Hallie's 4th Birthday Party!

Hallie had a great 4th birthday. We all went to lunch at Firehouse with Grandma Cathy and Steph, where she got free dessert and opened her fun guitar from mom and dad! Then later she had a Mickey Mouse Club House part with aunts, uncles and grandmas and grandpas. Steph made her cute Mickey cake that she loved. She kept walking over to it and saying, 'Hi Mickey'. So cute. Her favorite thing she got was from Great Grandma and Grandpa Jensen, it was a little puppy that walks and barks, she named him Barkey. She is so excited about him! She had a really, really fun day! Thanks to everyone for coming and for the gifts!

Happy 4th Birthday Hallie!

I couldn't for the life of me get these pictures in order! Hallie is 4 years old today! I can't believe how time flies. Seems like only yesterday she was tiny and wearing itty bitty pajamas. She has been such a fun addition to our lives. We just love her! Happy Birthday, baby girl! Hope you have a fun year ahead. We love you so much! :)

First Day of Pre-School!

Here is our little cutie at her very first day of Tiny Tot Tech! This is the same pre school that me, Ben and Stephanie, along with all of Jessica's kids except Tyler, went to. Hallie is so, so, so excited to be in pre school! She had a wonderful time, and just can't wait to go back! Since her birthday was the day after the first day of school, she gets to take treats on Wednesday for her and her friends. She is so excited. I can't believe my baby is in pre school! Where does the time go?

Birthday Carnival

In our ward, we had 5 of 8 Sunbeams all turned 4 in August, so all of the moms got together and decided to have a little combined birthday party/carnival, which eventually turned into a primary activity! There were probably about 60 kids there! It was crazy, but a lot of fun. Each kid had a ride named after them, Hallie's was 'Hallie's Outlaw Express" and we had our daddy dress in his overalls and give the kids rides on the fourwheeler and trailor. It was a big hit! It was just like a real carnival with a face painter, fortune teller, bounce house, carousel, cotton candy and all the other great carnival food. All the kids had such a good time. Hallie invited cousins Rachael, Adam and Emily (who ended up kinda babysitting, thanks Em!) and had the time of her life! It was a lot of fun and a great turnout! Thanks to everybody who helped.

More Rodeo

More pictures of our little cowgirl at the Rodeo. Here she is with Dad and waiting in line for a ride with cousin Emily. Thanks for going on the rides with her, Em! And here she is in her shirt Aunt Steph bought for her at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming. She's no Princess, she's a Cowgirl!

16!

Gotta give a quick shout out to our cute nephew Kaden, who turned 16 on July 30! 16! That went by way too fast! We had a little pool party/cookout for him at Jessica's. Steph made the cake, cute, huh? I've even hired her to do Hallie's for the 25th :) Kaden is such a good kid, and a great big brother to all those siblings! Happy Birthday Kaden!

Preston Rodeo

This was Hallie's first year going to "That FAMOUS Preston Night Rodeo" with Great Grandpa Jensen. For as long as I can remember, we have all gone with him to the rodeo and fair on Family Night, which is Thursday. I haven't gone in a few years, but every since I've been married and he's been home, Tony's gone with. We used to have a rule that you have to be 8 or so years old before you can try going, but Hallie is so into cowgirls and horses and she was just dying to go, so we let her try it and she did great! The only thing she didn't like was the calf wrestling, she didn't like that they were being mean to the cows and she actually cried! It was sad, but cute at the same time. This year, Tony, Hallie, Kaden, Emily and Steph all went. Steph has not missed one year of going with Grandpa, ever! This is a fun tradition that we will all carry on. I have more pictures on another camera that I'll post later.