Everett Children's Museum

I took Hailey to the Everett Children's Museum yesterday for the first time and boy did we have fun! The place is huge and has so much fun stuff to do! I didn't even realize it had 3 floors until it was time to go, so next time we will start off in the art room since we didn't get to use it at all! Hailey really loved the trains and the water room. I thought the glow in the dark room was the best because it had a wall that was basically a hug Light Bright.

I'm so glad that I bought a membership because we plan on going back a lot!

Goodbye Summer, hello Fall!

We will miss the warm weather, popsicles, and playing in the water, but we are excited for stormy nights, changing colors, and fun holidays! And our upcoming trip to Disneyland!

Bathroom remodel

After the successful entry way remodel, Jeff felt confident redoing the bathroom too! (I have been wanting this since we moved in 4 years ago!) I painted the bathroom a light mossy green and painted the ceiling white to freshen it up. Jeff installed a gray tile floor, which looks great. We also installed a new vanity, sink and toilet, along with a new mirror and medicine cabinet. It looks amazing and I am already excited to move on to the master bath...although I think we will probably wait a couple of months.

Here are the before and after pics...

New entry way

Again I have fallen behind on blogging this month, but in my defense, we have been very busy with home improvement projects. Starting with the entry way. It started with Jeff "just looking" at the old laminate tile in our entry way, when then turned in to half of the floor being ripped up. So it was off to Lowe's we went to pick out new flooring :-) Funny how things happen like that! The project went great, except for the part where Moose and Caesar barreled through the barrier Jeff put up while the adhesive was on the floor. The dogs ended up covered in glue, especially Moose, who face planted and rolled over when she slid on the floor. It's funny now, but at the time Jeff and I were SO mad!! After a quick break for the bath, we were back on track.

Hailey really enjoyed "helping" Jeff with the project and even "fixed" her tractor toy with a screw driver, while supervising Jeff.

During the same weekend, I also repainted our living room and the entry way. It really freshened up the rooms and it looks great. We couldn't be happier with how everything turned out, Jeff did great.

Zoo fun

Earlier this month, Hailey got to go to the zoo with Jeff and Scott. She had a lot of fun feeding the birds, seeing all the animals and trying to tickle the penguins.

Pretty girl

Park Fun

If You're Happy and You Know It...

Hailey's first haircut

Hailey got her very first haircut last weekend and she did so great. I didn't even have to use the lollipop I had hidden in my pocket!! Her hair is wild and curly, so we just wanted a little trim to make it more manageable, but I was worried that she would lose her curls because that happened to me when I was a baby, but thankfully she didn't.

It was neat because Hailey's favorite teacher from daycare, Annie, was also there to get her haircut and that made Hailey really excited. Hailey sat in the chair and didn't move too much at all. She was happy as long as she could still see Annie in the mirror. After she got her haircut, she kept saying "I want haircut", and where ever we went for the rest of the day, she would put her head down to show people her haircut, including random strangers.

I'm sad because I wasn't able to collect any hair to put in her baby book :-( There wasn't much they trimmed off and it was so fine it just seemed to disappear. Sad!

Lynden Fair

Hailey got to visit the Lynden Fair 3 times this year! We went once to visit Jeff while he was working at the WSP booth, then we went out with friends, and then Hailey and Jeff got to go with his family while I was at work! Hailey loved the animals and the tractors, and of course the fair food! She got to see the cows up close thanks to my friend Jill who knew some of the farmers. She also got to eat a moo-wich and she practically ate the entire thing. Thankfully the fair wasn't too hot this year, it made walking around much more enjoyable.