Happy Halloween! We had a day filled with green pancakes, 'Ice-Age 3', pumpkin painting, pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating, playing with friends, games, and yummy food! I think it can be said that our kiddos will sleep well tonight!
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Just a few short years ago my little boy looked like this....
And now that little boy has hit a milestone in his life. He went to school for the first time on Monday! This is a picture of him all ready to go... Batman packpack loaded with supplies; lunch packed with his request- ham sandwich, carrots and chocolate milk; and new school clothes. He has been so excited for all of these things! 
I have had all of the feelings that a first-time school parent has. Anticipation for what is ahead but also melancholy that childhood seems to go by so fast. I am excited for this new phase in his life...I just hope that he always remembers that he can still need his mom sometimes.
The month of July for the Campbell Fam was jam-packed and full of adventure! I have a lot to catch up and post about but I thought I would just start by sharing recent happenings around here. The kids had been enjoying the hot summer weather and then just the past few days have brought 60 degree weather and rain!
Rainy day activities.......throwing rocks in the water run-off pool by our house
And....riding bikes through puddles and getting soaked!
Hot summer day activities.....blowing bubbles of course!
Swimming with friends!
Playing at the reservoir!
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Alainey got her first-ever haircut this week! We walked all the way across the street to my friend Callie's house, who by the way is a superb stylist, and Alainey got the royal treatment. Callie had this cute bob cut in mind and it only took her a few minutes to do. I love it! And Alainey loves it too, except I think she feels like she can have a bit more sass with this new do. Who knows...maybe a cute new do warrants a little sass....or maybe she is just hitting the "2" stage early..
And to complete the makeover......
Well of course, makeup! Just slip into mommy's bathroom when she least expects it and when she thinks you're sleeping and apply a tube of lipstick. And maybe a little black eyeliner to the face as well. Just like mom, right? 
(This is how I found Alainey, after noticing that she was no longer asleep on my bed and my bathroom door was shut and it was a little too quiet....not her usual jabbering)
(My first impulse after finding her was to wipe her clean....so glad I decided to grab my camera first...how can I get frustrated at this face...?)
Our sweet little Haylee celebrated her 4th birthday on Tuesday! She had been counting down the days since March so she was a happy girl when her birthday day finally arrived. Haylee wants to thank her grandparents for sending fun birthday packages....she loved opening them! Here is a chronicle of her fun day......
Birthday breakfast request......SAUSAGE, SAUSAGE, SAUSAGE, and maybe some pancakes to go along with it! Although I didn't have the sausage on her plate when I snapped the picture..silly me.
Decorating the cupcakes for her party. She meticulously put pink and green sprinkles on each cupcake! 
The party crowd enjoying the cupcakes! All the kids swam and played on the slip n slide also but it was a little too crazy to stop and grab the camera!
Opening gifts....fast and furiously!
Haylee's cherry chip cake with pink frosting...her request!
New bike! This was her big birthday request! Now she can ride bikes with her brother. Haylee has been so excited for her bike, she wakes up every morning and the first thing she wants to do is ride her bike! 
Here is our little 4 year old! Cute as a button! 
Just wanted to share this cute little toddler picture of Haylee. Notice how she is pulling the same face in her 4 year old picture!
We love you so much Haylee! You bring spunk, happiness, laughter, and love into our lives.
I wanted to post some pictures of these super cute watch bands that my little sister makes. She has started selling quite a few of them in southern Utah but I haven't seen many of these up here in Idaho yet. I love the beads she picks, and she puts it with a funky, cute watch face. Each band sells for $15.00, and the watch face is $10.00, which is a smokin deal compared to department store prices. Each band has clips on the ends so you can interchange any band. I just think this is such a cute idea so I wanted to share it with all of you! My mom and dad are visiting us for a few days and my mom brought some watch bands with her so let me know if you would like to come see them! Here are a few pics from a (very) amateur photographer!
My Mothers Day Watch!
A Few Pictures of Bands she has already done
Haylee got to perform on Saturday at the Gem Cloggers end-of-year recital. She is a member of the Rhythm Kids class, which are kids ages 3-5. It has been fun to be one of the teachers this year, not only because I get to be in there with Haylee and her fun class, but also to be a part of a clogging studio again. Haylee's grandparents were so bummed that they couldn't come up for the recital (lots of miles to travel...we missed you!..) so I promised we would take some pictures. Thanks to our good friends who came and watched....Haylee loved having you there! 
Haylee is all ready to go perform! She wasn't too keen on getting her hair curled but was super excited when I brought out the mascara, blush, and lipstick!
Brecken and Alainey came backstage to wish her luck! 
The Rhythm Kids Class 
Sorry that this picture isn't closer....it is hard to see, I know. Haylee is the first one on the left of the picture. Our camera is one of the very first digital cameras put out so it doesn't zoom well. Plus I stuck Layne on the job of picture taking which was difficult to do with Alainey on his lap plus trying to watch Haylee dance!
