Everyone says when you have child to enjoy each day because time flies...and wow it is so true. It's March and our little girl will be SIX months old this week. It really feels like she was just born yesterday. Our family has not been up to a whole lot the past few months. Hailey started her very first gymnastics class and absolutely loves it. She rolls down the wedge mats, swings in the giant swing, jumps on the trampoline, and plays with the parachute. I go with her every week and Jacob comes with us when he does not have work. She smiles and laughs the whole time she is there, it's so adorable to watch. She also loves to see the other babies! We recently took Hailey to the park for the first time. She liked going down the slide, swinging, and just being outside where she has so much to look at. Jacob and I have slowly began to search for a house. Hopefully these next few months we will speed it up and maybe even find something. We have way too much stuff for our little two-bedroom apartment and want to have more room for Hailey when she starts crawling (which will be SOON) and walking. Anyways, life is great and we are having so much fun being parents!

Christmas time was crazy-busy for our family but we had an excellent time and were spoiled by our families. Christmas Eve we went to Grandma Koehl's for dinner and gifts. Jacob's whole family was there including Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and Bart. It took us a few hours to open up gifts but we all had so much fun and got lots of neat things. After that we went to the Candle Light Service at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church like we do every year. Then Christmas day we woke up and celebrated on our own for a little while. That afternoon we went to my parents house where the three of us got another load of presents. We ate dinner with my family and played a few games. My Aunt Debbie, Uncle George, and Cousins, (Brandon and Austin) opened Hailey a college fund and are going to put money in it twice a year. Overall we had the best Christmas ever thanks to our incredible families and friends. They all mean the world to us and we are so blessed to have them in our lives. We had a pretty calm New Years. We went over to my parents house where we ate dinner, played games, and just hung out. We celebrated at 9:00pm, East Coast time because we did not want to have Hailey out and about. After that we came home and watched the Countdown on TV. Hailey almost made it to 12:00am with us but was just too tired and eventually fell asleep in her swing at 11:30pm! It was a great end to 2009 for the Rennick Family :]

Hailey got here just in time for all the holidays. We did not dress her up or take her out trick-or-treating this year. She did however wear her little jammies that said, "My Little Pumpkin" to my parents house where we passed out candy. We ate nachos, (since that is our family tradition,) played games, and watched a movie. Hailey slept most of the time but did get to see her Grandma, Pappy, Aunties, and Uncle Joe.

Thanksgiving was a busy day for our family. We went to Grandma Koehl's for lunch and saw the whole family. Hailey spent some time with her Uncle Josh and Great Grandpa. After a few hours there we went over to my parents house for dinner. After we ate all that delicious food Jacob, Hailey, Jorgie, Pappy, and I went over to Beamy and Papa's house where Hailey met her Great, Great Grandpa. She had not taken a good nap all day so by the time we got over there she was pretty fussy. We were able to get a picture in with all five generations before she passed out in my arms. Next we went back to my parents for

dessert and games, thats when things got crazy. We were all tired and slap happy by then so the games were a little more exciting and hilarious than usual. Overall we had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our new family!!

Jacob and I have been together for about six years now. We met back in 2004 and have been crazy about each other ever since. We finally tied the knot this past July and are loving every second of our new life. Jacob is working at Olive Garden and UPS part time. I am coaching school-age and level four artistic gymnastics at Tricks. A few months after the wedding our little miracle, Hailey Autumn, arrived. We absolutely love being parents and are having a blast watching our daughter grow. She already has mommy and daddy wrapped around her finger! We will use this blog to keep family and friends up to date with how things are going for us. We are so excited that from here on out there will never be a dull moment in our lives and can't wait to see what the future holds for our new little family!