Partay!

So today was Alex's long anticipated BBQ for her friends.

She stayed up late cleaning and got up early to get all the food and stuff ready. Her friend's showed up at about 1 pm and Dad got going on the grill cooking burgers & hot dogs.

Haley was super excited about her hot dog & pasta salad lunch! Two of her favorites! After the kids walked to the park for a bit and then came home to watch a movie. The kids all seemed to have fun and Alex was quite bubbly! Haley, Mom & Dad just stayed home trying to stay out of the kids way. Grandma put a temporary tattoo on Haley and so she was a "tough" girl today.

One of the kids asked if it was real - what a nerd! Ha! Haley & Mom played with her blocks and had fun "walking" around - Haley loves to hold on to one of your hands and walk around the house. She is getting to be such a big girl and is such a FAST learner! She also now drinks from a straw - so cute!

Finally It Has Cooled Down!

The sun decided to give up poor Portland pansy's a break from it's relentless heat! Haley was so happy! She slept in really late and woke up in a great mood! Mom had a doctor's appointment - all checked out well - that is until the drive home when the car just died! Lame! Luckily it turned out to be only a battery cable but it certainly put a kink in the day! So another day with no photos! Tomorrow I promise! Haley is progressing so much every day. She can stand for 30 seconds + with no support and she walked from the living room to the t.v. room at Grammy's while only holding on to Grammy with one hand! She is going to start walking soon and then everybody better watch out 'cause here comes cuteness!

The last two days...

It has been too hot to blog! In fact it has been pretty much too hot to do anything to blog about so I guess it works out :) Today I woke up for the first time NOT drenched in sweat so I think it just might be a good day!

Swimming

This morning Makenna came over to play and try to stay cool in this crazy heat. Kristine brought over a ladybug float for the pool that she had got for Makenna but Makenna did not like it so we thought we would see what Haley thought. After Makenna went home Mom took Alex & Haley to meet Auntie Shoe, Hayden & Tayler at the pool at Red Tail Canyon (where Dee works) to go swimming and try out the new ladybug!

As luck would have it Haley loved the ladybug float!

She had a great time floating around in her shaded toy and making cheesy grins at all the people she saw!

It was a nice welcome relief from the heat!

We had a great time splashing around and taking underwater photos!

Did I mention that my friend Shoe is a dork? That is why we get along so well :)

The kids played for a little bit before I needed to take Haley home - she was a little tired and about to get really fussy. We headed home and Alex read her stories as we all tried to keep cool. Apparently Shoe was trying to win BFF of the year because a few hours later she called and said she had another a/c unit we could use! Three cheers for Shoe & Jeff. We jumped at the opportunity and went and picked it up ASAP! Since it is supposed to be 107 degrees on Wednesday it is a very welcome gift! Auntie Shoe rocks! Oh on a side note Haley's back molars are coming in - 107 degree heat and molar teething - hurray! Maybe that is why she gave me this look...

Children's Museum

Today was HOT! Haley and I decided to beat the heat and go to the Children's Museum and enjoy the baby playground and air conditioning!

We went with Annie, Chloe & Renee. Haley had a great time crawling around, putting things in her mouth and pulling herself up on stuff. She also learned that she could climb up stairs (which we practiced again at home and she climbed the whole flight!)

She especially liked playing with Annie in the fake campground.

They also could not get enough of bouncing on the waterbed in the baby garden!

While we were playing in the dig station (which was really mostly just Mom making sure that Haley did not eat any of the tiny rubber pieces) I overheard a kid say "That baby has a mohawk!" I of course knew who he was talking about! Too funny!

All in all it was a great time! I can not believe that it was so hot today! We spent the rest of the day just relaxing and trying to beat the heat. We are definitely going to need to go swimming tomorrow!

Robyn's Baby Shower

Today Mom & Haley went to Robyn's baby shower. Robyn's son, Lyric Rylee, is due in September and Haley can not wait to meet him! Mom made Haley a cute tutu in the colors for the shower. Haley looked really adorable but since the tutu was not conducive to crawling she was not a big fan. She kept it on for a few photos but was crawling around in just her bodysuit before too long. Oh well!

Mom got to see a few of her college friends that she had not seen for a couple years (and some she has seen) so it was really fun for her.

One of our really good friends, Stacy is also pregnant - Robyn & Stacy are due within a week of each other!

It was too hot for much more than that and Haley was EXHAUSTED so after the shower we all just stayed in trying to stay cool. It was a really busy day but a really good one!

The Beach With Grammy & Papa

Instead of going home to Portland, we took a detour and met Grammy & Papa in Lincoln City for a very fun and relaxing weekend at the beach. Upon arrival we were greeted with a yummy manicotti dinner and a fantastic view of the ocean! Haley LOVED standing by the window, staring at the ocean, yelling "Da Da" & pounding on the glass. At one point Alex was sitting with her by the window and Alex said "No Da Da is over there, that is ocean" it was pretty cute :)

We had a really great weekend. We spent most of the time hanging out in the hotel and playing with Haley but we did manage a trip to the outlet mall - had to get some cute clothes for the girls. We also went down to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful, and very cold & windy, ocean air.

Alex had a great time running around with Tank and playing with Haley.

Haley thought the sand was really cool until she tried rubbing her eye and realized it didn't feel so hot. After lots of gentle brushing and blowing she was good as new and ready to play with her bucket & shovel again!

Before we left we had to get the almost required lunch at Mo's. So good! The weekend was fantastic and much needed! It was nice to have a little bit of time to just chill out before heading home.

When we finally got home on Sunday we were all relieved to finally just be at our house & sleep in our beds - in fact the first night back Haley slept from 9 pm until 11:45 am, talk about a tired girl!