birthday dinner

   

At the end of dinner I had them sing to Berret.  He wasn’t super crazy about that part but they give you a free sundae and extra balloons which Hallie loved.

happy birthday berret!

We had a little birthday celebration for Berret yesterday.  When he got home from work we went straight to Red Robin to claim his free birthday burger.  Hallie was so excited to get out of the house.  She hadn’t even been outside for over a week.  After Red Robin we came back he opened his presents and blew out the candle on his cookies.  Hallie helped Berret out with the presents and the candle, oh, and the cookies.  Finally, we settled down to one of the blu-rays my family gave to Berret.

     

Berret’s decorations are pretty sparse but we were out of a lot of stuff.  We are lacking in tape, real wrapping paper, ink for our printer, candles and a few other things.  Good thing this is only part one of his birthday celebration, the rest of the festivities will be this weekend.

ready. set. twirl.

Hallie loves to wear dresses.  Anytime I bring out a dress in the morning for her to wear she’ll excitedly say “cuuuuute!”  Then there is no struggle getting her out of her pajamas.  This blue dress is extra special though because it is great for twirling.

 

      

making music

Hallie usually plays on the keyboard when Berret is with her.  Berret plays her songs that she knows and she’ll sit next to him and play the keys on the end.  When she is playing solo though she presses all sorts of buttons and gets some interesting music going.  In her seat she’ll dance and shake her little bum bum, she is always ready to shake that bum to any music.

  

Hallie is feeling much better today finally.  She doesn’t want to nap though, I guess she needs to make up for lost play time.

I need to take pictures with something other than my phone.  I’ll try to work on that this week.

where am i supposed to put the laundry?

This first picture was taken Thursday morning so Hallie could send it to Bapa on the phone.  She said cheese and everything for it.  Berret sent a picture back for her and she just loved it.  Hallie loves her dad and really misses playing with him during the day.

 

Hallie is on her fifth day of being sick.  On Thursday morning Hallie had a bunch of energy and played like crazy all morning and early afternoon.  I thought she was just recovering fast, man was I wrong.  Later in the day she was super tired even after her nap.  She fell asleep in the basket before dinner time and didn’t want to get up.  She went to bed super early that night.

 

Friday was AWFUL.  All day she was tired, grouchy, coughing, snotty, refusing food, and the whole shabang.  That day we were planning on carpooling with some friends to Costco.  Hallie was too sick to go though and just Berret went to pick up all the stuff we needed.  Not going to Costco was super disappointing because I wanted to get out of the house.  Hallie woke up from her nap with a fever and was miserable.  I hate seeing her so uncomfortable.

  

Then there is Saturday and now Sunday.  I think since having her fever Friday she has been on the road to getting better.  She is still grouchy as can be but I can’t blame her.  There is a bit less coughing and a little bit more eating.  I’m sure there is a few more days left of her being off though.  It has been a long time since Hallie has been this sick.  Having a sick toddler is quite a bit different than having a sick baby.  Hallie now is too stubborn to do the things that will help her get better faster.  Anyways enough of my complaining.  This picture to the side was taken yesterday.  Berret found this small RC car and Hallie just loved watching it go all around her little toes.

sick day

 

Today Hallie woke up crying with the most awful squeaky seal cough.  It really freaked Berret and I out.  She went to bed just fine last night happy and everything so it was really surprising how miserable Hallie was this morning.  Berret was able to give her a blessing before leaving to work.  I am so thankful to have the Priesthood in our home.  Shortly after Berret left Hallie started coughing some more but it was a cough that was breaking up the junk in her throat.  After that coughing she sounded a lot better and she was willing to try eating and drinking.  She still sounds pretty bad and has a had a rough day.  We have been trying to make the most of it though with lots of snuggling.  Two things have made her smile today, watching videos of herself on my phone and a laundry basket lined with blankets.

hop hops

Hallie has really been into bunnies lately.  Anytime she sees a bunny she gets super excited weather it is in a picture, stuffed animal, or just anywhere.  She also likes doing quick jumps all around our home like a bunny.  Just in time for Easter I guess if her obsession keeps up.  I am pretty sure the reason she likes bunnies so much is due to one of her favorite snacks (naaaak).  Annies crackers are awesome, we get a variety pack at Costco and she loves every flavor.  Berret and I like them too so they tend to go fast.  The cheddar flavored bunnies are WAY better than Goldfish.  You can actually taste cheddar instead of  a bunch of excess salt mingled with cheese.  We don’t even buy Goldfish anymore.

The best part about these crackers though is the way Hallie eats them.  They first hop all over her arms, legs, and everything else before they make it to her mouth.  The other day Hallie was eating some and Berret and I hear this, “hop, hop, hop, hop.  Oh nooo”!  The bunny had made it to her mouth.  Berret and I just cracked up.  Her cute little voice made it even funnier.

The other day when we were playing with the webcam Hallie’s favorite was easily the bunny face but we had fun with some of the other effects too.