Sunday, October 18, 2009

Out

10.9.2009

Last week we had an extremely busy, and fun day. But on this busy and fun day, our little Missy Mae didn't get a nap at all, other than 10-15 minutes in the car here and there. So after going to the pumpkin patch and dinner with Kelly, Derrick and Bryce, this little girl was out.

Rarely do we ever get her out of the car still asleep, but I don't think she even flinched. She was just flat out exhausted. Considering though, she was an angel all day, which isn't always the case. She even slept through a diaper change, and starting to get her ready for bed. I would've just let her sleep in what she had on, but she was filthy! She woke up for a little bit while we got her in her pajamas and in bed, but I think she was back asleep before we laid her back down.


Here is some video of how tired this little girl was:

Wheat Food Challenge

9.29.2009

These pictures pretty much explain how exciting Hallie's food challenge for wheat was. It was a very long, boring appointment. But when Dr. Hendershot was commenting on how boring these appointments can be he said something that, "boring is good, that means she hasn't had a reaction." So we were ecstatic to have a very boring appointment, it was just a lot of waiting for a little girl.


A Balancing Act

Hallie and I on my first day back to BYU (8/31/09).
Being back in school is a lot of work for both Eric and I in different ways. Balance in our crazy lives tends to be the biggest struggle. Lately I've just felt like there just isn't enough time in the day and that I am going non-stop. I know everyone has these times in life, and midterms don't help the situation, but it's times like these that I realize how important balance is. It is so easy to get caught up in going here and there, and studying for this test, and writing that paper, and doing all the other things that have to happen to survive. But lately it has just made me reevaluate my priorities more frequently, and take time, and be grateful for the things that really matter.
So my goal for now is to enjoy each moment, and enjoy the stage of life that we are in. Because too often I look ahead and say, "life will be easier/better when...," but I forget the things we have now that we'll likely never have again. I need to be better about focusing on the positive and enjoying what we've been blessed with.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

In Memory...

9.26.2009





This day, we all got together to celebrate what would have been my Grandma Adam's 78th birthday. There is nothing more she loved than her family to be together.



All of my parent's grand-daughters, minus Alisa


Emi
Ed & Jeanne

My cute Grandpa
Baby Ali (her name is actually Alisa, but is sometimes called Ali. Ali is Ila spelled backwards, after my grandma)
"Baby Hallie"

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

First step...

...and a half.

Hallie has been getting very brave lately, and today she has been SO good at standing on her own. Then during the football game tonight (while Eric and Chad were at the game), she took her first solid, sturdy, intentional step, and a half, before promptly falling on her bum. She's most definitely not a walker by any means, and hasn't done it since, but she's headed there. Then she will never be stopped. :)

But Angela and I were pretty excited for her, and she was so proud of herself.