Photo Gallery: Dinosaur dig
Hayley is in love with these kits that have a dinosaur or other thing inside them and you must dig it out. We have a ball chiseling them out. I took photos of the first one we did because we were having so much fun. Archaeology calls! Archaeologist Hayley has the tools to excavate! Careful.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Hayley dancing & being silly with pups
Hayley was in a cute, goofy mood so I grabbed the camera. This will probably be boring if you are a grandparent 🙂 You can just click on the first photo and continue hitting the right arrow to scroll through them all. read more →
Photo Gallery: Hayley at basketball camp
Hayley finished up a week of basketball camp run by Networks Basketball. We brought the camera over the last day to watch our little guard in action. Despite being the youngest there, she was fearless and had a ball. She really got better as well! See more photos from this set: Regular view (easiest to.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Gregory and Grayson’s Bday party
Hayley had a blast at Gregory and Grayson’s Bday party @ PumpItUp. We drove over with our next door neighbor Jen and her daughter Mason. Hayley spent a lot of time with her friend Ashley there too. Photos are of Hayley, Ashley, Mason, Joel and Gregory and Grayson (the bday boys) and other kids… See.. read more →
Photo Gallery: Hayley & Jeff dancing
We watched the Sound of Music, my favorite old musical. I knew Hayley would love the songs and she ended up deliriously dancing with Jeff during several numbers. I had to grab the camera and take some photos of the adorable duo cutting a rug in the living room. Moments like this I fall in.. read more →
Photo Gallery: July 4th
Another fun cul-de-sac July 4th! See more photos from this set: Regular view (easiest to find one in particular or print) Slideshow view (easiest to see them all) read more →
Photo Gallery: Hayley at Camp Seafarer
We dropped Hayley off at Camp Seafarer Sunday afternoon for a week of camp. I cried leaving but she was ready to roll when she saw the rest of her cabinmates on the pier ready to sail. This camp is so wonderful. Tons of sailboats, kayaks and motorboats, huge waterslide, zip lines. Horses, golf course,.. read more →
Photos & story from the adoption decree
We are flying on several trips this summer and I had some concerns about what last name to put Hayley under since the adoption finalization could be done anytime from the end of May until the end of August (90 days to 6 months from when your lawyer files it all). And with all the.. read more →
Photos: Final day of first grade & pool parties
First grade is officially over! Photos from before school that day, the pool party after school and at the pool that weekend for Memorial Day. See more photos from this set: Regular view (easiest to find one in particular or print) Slideshow view (easiest to see them all) read more →
Hillison descendant line
The Hillison line from when his ancestor Oman arrived in the US from Norway to Hayley. Oman, born in 1814, arrived in the US and settled in IL. We visited his grave this summer. Father-mother, child that line came from: Halge Digranes and Britta Maakestad, parents of Oman Hillison, who came to America from Norway… read more →
