There's Really No Excuse.

I would like to say that I have some super awesome excuse for not jotting down my thoughts since... when was it... OCTOBER? FAIL! Sorry. Raising a spider monkey of a child is no excuse for not having time to unload my topsy turvy brain on to a public internet site. Ok so... REWIND.... I'll go with the abridged version.

Halloween:
My sister and I had the great idea of dressing the dogs and Hailey as Alice in Wonderland. So one trip to Target and I had everything I needed ( naturally). Excpet when I went to put Hailey in her adorable little costume, it got stuck. Not the zipper... no no... the dress got stuck on Hailey's head. So much so I had to CUT.IT.OFF. So scratch that idea. So now the dogs are from Alice in Wonderland and Hailey is a make shift ballerina. The cutest darn thing I ever pulled off. It made me want to rush her to a ballet studio.

Hailey's First Birthday:
Pretty much your typical first birthday, all grown ups and high hopes of cake smashing... She had absolutely no interest in the cake and cried, and I mean CAH-RIED when we sang happy birthday to her. It wasn't until her presents came that she somewhat calmed down. As demonstrated in the photos below.

Thanksgiving:

Ok now this actually went off a lot smoother than any other event. Through Hailey's first year we kept meat pretty much out of the picture. I'm not a vegan or a commune farmer or anything, I just felt that since I breastfed her exclusively the first year and she ate nothing but heaps upon heaps of leafy greens that she'd turn out ok. I also was none to excited for that particular type of diaper change. Anyhoo... so as we sat down to the turkey table with Hailey's little high chair tray full of all the delectable fare that is Thanksgiving dinner I awaited her first choice. Her hand grazed over the sticky rolls, the potatoes, and the green beans... and she went straight for the HAM. Lee had never been prouder. *** she did however devour the spinach souffle... most of her ham went to the dogs***

(I will save a separate post for CHRISTMAS)

NEW YEARS:
Who are we kidding, we were all asleep by 9:30, and no that is NOT lame. This is Vegas- people treat this town like New Years all year long- I can debauch anytime...

And now we are just about to approach Valentine's Day, which will sadly be spent on a plane to Fargo ( yes that Fargo; yes I have seen the movie, yes they really talk like that and yes I'm aware it is currently in a tundra state) but we will be going for Lee's grandmother's funeral. She passed away on Thursday and will be sorely missed. So as we remember to celebrate US on Valentine's Day, we remember to love those who loved others to make our lives possible and send our thoughts and prayers to the Soderling family.

Margaret Soderling (1930-2011)