O'BRIEN FAMILY: August 2011

Wow! So much to catch up on. We've been in UT for over a month, school started, Peyton's had a few health concerns, life got in the way of blogging :)....excuses excuses. Here's a little something. LOTS more to come hopefully soon.

My sweet little Hallie turned 5 on July 3rd. I can't believe she's already that old. I'm so lucky to have her. She is my little buddy. She really is a special little girl that makes my life so wonderful! Here's a few things I love about Hallie (there is alot more, but this is what comes to mind right now):

*She is very obedient. Always has wanted to follow the rules and do what's right. If you tell her something once, you will rarely have to tell her again (unless it's cleaning her room. ha ha)

*Has a happy and positive attitude.

*Amazing faith

*Strong desire to learn

*She adapts well to different things. Deals with whatever comes her way.

*She loves her sister and brother. Always such a good helper to them and a wonderful example.

*She learns quickly. When I tell her or show her something once, she picks up on it so fast.

* She's a thinker. She thinks everything through very carefully before doing things. I'm always amazed at the questions she'll ask when doing different things. And when she has made a decision about something, she sticks to it.

*Willing to try new things. Things that are hard for her. She doesn't give up.

*Many who don't know her well would say she is shy. She says, "It's not that I'm shy. I just don't have a lot to say."

*Always thinking of others and how she can help them. Great at sharing, giving, etc.

I thought it'd be fun to do a little bday interview with her to see what it's like to be 5. Here's her answers. After I asked her all these questions, I felt like a horrible mom. Do you think she wants a dog? ha ha. What a mean mom I am. I almost want to go buy her one tomorrow :). (Almost...)

Favorite Color: purple

Favorite TV Show: Martha Speaks (a show about a talking dog. Watches it everyday at 3:30. ha ha.

Favorite Food: spaghetti

Favorite Treat: All of them! Licorice and skittles

Favorite Movie: 101 Dalmatians

Favorite Princess: Sleeping Beauty

Favorite thing to play with: Baby Paws (a stuffed animal dog that Jared's mom gave her)

Favorite person to play with: Peyton

Favorite friends: Alyssa and Clare

Favorite thing to do: go swimming, play with Peyton, go to Sea World

Favorite ice cream: vanilla

Favorite Sport: soccer, dance. But dad says that dancing isn't a sport.

Favorite Book: Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy

Favorite Flower: tulip

Favorite Song: We will rock you

Favorite place to go: Chuck E. Cheese

Favorite Restaurant: McDonald's

Favorite Drink: Fruit Punch

How many teeth do you have? 100

How tall are you? 20 months

How much do you weigh? 40 pounds

What do you want to be when you get older? : a mommy

If you could be any animal, what would you want to be? : a dog because they're so cute

Tell the funniest joke you know: knock knock? Who's there? Booger Poop. Booger poop who? Booger poop I ate poop. ha ha ha

What would you rather be. A princess, a puppy or a fairy? a fairy. cause I could fly.

What food do you hate the most? the noodles that you made me eat in the morning because I wouldn't eat them for dinner. I HATE those!

If you had all the money in the whole wide world, what would you do with it? I would buy a dog with it.

Girls or Boys. Which do you like better?: Girls. Because girls don't do stinky toots like dad does.

What do you like to wear? dresses. Especially the one Chelsey gave me.

What makes you sad?: When Peyton gets to go to a bday party and I don't get you.

How do babies get here? a doctor gets them out with a blood pressure. the baby comes out of mommys bums or maybe their belly buttons. I'm not really sure.

What is the best thing that has ever happened to you? when I got a dog. Me:"you don't have a dog". I know but that's what would make me happy. Chelsey is giving me one. And when you had a baby. That made me really happy too.

What is the most embarrassing thing that's happen to you? when I peed by the car cause I had to go so bad and everyone was laughing and you took a picture of me. That was SO embarrassing.

What do you like about yourself? I'm so beautiful.

Why do you like Mom? cause you're so beautiful. and you do lots of nice things for me. like let me go to kindergarten, play with me, make me food.

Why do you like Dad? cause he plays with me all the time.

If you couldn't guess what kind of party Hallie wanted...she wanted a "Pet Party". We had alot of fun! Everyone brought their favorite "stuffed pet". When the guest arrived to Hallie's Pet Shop, they were able to take care of their pet at different stations. (wash, groom, dress, check-up, eating, ect.) Then they put them in the pet house Aaron made to play while we had the rest of the party. We played lots of fun games, ("Doggie, doggie, who has the doggy", pet charades, musical animals, freeze dance to "who let the dogs out",pinata, etc) We ate lunch, had cake and ice cream and called it a day. She had a blast and was so excited for it. Thanks to all who came.

Thank you Costco for making my life alot easier this year :).

We were all pretty tired by the end of the day :).

Aaron and I like to take our kids out on a date for their bday to pick out an outfit and do something fun. Hallie found a puppy shirt and was sold on that. We had a fun time shopping and going out to lunch. Aaron took Hallie to pick out a charm bracelet she's had her eye on. Then off to Sea World they went.