Well its the first weekend of October so that means its time to get back to Conference. Oh, if any of you actually read this and want a good snack during a session, I highly recommend this one: caramel corn SO YUMMY!!!!
Saturday, October 6, 2012
October begins
Yay! All caught up! This is now my FAVORITE time of the year. I love all that October brings; the change of weather (sometimes), the fall colors, the excitement of Halloween, my moms house getting decorated, and then going into the holiday season. It makes me so happy. My mom is off on her annual October vacation so Hallie and I are manning the house while Tyler is at work. Tate and Clay are on two weeks of fall break. Clay is actually in Hawaii visiting his girlfriend. Lucky dog. Speaking of my brothers, Chad gets home in March!! Thats only 5 months away! So scary that he's almost done! Anyways, yesterday to get out of the house Tate and I took Hallie to the zoo. Hallie hadn't been yet besides zoo lights, and Tate and I haven't gone in almost 8 years, so we had a lot of fun. Hallie loved all the animals, and we all slept really well after the long day.
Hallie has blossomed into such a funny kid lately. I seriously can not believe she is the same cranky baby that she was last year. She laughs at everything, and loves making other people laugh. She has the biggest sense of humor and she knows how to use it to get away with things. Already..were in trouble. She keeps us all entertained throughout the day by keeping us laughing. She's communicating really well, and loves giving herself praise. She says thank you to anyone who gives her something, and she says good girl when she knows she's being good. I just absolutely adore that little girl. And on a side note, I am SO excited about her Halloween costume!!!
Well its the first weekend of October so that means its time to get back to Conference. Oh, if any of you actually read this and want a good snack during a session, I highly recommend this one: caramel corn SO YUMMY!!!!
Well its the first weekend of October so that means its time to get back to Conference. Oh, if any of you actually read this and want a good snack during a session, I highly recommend this one: caramel corn SO YUMMY!!!!
September
September is usually the one month of the year that drags on forever. That's partly why we got married in September, because every other month has something to celebrate, and we figured why not give ourselves something to look forward to in September and maybe it wont take too long. This year, it flew by so fast. I still can't believe it's over.
-We got a lot of rain this month. Hallie absolutely loved going out and playing in it. She loves being outside, and when it was sprinkling it was actually nice enough to go out and play for a few hours. That just cant happen when its not raining, 110 degrees and the black asphalt just dont mix with a stumbling baby.
-Big announcement: we moved. Again. I know. And, we are planning on moving again in a couple of months. Yikes. We have decided to go the route of active duty. I know its something Ive talked a lot about and until recently I think we've been too scared to do it. But both of us prayed a lot about it, and honestly felt it was the best thing to do for our family. So, Tyler's papers are currently being signed to get out of the national guard. Once that is finalized, he will swear in with the army again being infantry active duty, he will get a duty station and he will be on his way. I signed a contract with work that I would stay until the semester is over, so Hallie and I will be here until the end of January and then join Tyler (wherever that may be). We are so excited for this new change, but also extremely anxious. I know how hard it will be, but I know it is what we need to do. I just want to know where we will be living already!!! Our top pick is Colorado, but who knows where the army will send us.
-The end of December we celebrated our 2nd anniversary in a big way. We were able to go through the temple and be sealed to eachother and to Hallie. Talk about a good anniversary. Doubt we can ever top that one. It was such an incredible experience, and I am full of gratitude and happiness that I can be with my family forever. I know this may sound bad, but I am so glad we were able to experience the sealing after we had a baby. It is such a strong feeling seeing your baby in the sealing room, knowing how much you love them and would never want to be without them, and then hearing you will be a forever family. Hallie did so well in the temple with Grandma Pico and the other temple ladies. It was a looong day (4-8:30!) and I am so proud of her. After we were out we all went to Cheesecake Factory and celebrated
-We got a lot of rain this month. Hallie absolutely loved going out and playing in it. She loves being outside, and when it was sprinkling it was actually nice enough to go out and play for a few hours. That just cant happen when its not raining, 110 degrees and the black asphalt just dont mix with a stumbling baby.
-The end of December we celebrated our 2nd anniversary in a big way. We were able to go through the temple and be sealed to eachother and to Hallie. Talk about a good anniversary. Doubt we can ever top that one. It was such an incredible experience, and I am full of gratitude and happiness that I can be with my family forever. I know this may sound bad, but I am so glad we were able to experience the sealing after we had a baby. It is such a strong feeling seeing your baby in the sealing room, knowing how much you love them and would never want to be without them, and then hearing you will be a forever family. Hallie did so well in the temple with Grandma Pico and the other temple ladies. It was a looong day (4-8:30!) and I am so proud of her. After we were out we all went to Cheesecake Factory and celebrated
August Highlights
-The week after Hallie's birthday I turned 23! Hallie and I spent the day together while Tyler was at work and then he took me out to dinner. It was a laid back birthday, not my best but I think I'm still adjusting to the fact that I put everything into Hallie's birthday the week before and then I'm still recooperating on mine :)
-Hallie went to my mom's salon for the first time! She still didn't have enough hair to get a hair cut, she needs all the hairs she has. But we went to visit my mom at work and she decided to put Hallie in the chair with the cape and just play with her hair so that when she does need a haircut she'll know its a good thing. She was so perfect the whole time, and she looked way too old sitting in that chair. She also really enjoyed the sucker she got after for being a good girl
-Tyler's little sister Janessa had her baby making us aunts, uncles, and cousins! She named her Camilla Rose and she's such a sweet little baby. Hallie loves giving her kisses and holding her
-Our animal lover Tyler brought home kittens for me to take care of. Maybe he didn't think Hallie occupied enough of my time? No. He found the kittens in the dumpster and they were in bad shape, they still had their eyes closed and momma cat was no where to be found. I took them in our bathroom and fed and kept them cool/warm until I found someone who had the time to actually nurse them back to health.
-The end of August I started working! I had been training for work the past two months but I finally got my own squads (actually I got 7 of them) and I have been working Monday and Wednesday nights. It's been a nice break to get out of the house two nights a week and I'm glad it gives Tyler a chance to be one on one with Hallie
-Hallie went to my mom's salon for the first time! She still didn't have enough hair to get a hair cut, she needs all the hairs she has. But we went to visit my mom at work and she decided to put Hallie in the chair with the cape and just play with her hair so that when she does need a haircut she'll know its a good thing. She was so perfect the whole time, and she looked way too old sitting in that chair. She also really enjoyed the sucker she got after for being a good girl
-Tyler's little sister Janessa had her baby making us aunts, uncles, and cousins! She named her Camilla Rose and she's such a sweet little baby. Hallie loves giving her kisses and holding her
-Our animal lover Tyler brought home kittens for me to take care of. Maybe he didn't think Hallie occupied enough of my time? No. He found the kittens in the dumpster and they were in bad shape, they still had their eyes closed and momma cat was no where to be found. I took them in our bathroom and fed and kept them cool/warm until I found someone who had the time to actually nurse them back to health.
-The end of August I started working! I had been training for work the past two months but I finally got my own squads (actually I got 7 of them) and I have been working Monday and Wednesday nights. It's been a nice break to get out of the house two nights a week and I'm glad it gives Tyler a chance to be one on one with Hallie
-I also took hallie to a library play date with Bekah and Hadley. They had us in a room where the kids were supposed to play with all the toys together and the parents were taught different ways of learning and creative play. And Hallie, my little active monkey, took the play time to push the chairs up to the table, crawl onto the chairs, up on the table, and throw things. She is such an explorer, toys still do not fascinate her. I've got my hands full with this one!
Rewind
Whoa, really? Have I seriously not posted since Hallie's birthday?! Shame on me. Well, there's obviously lots to catch up on. But I'll start where I left off...Hallie's party
We had bug's party on the Saturday after her birthday. We had a cute pink lemonade theme. I tried so hard to think of somewhere to have the party where it would compliment the decor, be on neutral grounds for split families, and wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. But, I kinda gave up and realized I wanted to focus more on Hallie than all the stress, so we had it in our dinky little apartment (parking was interesting with 40 people) with our red dining room walls that horribly clashed with the pink and yellow. But, the day ran smoothly, I wasn't stressed, all the people Hallie loves were there and goodness she LOVED all the attention she got that day. We had sub sandwiches, veggies, Pico salsa (duh) and of course lemonade. Everyone just hung out while Hallie opened presents (ok, she opened one and didnt care about the rest so I helped) and then watched her eat her cake while everyone else had cupcakes. PS, Hallie is so my child. We had her try a store bought cake and she didnt like it. She loves homemade cake so much better. Thats my girl! She was so into her yellow cake with strawberry frosting (pink lemonade themed ya!) that she didnt even notice her guests leaving. After everyone left, we forgot about the huge mess that was now our living room and took a family nap. It took a couple of days to get our apartment back together, we had moved all the furniture around and took all the decor off the walls to replace it with a shrine of our cute daughter. But it was so worth it. So glad you had a good birthday party Hallie, we love you!!
We had bug's party on the Saturday after her birthday. We had a cute pink lemonade theme. I tried so hard to think of somewhere to have the party where it would compliment the decor, be on neutral grounds for split families, and wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. But, I kinda gave up and realized I wanted to focus more on Hallie than all the stress, so we had it in our dinky little apartment (parking was interesting with 40 people) with our red dining room walls that horribly clashed with the pink and yellow. But, the day ran smoothly, I wasn't stressed, all the people Hallie loves were there and goodness she LOVED all the attention she got that day. We had sub sandwiches, veggies, Pico salsa (duh) and of course lemonade. Everyone just hung out while Hallie opened presents (ok, she opened one and didnt care about the rest so I helped) and then watched her eat her cake while everyone else had cupcakes. PS, Hallie is so my child. We had her try a store bought cake and she didnt like it. She loves homemade cake so much better. Thats my girl! She was so into her yellow cake with strawberry frosting (pink lemonade themed ya!) that she didnt even notice her guests leaving. After everyone left, we forgot about the huge mess that was now our living room and took a family nap. It took a couple of days to get our apartment back together, we had moved all the furniture around and took all the decor off the walls to replace it with a shrine of our cute daughter. But it was so worth it. So glad you had a good birthday party Hallie, we love you!!
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