HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN PEOPLE! WE WENT THE ROUNDS VISITING FAMILIES TODAY, AS I'M SURE YOU CAN TELL, I'M A NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL PLAYER (WHICH I WILL BE NEXT YEAR AND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE) AND MY LITTLE HALLE IS A PINK BUNNY (TONYA WOULDN'T LET ME BUY THE NOTRE DAME CHEERLEADERS OUTFIT UNTIL A FUTURE HALLOWEEN), AND TONYA WAS A PUMPKIN.

LITTLE PIC OF THE FAMILY AT CARPET ONE.

GRANNY AND GRUMPY BERNT LOVE PINK BUNNIES!

THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY COUSIN LESLIE'S LITTLE ONES, MARLEY, PIPER, AND BODEN AKA LITTLE BRISCOE.

AFTER VISITING WITH THE BERNTS, THE REAL PARTY STARTED AT BIG CHRIS AND MOM-IN-LAW'S HOUSE. THIS IS JENNA AND JANEY.

THE BEST FOR LAST IS LITTLE TREVOR AKA TACKLE, THAT IS HIS NEW NAME, EVERYBODY NEEDS A NICKNAME, ITS THE RULES.

JUST A FEW OF HALLE GIRL'S HAPPY FACES!

OUR LITTLE GIRL IS GROWING SO FAST, SHE WILL BE 1 YEAR OLD IN 17 DAYS, TIME GOES BY SO FAST AND WE LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT. SHE KEEPS US ON OUR TOES NOW THAT SHE GETS AROUND AND GETS INTO EVERYTHING! WE WOULD HAVE IT NO OTHER WAY. LATELY, SHE IS GETTING SO MUCH PERSONALITY...IN THESE PIX, YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW MUCH!

HERE, SHE RIPPED OUT THE HAND TOWELS OF THE KITCHEN DRAWER WHILE I WAS MAKING CUPCAKES FOR WORK. SHE USE TO HATE THE FLASH ON THE CAMERA AND NOW WHEN IT GOES OFF, THIS IS THE FACE YOU GET....ADORABLE, IN MY OPINION!
HERE IS HALLE AND EVERYTHING OUT OF THE DRAWER, I JUST HAD TO WAIT AND WATCH IT WAS SO CUTE!

HERE IS HALLE BEFORE BED. WE JUST READ HER A STORY, HENCE THE BOOKS IN HER BED AND SHE WASN'T QUITE READY TO GO DOWN YET, SO WE PLAYED A BIT LONGER...JUST LOVE HER!

IN THE KITCHEN WITH THE BERNT'S

TODAY I HAD THE DAY OFF OF WORK, IT HAS BEEN REALLY THE FIRST SATURDAY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN HUNTING OR FISHING FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT DAY TO USE A LITTLE OF THE RED WHEAT THAT WE PICKED UP AND LEARN TO USE IT. ONE THING LEAD TO ANOTHER,AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

TONYA BUSTED OUT SOME COOKING SKILLS WITH HER FAMOUS SUGAR COOKIES AND A NEW LITTLE WHITE CHOCOLATE POPCORN RECIPE.

THEN SHE THREW A CHICKEN IN THE POT TO MAKE SOME CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES. SOOOOO GOOOOOD TO MY BELLY!!

FROM ABOUT 11:00 AM UNTIL 9:00PM I WORKED ON THE WHEAT BREAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF PHONES CALLS, AND A LITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH, I BAKED 3 LARGE AND 4 MINI LOAFS OF BREAD WHICH ARE PRETTY GOOD FOR A FIRST TIMER.
IN ALL I THINK WE STARTED THE DISHWASHER 3 TIMES, AND TONYA MOWED THE LAWN WHILE HER COOKIES WERE COOLING DOWN, IT WAS A BUSY DAY.

IT WOULDN'T BE A COMPLETE BLOG WITHOUT A PICTURE OF THE TWO LOVES OF MY LIFE THAT HELPED ME OUT.

BY THE WAY, UND KILLED UW 33-7 TO TOP OF A WONDERFUL DAY!! 5-2, THE IRISH ARE BACK!!

CARVING PUMPKINS WITH THE DUDLEY'S

TONIGHT THE DUDLEY'S CAME OVER TO OUR HOUSE TO CARVE PUMPKINS, HALLE WANTED A LITTLE PART OF THE ACTION SINCE THIS IS HER FIRST ONE. JUST A COUPLE OF PICS OF THE HAPPENINGS.

CUB WAS INTERESTED IN THE SEEDS MORE THAN THE CARVINGS.

I HELPED HER LATER, I ACTUALLY BROKE THE PUMPKIN WHEN I WAS MAKING A STAR IN THE SIDE, I HOPE SHE WILL FORGIVE ME.

TREVOR DIDNT WANT TO GET ANY GUTS ON HIS SHIRT I GUESS. THE SLED TEAM MEMBERS ARE NOT AS SLIM AS WE USED TO BE.

TONYA AND I, AND YES I AM PUSHING OUT MY BELLY.

BRITTANY AND TREVOR AND BABY BEAU

NOT TO SHABBY. DUDLEY'S DID A MUMMY AND IT WAS SO CUTE!

THIS WAS THE BERNT'S FINAL PRODUCT, NOT BAD RIGHT!!

GIRL'S NITE FOR HEIDI'S 27TH BIRTHDAY!

YESTERDAY, WAS ONE OF MY FRIEND, HEIDI'S 27TH BIRTHDAY. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! IT WAS A SURPRISE PARTY THAT STARTED WITH DINNER AT BAJIO'S, THEN WE WENT TO HEIDI'S AND DID CAKE, HALLOWEEN CANDY, GIRL CHAT, AND AN ADORABLE HALLOWEEN CRAFT. THANKS TO JARED FOR TAKING HALLE, DESPITE SHE IS GETTING FOUR TEETH, TWO OF WHICH ARE MOLARS-THANKS HONEY! WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN SEEING SOME OF MY PALS. LOVE YOU GUYS! HEIDI, I HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS GREAT!

HERE IS ALL THE GIRLS AT BAJIO'S!

ME, MOHNA, KATIE, AND HEIDI EATING!

HEIDI, THE BDAY GIRL, AND I! I LOVE YOU HEIDI!

MOHNA AND I AT HEIDI'S DOING THE CRAFT!

KATIE AND I DOING OUR CRAFT! SO FUN AND CUTE!

FALL FUN FOR ALL OF US!

SO, THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN WAY BUSY. ON SATURDAY, WE WENT DOWN BY JARED'S STORE AND TOOK HALLE TO THE ISU HOMECOMING PARADE. WE HAD FUN AND I THINK HALLE ENJOYED ALL THE PEOPLE THERE. IT IS USUALLY FREEZING BUT THIS YEAR WE JUST HAD TO WEAR HOODIES, SO NICE. LATER THAT DAY, HALLE AND I WENT TO LUNCH WITH A FRIEND AND IT WAS SO GOOD. JARED AND I THEN ATTENDED THE ADULT SESSION OF OUR STAKE CONFERENCE, NANNA TOOK HALLE, AND WE ENJOYED THAT TOGETHER-IT WAS GREAT. THANKS NANNA FOR HELPING US OUT. ON SUNDAY I WAS A BIT NERVOUS FOR HALLE'S 1ST CONFERENCE THAT SHE COULD ACTUALLY MOVE IN. WE SAT BY JARED'S MOM, SIS, GRMA, AND UNCLE AND SHE DID QUITE WELL. THEN LATER WE WENT TO THE BERNT'S FOR DINNER-WHICH WAS OH-SO-YUMMY LASAGNE. WE CAME HOME TOOK A NAP AND WENT TO CAKE AND ICE CREAM FOR JARED'S COUSIN. IT WAS GOOD. TODAY, WE HAD HALLE'S 11 MONTH PIX IN HER HALLOWEEN OUTFIT, SO CUTE! I WENT TO WORK AND THEN SOME FRIENDS GOT TOGETHER FOR DINNER AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE FOR JARED'S COUSINS BDAY! IT WAS SO GOOD AND GREAT FUN!! THANKS TO GRANDMA BERNT FOR WATCHING HALLE AND THANKS MERRILL'S FOR SO MUCH FUN. I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY THAT I FORGOT MY CAMERA BUT I STILL HAD TO BLOG ABOUT THIS....

COUSINS

HALLE, ANNIE, AND BRIDGET

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE THIS MORNING WHEN I GOT A CALL FROM MY MOM AND DADS HOUSE, I ANSWERED IT "YOOOOOO." THEN I HEARD ANNIE ON THE OTHER END, I DIDNT KNOW THAT ANNIE AND BRIDGET WERE GOING TO BE IN TOWN. I GUESS IT WAS A LAST SECOND DECISION LAST NIGHT. THIS IS 3 OF THE 4 LITTLE COUSINS THAT CAME DOWN TO VISIT TODAY, THE 4TH ANGEL IS IN MAINE.