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13 Months Old

Hallie is now 13 months old. The months continue to fly by. She has really started to turn into more of a toddler/older baby this last month.

*She started walking a week ago. It's like a switch just went off in her head and said I'm gonna walk now. It wasn't just a couple steps it was half way across the room. She still crawls part of the time, but each day she walks more and more. Now her scuffed up legs and feet will start healing since she won't be dragging them around as much like she did with crawling.

*She loves water! We went to Seven Peaks last week and she had a blast. She only had a handful of near drowning experiences. :/ She definitely thinks that she is bigger than she is. She thought she could go in the deeper parts of the water and keep up with the bigger kids. Not the case. She looked really cute in her little ballerina swim suit that Grandma Roberts gave to her for her birthday. Love the chubby ballerina idea.

Playing in the stream in our back yard. This is one that we're really gonna have to watch.

*She is a silly baby. She is always making us laugh with the things she does. She started doing this and Mikkele thought she needed to join her. Funny girls.

*She went on her first 4 wheeler ride with Jeremy and the other kids. She was a little unsure. She's not a fan of loud noises. During Art City Days we got to ride in a hot air balloon, she did not love that. The noise of the burner was way too much for her. We got a picture of that, but forgot to pick it back up from the hot air balloon people. :(

*She is talking more and more. She says mama, dad, no, dodo (dog), Dell (Kell), K sound for kitty, makes a sound for dog and horse, and a small thank you. She jibber jabbers all day long and it's always at the top of her lungs. She is a loud little baby.

*She is perfecting her signs.

*She is still into everything!
*Her hair is getting longer on the top and in the back. Now if only the sides would grow. She has 2 different hair-do options. A pebbles type do on the top of her head, or a clip pulling her hair to the sides. I can't wait until we can do more with it. (Not that she'll hold still to do anything too involved.)

*She goes to sleep between 7:30-8:00pm and gets up when Grant wakes up around 7am. Most of the time I can give her a bottle and she will go back to sleep for another couple hours. She takes a nap about 2 hours after she gets up for the day. And she takes another nap in the afternoon around 2:00pm.

*She is a good eater. She will eat just about anything we put on her tray. How else do you think she gets her budda belly? Some of her favorites are green beans, strawberries, bananas, vienna sausages, PB&J sandwiches, carrots, and yogurt.

She is such a fun ball of energy! We love having this little girl in our home!

dōTERRA

About 6 weeks ago I was introduced to a company called dōTERRA. At that time, I was very skeptical of most natural healing type medicine. Hallie had recently finished a 10 day course of antibiotics for an ear infection and her ear started oozing again. I was really frustrated with all the trips we've made to the doctor and the multiple rounds of antibiotics that she has been on for her ear infections over the last 6 months. I mentioned my frustrations to a friend and she recommended I try some of her essential oils. Even though I was a little leery, I decided it wouldn't hurt to try. The worst case scenario would be that it wouldn't work and we would be heading to the doctor for another round of antibiotics. To my surprise, after ONE treatment, the oozing had stopped completely. We never had to go back to the doctor, her mood improved because the pain was gone, and the gross oozing/smell was gone!!! After that I was hooked! I knew I wanted to learn more and experiment more. So I decided to sign on as an Independent Personal Consultant (IPC). Since that time I have learned SO much and still have so much to learn. I have also used the oils to benefit our family in so many ways. Some ailments we have treated are ear infections, sun burns, bug bites, mosquito repellent, constipation, burns, mood enhancement, immunization support, upset stomach, calming fussiness, knee pain, stiff neck, headaches, congestion, difficulty breathing, coughing, cuts, eczema, and diaper rash just to name a few. While we wouldn't go to the doctor for all of these, sometimes the over the counter medications we have just don't work as good as we would like. The oils worked for all of those ailments and even more! I am excited to be able to help take care of my family quickly without spending as much time in the doctor's office. Another thing I love about this company is the support from the leaders of the company. I have never felt alone while building this business.

During the month of May, our team had a contest. Those that produced the most would get to go to a retreat training meeting at a cabin in Park City. And I was able to go. I was 2 days packed with intense but uplifting training by some of the best leaders in the company. I am very lucky to have had the chance to be able to attend. We stayed at this fabulous cabin outside of Park City. It was an amazing environment and helped all of us grow closer together as a team. Thanks to Jeremy and Natalie for watching the kids so I was able to attend.

The cabin we stayed in.

A different angle of the cabin.The view from right above the cabin.

The view from our cabin.

If you have any questions about any of the products or the business, please let me know!

Cheer Clinic 2010

Mikkele participated in the Springville High School Mini Cheer Clinic again this year. This year Rietta was in her group. They are the two cute girls in the blue shorts amongst all the other girls. They had a great time learning the cheers and dance.
During the performances Hallie was really cute! She was dancing and cheering too. I wish I could have gotten some video or pictures of her, but it's kinda hard since she was sitting on my lap.

The kids also get to participate in the Art City Days parade. My mom showed up for a surprise visit right before we were going to walk over to watch the parade, so Mikkele hadn't seen her yet since she had to go over to the parade staging area early. Here's a video of her surprise as she was walking in the parade and saw her grandma on the sidelines.

Hallie's Birthday Party

Hallie's birthday party was a lot of fun. We decided to do a cat themed birthday party because she is obsessed with our cat, Sparkey. As i was doing a google search for cat cakes, I stumbled upon a recipe for a kitty litter cake. I thought it was hilarious and knew that I had to add it to our menu. Since it looks a little unappetizing (well maybe a lot), I decided I should probably have a regular cake as well, and of course Hallie needed her own cake to dig into as well, so yes, I made 3 cakes! All of the cakes were made from scratch and without eggs in them so Hallie could eat them. This was my second attempt with the egg replacer. I think the cakes turned out really yummy. The only thing I could see a difference in was the fluffiness of the cake. These cakes were a little more flat.

Kitty Litter Cake

Cat Cake w/ toasted coconut for the fur.

Hallie's personal cat cake

Singing Happy Birthday

Aunt Lisha a.k.a The Pooper Scooper

Hallie was pretty timid with her cake. It really took some convincing to get her to dig in and eat it. And even then she wasn't as aggressive as Mikkele was with her 1st birthday cake. She really doesn't like to be super dirty.

Present Time
She got a lot of fun summer time clothes and a few really cute toys.

Aunt Lisha gave Hallie a tutu and demonstrated how not to wear the tutu. Thanks for the demonstration Lish!

Hallie knows how it goes.

Mommy and the birthday girl

Having some fun in the grass and watching the other kids play.

Check out that Budda Belly...so funny

Yay for Hallie the big birthday girl!

Happy Birthday Hallie May! We love you!