Clearly we are excited for Fall at our house....cooler weather and of course pumpkins.  We play outside from the second I get home from work until time for dinner.  I'm already starting to worry about winter!  I guess it is time to invest in a heavy coat for both Hallie and me! 

Blake turned 30 on October 11th.  Wow, that used to be old.  His gift from Hallie was a picture of her in his cowboy boots from when he was Hallie's age.  She loved them (and Blake of course loved the gift)!

We took Hallie to the Fiddlesticks farm this weekend.  We had so much fun and ate entirely too much kettle corn.  In fact, it was my breakfast.  Don't worry, Hallie had fruit and waffles. 

Hallie's favorite part of the farm was hanging out with the goats.  It was nice to be able to practice the animal sounds we have been working on at home with the real life animals.  Apparently we can quit working on "moo" seeing how Hallie thought every animal there made that noise. 



 

What I've been up to...

 

 

 

Hi everyone!  It has been a while since my Mom last posted (wonder who has been keeping her so busy?).  I thought I would let everyone know some of my favorite things to do at 13 1/2 months:

• kiss, hug, pat, feed, and put my babies "night night"
• stand on my head which occasionally results in a front roll
• play peek-a-boo
• sing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
• walk up and down the neighborhood finding rocks (my neighbors have gotten to know me very well)
• climb inside small spaces (see pic above)
• gymnastics class (except I have my own agenda when I'm there)
• stand up in my chair and laugh when Mom and Dad tell me to sit down
• feed Mia and then tell her "NO, NO, NO" in anger when she eats my food (Mom and Dad are still trying to teach me cause and effect)
• kiss anything and everything
• put my shoes on
• put daddy's shoes on
• put mommy's shoes on (beginning to see the obsession?)
• shut doors....all day long
• pull everything out of every cabinet/drawer in the house
• waking up between 3:00-4:00 am ready to play, play, play
• making my parent's smile/laugh more every day :)

Camille (Blake's cousin) got married on August 25th.  Hallie was the flower girl, and although she did not make it down the aisle, she sure looked pretty darn cute in her dress.  The wedding was absolutely beautiful!

 

Hallie and Grady playing in the street during the wedding

 

What our car ride home looks like every Tuesday after gymnastics

 

Picture day at school (don't you dare try to sneak a bow on my head Mom!)

 

Asleep with my mom on the couch this morning after our 4:00 am Mickey Mouse date

 

Hallie James....

You are the best thing that ever happened to your dad and me. (click on the link below)


http://animoto.com/play/lFR11HEx1Ls0Cg5DcoW9aA

One Year Old!

Has it really been a year already?!

 What can I say, she's lady-like!

 Big girls stand up for their 12-month picture!

 Holding the Ibuprofen bottle...our new best friend thanks to top teeth!



 And that concludes the monthly chair pictures!

 July certainly flew by! On July 13th, Hallie received tubes in her ears. Those could not have come soon enough! Although it was tough seeing her go through the whole hospital experience, we could not be happier with the results! Yea for no more earaches and sleeping through the night!

Of course we had pancakes on Hallie's actual birthday!  The last part of the day included spaghetti and ice cream.





We also took a trip to Pagosa Springs with Blake's family.  Unfortunately my camera did not fit in the 5 bags we packed.

Although I'm happy to be done cleaning bottles, I am sad these moments are over.

Words cannot express this past year.  Hallie James...you have brought us more joy than we ever dreamed possible.  We love you more than you could possibly imagine (well until you have your own kids...a long, long way down the road!). 



Birthday Party!

We celebrated our Little Sunshine's first birthday this past Saturday!  (the theme was "You are my Sunshine" if you can't tell)  Thanks to all of our family for making it so special! 

 It was either get a smile and take the picture with the bubble wand, or take away the bubble wand and get a fit. 

 So much fun getting to play with Brooks.  He has grown up so much since the last time I saw him!

Aren't they so cute?!

Clearly the cake was a hit!

 Unwrapping all these presents is exhausting!

 Kristin and Reagan at 33 and 30 weeks (I think I got the numbers right!?)  Alex...thank you for being the photographer and not making ANY of the pictures!!

So fun to see Brooks and Hallie interacting with eachother now...well kind of...

And last but not least...Brooks, Mia, and "Uncle Blake the Snake"  That picture just cracks me up!

Can't believe our little Hallie will be one on Tuesday!!!!

11 Months

Thought I should get in the 11-month update before she turns one!!

"Hi, my name is Hallie, and I'm 11 months old."

Showing off my only two teeth

One of the biggest things that happened this month was Hallie's cousin Caleb John joined the world. We met him a few days after he was born, but somehow managed to leave without any pictures.  He is so tiny and so precious!!



Unfortunately, Hallie's great grandad, Bodine, passed away this month.  We were so blessed to have gone to Dallas to see him the weekend before he went to heaven.  We will cherish all the great memories we have of him and are so grateful he and Hallie were able to meet. 



Bodine always wanted to hear is nephew from Hawaii play the violin.  So for his birthday, Dan flew him in to play the violin just for Bodine.  It was a fabulous concert. 

Rick (the violinst) even played songs for Hallie and Grady. 

Hanging out with my Aunt Judy.

I told Rick he may need to come stay at my house, because the violin playing put Hallie to sleep!

What a month it was for the Brazelton family.  We welcomed a new family member and had to say goodbye to another.  This month in particular, we feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family.

We love you so much Bodine!



Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July from our little firecracker!