Friday, November 7, 2008

A Good Time Was Had by All!

A couple of weeks ago Steven and I were able to take a trip to California while Adam went to Kentucky for a green industry convention. We loved getting to see all the family we have there, and even a few friends!

Steven loved discovering Grandma's larger-than-life Tigger and Pooh Bear! They were definitely good for keeping him entertained when I needed to do stuff.

Steven also sat up for his first time!!! It made for quite an exciting week. :)


We loved getting to see everyone, and Steven and I loved being able to spend a lot of time with Uncle Nathan. We've really missed having him right by us in Utah.





My mom took me to get a pedicure--bless
her! My feet get so bad in the winter. It was glorious!!!

My parents had me pick-up a bumbo seat
and an umbrella stroller for their house since their grandchildren keep on growing in number. Steven loved going for an evening walk in the new stroller!

Steven also discovered himself in the mirror. He's seen himself before, but on our trip he really started to get excited about it. It was pretty awesome. I was able to totally get ready for the day while he had fun with the other little boy looking right back at him. ;)

Another highlight of the trip was getting to see the house where my family lived when I was born. It was my parents' dream house. My mom designed it and my dad and his dad built it. I even remember painting the white fence with my dad, and once we found a dead baby bear in our back yard. It was such an awesome house to be a kid in!!!

We also did some fun Halloween things, my sisters took me to the California Utah Women's Conference, and we got to see our Hall family. More to come!

4 comments:

Melissa said...

That looks like fun! I love visits to family. He is growing up so much, it's so fun when they start being more alert and aware of what's going on!

Brittany Webster said...

It looks like so much fun and steven is getting so big and he is so darling! Where is this house of your parents? It is a gorgeous house! I love it. We are glad you are back.

Anonymous said...

Oh he is so cute! And he looks so old! I can't believe how much they grow and learn in 7 short months! Wow! Alison is already looking older--I can hardly stand it, but am also loving her growth each day! She is smiling alot more-usually when she sleeps, but it is just fun to see her getting used to her little body more and be able to smile and react and watch us! I was so excited to see a little entry about her on here! How darling of you!
I loved hearing about Steven enjoying his friend in the mirror! What an absolutely precious photo! Mom has been telling us so many fun things about how adorable and fun he is! Can't wait to see him!
Love you all darling Halls!
Love, Trisha

Trevor, Caci, and Jace said...

Fun fun fun! And Steven is HUGE!! SO CUTE!!!