Conley Family

Where did the time go?

2009-11-09T20:53:00.000-08:00

Ok so I didn't mean for this much time to pass before a updated the blog, but here we are...3 months later! You probably all gave up on me by now! August flew by. Hayley and I spent a week up in Seattle with all of my brothers and sisters...which was a blast! It was great to get some sister time. Then Jon, Hayley and I went to New York to visit my parents!!!! It had been a year since I had seen them. We went into the city a couple of days and did a bunch of touristy stuff. Then on the weekend we went to Westpoint and went to the Woodstock library. One of my favorite parts of the trip was visiting the branch that they had been serving in. It was really cool to meet some of the people that they have been working with. The trip seemed so short but it was great to see them, we are counting down the months until they get home. In October Steph and Carl came to visit...which was awesome. We went to the beach and went to our ward trunk or treat. Hayley has been really growing up lately. She is saying more words and has started going to nursery. She did great in nursery for the first couple of weeks, but now she has a major problem and won't go n there if she is by herself! She is not so much a baby in anymore, and is turning into a little girl...how sad:( Here are a couple of pictures from Halloween. I will update the blog with more pictures from over the past three months.

These are a few of her favorite things!

2009-08-09T21:11:00.000-07:00

It seems that Hayley has really grown up in the past few months! She thinks she is so big and no longer will hold my hand when she walks and she is developing quite the attitude. She was such a mellow baby that it is really kind of fun (sometimes:) to see her sassy side. So here are a few of her favorite things...

She loves sitting by herself on a chair...it makes her feel so big

One day I heard her whining in her room and this is what if found...She was stuck in the rocker and had to run and grab my camera

She loves the beach and loves playing in her little baby pool by the beach

Hayley LOVES her new bike seat and especially her duck helmet. She knocks on her helmet and quacks!

I bribed her after her shots with a sucker...my new bribing tool.

This is one of my favorite dresses that Aunt Val got for her

She is just hanging with the girls!!!

A visit from my Grandpa!

2009-06-16T19:54:00.000-07:00

My Grandpa Wooley came to visit me! He is such a trooper...he is 89 and we went all over the city. It was seriously so much fun to have him. We would go out and do something during the day and then come home and play cards or dominos at night. Jon and I had so many good laughs with him and Hayley really warmed up to him. She loves her great Grandpa Wooley! My grandpa had never been to California, so it was really fun to get to show him around. I was also able to do and see a lot of things that I haven't seen yet so it was a lot of fun. He just left today and I think he was ready to get out of the hustle and bustle of it all (He's from a small town in Utah). Here are a few highlights from the trip...

The Reagan Library - (under Reagan's Air Force One Plane!)

At Zuma Beach...we watch Jon surf and Grandpa got such a kick out of it.

Hayley eating the sand

Hang Loose!

The Getty Museum

Grandpa and Ronald

Playing cards, eating, and icing his soar shoulder

The VA Cemetery

Grandpa bought this chair for Hayley and she LOVES it...she thinks she is so big

The Will Roger's State Park

Two big accomplishments

2009-06-01T12:04:00.000-07:00

Jon has been super super busy since he started his MBA program. At the last minute he decided to run the LA marathon on Memorial day. He did awesome! We tried to go meet him at the middle of the race but we kept missing him everytime...he was too fast. So we just decided to meet him at the end. He finished the race in 4 hours and 12 minutes. The poor guy was really sore after he finshed but recovered fairly quickly. Jon's second big accomplishment in one week was that he finished up teaching his seminary class...whoo hoo! He really liked teaching the class but but once school started he was so busy and tired so it is great it is finally over. We are so proud of him...here are a few pictures from the race.

Hayley turned one!...A month ago!

2009-04-14T22:18:00.001-07:00

Ok, I am officially a SLACKER!!! Hayley turned one on March 13th! I can't believe how quick it has gone by. The best way to descibe Hayley is pure joy. My heart is so full with her in my life. She is such a sweet baby and I feel so lucky. She just puts a smile on my face and has made my first year as a mother so fulfilling. She is learning new things everyday and continually making us laugh. Hayley is not quite walking yet but she is starting to get really brave and has taken a few steps. We had two birthday parties for Hayley...one with my family down in Newport and another on her actual birthday. We went to Brent's Deli in honor of Grandma and Grandpa Farnsworth and enjoyed a ruben sandwich with the Means and the Gruppmans. Then we went back to our house for cake. Thanks to all of the friends and family who made the her (and us) feel so special!

Opening presents...

She's not sure what to think about this!

She is totally pleased with herself

At Brent's Deli opening presents...LOVE the face

Family Trip!

2009-03-17T21:57:00.000-07:00

All of my brothers and sisters came to down to Newport beach last week and it was way too much fun! I have so many great pictures from the trip that I wish I could post them all. The trip was filled with fun and adventure but we missed mom and dad so much. We of course went to the beach and did a little bit of shopping. We also went to Sea World and Disneyland. Because the family was all together, we celebrated Hayley's first birthday a week early. Her 1st birthday was on March 13th, and I will post those pictures a little bit later. Hayley had so much fun with all of her cousins and it was so great to see all of the kids. Love you guys and miss you already! Thanks for such a great time!

At the park with Abby

Daddy showing Hayley how to get to the water

Getting closer...

Brrrrr that's cold!

The two baldies

The polar bears at sea world

Shamu...what a great show!

Petting the sting rays

A few of the lastest and greatest

2009-02-21T17:24:00.000-08:00

I figured it was time to take off the nasty pictures of Jon and finally post something else:) We have been busy as usual...but not much has happened out of the ordinary. Here are some beach pictures from a few weeks ago:

Here is Hayley playing in the sand...she is too quick for me and the second I wasn't paying attention she put it in her mouth.

Hayley can go down the slide all by herself!

My family is coming down to Newport next week and I am soooo excited. We tried on Hayley's swimsuit last night just for fun. I think it will be a little too chili to go in the water, but its worth a shot!

The tiger crawl....(she didn't learn that one from me!)

A good laugh...

2009-01-27T23:25:00.000-08:00

No, a GREAT laugh! I was looking through some old emails and found these pictures. It is late at night and Jon might make me take these down tomorrow, but these pictures are soooo hilarious. I hesitate to post these pictures because I know Jon looks like a total "Chester." Just after Jon and I were married, we were in St. George for Christmas with my family. Jon challenged my brother to a ping pong match. The stakes were high, but Jon was the one who set them. If Jon lost, he had to shave his head and if my brother (who is balding) lost, he had to grow a comb-over. Well as you can see, Jon lost the match. These are pictures of him while we were shaving his head (I know he looks like a creepo, but I can't help but die laughing when I see these pictures). It was scary shaving his head because we were headed to Mexico in 3 days. Although, after we got all the hair off, he looked hot with the shaved head (i included a picture from our trip so you could all see how good it turned out). I love you babe, you always make me laugh!

ps...don't hate me for posting these pictures:)

A few extra's

2009-01-10T21:21:00.000-08:00

Lately it seems like Hayley is just growing and changing everyday. She is learning things all the time and she has been making us laugh non-stop. She is just entertaining and her personality is bursting through.

Here are some pictures of her in the bath that are just priceless

This morning we hiked the Hollywood sign. After being in Utah for a few weeks, it really makes us appreciate the 73 degree weather!

Hayley's First Christmas!

2009-01-10T20:42:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated the blog...I know that I am so lame. Life got busy and time just got away from me. The holiday season was so much fun. Hayley and I drove up to Salt Lake (we were there for a total of almost 3 weeks) before Christmas and I got some good sister time in. Jon joined us a little later and we spent Christmas with Jon's family. Hayley had a blast with all of her aunties and uncles, cousins, and grandparents. She got so much attention over the break that when we got home for the first few days, I literally couldn't put her on the floor to play unless I was sitting right next to her! Jon got in plenty of snowboarding, there was a ton of new snow that fell in the mountains. Hayley was hilarious on Christmas morning. She must have been a good girl this year because Santa was good to her! Everything is so much more exciting with a baby around. Here are a few pictures from the trip...

We visited the lights at Temple Square

This toy was a big hit...she dances to the music, it is so cute!

Here's Hayley in her Christmas dress

She was a little nervous with Santa, but at least she let us get a few good pictures...

But she didn't last long!!!!

Three Peas in a Pod

2008-11-05T21:35:00.001-08:00

Here are some pictures from Hayley's first Halloween weekend. These pictures were actually taken on Sunday at our friend's Nathan and Emily. It was Emily's birthday and she cooked us a fantastic meal. For Halloween night we actually went to a birthday party that wasn't a costume party so we wanted to bring Hayley in her costume to Emily's birthday. I especially love the last picture...what a ham!

Daddy's Girl

2008-11-05T21:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some cute pictures of Hayley and Jon that I have been meaning to post. They are cheering on the Red Sox...apparently they didn't cheer hard enough:( That smile is priceless! She is always so happy to see Jon when he gets home from work, I think she gets sick of looking at my face all day.

The Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-26T20:28:00.000-07:00

Life has been crazy and I haven't updated the blog for a while, I have some catching up to do. I am the Primary President in our ward and today was our big program! The kids did amazing! They really brought the Spirit into the meeting. It was a lot of fun to see it put all together. It was a lot of work, but I had some great help. The chorister, Brook, is incredible...she has really helped the kids love the Primary songs and (in her words...) "the old grandma's in the back could even hear!" Yesterday we practiced and she brought Magic Singing Spray for all of the kids to help them sing. Today, right when we went up on the stand, one Sunbeam Lawrence said, "Ms. Brook (he started preschool recently and calls everyone Ms.), I remembered my magic singing spray!" I am not sure anyone in the congregation heard him, but it was a great way for us to start the program with a smile. I also have great counselors and teachers who were a giant help, Thanks everyone for your help! I truly appreciate you all. What a great experience and challenge this calling has been for me, but I feel like I am learning a lot (although I still have MUCH to learn). I feel blessed to be able to work with the kids, they are the best teachers:).

Hayley seems to be growing up too fast. She is starting wave at us, and today we noticed that her top tooth just poked through! Poor baby, but she is in pretty good spirits anyway. Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch with the Means. We had a bunch of fun and got a few cute pictures.

Hayley on her first John Deer ride with Alexa!

Jon is trying to recreate Hayley's face...I think he did a pretty good job, they look EXACTLY alike!

The Volkslauf!

2008-10-12T22:43:00.000-07:00

I don't know what got into me(I think I was really motivated to get all the baby fat off)...but about four months ago Jon and I signed up for a 10k mud run with our friend Sara from church. And it snuck up on us yesterday! For the record (and I am kind of embarrassed to admit), I have never run that long before. Not only that, but there were also a ton obstacles we had to get through! Here is a quote from the website:

"Counting all the hurdles, slides, tunnels, pits, berms, ladders, swings, rope climbs and low crawls found on the course, there are well over 75 obstacles in all for the 10K course... Add to that several million gallons of water and mud on the course and you can easily see why this isn’t just any old mud run: this is VOLKSLAUF, The Ultimate Challenge!"

When I read this on Friday night I was freaking out. But I got through it and had a really fun time too. Jon was the only boy on our team and he was a true gentleman, he stayed with us the whole time and helped us through the obstacles. We didn't get any pictures of us during the race because no one came up with us, but here is a link for a video on YouTube of last years race just to give you an idea of what it was like (It is worth checking out if you skip over the first 2 min) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrwk2mlZk8.

I think Jon and I will make it a yearly tradition! I am not a runner, and I don't love the mud...so I feel pretty cool that I was able to finish. Although, I am sore today it is worth the feeling of accomplishment and the memories! If anyone wants to join us for next year, we'd love to have the recruits! These are the pictures we have: before and after!

Weekend Visitors

2008-10-09T20:32:00.000-07:00

Steph, Teri, and their families came to visit us this weekend, and we had so much fun together! i hadn't seen Teri and Troy since June. I miss them already, it really made me wish we were all close again. I don't think I knew how great I had it when I lived by all of my sisters in Utah, boy do I miss those days. Steph's boys are getting so big and Bo is crawling all around...putting Hayley to shame! Jon, Carl and Troy had blast at the beach...it was freezing and even raining one day, but they didn't let that stop them. Here are some highlights from the weekend...

Bo with the stink eye

Teri with the babies at the park

The triple threat...back in action

We got a babysitter and all went out on a date. It was the first time I left Hayley with a babysitter. I had to fight the urge all night to call every 2 minutes! But I had a great time and now can't wait to do it again.

Confession: We put Hayley in Bo's clothes and Bo in Hayley's clothes for a good laugh, but ended up almost crying because of how much each of them looked like the opposite sex. These are serious blackmail pictures for when they are older.

We are always looking for more visitors if anyone else wants to come and stay! Thanks girls for making the trip down:)

Playing Dress up

2008-10-01T23:27:00.000-07:00

I have worked for a guy in our ward, Mike Means for about a year now. The Means have pretty much adopted Jon, me and Hayley into their family and have been so good to us. They have 6 beautiful daughters and Hayley spends a lot of time with them while I am at work (our office is in their garage). Here are some random pictures that they have taken of the baby and given to me. Some are hilarious:)

Hayley with hair...kind of (really) creepy!

She looks like a different baby...or a monkey (no offence Hayley!)

This was Jessica's swimsuit when she was Hayley's age...80's Flashback

Her first painted toes...sooo cute, I love having a little girl!

I love the Means...they are like family to me! Thanks for all you do for us!

Our little sassy pants

2008-09-23T21:12:00.000-07:00

Our friends Adam and Abbie sent Hayley these shoes and they are the cutest! She doesn't keep them on very long but we'll keep working on it:) She finally fits into them and she looks adorable...thanks for the shoes!

"Next to love, balance is the most important thing." - John Wooden

2008-09-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

I think I speak for all when I say that I miss the Olympics already...Inspired by the spirit of the Olympics, Stacey has asked me to start training Hayley for the 2032 Olympics, with current bids by Los Angeles, Jakarta, and Birmingham.

After consulting with Bela Karolyi and Nastia Liukin, we thought the Father-Daughter/Coach-student combo was a good way to start. After week 1, Hayley has demonstrated strengths on the balance beam and is working actively on her dismount. Her uncanny ability to smile while performing will certainly win over the judges...!!!

Saying Goodbye to Grandma & Grandpa

2008-09-09T20:46:00.000-07:00

My parents came down to visit us for one last hoorah before their mission. We had so much fun with them and we got some great pictures of Hayley with her grandparents.

Here are a few of the high-lights...

Grandma was letting Hayley go free, and she was loving every minute of it!

On Friday, we went to a Brazilian restaurant and then went for ice cream at Diddy Reice

Bath time with Grandma Roma

Daddy's Girl

2008-09-02T23:15:00.000-07:00

Look at that smile...she looks just like her dad

Hayley's First Driving Lesson

2008-09-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

Hayley got sick of driving in the back seat, so she took matters into her own hands!

OK I'm A Loser!

2008-08-01T22:40:00.000-07:00

So I have gotten made fun of a few times for a. having a lame backround and 2. for not updating in 6 months and c. for having my sister have to type this blog for me. So, I am learning how to do this whole blogging thing (thanks to my beautiful awesome sister) and hopefully in a few days I will have it up and running with new pics of the latest and greatest...our Hayley girl. So stay tuned.....

Hang Ten

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Moose Hunt

2008-01-27T21:13:00.000-08:00

Lobstah Diving

2008-01-27T21:08:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the Blog!

2008-01-27T20:50:00.000-08:00