Ryan + Tami + Hailey

Chase is almost 1!

2010-10-20T10:14:00.001-07:00

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2008-07-01T21:52:00.000-07:00

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Vacation

2008-06-25T19:55:00.000-07:00

Well we finally took a small vacation - alone. Hailey went to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Wenatchee while we went to Portland for a five days. If you want a great place to get away to that is really affordable and just wonderful you have to check out the Edgefield in Troutdale, just outside of Portland. It is one the McMenamin Brother's establishments. Check them out here: http://www.mcmenamins.com/ We also went on a couple hikes to some really great waterfalls in the area. The one below is Maltnohma Falls, but we also went to Horsetail Falls and Triple Falls nearby.

We now have to stop at rest stops and let Hailey run around, even though the drive to Wenatchee is only 2.5 hours! Wish us luck for our next trip this weekend to Seattle! I'm sure we will stop at many rest stops. We stopped at one and Hailey had to pet a doggy who also needed to get out and run around. I think the owner of the dog found humor in our similar circumstances when we put Hailey back in her car seat and she had a melt down.

Riverfront Park

2008-05-18T16:20:00.000-07:00

Saturday was a scorcher so we headed down to the park to see the river and play in the water. The Spokane River was gorgeous and really flowing this weekend. We stood on the suspension bridge and felt the mist and a few splashes from the cool water on a 90 degree day - wasn't it just 40 last week? Crazy weather!

We headed over to the fountain for some real cooling off. I wasnt prepared with swim clothes so they just went for it! You will see in the progressive photos that Hailey slowly shed all her clothes. Also she really put her new Keen sandles to the test - and they did great - she didn't fall once!

Hailey loves to watch all the other kids. lately she has been putting her little hands behind her back and it so cute!

We had to stop for a drink, then it was back at it!

This is the new way we ride in the Bob, standing and pointing in the direction we should take her. She just needs a whip and a small dog to pull her!

Hi! i'm back!

2008-04-28T19:50:00.000-07:00

I got a new wagon for my first birthday, and I'm having so much fun with it. We take trips around the block and to the park. It's great because it hold so much...like water and wipes, and binkys, and a blanket, and rocks..... what ever I put in it. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Auntie Emily got me great bath toys that I love playing with! Dad loved to give me a bath and I get a great hair do! I think that dad has found his true calling as a beautician!

Here I am in my special shirt all the way from Austria! Mom's friend Christa in Europe bought me the cutest ladybug shirt and sweater to wear! I just love it!

Here I am at the park and going down the slide. Dad went me first then I did it on my own. I had so much fun with the wind in my hair and playin gin the sand...I even ate a handful or two!

The one on the top is from the other day and the one to the right is from July...do you think that I have grown a little bit? Dad tries to hold me the same way, but he says I am a little bit heavy! How rude!

Just some shots of me being cute...you know everyday occurances!

Mom thought I was being cute so she had dad take my picture. I didnt care to be woken by the light of a flash bulb. Hopefully they learned their lesson!

More of me being cute....what can I say!

Here I am with mom and he best friend Emily! Auntie Em is so great, she spent the whole morning with us. We had a great breakfast at Frank's Diner, and then went to the mall and mom's office. By the time we took her to the airport I had such a long morning that I fell asleep. Mom said she had such a great time and loved talking to Emily all morning and wished she could do it more often!

My First Birthday...

2008-03-30T15:04:00.000-07:00

More to come......

I'm going to be a model...

2008-03-20T19:28:00.001-07:00

Does this really need any comments. I mean really - what a pose!

Almost One Year

2008-03-20T18:23:00.000-07:00

Hailey still loves her 4 wheeler and can almost get on it all by herself, although getting off isn't so easy. She can rock it backwards but hasn't quite been able to move forward. She also has this habit of carrying her socks in her mouth, resourceful I guess, but definitely gross.

She is definitely exploring the "boundaries" and has this little smirky look. We're on to you Hailey!

And can we start to see a little 'tude in this shot! If we aren't getting what we want we now throw fits. last night was a full on throw yourself face first on the ground and cry till you cant breathe. All because we didn't share our ravioli. Oh boy!

I'm coming to get you!

2008-02-21T21:17:00.000-08:00

Guess who is walking now? Yep, it's Hailey! On Wednesday when I went to pick her up from Day Care they told me that hailey had something important to show me.....look whos walking! She took about 5 steps and had way more confidance than before. Today she was even better and I'm sure by her birthday she will be running around the house!

Bam bam

2008-02-18T08:50:00.001-08:00

Hailey has enough hair for pig tails, but not enough patients for me to put them in. So this is what we get - one pig tail on the top! Ryan and I are amazed every day at how old she is looking and changing into a little girl and less of a baby. She keeps us very busy and has discovered cabinets - and that they open! She will look at us as she crawls supper fast towards the kitchen, then pulls herself up and opens the cabinet. She will disappear for a minute than appear with a mischevious smile and pull out a muffin pan or a warming rack.

Our little munchkin! Cant imagine life without her!

Daddy did my hair

2008-02-03T10:30:00.000-08:00

Hailey's almost walking....

2008-02-03T10:26:00.001-08:00

Snow Days

2008-02-03T10:17:00.000-08:00

Here is where the snow decided that it wanted to come inside and play.

Christmas 2007

2008-01-07T19:39:00.000-08:00

Hi....remember me?

2008-01-07T19:36:00.000-08:00

First Snow

2007-12-01T18:12:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2007-12-01T17:34:00.000-08:00

Grandpa John & Hailey

Do the Palmquist's look alike? Great Aunt Joan, Grandpa John & Dad

Matt, Cheryl, Daniel, Kaci, Nathan, Grandma Vicki & Grandpa Jim

Grandma Vicki, Nathan, Hailey & Daniel

Gobble Gobble

Nathan & Hailey

Random shots of Hailey

2007-11-13T14:28:00.000-08:00

Bath time got a little adventurous when dad was playing with different hat styles.

Then she told dad what she thought about that.......

Ok, calm down we wont put silly hats on you anymore!

Saturday was fun with the discovery of her first tooth! We tried to get a picture but I think it is at the stage where you can feel it but you cant quite see it yet. But here is our best attempt, and the only one where her tongue wasn't sticking out.

She's a walking fool! Hailey is getting so good at walking around the living room - and if she is chasing a cat she can really scoot! She has the model walk down and puts one foot in front of the other.

Just chill'n in my seat. Wait'n for some grub.

MMMM tastes good!

Happy Halloween

2007-11-01T11:29:00.001-07:00

Hailey was a lion for her first Halloween. She was a little less than excited about the whole situation. It didnt really start off too well because we had to wake her up from a late nap - that never goes well. Then we tried to take pictures and Hailey didnt want to cooperate, she wanted to wiggle and squirm and look at the kitties. We did manage to go to our neighbor friends and she was pretty good. She got hugs from baby James and played with a balloon at Collin's house. She was a perfect little lion.

GAP Casting Call

2007-11-01T07:40:00.000-07:00

Every year GAP has a casting call for new baby faces. Well of course Hailey is the cutest kid ever, so naturally we entered her. Hailey's good friends Ethan and James entered too, but they are boys so they have to duke it out in thier own catagory. Here are a few of the images that we entered. We also entered the one of Hailey in the Pot from camping.

Winter Hat

2007-10-29T17:27:00.000-07:00

Hailey prefered this hat to her striped hat. Just kidding, mom and dad are so cruel!

Good morning world!

2007-10-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

The Anatomy of a Family Photo

2007-10-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

For those of you with infants you can feel our pain - for those of you without just wait! It was a beautiful fall day and the sun was out and it was just perfect for a family picture. The tripod was up and Ryan had scattered leaves and arranged the pumpkins just so, the stage was set. Well we forgot to check to with Hailey to see if it was in itinery for the day. We soon learned that it wasnt he plan to pose for the camera today. Here are a few shots that we did take, but none are going on the Christmas card this year!

Here are a few of just the munchkin doing her own thing.

And that's a wrap......

Pumpkin Patch

2007-10-14T15:21:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we took Hailey up to Greenbluff to pick out her first pumpkin. We found big ones and medium ones and Hailey sized pumpkins too! Our friends James, Rachel and baby James were there too.

Lazy Sunday

2007-09-26T17:43:00.000-07:00

Hailey was really getting into the game and nearly fell off her chair with excitement! Well she did fall off her chair, but only because she is still learning to sit up. No worries - we caught her! If you can see the TV screen you will see that the guide is on and she is choosing between Football and Nascar. Wow - what a choice!

Happy Baby....

2007-09-17T20:09:00.000-07:00

Imagine this, two pictures of Hailey smiling on the same day! Just dont pay attention to the goopy eye and runny nose, or the drool! Hailey has her first cold, her mom and dad have cold's too now. She is so strong now and trying to wipe the nose of a squirming baby should win you an athletic medal.

Daddy's Outfit

2007-09-17T19:56:00.001-07:00

The first outfit Ryan bought Hailey was not pink. It seemed like it would never fit Hailey and always be way too big. Well she finally fits in it! You look cute in everything - pink or not!

Mmmmm Green Beans

2007-09-05T21:36:00.001-07:00

Hailey has now had Rice Cereal, sweet potatoes and now green beans. She did manage to eat most of it and not spit it all over the kitchen. She was a hungry girl tonight and ate rice cereal, beans & 5 oz. of formula - our little growing munchkin!

Huckleberry Camping '07

2007-09-05T21:12:00.000-07:00

Hailey's first camping trip was to the family's annual Huckleberry picking trip. She had lots of fun with lots of family! Last year we had around 80 family members, this year was a lot less with around 50 or so. While mom and dad roughed it in the tent Hailey lived it up in the RV with Grandma and Grandpa Walter. Even Grandma Vicki was there to help celebrate Ryan's 30th Birthday. Even her Uncle Cam made it back from the fires in Montana to spend some quality time with Hailey - although Hailey wasnt so sure about her uncle Cam's new look.

video is loaded now

2007-08-30T21:42:00.000-07:00

The video of Hailey blowing raspberries is uploaded and ready for viewing now.

Grapefruit....who knew!

2007-08-30T07:29:00.000-07:00

Last night Ryan was eating grapefuit and he decided he would give Hailey a taste just to see what she would do. We thought she would squish her face up and spit it out, but no - she LOVED it! Just see what she did when we took it away from her. Sorry some of the pictures are blurry - I was laughing too hard!

Baby Justin

2007-08-28T07:57:00.001-07:00

Our good friends Jessica and Kris just had their baby, Justin Robert Lahd. He is a cutie and sported a few rock'n onsies (his dad is in a band). Congratulations Jess and Kris - he is perfect!

Blowing Raspberries

2007-08-26T14:32:00.002-07:00

Hailey learned how to blow raspberries on Monday morning. She choose dinner time to show off her new talents to her dad. This is what we caught on tape to share with all of you cause it was just so darn cute!

Tummy Time

2007-08-26T13:33:00.000-07:00

As most of you know Hailey is a pretty serious baby. We took about 30 pictures today and not a single smile. We got the "thinking" pose, the "I'm not sure I like this", the "mom this is poking me" but no smiles. We even got some dirty looks. We love our little Hailey and these are the moments we know that she will be smarter than us one day!

Dad picked mom's jaw up off the floor....

2007-08-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

Cam's new look.

Hailey's new pj's

2007-08-15T20:31:00.000-07:00

"Guys I'm so tired , just let me go to bed. I got my binky and I'm ready to go."

First Day of School - oh not yet...

2007-08-15T20:10:00.000-07:00

First day of Day Care - more tramatic for mom then for Hailey. Every day gets a little easier and it always helps that she has a smile on her face when I come visit - 3 or 4 times the first full day! It really gives me something to look forward to in the day - running over to see my baby!

Hello California

2007-08-15T19:47:00.000-07:00

Hailey's first time in the Pacific Ocean! We had one last vacation to Laguna Beach before I returned to work. It was a great trip and very relaxing. We visitied with friends and family and just had a great time. It made us think - what would it take to move - just kidding! But we will be back for more great vacations!

Hailey on the plane. She was a great traveler and didn't seem to be bothered by any of it.

Mimi Darling just had a great time with Hailey. She just loved her little hands and feet and couldn't get enough of them. So cute! Hailey seemed very relaxed at Grandma's and loved her back!

Hailey fell instantly in love with her Great Auntie Jennifer - then fell instantly asleep!

Bathtime

2007-07-11T14:37:00.000-07:00

Thanks Mitzi! I just love her slippers!

My crazy husband and his new toy

2007-07-11T14:30:00.000-07:00

Ryan's mean biker look and his bike in the background.

Our family spot

2007-07-11T14:04:00.000-07:00

I created this in January, never to return.....until now. I think that this is going to be a good way to keep everyone up tp date on day to day events in our lives. I am going to try and keep this up to date, I hope every day, but at least every week. Ryan bought me my own computer and so now I can be in the living room with Hailey and type away.

Must keep playing........

2007-07-11T13:59:00.000-07:00

Hailey was playing so well on her own. I walked away to fold the laundry and this is what I found when I came back.

The Nursery

2007-01-16T13:23:00.000-08:00

A few pics of the finished room...