Happy Birthday Jon!

So Tuesday was Jon's birthday. The big 26! We had just gotten to Ohio and everything was in crazy mode with getting settled and what not but we managed to have some fun. We went to this CRAZY super-market type place called Jungle Jims. This store was like the amusement park of the grocery world. I will be going back and taking pictures and dedicating an entire post to it, dont you worry. For now, trust me. Huge and Crazy.

I made Jon his favorite: home-made carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. It was SO good! Jon thought it was so fun to watch me actually grating carrots for it. Oh, and for dinner he requested shrimp cocktail and chicken ceasar salad. We're on a new kick lately to eat healthier and it is amazing how refreshing, yet incredibly satisfying it is to eat fresh salads and such for dinner.

We had our friends, EJ and Shelby, over for dinner and dessert. Jon and EJ served together on their missions and have been close ever since. It was fun to share Jon's day with them.


While we were in Winslow a couple of weeks back, Jon's sister Nat(and fam) did a surprise birthday party for him. They cooked dee-licious fried shrimp and other good stuff and Nat made an amazing lemon-pineapple cake. Oh wow, seriously, so good. It was so much fun to celebrate with family and to hang out.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE!

***Oh and a side note, it was my mom's birthday last week as well. We had just left for Ohio and weren't there to celebrate with her so we took this picture of Pax and sent it to her. Love you Momma, Happy Birthday to you also!

This is a picture post

I have a bunch of baby pics that I need to post. More so for my own journaling purposes, but also for your enjoyment :)

I never posted any pictures from Paxtons blessing. We had a wonderful Sabbath Day with family and friends from all over. The blessing was beautiful and we had everyone over afterwards for dinner. We got Paxton a super cute suit but the poor guy has such a fat neck that the tie wouldnt fit. So instead, he kinda looked like a disco-man stud baby. Haha, it was still SO cute.




Pax LOVES bath time. He's learning that he is fully capable of splashing and kicks his legs all crazy. Im trying to teach him that the bath is not the place to pee, though :)

Everytime Paxton is sitting in a chair or on someones lap, he props his arm up to the side. Its so funny. This boy knows how to relax in style!
Next up: Pictures from our visits in Winslow and Denver.

Now we're stuck in Ohio

...for the next 4-ish months

Summertime is here and for the Halls, that means cross-country pick up and move. This year Jon's team (he works for Pinnacle Security) is working in Ohio. We will be living in Fairborn, which is a suburb of Dayton which is right smack in the middle of Cincinnati and Columbus.
We left on Saturday and its been a great journey so far. The trip started off with Jon finding caffeine-free Dr Pepper. SWEET! I havent had a Dr P since Pax was born and I am enjoying a change from my ever-present caffeine-free Pepsi. Anyway, Saturday night we stayed in Winslow, AZ with Jon's sister Nat and her family and had so much fun(pictures coming soon). Then last night we drove to Albuquerque. We are currently about 60 miles outside of Denver where we will stay and visit my brother Jayson and his family for a couple of days. Our whole lives are packed in this faithful car of ours and Im looking forward to arriving in Ohio and discovering what life is like for us there. Love to all!

4 Months!!!!!

I cant believe how much this kid has grown and changed. And in only 4 months! When did this tiny little newborn turn into an actual baby who rolls over, laughs and holds himself up?
We had his 4 month check up this week and he weighed in at 16lbs flat and 24.5 inches long. Apparently he's way short for his age and chunky too and Im loving the combination. My short fat little guy will be taller than me before I know it!
Paxton had his baby blessing last month (still need to post a pic of him in his ADORABLE suit). He rolled over from tummy to back a couple of weeks ago then rolled from back to tummy a couple of days later and Jon missed both! He was pretty bummed out considering he was just int he other room but Pax showed him his new trick eventually. He's discovered the power of his hands and realized that he can actually grab hold of things. I think he kinda just flung his hands around before and grabbed what he could and now he actually reaches for objects with both hands. He LOVES a Baby Einstein movie that we have for him (thanks again Lori and Matt). Every other day or so, we turn it on for about 20 minutes and he goes nuts! He must get really relaxed watching it though, because he literally poops every time he watches it. Love this kid. He babbles and talks non-stop and he's going through a major "only want mommy" phase. Poor Jon tries so hard but Pax literally will cry for 20 minutes with Jon and then be asleep 2 seconds after he's in my arms. I love breastfeeding and the special bond it creates. It is seriously so amazing. Love to all!

Dinosaurs, flowers and the Zoo

So the other day I went to Ikea and lunch with my mom and my sister Shelly. Had a wonderful time and even Pax did awesome!
Came home to a spotless house- dishes were clean, laundry was done and my floors were vacuumed.
Oh yeah, and these were waiting for me

I love Jon. I love him for all he does for me and all he puts up with from me. But mostly, I love that he constantly reminds me not to take life too seriously.
We took Paxton to the Zoo the other day. We met up with Lori and David (Jon's sister and brother) who each brought their daughters, Shayla and Lexi. He definitely had no idea where we were and couldnt care less about the animals but we had fun :)

Pictures of Paxton

Wow, nearly 4 months have gone by since my little baby was born. I always heard people say "time flies" but I honestly didnt think it flew by so quickly. I feel like it was just last week that this adorable little person made his debut. He's so big now, and so happy. I love his smile. It can turn the worst day into a good one.

HE'S SO CHUNKY!!!

My beef with Mcdonalds

Last night neither Jon or myself felt much up to cooking dinner. Since neither wanted to go inside anywhere and sit down to eat, and neither of us wanted the typical drive-thru burger and fries, we figured a salad would be a good way to go. Um, has anyone out there ordered a salad from Mcdonalds lately? Just a salad costs more than an entire meal! Seriously people, $6 bucks for lettuce and a few pieces of chicken?! What a rip off. The sad thing is, so many people will pay it because 1- tons of people want a healthier option and 2- EVERYONE wants a convenient option. Remember back in the day when Mcdonalds had THE BEST french fries? After Super Size Me exposed the unhealthy side of the Golden Arches, they did so many things to make their menu more health-conscious, including changing the way they prepared their fries, thus forever ridding Americans of the crunchy delight. I shall make a suggestion: make your dang salads more affordable and give me back my fried potatoes! I hereby pledge to partake in moderation and accept responsibility for the food choices I make.