i'm so glad when daddy comes home, glad as i can be...

Hallie just loves playing with Berret when he gets home from work. Her face just lights up as soon as she sees him no matter what she is doing.Listen to Daddy's Homecoming HERE.

moving

Hallie is on the move. Last Tuesday I went to a baby shower and Hallie stayed with Berret. With Berret she rolled back to tummy for the first time by her self. The next couple of days she did more rolling back to tummy and now will do consecutive rolls. She now rolls off the blankets we put her on and rolls till she gets distracted or runs into something that stops her. Today I was doing some things in another room while Hallie was out on the blanket in the living room. I heard her laughing and went to go see what was so funny and I found this. Half of her underneath the futon playing around.

Hallie's cousin Danielle can sure move in the jumper. As you can see Danielle loves jumping and Hallie just looks at her in amazement. Hallie hasn't figued out how to jump in the jumper.

As for us we are MOVING to a new apartment! We will be closer to Berret's work. The apartment complex is newer and has a ton more amenities. We are really excited!

memorial day

On Saturday we drove out to Rockland to visit Brooke's grave site. It was a nice drive out there and Hallie did wonderfully in the car. Rockland has a such a beautiful cemetary, it is at the top of the hill and has a gorgeuos view of the small town and the mountains surrounding it. It was a peaceful morning and it was nice to be able to think about Brooke. I am grateful for the gospel in our lives. I know that we have an eternal family and that we will be with our daughter again. Loosing Brooke was difficult but from that experience I have learned and grown tremendously. Berret and I are honored to be the parents of such a perfect girl.

Hallie loved all the wind up on the hill. She loves to stick her tongue out alot when she feels wind.We were able to have Brooke buried with Berret's Grandma. Grandma Ann prefered pin wheels to flowers and so we brought some new ones. The copper pin wheels Warren made are still there!

Hallie's middle name comes from Berret's great great grandma Amorett Fifield.Hallie getting some time to stretch out before we started driving again.On the way back from Rockland we went to the Costco in Pocatello and stocked up on a few things. Hallie did so AMAZING the whole trip. She spent over 4 hours total in the car while we were driving and did great in Costco.

Today we got to go to Warren and Allison's for a BBQ. We had lots of yummy food, played badminton (we all need practice), and enjoyed the babies.

Hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day Weekend, we sure did.

may 4 months

Hallie is 4 months old and so much fun! At her well baby visit she weighed 13.6 pounds which is in the 50th percentile again and was 23.8 inches long, 32nd percentile. She talks alot and is getting close to letting out a laugh. She rolls more from tummy to back. When she rolls now she brings her legs underneath and and pushes off, before she use to lift up her head high and lean. She still hasn't rolled back to tummy, she doesn't seem too interested in doing that yet. She is doing better with sitting up and will let you bend her hips more to practice. In the boppy she can sit up for quite a while now and in very very short stints she can sit up with out any assistance. She is very observant. At church we have a hard time getting her to nap because she likes looking at everything and all the people, she loves smiling at people. She likes to play with her toys and wiggle. We just love playing with her and seeing her smiles.

She was really happy during the little photo shoot and it was hard to just pick a few pictures. In the video you can see how wiggly and happy she was.

it has been awhile

...so brace yourselves for a long post.

I new it had been some time since my last post. I downloaded everything off of my camera today and realized all the things I haven't posted yet. So lets begin-

A while ago my younger brother Sam came through town and he finally got to meet Hallie. Berret went out shooting with Sam and his friend Joe. They shot up some junk we had around the house and when they got back we all went out to eat. The visit was short but it was fun seeing Sam.About a week and a half ago our friends Liz and Grady threw a huge BBQ followed by a movie with a projector outside. We weren't able to stay for the movie but the BBQ was lots of fun and most of the ward was there. It was kind of a cold night so Hallie got to wear her bear suit. Look at how she has grown!

One night when Berret got home from work I went out to do some things. When I got home I found him making cookies with Hallie. Hallie really seemed to enjoy helping.Hallie has been enjoying her jumper more lately even though she doesn't actually jump in it. Swaying, I guess is more fun for now.

This last weekend we got to babysit Danielle. Hallie was napping when Danielle arrived and Danielle after a little bit took a nap too. They both woke up about the same time and they both were in good moods. They had alot of fun looking at each other.
I love it in the video when Dani looks at Hallie and Hallie gets really excited.

Last Wednesday Hallie turned 4 months old. She had her well baby visit so later I'll post on her on of her stats and stuff with her pics.

As for Berret and I, we are doing great. Berret enjoys his job and I enjoy being with Hallie all day and getting stuff done around the house.

new baby!

Brooke was born . She is 6 pounds 8 ounces, 18 inches long, and beautiful.

the cute family of 4

I even got to hold her last night :)

We are so happy for Brad, Ally, and Hunter to welcome this healthy beautiful little girl into their family. Congrats!

big news!

Lots of things have been happening lately...

Recently it has been very nice out side and we have been able to go for lots of walks in the sun. We've even started wearing some summer clothes as you can see Hallie is wearing shorts below.

Hallie will even bear her carseat to go out for walks. She loves to look all around when we go walk. Here she is trying on some of daddy's sunglasses.
On Monday we found out that the position Berret applied for was opened and he was offered the job! It is such a relief knowing he has a job now and we are very grateful for it. He will be working in cost accounting and he was so excited to go to work. He did his internship there last summer and knew that he liked the enviroment and was going to work with some good people. We are also excited to be around our good friends here a little longer. It will be fun for Hallie too, she will be close to her cousin Danielle that is only two months older. I can't wait to see them really play together. We are sad that we aren't moving closer to the rest of our families but hopefully will be able to make more visits home. Berret started work yesterday. I was sneaky and got a picture of him right as he got home from work yesterday:).

The big news just keeps coming...Ally went in today to have her baby!!! We are so excited to meet their little girl. Today I get to watch Hunter. He is such a good boy and has grown up so much. He is actually here right now and has been so gentle and soft around Hallie, he'll make a good big brother. Earlier he kept sitting next to Hallie and saying "cheeeese," so I got out the camera. Now that Hallie is asleep he wanted to see the pictures, and he loves seeing the pictures and videos of him and Hallie.

Sun, job, and a baby coming. Big news indeed.

april 3 months

April 6th Hallie turned 3 months. She is lots of fun and is growing fast. She sleeps great at night and will take one long nap during the day along with a few very short naps. She can roll over tummy to back to her right and left side. She has gotten closer to rolling back to tummy but hasn't quite made it yet. She is talking more and is starting to make different noises too. She is now working on sitting up with the assistance of the boppy and can do very short spurts upright and then she will lean forward. She really enjoys playing and smiles tons.

sitting up just a little bit

then the lean comes in

berret's graduation and more...

We had a very busy week this last week. Hallie is now 3 months old (her calendar pics will come later). Berret finished up the last of his finals and did great on them. Berret's side of the family came to visit for BERRET'S GRADUATION! We got to spend lots of time with the family and take new family pictures with the two newest members (those pics will also be coming later). The Peacocks were also in town and we had lots of fun seeing them. Then we had a wonderful Easter weekend.

The family waiting to see Berret walk

Berret after walking

Berret graduated Magna Cum Laude meaning he was in the top 5 percent of the graduating class

We had lots of fun with our nephews Berret played all sorts of games with them. Gavin is so big now and has lots of energy.

Friday we took family pictures and we were out almost all day long with pictures, dinner at Grandmas and swimming. I love Hallie's facial expression in this picture.

we found out how badly Hallie needs her long nap in the crib
finally taking a short nap on daddy
The family left late Saturday night and made it home safely Sunday morning. We are so glad they came to visit. Thank you for making such a long, long, long drive!

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Easter Sunday!

We had good meetings at church and had a relaxing time at home. Hallie looked beautiful in her Easter dress from the Peacocks. Thank you Peacocks.

happy easter

This last week has been very busy: Berret graduated, family came to visit, and we learned how badly Hallie needs her long nap during the day in her crib. Specifics and more pictures will come very soon, but for now...

*Happy Easter*

bedtime stories

Tonight we were getting Hallie ready for bed and she started talking to Berret alot. She really seems to talk to Berret at night if he is changing her, telling him all about her day I guess. I run to get the camera and of course she isn't talking as much when I have the carmera out. Well this gives an idea of what her talking is like.

hallie. berry.

I prefer this Hallie/Berry combo to Halle Barry the actress anyday ;)

Hallie is almost all better! She has a little cough but even that is nearly gone. She doesn't need the humidifier at night anymore either. She should be completely healthy and happy for next week when she meets more of her family that is coming to visit.