Playland Adventure!

Wow ok so it has been a while since my last post! Well a lot has happened. It is summer vacation for Rob so we have been doing lots of fun things. Yesterday we decided to go to Playland since Hailey thoroughly enjoyed Crystal Palace when we were last home. She even went on the roller coaster and loved it!
So, now that Layla has settled into a predictable routine and enjoys being out for extended periods, it was the perfect opportunity and also they're both free under 3 haha. We only stayed for the morning, we weren't sure if we were going to go back after naps but the girls passed out for quite a while so we  just stayed home after. She is 36 inches pretty much on the dot so she was allowed to ride alone on some of the kiddie rides which was so fun to see! She loved any rides with cars haha. Layla got to go on a  train ride and tea cup ride as well since we could sit all together.
We are still working on line ups though. That was the hardest part, but she did pretty good.
Here are some pics!

My 2nd Christmas

Well poor Hailey was sick this Christmas :( It was nice because we had her nana and papa visit from NB and stayed with us over the holidays, but we all caught a really bad gastro flu. It wasn't pretty.
She was good for a few days before Christmas, we got some photos taken with Santa!

Christmas day was a different story.  It started off good, she was into unwrapping gifts it was sweet. Towards the end of the day, she really wasn't herself. She didn't want to eat and she caught the stomach flu:( 

Here are some pics of Christmas followed by a special set of photos. My mom had given Hailey my grandmothers ring for Christmas. It belonged to the first born (daughter) which is my grandmother, then my mom, who's also the first born, then me, then Hailey. We all didn't get the ring, but just that it got passed down from a long line of first born (all girls) which is pretty cool! So since she was sick all of the holidays, I finally got to take some pics. Enjoy!

2nd Birthday!!

Hi everyone! Yesterday was Hailey's 2nd birthday! I can't believe how fast the past year went. I guess it flies by when you work full time and also pregnant for a 2nd, so many distractions and it keeps you busy!
In the past year we've had a blast with Hailey. She's really growing into a sweet and loving little girl. We've seen her learn to walk and run, we went on 3 vacations (home and Hawaii and home again), she's made some friends at daycare, and kept in touch with other little friends from before. She helps me do some chores, loves to play hide and seek (her favorite game at the moment) and LOVES ACDC haha. She will dance and "spin round and round" as we call it when their music comes on.
The one thing I really love about Hailey and am truly proud of is that she is such a easy going kid when it comes to other kids. She loves playing with just about anyone and makes new friends easily. She shares really well and is very social.
So for her birthday, I didn't have time to plan anything crazy and besides her family isn't here anyway. However, two of her little friends came over for some cake and so that she could play with some little ones around her age. She got a kitchen set from dad and grammie, a mini blow up ball pit from nana and papa, a charm for her bracelet from me (this is a tradition thing I started), and some books, stickers, farm little people, a princess doll, remote control car (which was a hit with the kiddos), and crayolo colorwonder paper and marker. Super cool gifts, and she loves all of those things!
She also had a Dora cake and made a gigantic mess out of it. Fair enough since last year on her 1st she had just gotten over roseola and didn't really have her appetite back, so it made up for last year haha. Plus she had dropped her spoon on the floor and I didn't notice :( So the poor child said ok well lets eat it with my hands! So it got everywhere! haha

Halloween

I know it's a little late but I thought I'd update the blog with a post on Halloween. Hailey was super cute this year in her little skunk outfit. I had the day off and just started my maternity leave so I was able to get her ready and bring her out a little bit until Rob got home. We then went to Cap mall where there was trick or treating and other activities although Hailey was more into just running around haha.
She did get to have a few treats that she really enjoyed including smarties. That's her new favorite!

21 months

Hailey turned 21 months on Aug 30. It's been a little while but felt I should update. So much has happened! For one she is a full time walker now which is awesome! She also seemed to have grown a bit. She went up a shoe size over night it seems and is wearing mostly 2-3T clothing. She understands so much now and surprises me everyday. She doesn't say too many words just yet but she says a lot that sometimes can be interpreted as certain words so I've identified those as well and count them as words. She also signs some things as she tries to say it. Like "all done" she says "da done" while waving her hand from side to side and she's working on the sign for "more".  She points a lot too and says "what's this?"
Her new game now is tag/hide and seek type game where she likes being chased and chasing back and she's all about jumping. She even tries to kick up her legs in the air while having her hands planted on the ground (visualize someone trying to learn a handstand). Crazy kid.
She loves books, rock music and cars. She could spend a good hour just going through her book shelf and she dances and bounces to rock music over any other kind. What makes me think she likes cars is because for one she knows our car and gets excited when we are heading to it saying "car car" and also  in a play area she preferred playing with the cars and tracks over the girl stuff like the pretend kitchen etc. Such a tom boy! This leads me to this: Hailey also fell and fractured her radial bone near the wrist. Yep. At 21 months old she has a cast. Poor thing. She is one tough cookie and it certainly didn't stop her from running around and jumping.
I just can't believe how fast time is going by. She's growing so fast!

I got my cast today :(

At least it's purple!

Being cute near Ambleside 

Park!

One muddy kid. For the record we didn't know it had rained and just decided to let her play anyway

woohoo love the park!

mmm what's this?

Trip to NB and NS

This is a bit of a late entry but we went home to visit family in August for a week and to attend Rob's uncle Danny's wedding.
Hailey had a great time this visit. It was short and very busy but she adjusted very well to the time change almost immediately. Her eating schedule was a little off all week but that's ok she did fine regardless.  She was very happy to play with everyone :)
First, we went to Bathurst for a very quick couple of days since our flight was delayed quite a bit. Here are a few pics:

Next, we went to Salisbury and Moncton. Again, another short visit but just as much fun! We had a little fire down by the river and Hailey got to swing on a big swing. She also enjoyed her first Maritime donair (no other can compare!) and enjoyed seeing more family :) We also were able to fit in a quick visit to the Magnetic Hill Zoo.

Last but not least, we went to Halifax. It was fun to check out the waterfront while we were there. We forgot her stroller in Salisbury which was kinda annoying but grampy took the challenge of carrying her around when she wouldn't walk lol.