I am about to show you the cutest picture ever.  I promise- it’s the cutest picture ever!

Drum roll…..

See?  The cuteness is almost unbearable!

That adorable hat that Hailey is wearing is a Lollitop and I have to tell you that I think it is the cutest hat ever made.  Add to that the cutest toddler (I know, I might be a little bit biased) and what do we have?  Hailey with her Lollitop on.

I can not say enough about how adorable the Lollitop hats are.  They are very well made, easy to clean and just so incredibly cute.  Oh and did I already mention that they are incredibly cute?  Another really fun thing about Lollitops is that they can be turned into a purse.  They come with directions for how to do it- and it is super simple.

Now that you have seen the the cuteness of the Lollitop hat I am sure that you want one for your little girl, right?  Well- the good news is that Kim from Lollitops has agreed to give one lucky winner a Lollitop of their choice!

Here’s what you need to do for a chance to win:

• Stop by the Lollitops website and have a look around.
• Come back here and leave me a comment letting me know which Lollitop is your favorite (If you click on “Purchase a hat” and then “thumbnails” you can see the entire selection very easily.)

Want some extra chances to win? Leave an ADDITIONAL COMMENT FOR EACH extra entry.

• Blog about this giveaway linking back to this post. Then leave me a comment with the direct URL.
• Subscribe to my RSS feed and then leave me a comment letting me know you’re a subscriber.
• Stumble this post (please leave a short review) and leave me a comment letting me know and tell me what your name on Stumble is.

This giveaway will end on December 18, 2008 at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be chosen on December 19th, 2008 via random.org and notified by email. Please read all of my giveaway rules here.

PS- Thanks to Sandee for fixing the red eye in Hailey’s picture!!

This picture was taken on Easter in 2007- Hailey’s first Easter.  She is wearing some very special shoes (yes, I know they are a little hard to see) that my parents gave her.  One shoe has her name on it and the other one has her birthday on it.  This picture was the first time she wore her new shoes to church.

Stop by TNChick to see who else participated in Photo Hunt this week.

Cleaning and cooking can wait ’til tomorrow,
For babies grow up as we’ve learned to our sorrow.
So, quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep,
I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep.

I took this soon after we arrived.  Hailey stood back for a few minutes taking everything in before she joined the other kids in playing.

Hailey loves coloring, so this craft was great.  Actually she loves taking the crayons and markers in and out of the containers more than she likes the actual coloring part.

 Hailey looks a bit sad here, but she wasn’t.  I think she was once again taking everything in.

Hailey loved playing with her friends and we had a great time.  And of course I loved having other moms to talk to.  After we got home she insisted on wearing her St. Patrick’s Day necklace and lei. They kept her busy for most of the afternoon while she put them on and off herself and her dolls.

• I will love you and accept you no matter what- even when you make choices that are wrong that will not change that I love you unconditionally.
• None of us are perfect, it’s okay to make mistakes.
• Who you are on the inside is what matters- if you are beautiful on the inside you will be beautiful on the outside too.
• You can come to me with anything- no matter what or when I want you to know that you can tell me absolutely anything.
• While I love you more than you can possibly know- God loves you even more than that.  That is even hard for me to comprehend.

5 things you want to tell your children when they are grown up:

• You are worth it all- worth everything we went through trying to conceive you, worth all the sleepless nights and worth all of the worry, the tears, the pain- just worth it all.
• Do what makes you happy.  Money doesn’t matter if you are unhappy.
• Now that you are an adult- we can be friends, best friends I hope.  When you were a child my job was to be your mom, not your friend.
• Have respect for everyone.  Remember Matthew 25:40- The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ 
• Don’t forget to call your mother.  At least once a day.

5 things you want to tell your child before you die:

• Someday I will be gone, but God will always be there for you.
• I did my best and gave you everything I possibly could.
• You brought me more joy and happiness that you can ever know.
• I loved going to Disney World just as much as you did.
• I will be waiting for you in Heaven.

5 things you want your child to know before she dies:

• What it feels like to fall in love.
• The wonderful feeling of marrying the right man. 
• What it feels like to have and love her own children, with the man she fell in love with and married.
• True happiness
• That she is a Christian and that she will be spending eternity in Heaven.