Love, love, love

While we don't go overboard for Valentines Day in our house, it's still fun to do a little celebrating and to take the time to show those we love, just how much we love them; you three included!

I can never put into words just how much we love you, Chase, Asher and Hayley. The love for your child just can't be described, you will only realize the depths of mine and Daddy's love for you, when you have your own children. You are the center of our lives and the reason for which we do everything. We love every inch of you; from your little piggy toe to the top of your head!

The way you love and care for each other is just as important. If I could freeze any point in time, it would be this. Chase you at age 6, Asher age 4 (even though you so badly want to get to 5) and Hayley at 2, because you all get along SO well. You have little squabbles every now and then over somebody not sharing, or somebody getting poked when they didn't want to be. Overall you can see the connection the 3 of you have and I pray that it always remains that way. That you always have each others backs, that you think of your two siblings before yourself and that you always laugh together as much as you do now. You are each other's God given best friends.

Hayley Ann Mae: Two Years

Lady Hayley this year was a blur with so much going on in our lives, but you, sweet girl were the ray of sunshine through it all. On hard, sad, stressful days all I had to do was look at you and it all went away. I have no doubt in my mind that God sent you to us and just the right time.
We are all (Daddy, Chase and Asher) in love with you so much. We would all agree that you rule the roost and are for sure the Queen of our lives. You are incredibly sweet, sometimes sassy and have a bit of spicy rolled in there for good measure. You are so in awe of both your brothers and when they go to school you are constantly asking when they will be home. If we are out running errands and you see a school bus, you start calling for Chase and get upset when I tell you that Chase isn't on that specific bus. Asher is your sidekick when you are looking to cause trouble or tease someone. The two of you run circles around the house stealing toys from one another but in the next second can be found sharing snacks and cuddling. 
You are very much Mummy's girl still, though you are showing Daddy more attention than you have previously. I hope and pray we always remain this close. We still end the day with stories and rocking for a couple of minutes just so can snuggle. 
It amazes me how independent you are at just TWO years old. You love to pick out your clothes, always ask for a bow, love shoes and want to wear your backpack everywhere. You yell at the boys when I am talking sternly to them lol, and love to help me in the kitchen and with laundry. Your job around the house is to feed Cisco (sometimes the bag is so heavy that you have to use all your might to drag it across the floor and refuse to let anyone help you), and to let him out back and back in. Again you refuse to let anyone else do that. You adore Cisco and he quite often will hangout by you so you can pet him. 
I know I've raised you right as when you see Target you throw your hands up and yell "yay!" I took you to get your nails done for the first time for your birthday and since then you ask me to paint them every . single . day. 
Most days are hectic with school schedules and your brothers activities and we dont always get to sit and play the way I wish we did but I know that as long as you are next to me you are one happy girl. 

Stats: 28lbs 1oz (66th%) and 34.5inches tall (72nd%) 
Sleep: Hayley is a great sleeper at night, however a few months before she turned 2, she decided to start dropping naps. More often than not she does not nap and so she is in bed by 6:30/7pm and sleeps until around 8am.  Once a week, maybe, she will take a two hour nap. It's glorious when she does.
Social: Hayley was born a social butterfly and still is. She will not hesitate walking into a room full of kids and mixing right in with all of them. By proxy she has become friends with Chase and Asher's friends, she does not care that they are 4+ years older than her. With being the third child and the boys school schedules I haven't been able to put her in any kind of classes but come the fall I am hoping to get her into a dance or gymnastic class.  
Diet:Overall she is a good eater. Just like when she was a baby, she loves all meat. The more flavor the better!! Lady Hayley loves her sweets and if candy has been left lying around she is on it. Her favorite foods are eggs (eats them everyday), avocado, chicken nuggets, cheese, and fruit and ice cream.

Skills/Milestones: At this point there isn't much Hayley can't do as far as two year olds go. She can be found running, skipping and jumping (she loves jumping on the trampoline), and climbing. Girl can get down with herself when music comes on. She has really gotten the hang of coloring and holds the crayon great. Everyday she is saying new words and is putting together 3 words sentences. Some of her words are "Disco" (Cisco), "Ace" (Asher), "Hase" (Chase), "ba bom" (bath bomb), "neigh" (horse), "eese" (cheese)

Favorites: Mummy, Daddy, Chase, Asher, Cisco, looooves music and dancing, jumping on the trampoline, dogs, horses, books, babies

Let's Paw-ty

Lady Hayley your most favorite thing in the world at this age, is without a doubt puppies! You cannot get enough of them. We read Biscuit books on repeat, you ask every . single . day to go to the pet store to see the dogs. You're exact words are "go dog! go dogs!!" You follow Cisco everywhere and have deemed it your job to make sure he always has food and are on door duty when he goes outside. It is so sweet, sometimes you miss him so much while he is running around in the yard that you go to the door, open it and yell his name over and over demanding that he comes back inside. When he doesn't obey you sometimes loose your ish. It is quite possibly the cutest thing ever!!

Naturally I decided your second birthday party should be all about dogs. I had so much planning this for you, and I have to say your brothers had equally as much fun setting up for the big day. We made a huge balloon arch and had balloons shaped like dogs (which you all played with for weeks after). Grandma Redfern sent over the cutest puppy dress from England and you looked adorable in it. Your favorite food is breakfast food so I thought why not serve everyone brunch. We had scrambled eggs, bacon, bagels and cream cheese, gogurts, fruits, muffins and donuts. It was quite a delicious spread. Of course we had a beautiful cake and cake pops!!

All our family, our closest friends and your best friends came to celebrate you. You really do have a tremendous amount of people that love you so much!! Staying with the puppy theme I planned a few fun things for you and your friends to do. We had a puppy adoption center where you each got to pick a stuffed puppy and then decorate its doghouse. Everybody loved that! We also played pass the parcel and we had a dog pinata. We ended the party with your birthday cake of course and you did so well blowing out your candle!