So Much To Do, So Little TIME!!

So I have had a crazy summer: new baby, family fun days, work days, and so much more I could not tell all. So to fit it all in here are alot of pictures with captions!!

I am a horrible mother; I put pictures on of Carson, Kade, and Quinton for their birthdays and Mckenna's and Colton's just slipped by and I didn't even realize that I hadn't put anything on. I love them just as much as the others, their birthday just fall at a very busy time.

Mckenna turned 12 on Aug. 26 We made a bee hive because she is now a
Beehive in Young Women's!
Wow time flies, it seems she was just my little baby girl!
Teenage years here we come!!!

First day of school was Sept. 1
Quinton is in 8th grade and at the Junior High

Colton is in Kindergarten

Kade is in the 4th grade
He is a good big brother who plays football with Colton
when they get to school

Mckenna is 12 and in the 7th grade

On September 3 we had the 2nd annual Jerry Hall Family Reunion where we camp out in the back yard at Grandma's and play game and have alot of fun!!

Here is a picture of the kids that made t-shirts with potatoes as stampsMargaret wanted a picture of everyones feet! I still need to figure out how to
stitch them together so that they make one big picture,
I don't think this is what she really had in mind but we did the best I know how!
Owen, Jaycee, Kennedi, Archer
Yes Owen is older that Jaycee!

Carter, Carson, Harlee, Maddie, Nova

Quinton, Mckenna, Kade, Colton, Carter, Carson

Great Grandpa Gordon, Jeremy and Kennedi, and Grandpa Jerry

Grandma had the kids plant jelly beans in the garden......And look what they found the next morning.. Lollipops!Sparklers for Grandpa's birthday!

Suzanne had games so we played Minute to Win It
Jeremy and I had to get ping pong ball out of a kleenex box that was tied around our waste!

Mckenna and Kade had to get an oreo cookie from their forehead to their mouth
without using their hands!

Here are a few cute pictures of Kennedi

She doesn't get much attention at our house!

Fun at the Zoo

First of all I forgot to include this picture with the last post so here it is. A four generation picture Jerry(Jeremy's dad), Kennedi, Grandpa Gordon, (Jerry's dad)and Jeremy. We went to the zoo on Tuesday, June 15 with my sister and her kids and all the Hall cousins. I think all together we had 14 kids, 9 that were 5 and under, It was CRAZY FUN!! In this picture is Colton and Carson(not on the tiger) and on the tiger we have Owen, Carter, Nova, and Maddie
Carson, Derek, Dylan and Colton.
I love this picture of Nova with Grandma Hall, they both look so happy!
Posing with the lion are Maddie, Carter, Carson, and Dylan.
Carson, Colton, and Harlee

What a Crazy Life

Wow! School is out, new baby, family reunion, strep throat, Quinton's birthday, baby blessing, and cancer! These are the things that make my life crazy, fun, and never a dull moment. Kennedi is doing great and growing like a weed! She is a great sleeper and loves to be held (lots of brothers and a sister who take care of that)We had a Gordon Hall family reunion that aunt Marilyn put together that was sooo... much fun, it was a cowboy/rodeo theme and all the kids loved dressing up! We were going to bless Kennedi on the 6th of June but I came down with strep throat and was sooo... sick, so we postponed until this last week the 13th. What a great family we have that are so supportive. I love getting together with family! Quinton turned 13 and so now I'm offically a mother of a teenager! He is a good kid and a hard worker who loves to play the trombone. We love him and we're glad he is a part of our family. And my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer on the 4th of June. She is only 32 and has a young family to take care of. She is handling the news fairly well, she is a strong person and I know she will make it through! She will have to do radiation and will stay with my mom and have it here in Idaho, so that means cousins all summer long!! It will be intersting with all kids around all summer but I want to help where I can! Well anyway here are a few pictures of the reunion and Kennedi's blessing. sorry they aren't in order. ENJOY!



Sporting his new paint ball gun.
Kennedi on the quilt that Mckenna designed and made for her!
The kids got a kick out of the rodeo clown Rondo (except his own children)! Aka Adam Hall
The little cousins had a blast playing with each other.
Yes that is Quinton wearing my pink hat. He thought he was pretty funny!

It's a Girl!!!

Yes, we finally got our baby here and what a nice suprise that it is a girl! She arrived on May 8

(5 days after her due date). She weighed 8lbs. 15oz. and was 21 in. long, she now weighs 9lb.s 3 oz., so she is growing just fine. Jeremy called both our parents to tell them but he told them it was a boy for a big tease and because I wanted to see Mckenna's reaction when she found out she had a sister! Needless to say when Mckenna and Carson were told it was a boy they were very upset. So it was alot of fun to see everyones reaction when they got to the hospital and saw that our boy had bows in her hair!

I was really nervous about the whole delivery for about a month, so for all my worries everything went really well and I would say that it was my best experience of all my kids. No medications!! I can't have epidurals or spinal anything so I usually just have medicine in my IV, but this time was different. I had help from a friend, who is an anathesiologist, who had just learned about hypnobirthing. Which is hypnosis and relaxing techniques to help with the pain. It really worked as far as keeping me focused, relaxed, and keeping the pain level where I could deal with it. The midwife thing was also very good despite all my worries there. We are greatful to our Heavenly Father who is in charge and know better than we what is best. I have learned that despite our fears and worries we need to rely and trust in him more that if we are faithful and do what is right he won't give us anything we can't handle and even better he gives us the blessings of our heart. I have prayed and prayed for him to help me with this new adventure of a new baby in our home and that I would be able to handle everything. Thus far he has sent me a very good baby who sleeps 4-5 hours in the night, and hardly makes a peep during the day. She is just so pleasant! I know that she is only 12 days old and things could change, but for now she is doing so good and I am healing faster than I have with any of my other babies. I am indeed greatful for my blessings!

Mckenna is so excited to finally have a sister!

2 hours after her birth with her whole family!

I think she might get her ability to make faces from Suzanne or Kade!

Carson loves holding his baby sister, and she doesn't seem to mind him either!

Update Before the Baby Comes!

I figured I better update my blog before the baby comes and changes the way my life runs right now! A few pictures from Easter weekend. We spent Thursday-Saturday of Easter weekend at my mom's time share condos at Bear Lake with my brother and sister and their families. It was cold and snowy but the kids had a great time swimming in the indoor pool, playing with cousins, coloring easter eggs, and the big Easter egg hunt that we had to do inside because of the blizzard outside! A great time was had by all!!

Quinton and Mckenna are enjoying the new sports that they wanted to try. Quinton is doing track (he hates to run, but whatever) and Mckenna is trying volleyball for the first time. They both seem to really enjoy their sport. Quinton so far has competed in the long jump, high jump, and 100m dash. He was suppose to have another track meet today but was cancelled due to the rain storm we are having. Mckenna is almost done with volleyball, her last tournament is on May 1. They have a young team that has never played before but they have all had fun playing, and that really is what is most important. So here are a few pictures. And the next time I blog hopefully there will be pictures of a baby!

Happy Birthday Kade!

It was Kade's birthday yesturday and he turned 9 yrs. old. It is incredible to me to think that it has been 9 years since this little boy came into our lives and changed us for the better. He is definitely the life of our house and brings so many laughs and smiles. He has taught me about attitude, strength, patience, and unconditional love. This boy has a mile long list of reasons why he could be sad at different times in his life, but he always has a good attitude, is strong, and loves everyone. His teacher told me a couple of weeks ago when I asked how is was handling his broken leg and the crutches, she said "He hasn't slowed down a bit, and it doesn't matter who she puts him by, even the girls, he makes friends with them and continues to talk and entertain!" He is a special boy and we are so thankful he is in our family!