Hailee and James

I just really love seeing these two together. James is so lucky to have such a good big sister. She takes such good care of him. The other night as I was getting Hailee ready for bed I left James in bed with his sister while I filled up the water cup. I came back to find Hailee talking to him and James just watching her so intently. I really hope these two can continue to share such a fun relationship. I'm sure there will be times when James will get into Hailee's things, and Hailee will probably "mother" James too much. I just hope they will always love each other like they do now.

Memorial Day - The Zoo

Kristy had to leave Monday so we decided to go to the zoo for a little while before she left. Hailee is really the perfect age for the zoo. It's so hard for her to leave. One of the first things we did was watch the bird show. They had lots of different birds flying around. We sat in the back, while Hailee and Todd got a front row seat. She loved the bald eagle and the barn owl.


During the bird show was when we finally got a picture of James smiling. He has been a big stinker up to this point about letting us capture his adorable smile on camera.

Hailee and Todd at the end of the bird show, I should have send the camera with them to get some better pictures of the birds.

Hailee LOVES the elephants. We have to see them every time we come to the zoo.

James did so well in his stroller. He was so great all weekend. I really don't know how we got such a great baby.

Memorial Day - The Beach

Saturday we decided to take Kristy to the coast. We decided to go to Seaside which is just a few miles north of Cannon beach. Seaside is more of the resort town and we were hoping to find some good seafood. It was a fun place, super crowded because of the weekend, but a lot of fun.



It was a little bit cold at the beach, but if I would have let her Hailee would have stayed all day. She loves the sand and the water. I love the Oregon coast. It's so pretty.
Even though it was a little on the chilly side, we had to get ice cream. Overall it was great day, and next time we'll be a little more prepared.

James spend most of him time sleeping in the carseat. Wouldn't it be nice to just be able to sleep everywhere you went.

Memorial Day weekend....

We had a great surprise for Memorial Day weekend....Kristy called and wanted to come and visit. It was Kristy's first time meeting James and we and such a great time.

Lots of time for cuddles...
Meeting new nephews...

More cuddle times...

More getting to know a new little nephew...

Nature walks....
First stroller rides...
And plenty of sleeping....
Even more sleeping....

What a fun weekend. We had such a good time with Kristy.

Preschool Graduation

Well it's officially time for Kindergarten now, Hailee has graduated from Preschool. Hailee was so excited for her program, but so sad to be done with preschool. She has loved going and is going to miss all of her friends from preschool. She made the cutest card for Mrs. Quade, I should have scanned it in but I forgot until after the program.

Hailee's Top Five Favorite Things about Preschool

1. Playing with my friends.
2. Having snack time with mama (I would parent help about ever 6 weeks)
3. Story time
4. Playing outside
5. Singing time
6. Going on field trips (she just couldn't stop at 5, and I'm sure she would keep going and going....)

Although Hailee informed me on multiple occasions that she didn't learn anything at preschool, she did have a great opportunity to make new friends and gain some independence. I just hope she isn't as bored with the learning they do in kindergarten, but I'm afraid she is going to be.

This is Hailee's preschool class. They sang some songs for everyone, then after the program we went to the park so they could play together.

Hallee and Hailee. There were only 5 little girls in the class and Hailee loved playing with all of them.

2 months old

James just had his 2-month check up. Everything looks wonderful. He is in the 75th percentile for height and weight and the 30th percentile for head size. With the exception of a little baby acne, he has been healthy. He is also eating well and sleeping through the night on most nights. Occasionally he will wake up multiple times, but for the most part he goes to bed around 10:00 pm and wakes up between 5:00 and 6:00 am, eats, and goes back to bed. He is definitely a night owl like Hailee was. His favorite time of day is in the evening and night. That is when he is the most talkative and smiles the most. It's so fun to hear him starting to "talk" more. He isn't quite as talkative as Hailee was, but I'm sure that is just a personality thing. He has also gotten to be quite good at smiling. It's so cute to see. So far we can't really prompt him to smile (i.e., tickling or making funny noises or faces), he just smiles when he wants to and when you're talking to him. I've been trying to get a picture of him smiling, but every time I put out the camera he just looks at me like "Why did you bring that thing out again?"


James loves his carseat, which is a nice break from Hailee who hated it. It's the exact same carseat so I'm not sure what the difference is for them. Most of the time he is just a content mellow little guy.


Finally on his exact 2-month birthday (the 25th) I was able to catch a smile on camera. What a sweet little guy. We are so happy to have him in our family.

Hey Mom

"Hey Mom, look what I can do." I turn around to find Hailee holding her brother. After the initial shock wore off I was impressed with how well she did. His head was mostly supported and James seemed to be enjoying himself. Hailee did learn the hazards of long hair and babies, as she put him down he had a big fist full of her hair in his hands. I really love watching these two together (not necessarily Hailee carrying him around like that), I hope they will be good friends despite the differences in their age. Although it was totally planned the age gap has been very nice. Hailee is such a good helper when it comes to baby James and so far the novelty hasn't worn off. She is happy to help him in any way she can, from reading him stories, grabbing his pacifier, singing to him when he's sad or getting me a diaper when he needs his pants changed. (She still thinks changing his diaper is a bad idea.)