Easter Morning

The Easter Bunny brought plenty of candy to the Hassell Castle.

in her pajama's,

and in her special Easter dress.

The Monster Learns to Hunt

As usual our exciting moments involve the monster and something new. Now that she has become a two legged roamer she was able to partake in the great Easter tradition, The Easter Egg Hunt. We do feel she is the smartest kid ever, slightly biased as always, and quickly picked up on the game and was brilliant.

She got into the March Madness fever and decided to pad her stats with a rebound and a basket.

It was a great time and because we keep it real in Arizona, the grass is fake.

March Madness

In the wake of the Cougar loss, the monster tore off her shirt and hopped on the Marquette bandwagon, home of Little Timmy and Aunt Anna (Shirt courtesy of the Milwaukee Kraft's).

Toddling

Alex and I are very proud parents of our newest walker!

The monster is coming to gobble you up

Dive Bomber

The other day Hailey kept trying to dive out of my arms, and I couldn't understand what she was doing and why she had no fear. Then I witnessed play time with Dad, and things became much more clear...

Also, here's a cute picture of Hailey showing off all her teeth. She now has 6 and two more are coming in on the bottom!

Hailey's First Birthday!

Yesterday was Hailey's birthday. We can't believe she is already 1 year old! She is getting to be such a big girl and growing up so fast. We had a nice day together and in the evening she had fun opening her presents and reading her books and playing with her new blocks with Alex. She hated wearing her birthday hat though, and would immediately take it off and try to put in on my head. I think we waited a little too long to give her cake, because she was so tired she wouldn't even eat it. She mushed it between her fingers for a little bit, then just tried to throw it off her high chair. Luckily we caught it before it was all over the floor :) Here's some pictures below from her big day!

Playing in the Park

Hailey and I have been enjoying the great spring weather here in Arizona and going to the park a lot lately. Hailey had her first experience in a swing this past week, and loved it! Here's a few pictures of her at the park.