Hallie's Blessing

Attention anyone interested we will be blessing Hallie on Dec 13 @ 2:50 PM in Ogden we would love for anyone who would like to to come. We will also be doing a luncheon after. Brit was great enough to not only take Hallie's pics but also put her birth announcement together. I really don't know what we would do with out Nick and Brit and all of their talents and willingness to help us. Thanks so much. I think these turned out so cute.

Blessings

Matt and I have been so blessed in the short time we have been married. Many things have happened recently to make me realize how truely blessed we are. We went on a date last night to see Blindside and to dinner. If you haven't seen it I highly recommend it is one of the cleanest and best movies we have seen in a long time. Not to give the show away but a southern family takes in a kid from the projects and some of the things that it shows he went through were enough to bring both Matt and I to tears and it made it even worse as I thought of how blessed we are to know that Hallie will hopefully never have to worry about having a warm and safe place to sleep or ever wonder if her parents love her. It has also become a tradition of ours to sponsor a family for Christmas that is always so humbling when a child asks for some warm clothes for Christmas, how truely blessed we are. Second I have wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember and after having Hallie I wanted nothing more than to stay home with her. Well that dream has now become a reality. Oh coarse there is some anxiety that come with this decision given that I have been the breadwinner in our family since we got married. But Matt and I both thought and prayed about it alot and felt like I should stay home and we would find a way to make it work. Well I don't know why I was so worried I should know by now that once God has a plan it will happen and it will all work out and it has. So I am officially now a STAY AT HOME MOM!!! I am so excited. There are so many things both Matt and I are grateful for and probably not enough space to list it all but I am grateful for gentle reminders that God is aware of our needs and wants. And although there are times that I feel very picked on I try to remember times like these so the picked on thoughts are very short.

Thanksgiving

So for Thanksgiving we were able to go to Las Vegas and although I hate that my parents are that far away it is so nice to get away to somewhere warmed when the weather here turns cold. We decided to fly so it wouldn't take forever with Hallie and weather(I hate driving). She was great she fell asleep before we even took off coming and going. She flies alot better than her mommy does. The weather was perfect at a comfortable 70 degrees. My mom even got in the swimming pool. We enjoyed spending time outside shopping and going for walks. Our entire family was able to be there and it is so fun to have everyone together. Growing up at times we didn't get along but now it is so fun especially to see how they all interact with Hallie, she has everyone wrapped around her little finger. Thanks mom and dad for your hospitality we can't wait for you to come next week and hopefully again for Christmas!!!

Wisdom Teeth

So the week before Thanksgiving Matt had his wisdom teeth out after a long time of needing them out. He decided to be brave and not get put to sleep which I never could have done. I had to of coarse take some pics and hope he doesn't get upset that I posted them. I love you babes and we will look back and laugh at these at some point.

1st day to church

So we have been taking Hallie to parts of church the last couple of weeks but now that she is seven weeks old she got to go to all of church I'm not sure if it was because I'm completely ready for her to be out or because I needed out of the house for a while. For any of you who know me know that I am somewhat of a germaphob and I don't want her sick. Sometimes knowledge is something I wish I didn't have but we are learning and will figure it all out eventually. Anyways she is finally getting to the point that some of her clothes kinda fit she still is so long and skinny (don't get me wrong I love that she is so little and I wish she wouldn't grow so fast but that wont happen). She is smiling more and more and has started to coo and giggled twice. She is a joy to have in our home and she has already made Matt and I better people. Mom in a week you will get to see her in person again but until then I will continue to post pics k. Love you Hallie!!

Happy Birthday Grandma Norr!!

Cute smiles



Just chillin in her swing


She loves when her dad comes home from work

Today is my mom's birthday so I have some new pics. Hallie is changing and everyday is becoming more fun. She is still the best baby(I"m bias though) She eats every 3 hours during the day and sleeps for five to six hours at night(I think this alone makes her the baby of the year). She is getting better at smiling and we see more of her personality all the time....thank heavens she is more like Matt in the fact that she is laid back and patient.

Fall

Have you ever played where is waldo? Well as I was looking att these pics I couldn't help but think of that. We love our trees and the shade they provide but in the fall racking leaves is a pain in the butt! Yesterday afternoon we headed out to get it done before the snow comes. We bundled Hallie in a fuzzy snow suit and she sat content in her car seat and watched all the action. We couldn't help but wanting to put her in the leaves and she didn't even care she actually went to sleep..go figure.