Photo Shoot & The Latest on Kaylie

As you can see we did a photo shoot with our little family and with all of my immediate family! They turned out great and I owe Steph French for that! 

Also I wanted to say how exciting it has been having the family all together again. Jacob came home on April 4th and Jon came home on the 6th. Jon will be heading back to Idaho though, so we are only together for a short while. We will take what we can get!

A little update on Kaylie... she will be 13 months old on the 15th(tomorrow). Last time I wrote, I mentioned that she was learning to fold her arms when we pray as a family, but now she not only folds her arms, but she has also picked up "amen". It doesn't quite come out amen, but it sounds an awful lot like it! We didn't even try to teach her that yet, just one day at the dinner table, she spit it out! SO cute! Kaylie has 10 teeth - 4 on the top and bottom center, and two molars on the top as well! I just noticed that the other day.  Maybe that is why she has been drooling lately... ha ha! Every night before Kaylie goes to bed she has been giving hugs and kisses to everyone! My family loves this daily routine and I don't plan on giving it up. She is such a sweetheart! In the morning when Kaylie wakes up I usually bring her to bed with Marcus and I so I can rest a little bit longer. Kaylie thinks its fun to jump all over us and giggle or even scream at the top of her lungs sometimes. She is quite the hoot! Marcus and I agree that there is not too many things that are better than cuddling with our little girl!

Funny Girl!

I just had to share some things that Kaylie has picked up recently... before I forget!

• Kaylie thinks it is so cool when she can lift up one leg and stand on the other one (still holding onto something)...we humor her by saying, "Whoa!" It's hilarious!
• Kaylie loves flowers! She has learned how to sniff, so she knows how to smell the flowers.
• We are teaching Kaylie to fold her arms, and it is pretty impressive that she has figured it out already!
• When Kaylie tries to walk faster, she moves her arms as if she was running... it is the funniest thing!
• Kaylie is learning how to clean up her toys! We sing a song called "It's time to put our toys away" and she totally gets the hint and starts to put her toys in the box. So great!
• Her tongue is her newest discovery... lately she has just been playing with it, pretty cute.
• Mostly Kaylie is just mimicking everything! We are realizing that we are going to have to be careful.

Lifting up one foot - looks like a dog peeing! Ha ha! 

Smelling flowers... well this one is a weed from the backyard. 

We got a shirt from Marcus's parents that says Daddy's Girl on it so we had to take a picture! 

Kaylie looked too cute in this dress - also she loves reading her books!

I wanted to add this picture that was taken at Kaylie's Birthday Party we had on the 17th with family. This is a four generation picture! I told Grandma Hall that I needed more pictures with her, so here it is!

WE HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD!!!

Yes, Kaylie turned one on March 15th! We can hardly believe it, but... before her birthday fun I wanted to share some pictures of Marcus and I at a King's Game! We went on March 8th and watched the Kings vs. Hornets. It was actually a pretty good game! The teams stayed neck and neck the whole game and the Kings won it at the very end. We were especially pleased that Jimmer played so well and got more time than he usually does! We had so much fun together! (Thank you Erik Neville for the tickets!)

Kaylie is doing a lot of funny things lately! This last month she has picked up so much! She is quite the character... she is a sweetheart most of the time with all her kisses and hugs, but she has also picked up quite the scowl if you do something she doesn't like. It might also be followed by a "na na na" for no. We are trying to teach her how to fold her arms and she loves this new trick... she just doesn't know how to shut her eyes and she thinks its funny when we show her how. Kaylie's hair is long enough to put in ponytails! And I absolutely love doing her hair! I even cut her bangs a little bit and it looks so cute! Kaylie has the most infectious giggle... she laughs a lot more than she used to and you can see all her 8 teeth if she smiles real big! The biggest thing about Kaylie is that she understands a lot of what we say. She will nod her head yes or shake her head no for different things. She is just growing up so fast! Oh, and I can't forget her dancing! Every time music is turned on she will bob her head and bounce to the music. She is so smart!

ONE YEAR OLD

Cupcake and Ice Cream

Toy she got from Grandpa and Grandma Harrison

Catch Up Through February

To start catching up I will show some pictures from January. This particular week we had great weather and piles of leaves, so we thought we would see how Kaylie liked playing in them. She loved it! I love the warm weather in California!

This picture was taken on January 15th which marked Kaylie's 10th month! I thought it would be fun to take a picture of the both of us, so I told her to say cheese and she did! It turned out pretty cute!

Hasn't she grown beautifully!?! She is becoming quite the character. At 10 months she was getting better at walking. She could walk on her own without a problem. She giggles at more things. She continues to give hugs and kisses. She is starting to recognize the names of different toys or animals. We can ask her, "Where is the Lion?" and she will point to it. Very neat!

My family went to the river a few weeks ago. The weather was great and Kaylie loved being outside and loved the ducks and birds that were around. We went down the bike trail and then right down to the water. This is one picture with Jason, who absolutely loves Kaylie!

We went to the zoo on February 4th because it was half price admission! Kaylie loved seeing all the animals. The funniest thing was when the tiger came right by the window and growled and it made Kaylie jump in my arms! Then all the kids around us started growling back. So cute!

Kaylie turned 11 months old on February 15th and she had a cute little photo shoot. She is so much more aware now and she can do so much. She understands a lot more of what I say to her. She knows when the attention is on her and she loves to please the crowd. Kaylie has started resting her head on lots of things and saying "awww". It is the cutest thing! She does it on her blanket or the couch and even in her high chair. She has also started laying on the floor in different places and just relaxing. It's really funny actually. She has no problem walking around on her own and she just follows us all around the house. We love her even though she has her own little attitude and is sometimes stubborn. I think that just gives her more personality. She is a sweetheart to the core and we love her to pieces! We can't believe she will be 1 next month!

We are enjoying life! Marcus is doing well at his job as a life insurance agent. He loves the open schedule and likes meeting all kinds of people and helping them out with their finances. I love being at home with Kaylie. She is a handful some days, but most days I just enjoy the time I get to spend with her. We are still living with my parents and that is going well. It's great to spend so much time here with my parents and two brothers.

On February 17th my Grandpa, Marc Hall, passed away. It was a shock to us all. He only lived to be 72 years old, but he lived an amazing and fulfilling life. I miss him so much already, but I know that I will see him again. He was a great example to me of what is really important in this life. I will never forget his smile and sense of humor. He was always such a tease and I remember it even when I was little. I love you Grandpa!