Friday, December 12, 2008

Tennis



In the middle of November I was able to go to Orlando to play in a USTA National tournament for two teams!! Unfortunately my 9.0 partner could not go but I was able to play 2 matches with my 8.0 partner Chan Ho before he got injured !! We never won but it was a really fun weekend and just a great opportunity to go to nationals with great people and watch and play great tennis!! Luke went with me and was the best friend and traveling buddy!! I must be the most blessed woman in the world!!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Happy Halloween








The kids looked fantastic!! Berlynn was a brown milk cow, Luke was a old woman!!( we took a lady in our ward dessert one eve and her friend opened door in curlers.. Luke was so impressed that he wanted to "be" her for Halloween..so we exchanged his Luke Sky walker costume and put some curlers in his hair!!)Dallen was a Jedi Knight, Savannah was Scarlet o Hara and Alex was a Pumpkin!!We had the best time watching Alexander trick or treat for the first time and seeing how amazed he was when we rang a bell and someone would open a door and hand him sweeties!! Fun evening and priceless memories!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Pumpkins




Spent the evening carving pumpkins and getting ready for trick or treating!!The kids had fun and their creations are wonderful!! I consider the evening a success as everyone has all their fingers in tact!

Savannah Leigh



My sweet angel is growing up too fast!! Savannah started first grade this year! I miss having my best friend with me every day!! She is growing up so fast and is just beautiful on the inside and the out! She is quite the fashion plate and getting her up and ready for school is no easy task as their is a lot of accessorizing and lip glossing that has to happen before getting her onto the bus!! She is just a whizz at school and is now on the honor role in Kumon..move over Luke!! She is still playing her violin and feels strongly that this is her talent although I think she has many!!

Berlynn Finds Soul Mate



Recently a new family moved into our neighborhood and they have 7 children!! Yes we are finally outnumbered!! Their oldest and only daughter is Jess..she is 14 and Berlynn and her have become inseparable!! They seem like they have known each other forever!! So fun watching them and finally having another teenage girl in our neighborhood!!

We are really proud of Berlynn, she is doing so well at school, home and at church!She just tried out for student council and was voted in as Treasurer. We heard news today that she was nominated as the Model Student of the month for her outstanding leadership skills, organisation, manners, diligence, friendliness and responsibility!
Matt and I think she is simply a star!!

The boys are ecstatic too as there are a ton of new boys in the area to play football with every afternoon! As soon as they get home from school they head over to the open field and we have to call them in when it gets dark!!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Aubreys Baby Shower








OK when any one sees me get out the camera now.. They know that it is for the blog!!

I thought all you old time VF girls would like to see everyone again! We miss having you all at the showers!! The most wonderful news is the expectant arrival of miracle baby girl Behunin!!

Aubrey is as beautiful as ever and just radiating!! Baby is due to come Thanksgiving week!! What a perfect way to describe her!! We had a wonderful evening chatting and catching up as sisters!!

Sports update






Alexander is obsessed with balls, racquet's and sticks of all sporting varieties.
He absolutely loves his brothers and sisters and especially loves attending their sporting events! He thinks that he can do anything that they can do!! He loves to cheer from the sidelines with the occasional dash onto the field when he gets the chance!!Definitely a sportsman in the making!!

Savannah is playing tennis and soccer at the moment and loving every minute of it!! She is a very talented sports woman and yet it is still a toss up between the actual sport or the social aspect of being with her friends!! She is definitely our social butterfly!!

Dallen is playing tennis and fall ball! He is just our natural athlete and excels at any sport he plays!! He is really enjoying baseball, last week he had an amazing hit all the way to the fence and ran it in to home!! Watch out Phillie's!!


Luke is playing tennis and travel soccer! It has really been a thrill to watch him on the soccer field and see how his skills have improved!! Of course I am most thrilled at his tennis abilities!!

Basketball starts soon for all of them but it seems Savannah is opting for the Gymnastics option!! We will see if Matt and I have any energy left!! Love watching them and although life is busy.. OK very busy, I wouldn't change a thing!!

Chores start early in Hall Home




One of Alex's favorite activities is helping Matt mow the lawns!! While he is on Matts lap he is VROOM VROOMING the entire time!! He is such a joy in our lives! He is a wonderful baby that is always happy!

Monday, September 29, 2008

Berlynn gets her braces off!!




Today Berlynn got her braces off! Her smile is simply beautiful!She cant stop smiling!!All those months of elastic bands and threading floss is so worth it now!

Matt and I ride in the MS150



See if you can pick us out!
Matt and I rode on our neighbors team American Infrastructure this past Saturday. We rode 75/80 miles fom Philladelphia to Ocean City with 7000 other riders raising 5 million dollars for Multiple Sclorosis. It was a thrill to do something so beneficial with so many other people!Best of all was that I was able to spend more time with my husband that I have in ages!

Baba surprises us!




Baba called Luke and told him that he was not able to come for his birthday but that the UPS man had dropped something very special off at our front door! When Luke went to check, Baba was lying at our door! What a fantastic surprise!

We had the most wonderful time with him for 2 days!!I feel so grateful for my dad and for the man and grandfather that he is.I am grateful for the sacrifice that he made to come and see us and for the memories we will treasure forever!

As an added benefit we were able to spend some precious one on one time together, as father and daughter. Baba is so wise and one of the lessons he shared with me is that nothing is as serious as you think it is in the moment.Keep things in the big picture!

Luke turns ten!


Luke turned 10 on the 24th of September! I cant believe it! It feels like yesterday that I was holding him in my arms! We had a small party for some neighborhood children and friends! They had a ball playing football and night games! I am really proud of Luke. He is a sweet and special boy so full of love and enthusiasm for the gospel and for all that he is involved in!

Off and Running!

Any of you that know me know that, Off and Running could be my theme song! Well,believe it or not, here I am, really doing the blogging thing! Thanks Cindy for showing me the ropes!


I am excited to be able to keep all of our special family and friends updated on our lives despite the miles and tears that separate us!

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