Our life...

I was reading one of my friend’s blog posts and she had said that you could get your blog bound into a book. So, since I hate scrapbooking and writing in journals, but I LOVE blogging, this is now going to be our "scrapbook/journal". So bear with me because I am going to be posting ALOT more pictures and random things that go on in our lives...especially Hailee's. So, what has been going on with the Hardy Family? I’ll start from the past and work our way to what we have been up to most recently.

On June 15th, Hailee’s FIRST tooth came in! It was so exciting! Then her second tooth came in about a week later! She looks so cute with her two pearly white teeth!

On July 11th, Hailee hit a HUGE milestone! She started crawling! It was so cute because at first, she would crawl with one leg straight out and the other one under her body. It was kind of like a tri-pod crawl. It only took her a few days to really get the “crawling thing” down. Now she crawls everywhere! It is so much fun and we absolutely LOVE that she is crawling! Other than the fact that we haven’t baby proofed the house yet, it does make everything so much EASIER because she is able to get to where she wants to go! Along with her crawling, she has also learned how to pull herself up on everything.

A few weeks ago for the first time, I went in Hailee’s room to get her out of bed, and she was sitting up playing with her toys! I couldn’t believe it! She is like Little Miss Independent now! Now she is standing up in her crib waiting for us to come and get her! It’s so amazing how fast they grow up!

The weekend of July 12th my Grandpa Ginos came into town. This same weekend our cousin Sheri and her daughter Alyssa were also in town. It was a lot of fun! We met up with everyone and went out to lunch. That evening, everyone came over for swimming and Wii.

Proof that Hailee LOVES her walker. She wore holes in her socks!

This past Saturday, July 19th, we met up with our friends Josh, Jessica and Riley Fisher at the beach. Other than the fact that it was FREEZING cold, we ended up in sweatshirts and Hailee wasn’t a fan of the whole beach experience, we had a lot of fun! We only stayed at the beach for a few hours, and then we headed to Denny’s to get some nice WARM food. Can you believe that? A freezing cold day at the beach in July? We sure cant!

Thinking about if she likes the sand...

First time in the ocean....it was SOOOO COLD!Daddy helping her get her feet wet...not quite sure if she's diggin this whole COLD water thing...Nope...she doesn't! I don't blame her though!
Watching her lil friend Riley with her dad Josh out in the water. Riley LOVES the ocean! She is one tough little girl!

Our little mermaid
Last night, July 20th, we went to Kip and Sarah’s house for dinner. It was a lot of fun! Hailee and their dog Echo loved each other! I was honestly shocked that Hailee wasn’t afraid of him at all! But why would she? She isn’t afraid of the vacuum, broom or any crazy thing that most babies are afraid of! She is sure a brave one!