"Steve Urkel Glasses"

Kayleb left one of his Value Village "finds" at our house last night.

Today Hudson found them and rocked some new looks like it was 1989.

Go Urkel...Go Urkel...

Haliey's Baptism

Our 3rd child was Baptized today. Holy smokes, how time fly's by. She is so big and tall and beautiful. Especially when dressed in a pretty white dress.

Hailey had her Dad Baptize and Confirm her today. She has been preparing for this day for a long, long time now and is excited to join the ranks of her 2 older siblings.

This is a special day for us too. We are so proud of her decision to take this step and know that heavenly Father is well pleased.

We love you sis. Congratulations on your special day, and this special event.

EARINGS!!!!

Ear infections from a week ago are all cleared up and it's time!

Getting two new holes punched in her ears was easier than she thought it would be.

It's official...Hailey is now a girlie girl :)

Congrats!

Hailey's 8th Birthday!

Today was a "no school" Friday so it was the perfect day to celebrate Hailey's 8th Birthday.

She started her day with an early morning "happy birthday song" and surprise candle stuck in her french toast.

Then it was time to leave for a date with mom for the morning. This date had been planned for more than a month and she was super excited. The date was shopping for a new outfit and then... getting her ears pierced (something the girls in our family can choose to do when they turn 8). Part of the fun of this is shopping for and getting to pick out their new earrings. Sad story though... Hailey has had a really bad ear infection all week. She's been on antibiotics for a few days now and is starting to feel better but her ear is still really swollen and very painful when touched. So we were only able to do half of our date today. We bought a few new outfits and picked out earrings and an earring holder but we'll have to come back next week to actually get them pierced.

At noon Hailey and I met Dan, the kids and a few of her friends at Chuck E Cheese for a little lunch birthday party.

Her big surprise this year, from the family, was a new bike, which we wheeled in behind her without her even noticing.

It was funny to see her face when she finally turned around and noticed the bike.

All the kids had a great time and lots of fun with Chuck E today!

Happy Birthday Hailey!

Don't Hold Your Breath!!!

So right before lunch today I got a phone call from the school nurse saying that Hailey had fainted and fallen and cracked her head, and asked if I could come and pick her up.

Seriously?? What in the world??

When I sent her to school she was completely fine, not sick or anything. So I asked tons of questions and was imagining that the rest of my day would be spent in the ER just checking things out to make sure she was okay. I mean, why would a perfectly healthy, energetic kid just fall to the floor, completely unconscious? It really scared me.

When I got to school no one really had answers for me. They said she was fine all morning, didn't seem tired or sick. Her teacher just said that the kids were lined up for lunch and as the line moved forward down the hall Hailey completely veered off in a totally different direction then fell over like a tree to the floor. Another mom in the hall ran over to her and she was completely unconscious. When she came to she couldn't remember what had happened.

It was so random.

I left Hailey with the nurse to go down to her classroom and gather her things so I could take her home. As I was leaving the classroom one of Hailey's friends ran up to me saying,"I know why Hailey fainted." She went on the tell me that while Hailey was waiting in line to go down to the cafeteria they were having a contest to see who could hold their breath the longest and to see who could get their face the reddest. Yikes! Nice contest, huh?

Does that mean Hailey wins?

Hailey and this little girl ended up saying that a lot of the kids are doing this at recess, which lead to a huge 2nd grade class discussion entitled, "Don't Hold Your Breath!"