Hailey's Bubblefest 2010

While at the Bubblefest, we couldn't leave without some sort of bubble toy (of course!). So I bought Hailey a Monkey bubble set. I thought it would be pretty easy for her to use herself (it has a fan to blow the bubbles for her). So with the help of Grannie, here is Hailey playing with her new bubble toy.

Bubblefest 2010

Since Hailey LOVES bubbles, I decided going the The Discovery Science museum for their annual Bubblefest would be perfect. Her Grannie came along too. She sat through the entire 40 minute bubble show in total awe. We then played around the museum. She had a blast!

Here are some photos from the day:

Gorgeous Baby Blues

I know I am partial, but Hailey certainly has stunning blue eyes!!
Being able to capture images like this makes this photography SO worth it!

Introducing the Ponytail!!

Not only does Hailey finally have enough hair to have a ponytail, she is actually letting me put her hair in one!! I tried to get some quick shots of her with her ponytail, she wasn't cooperating well, but I guess I cant expect a toddler to care about my need for an adorable picture!

Here she is, my adorable girl with her ponytail. (Can I add that she is getting wayy too big way too fast??)

She was done getting her picture taken.

Tu-Tu Overload

So it occurred to me that I seem to be drawn to putting Hailey in a tu-tu and having her photographed. I was looking back on all of Hailey's milestone age photos and realized that for her 6 month, 1 year and 18 month photos she was wearing a tu-tu! Not that its a bad thing! She just has some how ended up in a tu-tu in every 6 months.

So in honor of Hailey in a tu-tu... here's her photos....

6 Months old (courtesy of Jennifer Bagwell Photography)


1 Year Old. (Again courtesy of Jennifer Bagwell Photography)


18 Months Old (Photographed by me!)


I'd like to promise to not put her in a tu-tu again before placing her in front of a camera but I cant exactly do that! ;) Nothing like an adorable baby in a tu-tu!!

Disadvantage of Photographing Your Own Child

The one problem with being the one to photograph your own child... is that you tend to get a lot of images that look like this...

Hailey 18 Months Old

I did a little photo shoot with Hailey in this adorable tu-tu outfit her Grannie M's friend gave her. I couldn't resist!

More of Hailey at 17 Months Old

A follow up to the sneak peek.

Sneak Peek of Pictures of Hailey

I recently did a little photoshoot with Hailey. I am not quite done with them but I had to share a few!

Hailey's Recent Vocab Lesson!

I thought I would add to Hailey's vocab list I started in a blog post a few months old.

Mama/Mommy
Dada/Daddy
Nose (Noe)
Moon (Mooooo)
Balloon (boooon)
Ball (bah)
Bath tub (Bah Ba)
Right there (rye der)
Spider (di-der)
Diaper (Die-pa)
Hi (iii)
Hello (eh-yo)
*Newest Words*
Bubble (she now shouts it!)
uh-oh
Nana
Papa
Whats that? (Wha dat?)
All Done
Duck
Junk (dont ask! lol)
More (moooooeee)
Dog
Car (she's says nun-nun for car. Which is really Vroom-Vroom)
Fish (isshhh)
Up
This (diss)
Yes (esss)
Cracker
oh wow, wow or whoa

If there are anymore, I am forgetting them!

She also knows what a Monkey says (oo ah ooo ah) and a dog says. She has recently learned basically all of her body parts. (nose, eyes, cheeks, mouth, teeth, tongue, ears, hair, head, arms. hands, legs, toes, buns -haha). She understands everything it seems and we have to spell certain things out in front of her (already!!) . Where did my baby go????

She still LOVES Seasame Street & especially Elmo! She alos lives her Little People toys and dolls! Books, she goes through phases but loves to sort her books. She has a play kitchen she loves to play with. She loves to climb all over everything and, like her Daddy, she loves to be outside.

We are working on her drinking with a regular cup. And we really need to get a potty and start that (Holy Cow! Really, where does the time go??).

I'll be posting some 18 month photos soon (Yes, she is almost 18 months!! In just a few short months, I will be planning her 2nd birthday party! That's insane!!).

That's all for now folks!

Mommy Rec! Gymboree Bubble Oodles!!

I have to tell you that this is the BEST invention EVER!! Hailey goes NUTS over bubbles and thanks to my friend Brooke, I have discovered this nifty bubble set up! The bubble blower seriously blows "oodles" of bubbles. And these bubbles last forever. There were still some this morning sitting on the ground from last night!

If you have a toddler that loves bubbles, I highly recommend this set up! You can pick it up at your local Gymboree store or go to HERE. I used a 20% off coupon I found in a parenting magazine. I also purchased the bubble refill. With the way Hailey goes nuts over bubbles, I knew I'd need a back up!

Valentine's Day Photoshoot 2010

I decided to get out my backdrop stand, get a simple VDay tablecloth from Target, a cute outfit and a lollipop then click away on my camera. How can you resist this Valentine's Day cutie??