Hale Family Tales

There is a great market around here that has kiddie-sized carts.  Ellie, of course, loves being able to push around our groceries.  She concentrates on where she is going for the first portion of our shopping trip, but by the time we get to the last aisle, my feet are continually being flat-tired.  At least [...]

Here are some shots of our weekend camping trip near Pike’s Peak in a beautiful forest in Colorado.  We had some terrific weather but it was rainy most of the afternoon of the 4th.  That just made for a long nap and quiet time in the tent.  The girls kept busy with some dollar toys [...]

Ellie was a grouch.  Ellie was fussy and loud.  Ellie was goofing around with the cart pushing it away from me whenever I let go of it.  The problem with this maneuver is that she is 3 feet tall and can’t see that she is inevitably about to run into something/someone…usually someone minding their own [...]