From 4 pounds to 4 years!!!

Happy Birthday, Hailey! It's hard to believe that our little four pound preemie is now four years old.

Here is a picture of her August of 2004....

And here is a picture of her today...


We had a really fun day. It's always fun when a birthday falls on Saturday! She started out with breakfast in bed. However, she was way too excited to see her new bike. I made her eat one bite before going downstairs. No words can possibly describe how excited Hailey was to get a new bike. She has been talking about it for months. Every time we go to a store, she has to try all the bikes out. This past week she even decided to cancel Chuck E. Cheese's (that's where she wanted to go for her party). At first I couldn't figure out why. She loves Chuck E. Cheese. When she said something about not being able to take bikes in Chuck E. Cheese, it all made sense.

So, we let her ride her bike all morning. She loved it!


It was a special treat for Hailey that we were able to babysit Morgan and Kayla most of the day. Hailey loves her cousins. In the afternoon, we went to the Herriman Splash Pad to celebrate with Grandma and Grandpa Whipple. We had the whole park to ourselves for awhile! The kids had a great time and as always, grandma spoiled them with lots of yummy treats!


Hailey at the beginning of the popsicle...
Hailey at the end of the popsicle... WOW! Her face was stained for the rest of the day!
Opening presents... She couldn't believe they were all for HER!


In the evening, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's. We were there for several hours. Broman, Rachel and kids came. Bergan and Brinden stopped by for awhile, too. The kids had a blast. Hailey loved the tick tock ride. Its funny how all Hailey cared about were the rides, and all the older kids cared about were whichever things gave them the most tickets.



We had Chuck E. Cheese come out and sing Happy Birthday to Hailey. She was so shy. She wouldn't even look at him. I think she really liked it, though.



Hailey was really spoiled with gifts and has LOVED playing with them. Here are the things she got...
A new Barbie bike and a snap and style outfit from the family
A Snap and Style Princess doll, Princess jewelry, ballet shoes, and a wand, and Disney Scrabble Junior from Grandma and Grandpa Whipple and Leslie
A Swimming barbie set from Morgan and Kayla
A porcelin doll, book and stuffed butterfly from Grandma and Grandpa Sillito
A Littlest Pet Shop set from Emily and Dave
A Little Mermaid Under the Sea Game from Corey, Cherice, and Raylee
Money from Luci, Tina, and Grandma B. (which she is using to buy new shoes for school)
A Lightning McQueen car from her friend Kai

We love our Hailey so much.