Fun Times!

August 28, 2009 on 10:42 am | In Haley, Hayden and Laura, Trey | No Comments

The weather has been perfect the last few days and we’ve taken great advantage of it!  Hayden has cut the grass three times this week- he got a new lawn mower and can’t stay off of it!  Haley loves it too.  Every time we get out of the car she tries to go climb up on the “tractor”.  Last Monday night we went to the Redbirds game.  Trey got to wear his new Cardinals attire (thanks, LeGrand’s!) and Haley LOVED Rocky Redbird.  She spent the whole game trying to spot him and when he came near us she ran right up to him- giving him high 5′s, hugs, and tugs.  He was really great with the kids and even wanted to hold Trey! 

We apparently had a pizza-filled weekend.  Chuck E. Cheese Friday night, Incredible Pizza Company Saturday, and Pizza in the Park Sunday!  We all had a blast running around Chuck E. Cheese’s.  I know the song says, “where a kid can be a kid,” but they should add, “where an adult can be a kid!”  Hayden was more excited to get cotton candy on the way out of the door than Haley was!  We met up with some friends in the park Sunday night and Hayden got some priceless pictures of the giggly little girls.  There is no sweeter sound…maybe except for cowbells ringing in the stadium…which is coming up VERY soon!  Haley will be ready.  She asks me all the time to sing the Bulldog Song.

Rocky Redbird isn’t the only large red animal Haley has seen in the past week.  We also went to story time at Barnes and Noble to meet Clifford!  Haley was “that kid”.  She instantly ran up to him and didn’t let go until I made her get away so the other kids could take pictures with him too.  It was SO cute.  They had to get Clifford to another part of the store for pictures because the kids were mobbing him on the stage and Haley walked with him, holding his hand across the store because she was NOT letting go that easily.  We try to take advantage of a lot of fun (free) things the city offers!

One last exciting thing is that Haley is starting school next week.  She will go twice a week.  We went to see her class and meet her teachers and I think it’s going to be great.  She was real shy and quiet while we were there but couldn’t stop talking about “her school” once we left…and she prays for her teachers every night without prompting.  So sweet.