Happy Birthday Kade!

Okay so Kade's birthday was on March 21, and I'm a little late but I still should get points for getting this on the blog. Kade is 8 years old and will be baptized this Saturday. I can't believe how fast the past 8 years has gone by. To our surprise, when Kade was born and the doctor told us he had a cleft lip, I had no idea what he was talking about and when he handed me my baby I was very scared as to what this meant for my baby. The first year of his life was very challenging with everything we needed to learn and everything he had to go through. I know now it was harder on me than on him! From day one he was given the personality to handle whatever was thrown his way!! He has always been such a happy person and has always been concerned with whether or not everyone else is happy. He has been through alot with all the surgeries and doctors appointments and such but has handled it great! I feel very blessed to be his mother and hope that I can be what he needs and teach him what he needs to know. He is a very special part of our family and we love him very much!! Happy Birthday Kade!

(I don't have pictures on my computer this old so I had to scan some of these in)

Three weeks old before 1st surgeryAbout 5 months old playing with uncle Beau

Kade is about 2 years old, after a spell at the hospital he had to

keep the IV in for a couple of daysKade's 4th birthday with brothers and sister2007 Picture done by Terri French

Kade is 6 1/2 this picture was taken a couple weeks

after his bone graphAfter a basketball game this winter

He is my Ham!

Happy Birthday Carson!

Today 3 years ago I lay in a hospital bed in horrible pain waiting for a little person to arrive. As most of you know we don't find out the sex of our babies before they are born. At this point in the process I was really hoping for a girl! But needless to say, I am so thankful for my Carson, and I am glad to have another son! Colton and Carson are best buddies and I wouldn't have it any other way. When Carson was born he weighed a whoppin' 8lbs. 11 oz. and he still is a pretty hefty boy with all smiles most of the time. And how can you resist those big blue eyes! We celebrated his birthday early on Sunday (because we lead a hectic life) and I do have pictures, just not downloaded yet. So here are a few of him as a baby and I'll post others latter.Happy Birthday Carson! We Love You!

Wow, Look how little all the kids look! It seems just like yesturday!!

Kade almost 5, Colton 18 months, Carson 1 week

Crazy Life!

WOW! What a wild couple of weeks we've had at the Hall house! I don't know what it is about the end of the trimester for school that can make things so crazy! With projects due, Jeremy scheduling 3 things in one night, home teaching, visiting teaching, and toddlers, our week was out of control. Now yes it was our fault that we left our visiting teaching and home teaching unitl the last week of February, but when Jeremy came home on a Sunday night and said, "I signed up to feed the missionaries at 5:00p.m., the home teachers are coming over at 6:30p.m. and the Teachers and Priests are having a meeting at our house at 7:00p.m. and we need treats for them, I graciously said, "Okay, I can do that!" come to find out that you can do that you just have to collapse at the end of the day! And whatever happened to the kind of book reports that you just fill out a summary paper or write a 2 paragraph essay on what the book was about. Now days you have to come up with some clever idea or use the teachers ideas. Quinton wanted to make a cake and decorate it about the book he read which was a book about buffalos. And Mckenna had to write a story about some incredible made up people or something and her story was about Mr. A and Mr. Stinger, then needed to make them edible for a class project! All due the same day, and this is what they came up with! Not Bad eh? Oh, and the blue feathers coming out of her head are for a costume. She had to dress up as someone or something from the last book she read, we did our best, but she's suppose to be a blue cobra (or some kind of snake)!

So because it was the end of the trimester for the kids and they had Monday the 2nd off I decided to go see my sister and brother and his new baby in Wyoming for the weekend. It was nice to see everyone but you have to understand that between the three of us there are 13 children and 8 of them are under the age of 4. So it was a little wild trying to keep everyone happy and entertained. But we managed, and even went to the rock wall at the rec center in Kemmerer. I was even able to take some pictures with my camera that I am still trying to figure out! (Help me Amber!)

Anyway hope you enjoy the pictures!

Mckenna holding on!

Kade and his very close cousin Brooklynn

Basketball, Snow, & New Camera

When I wrote this blog it was about 2 weeks ago and it has taken me forever to get the pictures uploaded because of many interuptions! So hopefully this is it.



We are well into our basketball season with Quinton and Kade both playing Rigby Youth Basketball. It has been fun to see Quinton improve and to watch Kade and he tries to impress everyone that is watching him! He runs down the court not exactly watching the ball or the other players but smiling at those on the side lines to make sure they are watching him! He is such a great and funny boy to be around! They both have 1 game left next weekend. All of the kids have enjoyed playing in the snow and riding the 4-wheeler pulling each other behind on the sled. And I was able to buy a new camera from my cousin Amber, a couple of weeks ago, so I have been experimenting and trying to learn the new features and how to use it correctly. I thought I would post some pictures of what I've been trying. Also, I would like to say congratulations to Beau and Heather on the arrival of Jaycie Faith on February 7, she is beautiful and we are very happy all went well! We also had a great suprise from Suzanne, Dan & Nova, they showed up at Mom & Dad Hall's house on Sunday! We were all very excited to see them and of course I took the opportunity to take some pictures. It took to long to upload all the pictures I wanted, so this is all you get, I have things to do!

Mckenna with Jaycie

My wonderful husband made a candle light dinner for Valentines day!

Picture of Nova with my new camera

Kade playing basketball(the day after I got my camera and I'm still trying to figure it all out!

Quinton ready to pass the ball

To update after Christmas!

I haven't blogged for such a long time cause I had my gall bladder removed on Dec. 29, and have just been trying to recover and get back to doing all the mom things that your kids seem to need done. Doing better now and just trying to figure out what things I can eat! The kids got back to school and all the fun things that come with being a mom who runs them everwhere! Quinton and Mckenna are participating in the ski program at school, they get discounted lift passes and get buses up to Kelley Canyon, where they can learn and take lessons or just have fun on their own. I found ski's at a garage sale this summer, and since Quinton participated last year and knew he would want to do it again I bought a pair of skis for him, Mckenna, Kade and Colton. Mckenna goes on Tuesday's and Quinton on Wednesday, so we are planning on going as a family with Quinton next week, without Colton and Carson, so they can show us their stuff.

Quinton and Kade are playing basketball on the Rigby Youth teams and just had their first games last Saturday. They both lost but both played really well. Here are a few pictures I took over the Holidays!

Colton and Carson shoveling snow on Christmas! We start 'em young!

I copied this from my Sister-in-law's blog and thought that it was a fun activity. The bold ones I have done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill...
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice- if you can count the one in Vegas
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30.Watched a sunrise or sunset-saw both on a date once
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke- just at mom hall's house
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating-helped my dad
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous- if you can count cowboys in the NFR
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby- had five all without an epidural!
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own! Thanks Heather this was fun!

Christmas Eve! Are you Ready?!

I was trying to figure out if we should start some traditions of our own and trying to think of something we could do tonight for Christmas. I asked Jeremy what we could start with our family and he said, "Nothing!"

After thinking about this I soon came to realize that if you have a tradition and for some reason one year you can't do it because of other things going on then you might feel bad. So we are doing whatever we want. We don't have anywhere to go or any engagements we have to be to and that in itself makes the kids happy. So we are going to do whatever we want, watch a movie, have some popcorn, or play games.

This summer I bought skiis at a garage sale for all the kids for about $10 a piece, so that when Quinton and Mckenna signed up for the school skii program I wouldn't have to buy rentals everytime. So today the kids were needing something to help the day go by faster. Jeremy took them outside to ride snowmobiles and this is what I find!!

Jeremy was pulling them behind the snowmachine!