Happy 1st Birthday Halle!

Halle had her first Birthday! She had a lot of fun digging into her cake. At the beginning she was barley touching the cake but once she got used to it, she dug right in!

She was more interested in the balloons then the presents.

I tied the balloons to her highchair and at first she didn't like them. She didn't know what to do with them. It was pretty funny watching her get them out of her face.

Every year my family goes to the cemetery to visit my both of my grandpas. We tell stories about them and all of the kids get a balloon to let go of. It's nice to get together and reminisce.

Halle and her cousin Addy

Halle and her other cousin Chloe

Me and my sisters

We decided to give Halle a sucker for the first time. She LOVED it, but I didn't realize what a mess suckers can be! This was after she finished the sucker. Needless to say, it was bath time.

Picture Day

In this picture Halle is with her twin cousins, Addy and Maddy. Halle didn't like the feel of the tutu so she wouldn't put her arms down. I kept pushing them down and she would lift them right back up.

This week I went and got Halle's pictures taken. Last time I got her pictures she did really good so I wasn't worried. Well I should have been. It was soooo hard. The girl who took her pictures had some really cute props but Halle refused to sit in any of them. She wouldn't smile, she wouldn't sit still for more then two seconds and the cute flowers that are in the pictures, she wouldn't stop eating them. She was putting the flowers in her mouth, biting off the petals and chewing on them. I didn't think any of them would turn out but I got some cute ones.

Halle is always sleeping in this position. I took a picture of it because I thought is was so funny. It looks so uncomfortable but she can't fall asleep unless she is laying like that.

Christmas 08'

This year we spent Christmas up in Logan with Toph's family. We had a blast! We got a Nintendo Wii and ended up playing that the whole time. This was Halle's first Christmas so she didn't know what was going on but we did get her some presents to try and open. Halle was also teething during Christmas so she wasn't feeling very good and she is a drooling mess! Her first tooth came and it was rough, but I hope it gets easier! Halle is also now crawling. It is the best! She can get to the places she wants and she entertains herself for a lot longer.

'Tis The Season

Halle is 8 months now and she is at the best age! Sometimes I get anxious for her to crawl but it is nice to be able to put her on the floor and just let her play without getting into everything, so I am just enjoying it.

This year Toph and I decided to buy a prelit tree. Well, it was more like I convinced Toph to buy a tree. If any of you know Toph you know he doesn't like to spend money on ANYTHING!