Last weekend we went to Nathan's work party. It was a Casino Night at the Grove. It was really fun. We got free drinks (Cranberry juice with club soda), and a yummy fish dinner, plus a magic show. Nathan thought it would be fun to gamble away $1,000 of fake chips. He had no idea what he was doing, but he wanted to play Craps. It was pretty funny. All in all, it was an enjoyable night out.
Well, sad to say, Halley does not like sitting on stranger's laps, who happen to have large, white beards. However, it does make for a classic picture!
This season Nathan decided to join a professional caroling group. He gets to wear this really cool outfit, and perform at various parties around the area. It is a lof of fun. This best part, is that he gets paid for having fun!
We decided to buy a fake, tiny tree this year. I just thought it would be easier to do it that way with Halley. We have the tree on our piano. It is really nice, because she can't touch it!
Aunt Sonja gave Halley this adorable hat for Christmas. Since, we were all together for Thanksgiving, we got out presents early. The hat is so cute, I had to post a picture of it. Thank you Sonja!
We also went to the Mesa Temple and saw the Christmas lights. They were beautiful!
We had such a blast over Thanksgiving weekend. We spent the actual holiday in Murrieta at my brother's home. It was nice to see all of my family, especially my brother John who is going to Germany for 6 months.
Halley enjoyed jumping on their trampoline. She didn't care that it was wet and cold, she was jumping.
Then we drove straight to Arizona from Murrieta. We spent the weekend learning self-defense, going to a rock concert, ATV'ing, talking about Twilight, eating Sonja's pumpkin cookies, seeing the temple lights and going to the Waffle House for grits. It was great. I think Halley's favorite part was getting 100 bucks from Papa for saying "Hi, Papa!" Way to go Halley! Thanks Papa Brown!
Well, I hit our stroller with the car. Oops. So, we got Halley a new set of wheels. It was intended for Christmas, but I couldn't wait to give it to her. She loves it. It is hard to get her out when we are done with our walks. Hopefully, I won't hit this one either.
Halley is a big girl now. She demands that she feed herself. Surprisingly, she does a pretty good job. Most of it gets in her mouth, and the rest all over her face. It is so fun watching her grow and becoming more independent.
Nathan and I finally got away for our anniversary Disneyland date. It was a lot of fun. We went on all the big rides, took silly pictures in line, and ate clam chowder bread bowls. We even splurged and got some hot chocolate on our way out of the park at midnight! We were crazy. Thanks for babysitting Grandma Rushton!
Today is our 3 year wedding anniversary! We are not doing anything today to celebrate, but on Friday we are going to Disneyland (without Halley)! It has been a fun 3 years! Can't wait for more years to come. I love you Nathan!
Halley has become quite a little mommy lately. She has a baby doll that she kisses, rocks, and wraps in a blanket. It is so cute! She takes really good care of her. Also, Halley loves to help me cook. She is a good helper. She stirs and blow on things if they are too hot. Enjoy the pictures!
Halley sure had a fun Halloween. She went trick-or-treating with Grandma Rushton (so Grandma could show her off to her friends), then we went to our ward's Halloween party. Halley loved seeing all of the other kids in their costumes. She had a little bag, and would walk right up to the candy bowl, and pick out just one piece of candy. I was impressed. I was even more impressed when we looked in her bag and she had butterfingers and snickers!!! What a smart baby!
Nathan's office did a 70's disco theme. So he had fun dressing up and wearing a wig. He even drove his 1964 Mustang to work! I think that was the highlight of the day for him!
A few weeks ago, my mom and I took Halley to this fun pumpkin patch. There was a petting zoo and pony rides. Halley wanted nothing to do with large animals. I think it scared her. However, she did like trying to sit on the pumpkins. She is so funny! We had fun with Grandma too.
We are having too much going to Disneyland. It has been really warm, so yesterday we went to California Adventure, and let the kids play in the water area in their swimsuits. Halley had no fear. She kept missing the spontaneous fountains of water. They would either go right over her head, or she would take a step forward right before the water came up. It was so funny, she was the driest one out there. However, she finally did get wet and loved it. We had a good time.
