Halloween

Friday night we had our ward Halloween Party. In the beginning Hailey had fun seeing some of her friends but unfortunately as the night continued on there were scary clown costumes, dark rooms, and scary music...all of which made for one terrified child. Half-way through the night she asked to go home because she was too scared. Poor girl :(



Saturday was a little better. We had a great dinner with the Vilardi's and then went trick-or-treating in their neighborhood. Hailey had fun riding in the wagon with Capria and Astoria and filling up her bucket with candy. But then we had a run in with a scary house and masked costume and she was done. Hopefully next year our Princess Belle will be a little more brave!

Midwest Tour

Last week Hailey and I accompanied Alex on his business trip to Kansas City, Missouri. I had never been out there so it was a great opportunity to visit some church sites and also spend time with Hailey's cousins. We went to Independence, MO and saw a few sites including Liberty Jail. Drove to Jefferson City, MO and saw Alex's brother Andrew and his family, drove to Bettendorf, Iowa and saw Alex's sister Pam and her family, spent a day in Nauvoo, Illinois and visited Carthage Jail and the Nauvoo Temple.

Hailey loved playing with her cousins and got along with them wonderfully. We also got see our great friend Cassandra and her kids who had moved to Arkansas a few years ago. It was a lot of driving, but a lot of fun to see everything and everyone. I'm glad we were able to make the trip and I have found a new appreciation for the early LDS Saints who lived there and everything they went through. Here's a few pictures from the trip:


Hailey with Avery & Ethan Conn, who drove up from AK. We went a really fun farmstead where they got play and see a bunch of animals.


Hailey in front of the Church of Christ (R-LDS) Temple. She kept calling it the "cupcake building"


Hailey eating chocolate ice cream at the shop where Harry Truman had his first job in Independence, MO.


Hailey in front of the Liberty Jail sign.


A picture of the set-up of what Liberty Jail was like. The presentation was awesome, but Hailey got scared when it got dark and called it the "bad room".


All of us, including Pam's family in Carthage Jail in the room where Joseph Smith was martyred.


Hailey running in front of Carthage Jail.


Hailey with her cousins in front of the Joseph and Hyrum statue at Carthage Jail.


Alex, Hailey, and I in front of the Nauvoo Temple. It was the most gorgeous view of the valley and Mississippi River.


Hailey in front of the Nauvoo Temple.


Hailey in Nauvoo across from the temple. It was a beautiful area and the weather was perfect!

Princess Tea Party

Hailey was invited to a Princess Tea Party this week at her friend Lily's house. She was very excited to dress up like Princess Belle and had a great time. It was really cute to watch, and Lily's mom Sarah made really cute "mini" tea party food for them. It is so much fun having a little girl :)

Cougar Girl

Here's a cute picture of Hailey watching football with Alex. Few things make Alex happier than sitting with his little girl watching BYU win.

Man Trip 2009 - Cougar Victory

Free of women and children, the freshman roommates ventured to Dallas for some golfing and the BYU - Oklahoma football game in the new Dallas Cowboys stadium.
Pregame - Hoping for a close game, in awe of the stadium
Closing seconds - Victory!!! 10,000 Cougar fans going crazy, 70,000 OU fans silent

Postgame - All smiles

Bean Bag Toss

We've made a new discovery! The first Saturday of every month Home Depot has a free kid's workshop. They get a little orange apron with their name on it and with the completion of each project they get a pin for their apron and a certificate. We had a lot of fun this morning building the bean bag toss. Hailey handled the glue and would pass me the nails. I only let her use the hammer after the nails were already in. We are still planning on painting it in cougar colors of course :)

A Visit to Nor Cal

A few weeks ago Hailey and I went out to visit my family. We stayed with my mom and Rocklin half the time, and with my sister Brittany in Auburn the rest of the time. The weather was awesome and it was so much fun just hanging out the week flew by. I hope Hailey will get a lot more chances to get to know my family and her adorable cousins who were so nice to her. Here's some pictures with her cousins Rowan and Ellisandra. Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures with Chandler or Isabella.