The Daily Hailey

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I LOVE this stage for writing. The stage where spelling is a low priority and its more about building the confidence to actually write words and get ideas across!

Kids are bringing home their work from school as the year wraps up, and Wavy brought home her duotang with all of her science stuff in it. She researched a lot of animals, it seems, and she wanted to read me every single word of it. Which took a while but was very cute.

At one point, she struggled with reading a portion that went like this:

“They eat meat and…. beeeeeers.” 🍻

🤣🤣🤣

I laughed SO hard!!! And cried from jealousy, because who doesn’t want meat and beers?

It has already been quite a full day. I went in for a doctors appointment first thing this morning. It wasn’t long at all but it still takes time, and anyone with babies can likely attest to the fact that the rest of the morning is rarely routine. Upon arriving home, babes were all a bit disgruntled, considering they were still fast asleep when I got them up this morning 🤣 Not complaining, to be clear. I expect these things, and I love the life I’ve chosen. Disgruntled babies and all!

So we got home and I worked to appease the babies for a while. Meanwhile, I got a few details organized for the rest of the week, and I registered the girls for ballet in the fall.

Lunch was early because it needed to be for their little annoying sakes 😅 And now they’re all tucked in and I’m taking a minute on my cozy chair before I get back up and clean up their mess, and find myself a little something to eat as well. But first, I’m enjoying the clouds out my window and daydreaming about camping.

If I saw these suckers at camp, I’d be running down to the water to take some pictures. Not that my pictures of the water are anything special, but more than the lake, even, I love CLOUDS. Clouds over the lake are 😘👌

Next is lunch. Making a list. And hopefully washing my hair. Let’s see if I get there 🤞

Ok so today went like this!

We woke up to a scheduled power outage. No biggie, except for Bradys lift 😅 No issues, though. He sat out on the lift and had breakfast, and after a while, Dekker and I slowly got him down the stairs. He held the handles, and I stood in front and grabbed the frame above his castor wheels, and we walked him down. Done and done! Easier than expected!

Lunch was chunky chicken salad! Dino nuggies today. So was it actually chunky dinosaur salad? 🤔 No one knows!

It was SO YUMMY. It really fit the bill on this hot sweaty day.

We had some quiet time in between lunch and packing up. The babies napped. The girls went up to the Dahlsjos camper to “help…”

And the boys came down to our camper 🤣

Wavy got bit by something or other on the one side, and spilled off her bike on the other 😬 How she still manages to be SO BEAUTIFUL whilst so beat up is beyond me 🤣

We lost something important on the drive up to the lake. Not altogether surprising, as it was hanging by a thread to begin with.

However! Our lovely friends who happen to also be our mechanics told us exactly what to order to replace it, and it has arriiiiiiived!

Tastes new, too.

We are home. We are tired. We are content. Nothing beats the home bed advantage!

If you think of us this coming week, please say a prayer 💜

Welcome to a short post of cute pictures from the last couple of days!

We’ve enjoyed lots of beautiful fires 🔥

And yummy food! Accidental heart shaped mayo never hurt anymore 🤷‍♀️

LD threw a shoe in the fire today, and then promptly wept bitterly for aforementioned shoe 🤦🏼‍♀️

A visit from a friend who loves to pretend he’s crusty but secretly loves us.

The beeeeeach!!! 😎

Previously mentioned crusty/soft friend made me a drink and brought it to the beach for me 💜

Wavy is so gorgeous 😍

Pickle balls. Because that’s what’s trendy with all the old folks these days, right?

Surprise ice cream!! Cookie dough no less!

We are so grateful for our surroundings. Such a beautiful life we’ve been given. Thank you Lord for providing endlessly the things we need 💜☀️

Remember that cute thing I posted about yesterday? That Laela thing? Well another fun development with her is that she and I can share SHOES!!! She told me yesterday that was starting to be able to feel the end of her shoes with her toes, but that she figured it would be ok until the end of school. But I knew I had an extra pair I wasn’t going to wear. They fit ME. And then, out of nowhere, they fit HER!!! 🤯 And she was completely stoked!

Bonus points for her happy knees!

I know we’re supposed to hate watching our children age and leave the little years behind, but goodness I am loving certain parts of it. I love watching her grow. She’s a rockstar and I’m VERY grateful for her 💜

Ten more school days and then you can be barefoot every day!

I want to write a beautiful long winded post about our days, but they’ve been a scooch on the taxing side and I’m TIRED.

When those days come around, I go into my photos in search of something to talk about, and I seem to always find myself somewhat overwhelmed with gratefulness for the life we’ve been given. For the people we’ve been given. For the soft moments.

For instance, this one ☝️

Twelve year old girls are HARD. Like, yikes, man. But at this point, Laela was being really extra silly. She had a friend over. They had eaten supper and were about to leave for youth. And Laela was hyper and bugging, but I LOVED that cozy snuggle and selfie moment. I’m so grateful she still wants to be close to me. I love her love. We bicker and struggle but the love is fierce, and I wouldn’t trade it.

I love you, Laela. Thanks for the cute pic 💜

Because auntie couldn’t handle seeing Wavy bike alongside Rowan and Solly on scooters to school, Wavy is now the proud owner of her very own scooter!!

Thank you, auntie!!!! 💜 She was SO happy to take off on that thing this morning with her brothers.

Wavy: GUYS!!! LETS ALL DO THE SHOPPING CART!!!
Guys: …. nooooo…..

I know. The Waviest photo ever taken 😂 She’s so stinking cute. They all are.

I didn’t get a picture of them riding off to school because they moved too quick, haha! But it was indeed a very cute scene 💜

Thank you, Cher, for bringing yet more fun to our summer ☀️ 🛴🛴🛴

Our little guy Sol was gifted a scooter today!!! 🛴 He was SO excited!!!

Over time, Cher has bought a couple of the kids scooters, and being that it was just Sollys birthday, it was a very appropriate time to find another!! What a GREAT gift! 💜 He scooted to school with pride!

Aaaaand with his bike helmet that makes him look like a Mario mushroom.

He’s like an orange on a toothpick.

Double triple quadruple time gold stars go to the best auntie ever, Cher, for putting this skinny minnie on new wheels 😎 He feels like a rockstar. Or a race car. I haven’t listened yet to hear if he makes the noises but I’ll update you on that.

🏁

Observe the man I love more than every other 🙌 He took the day at home and joined us all on a morning walk on this beautiful day off of school.

The ensemble consists of the following highlights:

His WD40 mug

Grinch pants

and sheepskin booties.

I’m used to his hilarious mug. In fact, I take credit for its purchase. The pants were a bold move, and I was so stoked he didn’t change into real pants before we left for the walk. But those booties were the unexpected icing on the cake for me 🤣 I LOVE this guy.

The wind is loud and whippy but the clouds are fabulous! If you don’t want to be outside, at least take a peek 💜 Its beautiful out.

It was a lovely day outside. The promise of rain did not in fact deliver, but the sun was lovely 💜 Everyone played and was peaceful and fairly fight-free. The bugs were miserable this weekend but alas, we were still camping and still in our oasis that is Kinasao. Kinasaoasis? ☀️🍉😎

My Friday burn is still burning. Its ouchie. But less ouchie than yesterday, so I’ll take it. I have no regrets, haha! My skin is darker and my hair is fading super cool. I like it.

While Brady napped, I felt oddly inclined to play his guitar that he had hung up on the deck but hadn’t gotten to playing yet. I can’t tell you how long its been since I’ve played, but it was nice. Hours later, I still feel the ache in my left hand fingertips. One is even forming a blister. Yes, that’s how many years its been since I’ve played. I’m not good, but it was still nice. Simple. Worship music.

We came home a bit earlier today. Got unpacked. Bathed a couple of the babies who needed some relief from their bug bites. Got some simple supper going. Babies are down and the big kids are eating in the living room. Everything is relaxed, and everyone is tired, but in a nice way.

Camp is ALWAYS lovely, but nothing 🙌 beats home bed.