Time Is Flying By!!

Well, it is almost time for me to go back to work. I can't believe Haley is already 6 weeks old! Time has flown by. Luckily I am only going back part time until after the holidays.
















We have had a lot of fun since I've been off work. Before the weather turned totally icky we went to the zoo with our good friends!














Emily Loved playing in the leaves!




















Back at the homestead, Emily has been our source of entertainment...here is Em, Haley and Emily's baby doll working out on the baby mat :) Emily set this all up!





















There has been a lot of dress up going on...no this was not her THIRD Halloween costume.















And lots of messes!!


















While Haley just sits back and takes it all in.












Don't they look sweet?? In case you can't read Em's shirt, it says what Santa doesn't bring me for Christmas, grandma will. I think she's got them all figured out already.

Professional Pictures

We went and had our pictures done this weekend! The girls were really good...once Haley got to eat! Here's a sneak peek of the many shots they took.

Halloween Weekend!

Emily had a really hard time deciding what she wanted to be this year. Every day she would change her mind. So we ended up borrowing a costume and rounded up some gear from her closet too!

Our Halloween adventures started off on Friday night. We went trick-or-treating at the downtown business offices. Thank goodness it FINALLY stopped raining about 3:30. It was a little chilly and windy, but Emily had been disappointed one too many times this Halloween season with plans being cancelled because of the weather. So we bundled up Haley in her stroller and met Emma for some Halloween fun! We borrowed a good witch costume from a friend. She looked so cute in it, but I never got a picture of the full costume :( The wind kept blowing off the hat, and it was so chilly I made her wear a jacket.

She was all smiles eating out in her costume after the trick-or-treating fun!

Haley was just glad to be unbundled and getting some fresh air :)

On Halloween morning, Emily decided she didn't want to be a witch anymore. She wanted to be a Cardinal cheerleader. Fortunately we had that costume covered :)

Haley was a little small for her pumpkin costume...poor thing. At least it kept her warm because it was a a chilly night for trick or treating!

She had the whole cheerleader routine down pat from all of her practice at the high school football games!

Best friends! We have this same pose from last year :)

The theme of the night was "go, go, go"...had to move them along quickly before the sun went down! They were so funny running from house to house!

One of the houses a little haunted house..Em said it didn't scare her, but her face told us something different!

Happy Halloween everyone!

2 weeks old...well almost!

Well, we've almost hit the two week mark. Haley is wide eyed and very interested in what's going on around her! There always seems to be something going on :)

Emily is still doing a great job adjusting to being a big sister!

Here's Em and Haley practicing their tummy time!

I still remember Emily looking like poor Haley does now.

Emily was bored to death waiting for the doctor to come in and check her ears! But it was worth the wait..we got the release from the ear surgeon. No more tubes...for now at least!

We all geared up to watch the big Bears game last night...too bad it didn't turn out how we wanted it to.

Emily still seemed to enjoy herself though!

Our first few days at home..

Well we are starting to settle in as a 4 person household. Emily has been pretty into her role as big sister. She's done a good job with helping out and being gentle with Haley (most of the time).



She likes to be around her but she asks why Haley is always sleeping.









Emily has definitely needed some extra attention. She may look pretty sweet and innocent here...but...let's just say the time out chair had her name on it yesterday!


















Haley is a really good baby. She is pretty content just hanging out, taking it all in during the few hours she's awake. She sleeps a lot, except for at night :)

Here is one of Em's 10 outfits she changed into yesterday. She tried to cheer on those cardinals, while loving Kristy's chex mix, just like her mama!!

Haley is mesmorized with watching Em and her antics!

And here is one of them..."excercise Emily" in her cardinal cheerleading panties and one of Haley's headbands!
If that couldn't get the cardinals fired up to win last night, I guess it just wasn't meant to be!

We haven't had too many dull moments since we've become a family of 4!!

Haley is Here!

Haley Ann Rogers was born at 12:09pm on Tuesday, October 6th....and the answer everyone has been waiting on..NO red hair!

She is a much better eater than her sister ever has been!

Unfortunately Em woke up on Monday morning with a 103 degree fever so she had to wait a little longer than she wanted to wait to meet her baby sister.

Just like Emily, Haley did not like her first experience in her car seat.

When Emily FINALLY got to meet Haley, she was SOOO excited!

She is very proud to be a big sister!

But she really doesn't like it when Haley cries.

Daddy and his girls! We survived the first night!

Emily refuses to look at the camera because she is too busy telling Haley to look at mommy :)

Are you ready for some football???

Emily is!! Go Bears!