Happy Birthday Grace!

(Grace, Afton, Matt & Jacob on the Hill Cumorah)

Happy Birthday to Cousin Grace today!  We hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Nana!

Happy Birthday Nana!

We hope you have a fantastic year and we're excited to see you 

in a couple weeks!  We love you!

(doesn't this picture make you wish for summer?)

"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas..."

It all started when she was almost one.  Paul's Aunt Julie gave Halle her first hippo--a cute green and pink cuddly animal that Halle slept with.  Now Halle has 4 hippos--one is bigger than her and as of Saturday, she has hippo pajamas.  We found them at Nordstrom Rack and Halle has worn them every night since.  Whenever that Christmas song comes on about a little girl coming down the stairs and seeing her "hippo hero standing there" I think Halle would feel the same way!