first day of school

School started the day after we got home from TX and I couldn't have been more ready for it! We did all of our school shopping a few hours after we landed and I thought Joe was going to have an anxiety attack from doing so. We finished all the shopping and got home to Joe having fajitas ready to cook for us. It was a great evening.
Wed. the kids were tired but ready to see their friends at school. Abby has half day K, so she was dying because she had to wait forever! Sam and I are enjoying our 3 hours of peace!!

A month in Texas

WOW! So we spent our summer in Texas and had a lot of fun visiting everyone! I would of loved to do some more site seeing with the kids but we'll have to save it for our future trips. Our trip began with my little sisters wedding and it was absolutely beautiful. Cheyenne and Abby had so much fun being in their aunts wedding! Joe was able to spend sometime with his family and he definitely needed that! After we dropped Joe off at the airport we drove up to McKinney, north of Dallas, to visit all of our family there. On our way back from Dallas to Houston we stopped at the Sam Houston Monument and for the first time in my life I got to see the statue up close. It was very neat and the kids thought it was pretty cool. So really we visited family and friends and had a good time doing it.
I missed Joe very much so I'm not sure that I will ever take another trip that long without him! I was an emotional basket case which doesn't work well with me so I'm glad that torture is over!! Thanks to everyone who let us sleep at their homes and for all the sleepovers with the kids. We love and hope to see all of you soon on your new video phones that you are going to get! :) http://christyhall.acnrep.com
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In loving memory of Radar

Sunday July 20, 2008 our dog Radar passed away. We got the news from Joe's hunting buddy, who is watching our dogs while we are in TX. The whole family took it very hard, especially the boys. We will definitely miss him.

Bye Bobby!

Wednesday we took a road trip to SLC, Utah to pick my bro up and take him to the MTC. My friend Liz went with me so I wasn't all alone. Well we were on schedule to pick Bob up at 9a.m. and spend a few hours with him before dropping him off. AT 7 Liz looked down and realized we were completely out of gas. Panic mode hit and we glided to the side and stopped right beside the "Welcome to Utah" sign. Luckily she has OnStar so we called and that just ended up being horrid! Long story short the road side assistance crew definitely needs to hire people who understand english. I ended up flagging down a nice old lady and she went and got us gas. A trucker stopped too to make sure we didn't get hit, so and hour and a half later we were off. Luckily bob called my mom and she explained to situation so he sat there and talked with another missionary who was waiting for a ride. We got him and he looked so handsome and extremely excited! We got him to the MTC right on time and dropped him off. I was a little sad I couldn't spend more time with him, but I was happy to give him one last hug and wish him well. The kids did enjoy talking to him the hour we had him. I did my best not to cry and about broke my jaw in doing so. I do have to say the kids were awesome the whole time. THANK GOODNESS!

Abby's New Do

Abby has been wanting to get her hair cut, not trimmed, for a while. Well you all know Joe and his sickness of long hair! We got a few inches cut, not satisfied, Abby lived with it. A week later we went a little shorter and that just ticked her off. She kept lifting her hair wanting it cut shorter, so she waited for her brothers to get their hair cut and she got back on the chair. Luckily Joe was watching a movie cuz she got the rest chopped off. She stopped crying and whining so I think she is happy with her new do. Of course Joe was not happy, but Abby is and that's what matters! Cheyenne was a bit bothered because Abby is "acting all popular!" because of her new look. I absolutely love it, she's such a cutie!

Kenny's 7th B-day

Kenny's b-day was on June 26. We got him a bike, transformers, and a webkinz. He also got a pkg from Grandma & Grandpa Palfreyman with lots of goodies. The following monday we had his party at the park. He had friends from church and school come. They all had a great time playing at the park. So this birthday was a great ending to the Hall birthday parties for 2008. I want to thank everyone for coming and for all the help with the food. I really couldn't have done it without y'all!

Relaxing by the pool

Almost every morning we go swimming with the Ibarra's in their neighborhood pool. Sam isn't so sure about the water so I sit out with him. He usually walks around, this is just a rare moment of relaxation.

Weekend Fun

Last weekend my mom and Eric flew me to TX for Bobby's farewell and Lety's bridal shower. We had a fun filled day at the beach which was Sam's first time to experience Galveston. I also experienced major burning of the back of my legs, not so much fun. Lety had her bridal shower later on and then we drove to Dallas. Sunday I had the wonderful opportunity to sing with Teresa and Julie while Lety played the piano. All six of us kids were able to be with together one last time before Bob leaves on his mission. It was so great to be with everyone.

Everything is better in Texas

I have got to buy one of these waffles makers!!!

Shooting Clays

Saturday we went to Emmett to shoot clays with Joe's hunting buddy. All the kids came and ran all around and took turns releasing the clays discs. I was able to shoot a gun for the first time and it was fun! Now I don't know if I would be able to hunt, but target practice is always fun.