9 months

I can't believe Hallee is 9 months! She has changed so much this past month. She started crawling and pulling herself up on everything! I can no longer leave things on the couch or table or else she will make sure and sweep off everything on there. She is definitely a busy baby.

She loves this princess dress that my grama sent her! She loves it. It was so cute the first time I put it on her she had this huge smile!

We were able to go the American History Museum. Its just quick ride on the Metro. We were able to see all the first lady dresses and many other things.

She has started giving this chessy smile when I pull the camera out! I think its adorable!

Grayson is so cute with Hallee. He always runs up and gives her a hug and a kiss! He is such a cute little boy! Hallee loves Grayson she gets so excited when she sees him.

We also went to the zoo with some girls from our ward! It was so fun and its even free!

Hallee on the move..Crawling!

I took her to the doctor for her 9 month check up. It was the first time to our new doctor and he was super nice! Hallee definitely didn't like him touching her.

Her stats:

Weight: 20lbs 9 ounces-80%

Height: 28 inches-92%

Head: 18 inches-96%

She has only gained 9 ounces since her 6 month check-up I think its because of how active she has become!

Our New Home

Well since I haven't quite got our place put together, here is a picture of the outside of our place. We are on the top which has its pros and cons. I love being up that high then nobody can break in, not as many bugs, and we don't have neighbors that we can hear. I do hate walking up all those stairs- 41 to be exact. Don't worry I have counted almost every time. I guess its a great workout bringing Hallee up those stairs.

I really do love living here. The place is super nice. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all hardwood- which is nice and not so nice. Very big! I love it!! There are two playgrounds, a workout center, a little school for kids. We haven't really met any of our neighbors they aren't on the friendly side, but we have 3 families out of 240 that are in our ward!

It's kind of funny these signs are everywhere!! Jared and I have wondered why they just don't say bump..but we think its pretty funny!

So it's quite the culture shock for me to live outside of Utah, but I think I have adjusted pretty well! Here are some random things that I have noticed that are different than Utah.

Random Things about Maryland

*Not everyone is Mormon. Our ward is a 20 mile radius and I think 3 different cities are in our ward-which is crazy to me!

*There is traffic at all times of the day! SO ANNOYING!! When I mean traffic, it is like a parking lot on the beltway. There are just so many people here. More than likely you are stuck at a light for more than one light!

*If you are on the beltway during traffic most people just start using the emergency lane as a lane..which drives me CRAZY!!

*People think Utah drivers are bad... Maryland/D.C drivers are worse! You really have to be paying attention at all times!!

*The Target is in the mall which is just weird to me and it's not as nice as the one in Utah.

*I have never seen so many different license plates in my life. We live in Military housing so that is why but still it's crazy! I think there is only 1 other Utah car.

*All shopping carts for grocery stores are on the outside of the store. Which makes it nice when I haul Hallee in her car seat into the store-- only to find no carts and you have to walk around to the other side to get out! NOT!!

*They put milk in a grocery bag.

*It is so HUMID here sometimes. I feel like a need to shower after I go outside just to walk to my car.

* I never know which direction I'm going. There are a million trees everywhere!! I miss the mountains.

*They don't have sprinkling systems here..which is just weird. I'm use to living in the desert.

* They have the weirdest sounding bugs and the most crazy looking ones too..which if I do see one like this morning on my kitchen counter, I just drown them in soap til Jared gets home to get rid of them..haha

* We have really nice grass where we live but most other places and parks have crab grass or weeds. People aren't really into their yards here. I miss nice yards and pretty flowers.

I really like it here. Just trying to use to things and finding my way around. I really like our ward. Lots of young couples with 1 or 2 kids that we hang out with. Don't get me wrong- I miss our families and friends but I'm liking this adventure so far.

p.s. Hallee started crawling today!! Its exciting but scary, now I really have to put things higher. She loves to pull herself up on everything. She is definitely going to keep me busy now.

First day of Medical School

Well he survived his first week of medical school. He gets up at 5:30 every morning so he can study an hour before school starts at 7:30 then comes home around 6:30 so his days are very long! There is a ton of information that they are studying. With being in the military there are some more things that they are required to know with have the possibility of working overseas or with wounded soldiers. He is required to wear a uniform everyday.

First day of med school bright and early! Here he is in his blues which he has to wear on Mondays and Wednesdays!

These are his books he will be using for the 1st year. We put Hallee next to them so you can see how many there are! That one towards the bottom is huge!

Here he is in his ABU's what he wears the other days! He has to be clean shaven and short hair. Which I'm happy about no more beards or long hair for 25 years :) He likes school so far but he has just started so we will see if he says that in a couple of months!

Rehoboth Beach

We have made it to Maryland!! I will post about our place soon. But before school started a group of us got together and drove to Delaware to spend a day at the beach. It wasn't too bad of a drive. We got there around 1o am and the beach was already packed. It was hot but a lot of fun! We went with five couples and four out of the five have kids. It was also fun to have my mom come with us.

Atticus, Hallee, and Grayson

These black dots are dolphins! They were swimming so close to us and playing around. It was so cool!

Hallee in her cute swimming suit! Man I just love this little girl!! It was a fun trip I hope to go again with how close we are to the beach!

Hallees 7 Month Pictures

I know I haven't blogged in awhile.. July has been crazy. I'm getting ready to move to Maryland on Friday! I'm nervous for this huge transition! But also excited! I will let you all know how it is once I get there and get things set up!
Before I left I wanted to get Hallees pictures done. I had Holly Lang take her pictures. Hallee was so much fun! She just loved all the attention! She was so cute. I just love this little girl so much! I'm obsessed with her!!! I love her eyes I think they are so pretty!

If you need pictures done visit hollylangphotography.com

Family Pictures

Last Sunday we had Kaylee take some family pictures before everyone left. She got some great shots! Funny thing was that cotton was flying around everywhere! It looked like snow.
I love her face in this picture.

She loves to give kisses. Not quite sure she knows that's what she is doing but I love it!

June

Wow I can't believe June is already over. This month flew by way too fast! Jared took two weeks off before he left for Alabama. It was fun to have him home even though it seemed like he went golfing everyday! Oh well. We did some fun things while he was here. Now he is gone to officers training in Alabama and I miss him like crazy!! 7 weeks doesn't seem like a long time to be away from someone but to me it is! I'm hoping these next 7 weeks go by fast so I can see him again. I hope Hallee doesn't forget who he is.. I'm so glad I'm around family and friends to keep me busy while he is gone!

We were playing with Jared's new Mac laptop that he got for his birthday/graduation last year. I thought it was a cute family picture.

I love this little girl SO much! She is at such a fun phase right now! I love it!!

We celebrated Jared's 25th birthday on June 25th. We didn't do anything exciting. Hallee woke up with pink eye in both eyes so we went to the doctor and spent the rest of the day getting ready for Jared to leave for Alabama. We did go to Taggart's Grill for dinner with my parents and it was AMAZING!!

Auntie Tara came to visit. But only for a couple days! Good thing she is coming back because we miss her already!

She loves eating her big girl food! I can't seem to feed it to her fast enough!