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.

Trip to Dallas

Mother's Day weekend my mom and Eric sent me a ticket to Dallas. Sam and I flew down and had a blast. It was a preview of our summer, which is going to be great. So the original purpose of the trip was for Bobby, he was going through the Temple in preparation for his mission. I was informed by Bobby that Mom and Eric were going to be sealed for Time and All Eternity too! I was soooo excited for my mom, such a huge blessing.
I got to see Teresa and Jason with their cute family, Julie and Andrew and their new baby, and Lety came over from AZ. These trips to TX are great and I'm so thankful for them.
Nick and Jenn came over and we played pictionary, I love you guys! I also got to see my BFF Chauntel and her super awesome family, I love y'all too!!!! I can't wait until this summer.

love ya!

Shoshone Falls

Sunday morning we woke up at 5:30 and drove 2 hours to Twin Falls. Joe had found some falls there that are taller than Niagra. We got there and drove by the new Temple being built and then off we went to Shoshone Falls. Now it wasn't at full capacity but it was still amazing. We all enjoyed 2 hours of site seeing and then we headed back so Doug could be welcomed as one of the newest members of the church.