silver wood and camping

Silverwood was lots of fun. It was a beautiful sunny day and it was great spending the time with family.papa and gavinthe most intense ride you'll catch me on...the log riderelaxingHallie enjoyed her first time going swimmingshe has no fear when it comes to grassa nap in the shade after a long day at the parkCamping went well, we didn't actually stay in a tent we got to stay in the tent trailor to keep the babies nice and warm.Hallie really liked her cousin Logan. Logan did so good with her too, and was so nice to entertain her.

leaving today

This afternoon I will be picking up Berret and we'll be headed out to Coeur d'Alene Idaho. There we will be enjoying seeing Berret's side of the family, camping, and the Silverwood Theme Park. After that Hallie and I will be off to Portland where I'll be staying with my family for 2 weeks. I'm really excited to have Hallie on this trip, she gets to experience some firsts-
-really long drive (I'm a bit nervous about this part, but I'm hoping she does well with it.)
-camping, in a tent and everything
-swimming, I'm so exctied to see her in her swimsuit trying out the water
-seeing more family and friends from my side for the first time
-being away from home for a long time (This part I'm sure will be hard for the both of us. Berret won't be coming to Portland for 2 weeks. I have never been away from him that long and Hallie certainly hasn't either.)
-oh and I'm pretty sure she is going to get to experience some Ikea and tagging along at some fun restraunts

I'm am anxious to get going. It is hard to pack for though, Hallie has more stuff than I do and it is hard deciding what I should and shouldn't take for her.

Well I'm off to finish everything I need to before leaving.

we're still here

HELLO...we haven't disappeared, I've just been a lazy blogger.Moving was alot of work but we had lots of awesome people to help. We were unpacked after a couple of days and are still getting things organized. We really enjoy our new apartment. This pic was taken after doing lots and lots of unpacking.What have we been up too? Well Hallie still love rolling underneath things.We've been enjoying the new jogging stroller.We are trying to get Hallie started on rice cereal...she is not a big fan.Oh Yes and...Hallie has been working on this new trick. (This was taken last week and wasn't the best of her lifting her self up. She is bringing herself up even more now and occasionally rocking while up.) You can tell she really wants to crawl, I think in the near future we will be in for it.That is pretty much it we aren't that interesting. We are very excited though that this weekend we will be meeting Berret's family in to go to Silverwood (a theme Park). After that Hallie and I will be in Porland for 2 weeks and then Berret will be go to Portland for few days too.

baby or animal?

These videos were actually taken a couple of weeks ago before we moved. Hallie has been into growling lately. The first video shows her growling a little bit but she was mostly done by the time I got the camera.

and pounce!

june 5 months

5 months old! Hallie is growing and learning fast. She now rolls all over the place; over toys, across rooms, she loves exploring. She grabs onto toys more and is able to hold onto them longer. She will even find ways to get toys if they are not aready nearby. Sitting up with out any assistance is becoming more and more frequent. She is a social baby and loves seeing new people and giving them the biggest smile she can. It is so fun to hear all the laughing she does now. She is starting to try and bring her knees underneath her while supporting herself with her arms on her tummy (I've only seen this a few times though).She is so fun, it is hard to pick just a few of these pictures to post because there are so many cute ones. I don't understand how it is possible but there isn't a cap to her cuteness, she gets cuter everyday!

down size

I recently got to do a very special sewing project. My good friend Ally's parents are in Africa on a mission. They sent her a dress to be used for Brooke's blessing. There was apparently some confusion with the person who made the dress because it was HUGE. I got to make it baby size. I was really nervous about taking the dress apart because I didn't want to do anything to ruin it and I wanted to keep the same style. I had the dress for quite awhile before I actually started work on it. I pulled it out every now and then to look at it and think about how I would tackle it. I'm glad I took that time because some of the other ways I could have done it wouldn't have turned out as well. I made alterations to the pattern I had since I was working with an existing form that couldn't just be altered in anyway. I had to use some tricks my old sewing teachers wouldn't have considered "proper" but the over all product turned out really well.
(This picture of Hunter makes me laugh every time I see it for some reason. It is just kind of humorous how big the dress is. Hunter is all boy and knows it is a dress, he is so smart, it just cracks me up.)The dress all done. Brooke was beautiful in it. To see pictures of Brooke in the dress go HERE. Brooke's dress was specially imported from Africa with custom alterations made in the U.S. :)

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.