Head Bands

Those head bands you buy in the store are WAY to tight for the babies heads (as all you with girls know)so I decided to make my own. This is my first one and more will come!

I've been Husband Tagged!

I've been "Husband Tagged" by Kim, so here we go...
What is his name? Robert
How long have you been married? 6 1/2 years
How long did you date? 10 months from first meeting until we were married
How old is he? 31
Who eats more? ME!
Who said I love you first? I knew it first but waited for him to say it first.
Who is smarter? Robert. I expect him to have an answer for everything. :)
Whose temper is worse? Mine.
Who does the laundry? I do most of the time, I rather it be that way!
Who does the dishes? Mostly me.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? When you're in the Bed or looking at it? When looking at it I always have.
Who pays the bills? Me.
Who cooks dinner? We both do, if we want a good meal Robert makes it!
Who drives when you are together? He does, he can't stand NOT driving.
Who is more stubborn? Ummm we are both Stuborn...
Whose parents do you see the most? Mine. His family is in Idaho and mine are 2 1/2 hours away.
Who proposed? Robert. I knew it was coming...he got a nervious.
Who has more friends? I do, Robert likes his alone time.
Who has more siblings? He does by far!! I have ONE sister and he has TWENTY!!
Who wears the pants in the family? I do!! It's MY domain!! whaaaaaaa(evil laugh)
Ok, now I tagg Jordan and Bethany!

Portland Snow.

Can't leave any behind!

The Passing of our Beloved Prophet.

Tonight we learned of the passing of Gordon B. Hinkley, the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. His optimistic personality along with his desire to serve the Lord and the people of the world will be missed terribly. He has touched the lives of many. I have had the opportunity to be in his presence and I can testify that he is an ordained man of God that lead this church and it's members. To read the complete story of Gordon B. Hinkley and his passing click here.

Slumber Party!!

We had a Slumber Party/Personal Progress with the Young Women to jump start the new year! It was soooooo much FUN!! We had it down in the game room at my apartment complex so there was pool, ping-pong, and Foosball to play. We did that for awhile and listened to some of my toons,I put in Ace of Base and no one knew what it was!! Wow did that make me feel OLD. We then did a mud mask as you see in the second picture...LOL that was funny. I have NEVER cut a real pineapple before so the girl (Steph)that brought it gave me a lesson! Thanks Steph, you are a great teacher! Then we did manicures, pedicures, and dipped our hands in WAX. If you have never done that before I HIGHLY recommend it, wow do you get relaxed!! I feel pretty good for not going to bed until 2:30am....just like old times.

The Doctor...

Elijah and Adeline had check-ups yesterday and they both did great! It was pretty interesting because they were both getting shots and if you know Elijah...Addy weighed in at 13 pounds(the little chub)and is doing great! Her poor little legs had to have 2 shots in each. =(

I've been TAGGED!!

A: The rules of the game are posted at the beginning. B: Each player answers the questions about themselves. C: At the end of the post, the player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 years ago: I was 17 going on 18 and a Junior in High School. Starter on the Varsity Basketball team, first chair clarinet in our High School band(wasn't hard to do)and like all teenagers knew EVERYTHING!!


5 things on my to-do list today:TAKE A NAP!! 1. My 21/2 year old was up all night. 2.Do some laundry. 3.Study some more for my lesson on Sunday. 4. Take a picture for my photography class I am taking on-line. 5.Have fun with the KIDS!!

5 Snacks I enjoy: 1.Chips w/salsa & cottage cheese mixed together!(thanks Ben)
2.Pickled asparagus wrapped in Ham with cream cheese. 3. Popcorn 4. My husbands chocolate chip cookies or oreos with a HUGE glass of milk. 5. Cereal!!

What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire:I would pay off my parents home, ahh what the heck Jord, I would by you a home too! Even in Cali...by us a home and a VAN!!! Pay off our dumb debt, Put some away for a rainy day, have some for each of my children to go to college and on missions, a trip to Hawaii!!, Use some to help others in need, Get some more lenses for my camera, have a food storage for a year and our 72 hour kits all intact!!(that would be nice)Pay for Robert to finish school, HEY MAYBE WE COULD RETIRE!!!THEN I COULD TO PHOTOGRAPHY FOR FUN!!!Um I will stop now.....

5 places I have lived:Texas, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon

5 jobs that I have had: 1.Hotel housekeeper(my first job)2.Jewelery sales. 3.MOMMY,
4. Apartment Manager. 5.Photographer(still learning but one of my faves next to mommy)

5 Things people don't know about me: This is going to be hard because I am a pretty open person! 1. I was adopted at 4 days old. 2.I cut my leg to the bone when I was 12and needed 4 stitches and three people had to hold me down. 3.I was in 4-H when I was around 10, rode horses and was in rodeo's. 4.Learned to play the ukulele(but have forgotten now)5. I took care of bummer lambs when I was little!

Ok, I tag(michelle I would tag you if you had a blog..get on it girl!((HUGS)) 1.Jessica 2.Jordan 3.Jean!!

Off to School they go...

Boys at lunch with grandma.

Sue holding Adeline--Thanks!

Ian playing in grandma's classroom for free choice.

We went to grandma's school today and it was Addy's first time! The boys love it there because they feel like BIG kids...not that the kids they are around are BIG because my mom teaches kindergarten, but anywho. Thanks to my mom for being such a great grandma and thanks to Sue for holding Adeline for me!!

Scarf Exchange Party

Some ladies in my ward put together a scarf exchange/ladies night out party and it was great! They had awesome german food and great conversation! Thank you so much for such a great party and scarf! We did a white elephant exchange with scarfs and there were 13 of them. The hot scarf was one from France...one of my good friends got that one...LUCKY!

2 months already

OK so have I told you how much fun it is having a girl?! Addy has brought such a sweet spirit into our family, not to mention more chubby cheeks and legs to pinch! She started cooing and smiling about 2 weeks ago, I love this stage! She loves to suck on her fingers, but they do not replace the Binky. Adeline rubs her eyes with her hands now when she's tired. It's always fun to see their personalities start to show. She still sleeps through the night and loves to be held by her older brothers! I can't wait for her hair to come in but, who said bald isn't beautiful!!

Three little hams...

These boys really love their little sister! Always wanting to help and they (mostly Elijah) do a great job at it! We are glad this cute little ham is here!

Sunday Best

I had so much fun taking these pictures of Adeline, this was the first Sunday I dressed her all fancy like, so I think that's why I had a hard time narrowing it down...

Last ones.

August 2006

These pictures of me and Ian were taken by Sister...thanks Jordan! I was just playing around with my PS and BW conversions...anyway I thought they were cute! Let me know what you think...

Can you speak with a spanish accent?

These seriously are the funniest books...for adults...well we get it a little better. Any who, Robert reads these to Elijah with a Spanish accent and you can't help but laugh!

Fun with Paint...

My boys were begging me to paint...I think they just like how the paint feels smeared all over their hands.

Blessing Day.

Proud Family.

Grandpa and Grandma Thomas

Big brother Ian

Big brother Elijah

Adeline had a great blessing and we were so privliged to have Grandpa Thomas there to stand in along with the Stake President and a member of the Temple Presidency!

Kids DO the darndest things...

The boys were taking a bath and I heard, "I am feeding my turtle"...I wanted to see what Ian was feeding his turtle so I go in there and he was nursing it!! LOL

Watchers...

Ok all you Hallenberger Info Center lookers...That counter says 102 times people have looked at our blog page and I know I am not looking at my own that many times so I need some more comments people, so I know who is out there and your thoughts!!

Thanks....I am trying to build my portfolio so I can start a photography business so if you could take a sec and check out that blog to and comment on what you see and if you have any suggestions that would be a great help. There is a link on the side of our family blog called nfocus photography!

Thanks! And thank you to those few that do leave a comment!

I found this frame to put around my photo's! Just thought I would share.