Well we had a wonderful week - that started out wonderfully bad!
Early on Wednesday evening, a storm blew through our area and of course... our house lost power...yet again. There must be something about the power grid we are located on - thunderstorms can pick it out like a tiger eyeing the slowest gazelle. It's irritating...and it always seems to happen around someone's birthday (remember Hailey's first birthday last year...?).
Despite the loss of power, Thursday afternoon, we joined a daycare outing to a place called 'Jungle Joe's'. It is a giant warehouse full of inflatable bouncers and slides - otherwise known as 'Hailey Heaven'! It was so much fun! She was literally running from one slide to the next. Thank God Nathan got the time off, because climbing to the tops of these slides with Hailey in one arm was no easy feat! Hailey even got her first kiss at Jungle Joe's! A little boy named Ethan was there, and she chased him all over the place. I didn't have my camera ready for the first kiss, but Ethan's dad helped prompt a second one.
Because of the storm, we spent part of the Fourth of July weekend as nomads. Thursday night, we 'camped out' at my parents (who spend our nation's birthday in Canada every year...hmmm). When we arrived at their house, Hailey spoke her first sentence. She walked around the kitchen, shrugging her shoulders, repeating "Where'd they go?" Needless to say, my parents are thrilled.
Our Fourth of July started out at the zoo this year. The weather was perfect for a zoo visit and we had a ton of fun. Hailey fed the giraffes and goats and we got to see a baby snow leopard...so cute!! Our evening ended up at our friends Park and Emmy's house for a very tasty barbecue. Our power came on and because that was enough of a celebration for us... no fireworks for Hailey this year (she was exhausted anyway).
Saturday, Nathan and I kept the July tradition of loosing a cell phone and getting new ones - so we spent the morning at the AT&T store. After that, Nathan and Hailey then headed north for a family anniversary celebration and I went to a drum corps show with friends. It was a little hot outside, but a fine time was had by all.
Sunday was spent recuperating from Thursday-Saturday...and restocking our refrigerator.
Early on Wednesday evening, a storm blew through our area and of course... our house lost power...yet again. There must be something about the power grid we are located on - thunderstorms can pick it out like a tiger eyeing the slowest gazelle. It's irritating...and it always seems to happen around someone's birthday (remember Hailey's first birthday last year...?).
Despite the loss of power, Thursday afternoon, we joined a daycare outing to a place called 'Jungle Joe's'. It is a giant warehouse full of inflatable bouncers and slides - otherwise known as 'Hailey Heaven'! It was so much fun! She was literally running from one slide to the next. Thank God Nathan got the time off, because climbing to the tops of these slides with Hailey in one arm was no easy feat! Hailey even got her first kiss at Jungle Joe's! A little boy named Ethan was there, and she chased him all over the place. I didn't have my camera ready for the first kiss, but Ethan's dad helped prompt a second one.
Because of the storm, we spent part of the Fourth of July weekend as nomads. Thursday night, we 'camped out' at my parents (who spend our nation's birthday in Canada every year...hmmm). When we arrived at their house, Hailey spoke her first sentence. She walked around the kitchen, shrugging her shoulders, repeating "Where'd they go?" Needless to say, my parents are thrilled.
Our Fourth of July started out at the zoo this year. The weather was perfect for a zoo visit and we had a ton of fun. Hailey fed the giraffes and goats and we got to see a baby snow leopard...so cute!! Our evening ended up at our friends Park and Emmy's house for a very tasty barbecue. Our power came on and because that was enough of a celebration for us... no fireworks for Hailey this year (she was exhausted anyway).
Saturday, Nathan and I kept the July tradition of loosing a cell phone and getting new ones - so we spent the morning at the AT&T store. After that, Nathan and Hailey then headed north for a family anniversary celebration and I went to a drum corps show with friends. It was a little hot outside, but a fine time was had by all.Sunday was spent recuperating from Thursday-Saturday...and restocking our refrigerator.
So the potentially disastrous weekend turned out to be a lot of fun...
even without electricity, we had the power to change our attitudes and make it a great time!
More pictures from the weekend are at:
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