A trip to Papaws and to my hometown

Last week we packed up and took the long haul to Michigan. It always surprises me when we pull off the exit, how homesick I get. I see all the familiar things that I grew up to love about the city and the home I grew up in. I also love seeing my Dad who we don't really get to see but every 6 months. Hailey really enjoyed being at Papaws house. He always spoils her with chocolate milk, cookies and ice cream. Plus she gets away with just about anything there! Shes even allowed to eat cookies in HIS chair. Growing up it was a strict rule that we were only allowed to eat at the table. ha ha! How grandchildren change dads into grandpas! Jeremy and I enjoyed the week of sitting by the pool drinking beer, great food and relaxing. My personal favorite was not having to cook!



We also spent one day going downtown on the people mover (above ground rail that goes around Detroit). Hailey loved this and kept saying choo choo allll aboard! as it stopped at each station.

Happy Anniversary my darling Husband!

On July 14th, Jeremy and I had been married for a year. I can't believe it went by so quick! One whole year and we haven't strangled each other yet. I think thats an accomplishment in itself ha ha! I got pretty flowers for our anniversary from Jeremy. And we tried eating our cake but we took one bite and about gagged. Why in the world do people do this tradition?? Cake thats been in the freezer for a year?? Nasty!

The Library is a Zoo!

When we heard that the Columbus Zoo was coming to the library we were pretty excited. After spending a week at Grandma tynas house Hailey headed off to the library. When we got there we were a little late getting there and we were stuck in the back of the auditorium. I was quite disappointed with the show. The program had been publicised for the 2-4 age group but it was not at all geared for that age group. The speaker spoke in terms for a 3rd grade and up level. I had to explain everything to Hailey in words she would understand. It was neat seeing the different animals though. They even had a baby leapord there! Hailey like a majority of the kids were only entertianed for about 10 minutes. We suffered through the program thinking Hailey could touch the animals after but Hailey refused. She was too excited about reading books and doing puzzles with Mommy afterward. Also Hailey thought the statues were really cool outside the library and she looked so cute playing with them so of course I took some pictures. On the way home we stopped for a picnic lunch at Dresden Pool Playscape/Park and had yummy ice cream afterward. It was a fun day to spend together and Hailey was fast asleep on the ride home.




That Saturday we went to the farmers market and Hailey dove right into one of her favorite treats.. Rasberrys! She ate about a half pint of them in one sitting. The other half is on her face!

Longaberger fireworks celebration

Yesterday we went to the Fourth of July celebration at Longaberger Homestead. They had so much going on for kids, huge bounce houses, men on stilts, balloon animals, and my favorite COSI on wheels! Hailey didn't care for the bounce houses because they were too crowded and muddy from the rain. So we went over and she got a balloon ladybug and heart tattoo. We all had a good time in the COSI tent and even Jeremy and I learned something. We ended the fun day by watching the awesome fireworks. They were surprisingly really nice and there were a few that we had never even seen before. Hailey was a bit sketchy and kept holding onto Jeremy because she thought the fireworks were going to pull him away or something. It was cute though! She loosened up though and enjoyed the show. She is excited for more fireworks on the Fourth at the campground. Anyone who wants to come out is more then welcome to join us :) Hope everyone has a fun Fourth of July!!

Last weeks events

Every week I try to have something special for Hailey to do. Last week I took her to Roscoe to do a craft and to watch them hand mix ice cream on a block. It didnt turn out as planned because the craft was not her age level and the streets were filled with all the bikers from the great ohio bike adventure(GOBA). Instead we roamed through the beautiful gardens which was great because Hailey loves gardening. I pointed out the names of each flower/herb/plant. We touched them for texture and named the coler. Her favorite part though was trying to spot frogs in the pond.

Last weekend we also had a wonderful day with my best friend Sarah and her little boy Gabriel. We dont get to see them enough and we had such a fun time catching up and just letting loose like you can only do with a best friend. We took the kids down to the Dulcimer festival in roscoe. The kids petted the animals in the petting zoo and then we sat and munched on kettle corn while listening to music. It was so nice being with my best friend again, I really needed it! I love you Sarah Annie!!

Rock on Daddy!! Happy Daddy's Day!

Happy Daddy's Day!!! I just want to thank my husband for being an incredible Daddy. I don't know any other Daddy's who are so into thier little girl like Jeremy is. I never have to worry how things are going when she is with him. Jeremy has Hailey two nights a week and he does a great job. He makes her dinner and gives baths and even does her hair when they go out. He even lets her pretend to paint his nails! Jeremy took some time off work to go to Haileys special fathers day celebration at her playgroup. They painted cute rocks that said, "ROCK ON DADDY!". Hailey also made Jeremy a card at Mamaw & Papaw Tubbs house. Jeremy also got a fry daddy from Hailey and I that he has been wanting for awhile because I nag when he fries anything. I hate grease!! I hope he had a good Daddy's day because hes an awesome Daddy and deserves a thank you! Thank you Jeremy for being a rockin Daddy!!

First day at the pool

Last Wednesday was our first trip to the pool this summer. I wasnt sure how Hailey would react because last year she didn't like all the spraying. She did better this year and even went down the slide! It seems like every day she amazes me with something new. She always makes friends so easily and the pool was not any different. She immediatly made friends and had a great time playing. The sun was torture that day though. I applied sunscreen three times on her and she still got burnt. But like always, Hailey feels no pain or at least thats how she acts. Maybe shes just too busy to even realize. Regardless, I was happy she wasn't in pain because I felt guilty for letting her play so long in the sun.