Hailey turns 4

Right after spring break ended, our sweet Hailey turned 4 years old!

 

We absolutely adore this girl and love her sweet disposition and personality!

She is happy and funny and shy and wonderful!

 

She woke up on her birthday to find a few gifts - that she insisted on opening before the kids went to school.  She really wanted some Beados.  She got that and some PlayDoh and some new pretend food.

 

The night before (Easter), we celebrated at my mom's house with a cake just for her.

 



For her birthday dinner on her actual birthday, we had her favorite dinner (spaghetti) and then a couple of days later, I picked her and her 2 little friends (Max & Hunter) from preschool and took them to McDonald's for lunch.

Hailey at age 4:

 

- She's been going to preschool 2 days a week and absolutely loves it

 

- She goes to dance class with cousins Sophia & Lucy

 

- She has a Little Gym class on Fridays

 

- She loves to talk, but we often have a hard time knowing what she is saying.  This makes her really mad.

 

- She started going to Primary at the beginning of the year and loves it!

 

- She is really good at playing by herself.  She loves Play Doh, painting, playing kitchen, playing house and doing puzzles.

 

- She loves to watch TV - especially Daniel Tiger and Dora

 

- On the show Daniel Tiger, there is usually a song with every episode and Hailey knows just when to sing them to us.   For example, one day she came up to me and started singing "I like you.  I like you.  I like you just the way you are."   Or another time when Hannah wouldn't try something for dinner "You've got to try new foods cause it might taste good."    Or, when Hannah was really mad at bath time, she sang "If you're feel so mad that you want to roar, take a deep breath and count to 4."

 

- Jon loves to tease her and Hailey teases him right back and tells him that she doesn't like him or that she doesn't like any boys.

 

- She carries around her blanket - which is in shreds now. 

 

- She's fully potty-trained (including nights)

 

- She is a picky eater.  She loves, loves, loves spaghetti.  She also likes hot dogs, McDonalds,

go-gurt, Cheerios, granola bars, apples and melted cheese sandwiches.

 

- She loves to ride her trike and more than once, we've had to go find her because she's gotten too far away from home. 

 

- She has been so loving and kind to Samuel.  She always asks where Baby Samuel is and if she can see his face.  She'll comfort him by saying "See Baby Samuel, mom did not die, she's right here." 

 

We love this little girl so much!  She is teeny for her age, but smart and sassy.  She's loved learning the alphabet and numbers and is excited for another year of preschool.

 

We love you Hailey Grace!