) She was so happy when she got home, she couldn't stop talking about it. Even when she woke up this morning it was the first thing she talked about. I'm so glad that I have such a great husband who loves our daughter so much. I am so blessed! As for me, I got to hang out with this guy:

Yep, I adore him. I'm a lucky girl.

AWEsome!

Caught on Camera!

In my attempt to take some one month pictures I got a smile, actually several. But this one's my favorite.

Here's some other pictures of our cute tiny guy.

It works, seriously.

When Hailey turned 2 last month she could identify about 18 of her letters and knew about 10 of their sounds. At her birthday party one of my cousins and a family friend recommended I buy her this gem:

It is seriously annoying. It uses the SAME song for every letter. BUT it works! I bought it the next day at Target for 10 bucks. Hailey watched it once a day, everyday for four days. That is all it took. A week after her second birthday Hailey knew all of her letters and their sounds. It only does capitals though, so I'm gonna have to work some more on the lower case ones. The most amazing part is two days ago she started saying a letter, then it's sound, and then a word with that starts sound. That video is seriously magic. If you're trying to teach your kid the letters I would definitely recommend it.

Forget vampires!

...for this gem. :)

One Month and Easter!

Matthew hit one month yesterday. That month seriously flew by. He started smiling last Friday and has the cutest smile. I've yet to catch it on camera. He loves to sleep, eat, and cuddle. He does not like having dirty diapers or hearing Hailey cry. Hailey adores him and wants to play with him all the time. Some time I will have to post a video of her singing to him.
This month has taught me a lot. I've learned a lot about myself and a lot about raising two kids. I know I still have a lot to learn. I have my days when I feel like I've got this down and my days when I think I will never be able to handle it. I'm sure time will make me into a seasoned pro. :)
Easter weekend was great between conference and spending time with my family and our adopted family.
On Saturday we dyed eggs. Hailey loved it, she was a total mess!

We took a group picture with all of our master pieces.

the front and back of my dad's nerd egg:


Our first family picture since the hospital:

Hailey's Easter basket:

Yes, the Easter Bunny brought her scriptures AND it is what she has been asking for. She loves them! especially since they have a pink case.

Matthew moves so much even in his sleep that it was nearly impossible to get a good picture of him. This is as good as it gets.

I love Hailey's Easter dress!

She loved hunting eggs.



Last but not least Matthew experienced his first earthquake on Easter, and slept right through it. It was crazy though.

Happy Easter!