School picture, fifth grade, 09-10
Posted by Michelle on Oct 21, 2009 in Hayley
Ahhhh, she’s growing up too quickly – her last elementary school photo after six years at Salem!
Rocking the combat boots
Posted by Michelle on Oct 20, 2009 in Hayley
Before heading out to school this morning… she’s such the cute little rebel. She had been yammering for shiny black doc martens but they don’t make the style she wanted in her small foot size but we lucked out and found them elsewhere. I should have had her pose with her new black ‘punk princess’ messenger bag. I fully expect to see her with her guitar fronting a band dressed just the same in a few years but with more snarl and less hugs 😉
Neighborhood Fall/Halloween Festival
Posted by Michelle on Oct 17, 2009 in Hayley, Michelle
We had a long day – Hayley came home from my folks, went to a birthday party, headed to our neighborhood Fall/Halloween Festival and then watched Twilight outside at the Lanes’ house on their huge projector screen. Cold but much fun!
I was helping during the festival so I didn’t take many photos.
Playing golf with Grandpa @ Finley
Posted by Michelle on Oct 14, 2009 in Hayley, Michelle, More Family
Gorgeous day to be out on the course! I took all the photos and video with my new iphone.
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Great Wolf Lodge
Posted by Michelle on Oct 7, 2009 in Hayley, Michelle
We are now back the Great Wolf Lodge and had lots of fun. Great Wolf is an indoor waterpark resort and they opened one up a few months ago outside of Charlotte. First off this place was awesome – the adult gets a wristband that works to get you into the waterpark but also is your room key and works like a credit card to bill to your room. So I didn’t have to carry cash or a key for days! We had a great room where Hayley had her own ‘Wolves Den’ with bunkbeds and TV. Our room was less than a minute walk to the waterpark and arcade.
I took some photos but often I was too damp to get out the camera plus the lighting is wonky. We did the waterpark each day – Hayley’s favorite was the Howling Tornado ride which kicked my butt. I liked the huge 1,000 gallon water drop every few minutes, the fake beach pool that had high tide every 10 minutes and playing basketball in the pool. We hit the spa, the arcade, their version of Build-a-bear and Hayley played Magiquest several times every day, which was spread out all over three floors of the resort. She eventually finished all the quests and got a “Questmaster” badge. We left the resort one night to head into Charlotte to see some old college friends Mary and Hillary with her adorable daughter Vivian. It was so good to see them!!
We are wiped out! We loved the place – it’s pricey but with everything in the resort, it was so simple to just chill out and have a blast.
Hayley under the 1,000 gallon water drop…
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Leslie Hall story on CNN!
Posted by Michelle on Sep 18, 2009 in Humor, Michelle
One of our super favorite perfomers Leslie Hall was profiled on CNN!! And OMG, she’s in talks for a show on HBO!!! I thought seeing her live and on Yo Gabba Gabba was a big deal – an entire show of the Midwest Diva and her lady jams might just blow my mind!
YOU’RE GLAMOROUS! SHAZZAM!
Read the article: Quirky Iowa rapper gaining ce-Web-rity status.
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Photos from Fall soccer season
Posted by Michelle on Sep 9, 2009 in Hayley
As always, I’m taking photos of Hayley’s soccer games for the entire team. This year she is playing for the Sting, a U12 Girls challenge team with Triangle United. Her team is off to a great start, winning their first tournament, the 2009 RBC Classic.
I’m pulling out just the photos of Hayley for a separate gallery and I’ll add more to them as the season goes on.
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Photos from the Beach
Posted by Michelle on Aug 20, 2009 in Hayley, Michelle
I don’t think I got one good photo but we did have a fun time at the beach with our friend Sara and her sons. Plus we got to see our friend Jenna and her family which was great but I didn’t even get out my camera then. The kids did get to see little sharks down on the beach late at night which was very cool.
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