This was our first encounter with the Easter Bunny. Hailey liked him except for when he wanted to hold her for the picture. As you can see that didn't really work out.

This is us waiting for the Easter egg hunt to begin. It was suppose to start at 9:00 and we got there ten minutes before that, but I swear we waited for more than twenty minutes. I really wouldn't have cared except it was really cold! (There was even frost on the grass.) I wanted to get Hailey really excited for the hunt and by showing her the eggs that she would get to put in her basket and I guess it worked cause she kept inching past the caution tape trying to go out onto the field. (Either she was excited or just sick of waiting, but whichever it was it made me laugh.)

These are the "action pictures"Okay, so the "hunt" for the 0-2 age range ended up being some baskets full of eggs that the kids walked up to and picked out an egg. Not much of a hunt, but at least they had different fields for different age groups. This was a lot better than some aggressive six year olds pushing the smaller kids around trying to get as many eggs as they could. They even had the Easter Bunny handing out little stuffed animals to the kids. I really think that Hailey had fun and I am glad that we did it.

After going through our eggs and finding the suprises in each one we took Hailey over and got her face painted. It turned out really cute and when she got home she had to go look in the mirror to see what she looked like. Don't ask me about her obsession with sunglasses. She wouldn't take them off the entire time and always asks to wear them everytime we leave the house.

Even if it only lasted a few days, we definately tried to take advantage of the nice weather. As much as I hated the hour of sleep that I had to lose, I guess it is worth it because we have been able to spend a more time as a family at night going on walks and taking Hailey to play on the swings and slides. She could stay outside all night if we would let her. This week was actually the first time that we have been able to take her outside with her bike. She hasn't quite grasped the peddling concept, but she is learning. She started to go pretty fast down a couple of hills (and by hills, I mean a very slight decline but even so she got going pretty fast and it was hard to keep up with her) and she tipped the bike over and fell. I ran over because I was sure that she was going to burst into tears and I wanted to be there to pick her up and hold her, but she got up and said "Oh no! Hehe (Hailey) fell down" and then got right back on her bike. It made me realize that I am way too overprotective and I need to learn to let her fall because she is strong enough to get back up on her own.

Anyone who has been around Hailey knows that she can be a little shy at first, but once she warms up her personality really starts to shine. I decided to put together a list that will let you get to know this little girl a little bit more.

Some of Hailey's favorite movies are: Monsters Inc., Tarzaan, Charolette's Web, Finding Nemo, Beauty & The Beast, and Land Before Time. (After watching each of these movies at least ten times, they have been added to my most unfavorite movie list.)

Hailey loves Mama and Dada to read her stories.

Hailey knows all of the words to the Chipmunks Christmas Song. She loves to sing and recently she has started to make up her own songs. The most common one is the "Today Song" where she will just sing "today" over and over. She also sings to her animals and babies.

Hailey loves any kind of treats. (What kid doesn't?)

Talking on the phone is a new passtime for Hailey. And she doesn't just sit and talk. She has to walk around the house while she talks.The other day Greg and I were talking and Hailey asked if she could talk to me. So, I started talking to her and after listening to her ramble on about what she was doing and some other things I couldn't really understand. After I thought she was finished I asked her if I could talk to Daddy again. She told me "NO" and when I asked "why" she would only answer with "cause". I don't know how many times I had to ask her to let me talk to Daddy before she actually gave the phone back to him.

If she gets to decide she will always choose to cuddle with Daddy at night. I love it and I think it is the cutest thing even though sometimes I feel a little sad that I don't get to cuddle with her.

Hailey is definately a girly girl. She loves to get her nails painted and every morning while I get ready she stands on her stool in the bathroom and asks for turns with the makeup.

Grandma Cole bought Hailey a princess memory game and lately it is her favorite thing to do. She is really good at it too. At first we would help her find the matches, only later to find out that she never needed our help. Other things Hailey likes to do are puzzles, coloring, and stickers.

Hailey isn't much of a morning person. She wakes up and while Greg and I get ready for work she will lay down on the couch and watch cartoons. She really likes Spongebob Squarepants (which I can't stand). She also really likes Clifford, Care Bears, Dragon Tails and Super Why.

Daddy taught Hailey to give monkey kisses. But beware if she is ever going to give you one... it is basically just a lick on the face.

Instead of mashed potatoes, Hailey likes to call them tiny potatoes.

Hailey has 18 cousins (and one more on the way), 9 uncles, 8 aunts, 2 grandmas, 2 grandpas, and a great grandma and a great grandpa. She also has a pet fishthat she loves to take care of.