Lessons in Motherhood

But Hailey is a pretty darn good artist at the ripe old age of 4.  I bet you can’t guess who each of these characters are?

It was 65 degrees and sunny on Saturday and Sunday. It was beautiful, and we took good advantage.

I’ve analyzed this housing obsession a little further, and here’s what I’ve decided…it’s not about the housing…it’s about the schools!  I’m completely freaked out that Hailey is going to Kindergarten in August.  It’s just a few months away.  I thought that I had her school choice all figured out.  It should be easy…just send her [...]

At school today, Hailey decided that she wanted to make a grocery list. She told the teachers what she wanted to buy, and they spelled it for her so she could write it. Here is what her list consisted of:
Triscuits
Cracked Pepper
Olive Oil
Aside from the fact that the list consists of three completely random [...]

Today was Hailey’s first “real” ballet lesson in her regular Tuesday night class. I won’t even mention how difficult it is for me to leave work early, drive 45 minutes to the class, get her changed, give her something to eat, get her in the door, all the while dragging Sophia along. No, [...]

Today, I decided to take Hailey to ballet class for the first time. Well, I didn’t really plan to take her. I was just going to pick up some information about class, but they happened to be having a drop in class 10 minutes after I stopped in. So, we ran home, [...]

According to Hailey, we need to make a lightsaber, and this is how you do it:
“First, we need a hammer. Then, we need some wood so that we can make that thing that the light comes out of. Oh, and we need a light and some batteries.”

Oh boy this one was a doozie…
Hailey: I’m tired.
Mommy: Did you take a nap today?
Hailey: Yes, but I slept with my eyes open.
Mommy: You can’t sleep with your eyes open.
Hailey: Well, my eyes were closed, but my other eyes were open.
Mommy: What other eyes?
Hailey: The eyes in the back of my head.
Mommy: You have eyes [...]

Hailey doesn’t watch a lot of tv or do a lot of toy shopping so when we ask her what she wants for Christmas, she doesn’t usually have an answer. Or at least not an answer that can satisfy the big guy in the red suit. So, today I told Hailey about the [...]

Hailey has two responsibilities this Thanksgiving: 1) Choose the pie type and 2) Make name cards for the table. The name cards are done and adorable. The pie required a little more coercing. She didn’t want pie, she wanted cookies, cake, etc. Finally, she came up with a pie flavor…chocolate chip. [...]