Family outing!...

Going out is much harder nowadays. I know I've probably said this many times already but Haley is at the age now where when we go out all I need to grab is a sippy cup and we are out the door, with Derek it sure brings back memories, diapers, bottles, formula, extra outfits, cream, blankets etc. Now the cold is setting in it's a little more work, making sure they are both warm when we go anywhere.

Today we went out all together! Sean, me, Haley and Derek! We decided to take a walk at the fen by our house. It has a little park but we figured we always take her to the park, I wanted her to be able to blow off some steam, run, explore and generally do what she wants to do. 

It took what seemed like forever to get out of the house, blankets, outfits, coats, hats etc, but we finally managed it at about 4pm, I gave Haley dinner and a drink and we were good. 

Didn't take long to drive there, got Haley all cosy and put on her little bunny backpack. There are bushes so I was worried that if we didn't put her on the harness she might bolt and disappear into the forest! She absolutely loved it! She was picking up sticks, playing in the grass and exploring, it was exhausting but I had a blast! 

One of many sticks she picked up

She looked so cute and so happy, amazing what seeing your little one smile can do! It was a little windy and I only had my jacket so I was shivering by the time we got back to the car but it was worth it to make her so happy. 

Two sticks!

The more sticks she was holding, the happier she was, eventually she just couldn't fit any more in her hands. It took A LOT of walking to tire her out, I was pretty much done half way around but I pushed on, man it takes a ton to tucker this little hurricane out!

And....done.

She fell asleep in the car pretty quickly but our house isn't far away so she didn't get too much rest which worked out well since it seemed like the perfect amount to still have her in bed at her usual time. 

Derek slept the entire time! From the moment we left the house until we pulled back into the driveway, he slept, such a cute little man! The wind didn't seem to bother him although I am glad I invested in one of those car seat canopy's.

So glad I made that hat!

Very comfy and warm with two blankets and his owl hat I crocheted! 

Speaking of crochet, I am working on a couple of projects at the moment but a new hat for Haley is top of the list right now, it doesn't take long but I'm working with more complicated stitches and patterns I've never tried before so it's a bit more of a challenge, I'm having a blast though and can't wait to share the finished products! 

Well that's it for now, here comes Monday!