What we've been up to lately...

So here are some of the things that have been going on at the Hales' House:

Me and Jesse got to see Lion King at Capitol Theater with Ty and Whitney.  It was amazing.  Fabulous costumes and music.  I loved it.

My son has developed a fetish with shoes.  The first thing he wants in the morning are his shoes.  "Shoe" was his real first word other than like mama and dada.  Is that normal?

This is our recent attempt at becoming more energy efficient (new light bulbs).  We have some pretty high ceilings and this was our solution.  That would be an end table with a bar stool on top of it.

 

We took a quick vacation to St. George with Conrad and Nicole and Jesse's brother and wife.  The guys went golfing and the girls went shopping.  That night we hit up Tuachan.  It was our first time away from the babies overnight.  They seem to have survived it just fine.  Their mother also handled it very well.

(Jordan and Karen suddenly went missing when we stopped to get pictures!)

We went to the pumpin patch in Santaquin and picked out a pumpkin to carve on Halloween.

My children have hit the 15 month mark (they are actually closer to 16 months now...sigh).  They are growing up so fast.  They are a riot together and so full of personality.  I am loving this age now that my kitchen has been "toddler proofed."

15 month stats:

Ashton: 21 lbs. 11 oz.
                31 inches

Addyson:  19 lbs. 9 oz.
                     30.75 inches



The Final Days of Summer

This summer has been so great. We have been able to do so many fun things together as a family and having Ashton and Addy have only made it better!! But I am ready to say goodbye to the hot weather and hello to fall leaves, football, sweaters, and the holidays. This is my favorite time of year. So here are some of the recent happenings in the Hales' family as we have been enjoying the last days of summer.

I took the kids with my parents and we did a little fishing at Payson Lakes. My dad found a spiderman fishing pole and couldn't wait for Ashton to try his hand at a little fishing. It was a beautiful day and it was so fun. It only took about thirty seconds to get dirty but they had a great time. Ashton was in love with his fishing pole and with grandpa. They sat together and caught one fish after another. I think we caught like six. We just turned them back because they were all little.



Ashton's first fish!!


Grandpa's little buddy




He's a natural


While Ashton was fishing, Addy was very entertained with the straw from my mom's drink.


We also fed the ducks at Salem pond and went to Salem Days






Me and Jesse left the kids with grandma and headed up to deer creek to do a little wave running one night after work. We went with Jordan and Karen and two of Karen's brothers. It was freezing cold but we had a blast.






Finally, yesterday we headed up the Hogle Zoo with Jesse's sister Brooke, and brother Josh and their families. It was a little chilly in the morning but Ashton and Addy were totally amazed at the animals. We went to the bird show which was really cool except for the birds flying only inches above my head. (I was terrified). We also went on the train. Ashton hated it but other than that it was a very fun day.

100% Little Boy

The other day I took Ashton and Addy outside with me to do a little yard work. They love to go outside and play so I took some toys and thought they would play on the grass. Ha Ha was I wrong. Ashton found dirt to play in within like two minutes. He was rubbing his hands in it and picking out the rocks and bark chips and of course he had to taste it. I let him continue to play in it because it was keeping him so entertained. It's a good thing he is cute because he sure was messy!

Mr. and Mrs. Homer

On Friday my little sister got married!! She was married in the Bountiful Temple and had her reception in my Grandma's backyard. It was a wonderful day and I couldn't be happier that she found a great guy like Brady. They are going to be very happy together. I am a little sad because she has been home all summer from school and it has been so fun hanging out with her and I'm going to miss now that she's married and moving to Logan to finish school.


Waiting for Tana and Brady to come out of the temple.






The new Mr. and Mrs. Homer