Saturday, July 27, 2013

Halle: One Year Old

Before I forget (since this is already a little late), here is what Miss Halle is up to at 1 year old!
• Long and lean continues! Halle is 32 in (98%) and 23 lbs (70%). We continually get told how tall she is!  Halle had a fabulous doctor visit with we will never take for granted.  It is AMAZING to see how the Lord has healed our daughter and that she is a healthy, happy, thriving 1 year old after her rocky start.  She had a MRI and neurosurgeon visit in June and everything looked great!  We don’t have to go back for a whole year.
• Halle wears size 12-18 and 18 month clothes and size 4 shoes. She is in size 5 diapers.
• This girl sleeps like a champ and we are so thankful!!! We love that she sleeps from about 8:00 pm to 8:00-8:45 am every night. Halle takes naps, both around 1.5 hours. She sleeps with her paci in and sound machine on!
•Halle drinks whole milk in a Sippy cup at each of her three meals and takes one bottle at bedtime. We will work on dropping this in the next month or so. She does great with most any finger food and has begun to eat mostly what we are having. I’d say her favorite foods are Chick-fil-a nuggets, fish, fruit and cheese! She’s also crazy for smoothies, yogurt and ice cream!
• Halle’s hair is all Mama…blonde as can be!  It’s filled in enough that we have to “fix” it every day to keep it out of her eyes.  Her eyes have changed to hazel, just like her Daddy!  She has picked up quite the tan this summer and you can see her tan lines.  She’s been super slow in the teeth department, only 2 so far!
 • Halle does a lot of talking, but there are few words we understand so far.  Her words are Dada, Kaka (Camden), uh oh, hi and dank ew (thank you).  You read that right…no Mama!!!  She’s also started animal sounds for dog and duck. 
• Halle isn’t walking quite yet, but we think its right around the corner!  She cruises like a champ and can stand without holding onto anything.  She gets into everything these days since she is quite the speedy crawler!
 •Halle LOVES music and dances around when it is on!
•Halle is way more dramatic than Cam ever was…can we say girl?!  She cries at every fall or anytime she is told no. We’ve had a few meltdowns when she doesn’t get what she wants or is told no. The most common is when she’s not allowed to play in the trash, toilet or fridge! 
• Some of her favorite things right now are: music, Camden, Copper, water, giving kisses, her dolls, Cam’s cars and books!
What a blessing it is to be Halle’s parents!  We love you!!!

Saturday, July 20, 2013

More Nebraska Pics!

Grampa shared some of his pictures and I just had to share!















Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Lincoln Zoo

Camden and I had a great time visiting the Lincoln Zoo with his cousins.  Aunt Kristin always plans fun for us!!!













Nebraska in Pictures

We had an awesome time visiting family in Nebraska this month!
We are blessed with great sleepers; however, they are not great car sleepers.  These pics reflect the 30 minute naps they each took.  BUT they were awesome travelers, especially on the way up when Daddy drove solo! 

Mimi and Grampa took Camden to ride the train at a local park.  He LOVED it!


And this gal loved the swing as usual. 
Grampa's walkie talkies are a big hit with the grandkids. 
This is how you eat avocados at the lake! 
Aunt Marla playing "Bannanagram" with Camden. 
Sweet girl! 
Silly boy! 
In our patriotic attire for 4th of July! 
Meeting cousin Rebekah for the first time. 
Aunt Kristin brought yummy patriotic cookies for the kids and planned a fun craft!



Uncle T.J. is VERY popular with all the kids! 
Cousin pics!  Can't wait to add 2 more this fall. 

Camden enjoyed playing with Daddy's trucks from when he was a boy. 
Watching fireworks on top of Tornado Hill.  Cam was not a huge fan...we spent a lot of time "hiding" under the blanket together. 
Halle and Rebekah playing! 
Lots of silly cousin playtime! 

Sweet Rebekah 
Halle and I took a trip to Omaha to visit my dear friend, Alison and her girls Georgie and Charlotte.  Halle was very interested in the baby! 


They even slept in Husker shirts their first night home!