Go Cards!

Yesterday mom watched Haylee while

Chris and I went to the Cardinal's game.

(I got him tickets for Father's Day)

We had a great time with each other as

husband & wife--talking, eating, drinking beer,

laughing, kissing--and no baby to tend to!

(She was in good hands with Nana B!)

A gorgeous day in STL....85 degrees!

The All-Star game Arch

A quick drink before the game at Paddy O's!

Real Life

Last Thursday was a crazy late night...

but it made me realize how much I love my family life!

Haylee and I went to watch Daddy play

softball at 7:30pm, got home around 9pm,

then it was bathtime for one little girl,

and as you can see here after bath, Christian

decided to change Haylee's crib sheet before

bedtime! Our little Haylee's head did not hit

the bed until 10:15pm!!!

SMILE family!

I love veggies!

One week ago on Haylee's 6 month birthday

we decided to try vegetables--green beans to be

exact. She loved them! Chris and I think she

loves anything that comes on her spoon!

Since then she has tried rice & oatmeal cereals,

sweet potatoes and applesauce too.

Maybe she will be a veggie lover like her

dietitian mommy!

No leftovers here!

MJ Tragedy

What terrible news--the death of a national music icon.

MJ has been part of my life since I was born &

mom would carry me around as a baby and dance

with me to Thriller (vinyl record of course!).

That is one of the greatest stories

I love to hear my dad tell about my infant-hood!

His music will remain legendary for many

generations to come and I love putting on my greatest

hits CD for Haylee.

6 Months Old Today!

Today is our precious Haylee's 6 month

birthday! We are just amazed at how big she has

grown and how smart she is. 4 weeks ago she

started sitting up unassisted and is a pro at

it. She loves to roll around in her crib and on the

floor. She is great at humming and talking &

recently just found her ears! We can't

wait to see what the next 6 months bring!

Happy Birthday Haylee Bug!

Weekend FUN

Over the past weekend I travelled to Vegas for my good friend Stacy's bachelorette party. Ten girls flew in from all over and partied hard in Nevada! The trip was a blast from In & Out Burger to the Chippendales show to clubs like PURE, VooDoo and The Bank. I think we all felt really old after 3 days of hardcore partying and staying up until 5am! I am still trying to catch up on sleep! Yea....Vegas Baby!

While I was gone, my MIL and FIL (Sue Sue and Paw Paw) came up to visit Christian & Haylee. They had a fabulous time exploring St. Louis in one of the hottest weekends so far of the summer! Haylee loved seeing her Fayetteville grandparents and was very well behaved (so I was told!)...Thank you to Susan & Bennie for all your help with Haylee last weekend and extra-large thanks to my wonderful hubby for watching our daughter while I had a girls weekend!

Early Father's Day for Daddy!

Since I left for Vegas last Thursday thru

last night, Haylee and I wanted to

celebrate Father's Day for Daddy a bit

before the actual holiday.

Haylee loves her Daddy (as you can see by the smiles

in these pictures) and had so much fun helping

Chris read his card and open his gifts.

Haylee got him a gift bag with a variety of dad gifts

and I gave Chris tickets to the Cardinal's game

this coming Sunday June 28th.

Happy 1st Father's Day to the best husband

and daddy out there!!!! XOXOXO

Cupcake Time!

Last Wednesday before I left for Vegas,

JP and Nana came over to make these

special "lawnmower" cupcakes for Uncle Chris,

Paw Paw, Papa B, and JP's daddy.

John Paul had a fabulous time decorating the

cupcakes while Haylee supervised from her

highchair seat! Nana assisted with

dispensing the glue (which was black icing!)

and everyone had a fabulous time.

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there!

Seperating the red and brown M&Ms

Adding green coconut for the "grass"

JP's final product! Good job!

(Haylee would have made a big mess if

she could have gotten her hands on those!)

Nana & her grandkids

The cupcakes Haylee left for Daddy & PawPaw

Haylee's Hippo Pool Adventures

This Saturday was finally sunny and we jumped

on the opportunity to try Haylee in her swimsuit &

new pool. At first, she hated the water (it probably

was a bit too cold for her event though we had the water

sitting in the sun for 2 1/2 hours prior) then she sat on the edge

for a few minutes with her feet dangling in the water

and when we put her back in the pool for the 2nd

time she played with her ocean-character

toys and had a blast!

She even let Chris and I

put her baby sunglasses on and was Miss Sassy

after that....

Chicago Trip

The view driving in from the interstate...

See the "L" in the background!

Outside of Cafe Ba Ba Reeba!

A great tapas place by Lincoln Park area

Yummy Sangria

Of course....Michigan Ave!

A shoppers paradise!

The Hershey's store

(Across the street was Ghiradelli!)

Navy Pier

The River view

The bean in Millenium Park

Eating deep dish...no thin crust here!

Soldier's Field

Going to the US vs. Honduras Soccer game

Inside Soldier's Field

The US fan section

(Honduras fans outnumbered US by 4:1
Fortunately US won the game 2 to 1)

Eating our ice cream after an amazing breakfast

at Lou Mitchell's!!

Last weekend Chris and I went on our

first weekend getaway trip wtihout Haylee.

Chicago was our destination and what a town!

We had a blast and really enjoyed being

tourists!

Eating, walking, more eating, more walking,

shopping, eating & drinking, more walking, quick cab ride, sleep!