It's been so long......

So, it's only been 11 months since my last post. That pretty much sums up the chaos around here. Here's a big update starting with the youngest.

JuJu - the name has stuck and that is pretty much what she is referred to by the other girls. She is walking, laughing machine that is very reminiscent of Emma at this age. She is certainly demanding and knows what she wants! Future prediction of her career - Doctor. Must be the wit.

Frey = handful. She is somewhere between the two's and three's. Loving going to summer pre-school, but she is struggling every night as she is giving up her nap. Bedtime around 7:30 now as she goes as long and far as she can before the crash hits. Despite all this, she is awesome. Future career prediction = Vet. She loves animals.

Emma - she is sort of scaring me in how much she has grown up. Only 6, but extremely independent and sharp as a tack. She is definitely going to keep us on our toes the next decade. Future career prediction = teacher. Nurturer at heart.

Anna and I are plugging along and enjoying life. The summer schedule has been fun the last few weeks.

Next post, June 2011.

the summer rolls on

The summer has been rolling on.



Emma is wrapping up t-ball, last game is next Saturday. She is doing well, but I don't think baseball/softball is going to be her sport of preference. I'm pushing for golf, but we shall see.
Getting ready for Kindergarten to start on August 12.



Freya is starting to really talk a lot and is now asking us questions. Who, where and what have popped up. Why is certainly around the corner.



Julia had a good 2 month checkup yesterday. Her soft spot has grown, so it looks we won't have to worry about that issue at all in the future. She has been more alert and smiles at us occasionally now. They do change so much in the first year.



Funny thing is happening to us when we go out in public. We are seeing people that we haven't seen in 12-18 months. Sort of a shocked look on their face when they see another baby in the family. It wasn't that long ago that Freya was still crawling and Julia wasn't even a thought.



Anna and I had a great 10 year anniversary celebration the past couple of days. I probably pulled off the biggest suprise ever by taking to her a private dinner at a local bed and breakfast. We had a great time...actually have a babysitter tonight as well.



Three more weeks of summer.

Nicknames

With the newest family member arriving, the nicknames have started. Here is a quick run down of the nicknames.

Anna - Ann, A, A-Dog, Anna Banana

Zack - Z, Z-Dog, Z-Man, Uncle Z

Emma - Em, E-Dog

Freya - Fray, Fray Fray, Fray-Dog, Little Z

Julia - Jules, Ju Ju (J-Dog has not appeared yet, but it is only a matter of time)

T-Ball starts to tonight for Emma. Hopefully she enjoys it more this year!

One week

We have survived one week as a family of five. Special thanks to Jon and Carol for helping us out. Anna came up with a t-shirt idea that says, "I survived having three kids for one week" on the front and "and the kids survived too!" on the back. Here are a few more pictures...

Happy Birthday - Julia Bennett Hall

Julia Bennett Hall - Born 5/21/09, 9:09am, 8lbs 9.6oz, 19.5 inches long. Julia is doing great, she has slept most of the day. Anna is doing great, I mean who looks this good 30 minutes after delivering a 8.5 lb baby?

We enjoyed the day with the older girls stopping by this afternoon. Hopefully we can get some good sleep tonight at the hospital.

Enjoy the pictures, more to come.

Mini Marathon Finish Line Photo

brightroom event photography

Am I really that bald? Guess so. This was taken at about mile 13. Over 2 hours to finish...painfully slow, but at least I made it!

Small update from the Halls

A hectic few weeks have just passed and we are anticipating a few more hectic weeks coming up. A few small updates:

Emma - Soccer league has started up again. She scored 3 goals the first game and 5 goals last Saturday. This may be her sport. She is really enjoying it. She is starting swim lessons this week and will probably start the swim team in the summer. Just signed her up for t-ball this summer as well. I hope the other kids get to participate in all these activities as well! We started allergy drops with her to hopefully combat future allergies...we shall see what happens with that.

Freya - She is starting to talk a lot more and has begun to put 2, 3 and 4 words together. She is a truly a funny little girl. She has discovered that watching TV is really fun and wants to watch Gullah Gullah Island every 15 minutes. Good thing the weather is warming up and we can get outside more.

Anna - I anticipate another 4.0 coming up this semester. She is plugging along and is almost finished with all her school work. As soon as that is done, she'll be ready to hatch baby #3.

Me - not much news, had a little golf trip in Nashville last weekend. For anyone that cares I shot 79, 89 and 84. Not great, but I'll take it. I'm officially ready for baby #3 to arrive.

Baby #3 - that is the unofficial name right now...we are getting excited about finding out what the gender is...

Got to run. I'll post more after the baby is born!