say bye bye

After dinner at Chuck O’Rama we came back to our place to hang out and say goodbye. Hallie and Danielle are hilarious together, they are two crazy little girls.

(A toothbrush is Hallie’s favorite thing to chew on when she is teething. Notice Hallie’s cute little bangs curled up.)

(Jill is trying to teach the girls some moves.)

(This horse was $5 at D.I. the last time we were in Portland. It has been a hit with Hallie and Dani.)

(The girls playing in the laundry room with the door.)

(Hallie was acting tired and laying on the floor so Dani decided to play squish the baby.) (Then here are the girls at the table just their size.)

(Dani helping the horse back up.) (Hallie gives her fingers a break and tries her toes.)

(Fingers are still better.)

(Luke in the pig mask.)

(Somehow this is the only picture of Wes we have from the visit.)

this last week

Berret’s parents were here this week to drop off Luke at BYU-I.  They got in on Monday and we had an awesome dinner at Warren and Allison’s.  On Wednesday our friends Mark and Morgan babysat for us while we went out with Berret’s parents and I had my last solid meal before my wisdom teeth came out. 

Thursday morning Jill arrived early in the morning to drop me off at the dentist and take care of Hallie.  During the surgery I was put to sleep and don’t remember them being in my mouth at all, it was great.  It went smoothly and had all 4 wisdom teeth removed and I’m told I have some stitches.  The worst part I thought was not being able to feel my tongue or lips for a couple hours afterwards from the local anesthetic.  Jill spoon fed me yogurt and  Hallie made sure my face was wiped clean (Hallie is such a good helper).  To take my pills I had to stand in front of a mirror to put the pill on my tongue and make sure the glass was on my lips so I could drink.  Later that afternoon when the anesthetic wore off and the pain meds kicked in I felt pretty awesome.  We even went to the mall and did some shopping.  The pain meds made me pretty clumsy though and I knocked over display boots in Sears.  The day turned out a lot better than I thought after having my teeth pulled, I was prepared to be miserable.

Friday I was more swollen but the pain wasn’t too bad and didn’t have to take pain pill till the afternoon.  After Hallie’s nap Jill drove us to COSTCO!  Hallie and I love Costco, it is fun walking around there, getting lunch, and coming home is so satisfying when you are stocked up on a bunch a stuff you need.  Oh and Costco diapers are the best, they are enough reason alone to make the drive out to Pocatello.  For dinner there was a little reunion with Berret’s Dad’s side of the family at Chuck O’Rama.  It was great seeing so much family.  Hallie was going bonkers with all the commotion at dinner and hardly ate because she was too busy playing.

(on our way to Costco)

(getting ready to load up the car)

(Nana Jill got Hallie some cute boots to get ready for fall and winter)

( Hallie just loves her new boots)

After saying good bye last night Wes and Jill started their trip back to Washington this morning.  Halllie is going to be so bored now with Nana Jill and Papa Wes gone.  Thanks Jill and Wes for taking care of me when I was all loopy from getting my teeth pulled!

utah and visit to great grandmas

A few weeks ago we got to go to Utah for Berret to take his third CPA test (we still haven’t heard back yet).  Landon and Becky let us stay at their place.  Joey was even there that weekend, it was fun to be able to hang our with everyone.  During our trip we were also able to see Kelli and help her move into her new apartment.  The morning we left we ate breakfast at Ikea and of course shopped.  In these pictures Hallie is playing on the electric piano at Landon and Becky’s.

  

We got home Friday evening and assembled our Ikea finds.  The rest of the weekend I had allergies/sick and just feeling crummy but Berret and Hallie were able to go visit Grandma.  Hallie had lots of fun seeing her great grandma.

   

sunbeam

Please don't tease me after watching this. My singing is super embarrasing but Hallie is really cute. Hallie has always loved jumping up for the "beam" part but her actually saying beam, she learned from her cousin Danielle.

such a girl

It is so fun having a girl!  Hallie loves to play with make up brushes and uses all sorts of tubes and chap stick containers to pretend she is putting on lip gloss.  She also really enjoys getting her toenails painted.  While I do her nails she sits still and watches me so intently.  When they are all done she says WOW so proudly and loves to show them off to who ever she can.  She is still a well rounded girl though, with her regular growling, enjoying the roar of engines, and playing with all things monster.

   

In this very last picture you can see her molar.  It seems so huge to me every time I see it in her mouth.  The molar on the other side just started cutting through yesterday.

visiting oregon and washington

In July we got to go visit our families in Oregon and Washington.  On our trip we had fun geocaching, playing on the waterslide, picnicking at Battleground Lake, jumping on the trampoline, Hallie played with her cousins, went to Berret’s uncle’s concert in the Crystal Ballroom, jumped on the trampoline, picked blueberries, celebrated Jill’s and Gabi’s birthdays, eating at Truffle Hunter, shopping, and just enjoying our families.

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zoo and swimming

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yellowstone

Earlier this summer on Father’s day we got to go to Yellowstone with Scott and Erica for the day.  There was lots of driving but we all had a blast talking in the car.  We caravanned with some of Berret’s work friends.  It was actually the first time going for everyone in our car.  There was lots of beautiful scenery and wildlife.  We ended the day at Old Faithful and warming up in the lodge.

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