Lately

I was talking to Greg last night, and apparently he is mad because everyone is lacking in the Blog department! Well especially me, and rightfully so... there is several things that have happened in the last couple months, that have left me without air to breathe! Let alone Blog! In a jist, for those of you who don't know.....

We moved from Milwaukee back to Utah! With the intent of going to Bozeman for Greg to finish graduate school....

We had the truck comepletely packed full, and ready to hit the road, when Greg got a phone call from the apartments where we were supposed to stay, and we didn't have a place to stay, we used the rest of the day to try and find another place, and after several failed attempts we sat down in sincere prayer to try to figure something out.

We both knew Bozeman wasn't the right option, and we soon figured out that Greg needed to go to do extended sales in California.

Something I am NOT thrilled about, he is away in California for the month of September while Halle and I are house sitting in Midway, Utah, close to Heber.

So within two weeks my entire life was hit by a tornado, but once again I learned a valuable lesson....

There is always another plan that we don't know about and we just have to hold on for the ride!

So if you are in Utah, give me a call!

I have to be especially thankful for my family, Devan for her strength to help at all hours (even early!)

Karadie (and paul) they took our little family in and made us feel so welcome! I love you guys!

Pictures of the little one will come soon, she

is growing so big! We are enjoying her, she misses her daddy so much, they are the best of friends!

Mom and the Bosch

This morning I decided to make cinnamon rolls for Greg and his office because they have been going out early to try and win a competition they are in (and we are hoping they do well, because he could win a iphone4 or even a TV!!!) So I went into the kitchen so early in the morning and started making cinnamon rolls. At one point I thought to myself that I needed to be so quiet so Halle wouldn't wake up.... Then I got a smile on my face as I remembered all the times I would wake up to the Bosch downstairs in my house. I remember that sound so fondly, it meant that my mom had gotten up early to make sure that we were happy once again on a special occasion. I thought to myself, no... I want Halle to wake up! I want her to know and LOVE this sound the way that I do! Once again I am so thankful for my mom and the incredible woman that she is, I can't believe how blessed I am to follow in her footsteps.

Our Precious Little Girl

I am so proud to be a mommy! Everyday between the poop, crying, and spit up I get a little smile from this beautiful little girl. Every night I pray and thank my heavenly father for this precious blessing that he has given Greg and I. She is happy and healthy and that is all that I ask for!!




She is wrapped around our fingers!








I am so excited for the first time she asks me for something and she turns and runs to her father and asks him, because I am positive that he will NEVER be able to say No to her!















After all look at her you cannot say No!






Daddy.....can I have a cookie?.... Greg: Yes



Daddy.... Can I have a bike? Greg:Yes




Daddy...Can I drive your 68 Dodge Charger? ...Greg....."Yes!"

Growing Girl

We decided at four months that is was time to start Halle on the rice cereal! She is slowly getting the hang of it and loving it! It is so weird how fast she is growing!

Busy as Bees!

I know, I have been slacking a great deal in the Blog department! We have been busy and I am so excited to post our latest adventures, so please bear with me! Halle is doing Very well and I think that is why I am slacking so much, I am trying to soak up every minute of her being this small! I never knew all the amazing things that were in store for me, I love my family so much (and I consider friends my family as well!)

Six Flags

Greg's office won a challenge, so they won a trip to Six Flags!! It was a lot of fun to go and hang out. Most of you that know me know that I am anything but a thrill seeker! But I do enjoy watching, when I lived in California when I was younger, one of my favorite memories was going to Disneyland with my grandparents (thank you grandma and grandpa!) It was fun to remember those times, and be in that atmosphere again. Greg had an awesome time riding the roller coasters, he is one of those crazy guys that loves theme parks! I can't wait until next summer when I get to take Halle and Greg to Disneyland!

Flop Off

Greg's office decided to have a belly flop contest, and it was very amusing! Greg ended up tying for second place! That's my baby!

Summer Fest

One of our favorite things is to be outside! (well me at least I am teaching Halle to love it as well!) There is a park really close to me and they have a lot of concerts there, so we like to go and sit on the lawn and relax! Peyton, Brooke and Travis's little girl is just a bundle of happiness! She is so happy all the time, and such a good sport! On this particular time we were spinning around and she loved it!

Father's Day

This is Greg opening his gifts! Halle wasn't very into it, she just thought like normal we were there to amuse her!

This is Halle playing Hide and go seek with her dress, we are working on her not lifting up her dress.

We had a fantastic Father's day, it was so nice to hang out with Greg (like every Sunday!) Halle and I spent the whole day on Saturday getting ready for Father's day. We cleaned the house and baked cookies, and finished Greg's present! When I was writing in Greg's card I was trying to trace Halle's feet, she wouldn't sit still! I looked at her and said "Halle, cooperate." She looked at me and gave me the biggest smile and then started giggling.

In the end we made Greg a book on shutterfly and a framed impression of Halle's feet. He told me when I gave him that gift and I quote... "It's better than my car!" (meaning the 68 charger) I said what! That's a lot easier! He is so sweet, and such a wonderful Dad!

Blessing Day

We had a wonderful day when we were able to bless little Halle. Greg and I both flew in from Milwaukee, I first went to Idaho and then we met on Saturday in Salt Lake. It was a wonderful trip and the blessing made it all worth it. Halle was her normal beautiful self, she slept most of the time! After being held by so many, she gets tired.

I would be very ungrateful if I didn't say thank you to my Grandma and Mom, for making this beautiful gown for my precious daughter to wear. When I found out I was pregnant I knew I wanted my mom to make the blessing gown because it is such a special event. As it got close to the blessing day, I started looking online to buy a dress because I didn't want to ask my mom because she has arthritis in her hands, and I didn't want it to hurt her. I was browsing one day and found a blog of a lady that had made a gown and I immediately fell in love with it. I showed my mom, and because she is amazing, she asked if I wanted her to make it. I started crying because it was so important to me, and in a jif my mom had bought the fabric and the pattern. It happened to also fall on the weekend of my brothers graduation so my Grandma (my mom's mom) was in town, she is an excellent seamstress as well! They both worked so hard on this dress and it turned out to be more than I could ask for. I love you Grandma! I love you Mom, someday I hope to be half the mom you are!

Everything was a hit and what was more cool, was the fact we were able to bless her on the same day that Karadie and Paul blessed Alex. Karadie and I have become so close, and we hope that our children will be close as well (after all we were pregnant together, and they were born in the same month) but it meant a lot to me that we were able to share that day together. I love you Karadie.

Last but never least I have to thank Devan for preserving these memories in her photos! I am so grateful to have a sister that is able to capture all the moments that I hold so special in my heart! Thanks Devan, I love you!

Summer Lovin Our Utah Trip

Karadie went to look for some glasses for Alex, because the sun is so bright for that fair skinned kid! When we found these we just couldn't resist! Don't they look RAD!

These little ones are beach babies! Even though it wasn't to terribly warm outside they loved being in the pool. We had so much fun with Alex and Karadie. Alex was so funny because it was so bright outside he could hardly open his eyes! These two love spending time together (or they will someday!)

This picture isn't to show how fair skinned Alex is, it's to show that he is rockin' the mullet!! He is so cute!

Even though Halle is screaming in this one she really does just LOVE the water! She always has, when she starts moving we are really going to have to watch her close when we get near water.

And finally the two friends! They don't quite know each other exists yet, but they are two peas in a pod! Karadie and I often have the same stories to tell each other, it is weird how similar these two are! After all they were supposed to be two months apart, and they insisted on being born in the same month!

Sneaky Sneaky

Greg and Halle think they are so sneaky sometimes! I don't want her to get into the habit of seeping with us, but sometimes it is to cute! Greg just loves his little girl so for the 24 hours he was in Utah on our trip they spent every moment together.

River Walk

On our Sunday outing we went to the Riverwalk and went on a short walk! It was a lot of fun, and very interesting. They had a lot of weird art, but of coarse our favrite part was this guy! Greg was trying to be very clever and have him hold Halle, but I was to uptight and didnt let him do it, it was dirty! Halle never has any Idea what is going on, someday she will call us crazy!

Mornings

In the mornings Greg lets me go running and he feeds Halle, and plays with her. When I go home today she had the bigest eyes, I couldn't resist taking a picture of her! We love these beautiful big big eyes!

She is always lifting her head really high and looking all around to see where her parents are! She is getting so big!

Soccer Star in the Making

I told Greg after church to change Halle from her church clothes into something more comfortable! I heard Greg in the room laughing and talking to Halle telling her about how funny he was! They walked out of our room with this lovely outfit on! Like father like daughter, Greg loves his little adorable girl, they are two peas in a pod!

Fun at the Park

The other morning the weather was perfect after I got back from my run so I grabbed Greg and Halle and we went on a walk! Greg just loved taking her on her first ride on the slide! She had no idea what was going on and it didn't even phase her! But we had a lot of fun with our sweet little baby!

This picture is the funniest thing ever! Halle looks like so huge! She really is pretty normal, but in this pic with Greg she looks like a chunky monkey!