Video of Haley

Hey everyone, Haley & I have been playing around with our video camera to see if we can get some videos posted. Here is Haley's audition for the Disney Channel, no she hasn't ACTUALLY auditioned but she could with this:-) I'm sure I'll be posting more videos soon - you'll be sick of them! (or you will get your Haley fix).

Peanut Butter Stories

I know, I know, it's been a LONG time since I posted. I'll try to be better I swear! Today I helped David do some stuff for work (I might be taking on the job of assistant for him, we'll see) and Haley, poor kid, entertained herself:-) (these pictures are not from today surprisingly enough)



Ok, so funny story - Haley likes Apples with peanut butter, so I sliced up an apple for her and then just globbed some peanut butter into one of those little creme brule cups. Maybe 10 minutes later she comes walking out of her room with the Creme Brule cup attached to her face (see Pic 1). I ask, "What are you doing?" and when she moves the cup to respond I see this (Pic 2)covered in peanut butter. Hahahaha! While I am telling her very sternly to never do this again, I am also getting my camera out & asking her to re-enact, while reiterating that she should NEVER do this again and it's not funny:-) I think she got the hint, that's why she's not smiling.

Top of the World

I know that these pictures are much belated! These are pics of Haley helping Pop drive the tractor @ Top of the World! It is one of her favorite things to do and she takes it very seriously...most of the time. There's also a pic of my sisters & I at my parents property too.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a very cool pumpkin patch in Flower Mound - a little town North of us - with Wes & Missy. It was Haley's first Pumpkin Patch (I know I can't believe I haven't taken her to a pumpkin patch for 3 yrs.), as you can tell by the picture where I made her stand in the "My-First-Pumpkin-Patch" cauldron. FYI: All of the Mom's & Dad's were making their adorable little babies SIT in the cauldron, and you could barely see their heads:-) Haley did not think that she looked so adorable. Seriously, I could have waited till she was 13, then she would really be embarrased. She was also very excited about standing in Pocahontas's house (the teepee).

SUUUUPER Girl!!

For Halloween Haley got to be Super Girl! She was sooo excited! (Mommy made her costume) She got to wear it to the Fall Festival at school & she wore it ALL day on Halloween, all the way to Waco to visit Auntie Ashley.

First Day of School

Haley: Had a great first day! She did very well. Her teachers' names are Ms. Cheri & Ms. Marcie (both very sweet). She is in the Red Room and her class name is the Amazing Apples. She did have an incident on the playground with another kid (Haley was the one who was not sharing nicely) so she got in trouble :-( on the first day! She already has homework - she has to take in 3 things that describe her in a little paper bag and she will share them with the class on Thursday. She's taking: Her Bumblebee transformer, her Oregon Ducks t-shirt, and a little princess toy. I think those make a pretty accurate summary of Haley.

Jayme: AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!! Hahahaha, my day was crazy, crazy, crazy! My assistant teacher and I were unprepared (we thought we were, but we were not). The age group is much younger than I had in mind and it's hard to wrangle 11 crying toddlers and try to keep them to a class schedule:-) So Debbie & I have re-assessed the situation and now have a better "plan of attack" for Thursday. However I do love all of the kids in my class & I can't wait for them all to get used to being with us 2-3 times a week.

Pictures: Haley & I first day of school, Haley first day of school, & Haley (crying because she DID NOT want to take a picture with Daddy) first day of school

The Day After the Storm

Hi All!
I just wanted to let everyone know that all things are good here after the storms. The "storm" that hit here was pretty uneventful (I was actually dissapointed), a lot of rain but nothing much else. The storm was really bad mostly on the coast, obviously, & in Houston, but we are far away from all of that. We actually went to Red Robin for lunch/dinner and to watch the Oregon Ducks game (they won WooHoo!) yesterday with friends, so we were fine to get out of the house...which I wasn't sure we'd be able to do with everything they were saying the storm was going to be. It was very mild though so no worries - no flooding, no blown over trees, no thunder & lightning. AZ storms are much more exciting:-) Anyways just wanted to give everyone the update just in case you were worried about us! I will post more soon!