I love being an aunt! {TAYDEN}

TAYDEN JAY HALL

Tayden is such a sweetheart! He has been growing up so much lately! He is getting to that stage where he doesn't ever want to be held and he just wants to walk around and play with all of the big kids! He is so sweet and will grow up to be quite popular with all of the girls with those big brown eyes! He is always on the go and very busy! I have loved seeing how cute he is with Lexi and Brecken and I can't wait to see how he is with his new sister that will be here in March! I love you Tayden! You are so sweet and loving!

Tayden and I on a Sunday walk to visit Uncle Jason at the Cemetery.

When Tayden was first born, meeting his big sister and brother.

This past summer when I watched him for a few weeks while Lexi and Brecken were at swimming lessons!

Playing with the Backyardigan guitar, which seems to be every kid's favorite toy (and the most annoying!)

I love being an aunt! {EMILY}

EMILY BRISTOL DE SILVA

I tend to have a lot of silly pictures of Emily on my phone. I love all of the expressions that this cute little girl has! I have loved being able to be there for her ever since she was born and I am so grateful for the blessing she is in my life! I can't wait to see the incredible young lady she will grow to become! I love you sweet Emily! 

This is Emily's "grossed out" face! 

There it is again!

I walked into my room one day to find that Emily had brought my pillow and her blanket into the corner on the floor and decide to try and nap! Silly girl!

Me and Emily doing a face mask (you can barely see hers, because I only put a few dots of it on!)

One day me and Emily went and helped Auntie Lala run some errands. Emily was so excited about her packed lunch that she gobbled all of the food in her "lunch bag" right up!

I love being an aunt! {LINCOLN}

LINCOLN ANDREW WHITTLE

Lincoln is the sweetest little angel! I love how his glowing smile can always brighten my day! He has really been a true light in all of our lives! I remember when Lincoln was born, he was in the NICU for a while, so I didn't get to hold him until he was home, which I think was a few weeks after he was born. We could only see him through the window. He was so cute and it was so heartbreaking to only be able to see him through the window. I loved being able to finally hold him. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him. I am so proud of how much he is growing up in the past year! He has accomplished so many new things! I love you Lincoln! You are a sweetie!

Lincoln loved seeing himself in the front facing camera on my phone!

How can that smile not brighten your day?!

Lincoln and Olivia when he was just little bitty!

Poor little baby in the NICU.

I love being an aunt! {OLIVIA}

OLIVIA EVOLETT WHITTLE

Olivia is the third of 8 (almost 9) nieces and nephews. She is a real cutie! I love that little girl so much! I remember when Crysta was pregnant with her! I would always go help Crysta watch the kids she babysat, so I was there a lot during the end of her pregnancy. I remember one day she was trying to decide whether or not she would have her soon, I remember guessing it would be soon and then she finally had her! I loved how fun it was to guess when she would be born. I have loved seeing this little girl's personality grow! She is going to grow up to be such an incredible young lady!

All of these pictures are from when she was really little, but it is what I could find!

Olivia being a silly goose!

Olivia and I at Sunday dinner.

Olivia and me and Julie's house on Easter I think

Olivia at the hospital the day after her brother Liam was born

Happy Birthday Kirk!

Today is my brother in law, Kirk's Birthday! I just wanted to post a little something to tell him Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Kirk! Ever since you became a part of our family, you have been an incredible blessing in all of our lives! Thank you for always being there for me! You have been an amazing big brother to me. I am grateful for the blessing you have been to me and my family. You are such an incredible husband to my sister! You are an amazing father to Addison and Uncle to all of our nieces and nephews! I love you! I hope that you have a Happy Birthday!

I love being an aunt! {BRECKEN}

BRECKEN JAYCE HALL

Brecken is the second of my nieces and nephews. He is such a sweet little boy and really cares about other people! Brecken gives the very best bear hugs! I love Brecken and I am so glad that he is a part of our family. I can't believe how fast he is growing up! I got back from school a month ago and I remember seeing Brecken and thinking he had gotten so big! He grows more each day! I always notice more sweet things that he does every time he comes over to our house! I love this boy and I am so glad that I am his aunt!

Holding Brecken for the first time in the hospital! I was already in love!

Sweet Brecken giving me a kiss! I love this boy!

At Disneyland with Brecken and Lexi!

At Disneyland with Brecken!

I love being an aunt! {LEXI}

ALEXIS ELISE HALL

Lexi is my first niece! I love her so much! I remember when she was first born, I was in the sixth grade and I was so stinkin excited to be an aunt!! I can't even count how many blessings this little girl has brought into our lives! She is adorable and I am so proud of her and all of her accomplishments. She is in the Chinese immersion program for first grade this year and she has learned so much! She is becoming such a wonderful young woman! I love her so much!

Lauren, Lexi and I having a sleepover (when she still sucked her thumb! Cutie!!)

Me and Lexi at Sherrie's baby shower for Jaxon.

Lexi on the bed in our hotel in California!

Me and Lexi at Disneyland!

Indexing

I have been trying to Index a little bit more the past few weeks. I know that sometimes it can seem stressful to start indexing, especially if you have never learned how to before. I just know that by indexing we can really help move the work forward. I have a really strong testimony about the importance of indexing and family history work. I know that I really have not done a ton, but honestly, I know that every little bit helps. I have seen the blessing of being able to bring your own family names to the temple for baptisms for the dead. It is a really amazing experience to be able to do the work for your own ancestors. It is really cool to see that you are helping bring your own family together more!

I really want to encourage you to try and do just a little bit more indexing and family history work. It can really be an awesome experience. There are family history specialists in each stake that are willing to help you learn how to get started on your family history work (or help you remember how it works if you already know!)

Here are a few basic steps to indexing:

1) Go to https://familysearch.org/indexing/

2) scroll down and click on the tab that looks like this:

and says GET STARTED!       

There it will show you how to download the program and how to get started and sign in! 

It is actually quite simple! So go and give it a try! It will be worth your time! I promise!!

Check out this video about indexing!

FROZEN!

People have been raving about Frozen ever since it came out on Thanksgiving and I have been dying to see it ever since! A few days ago I finally got the chance to see it! It was really good! I loved the musical aspect of it and how it had so much singing. I also loved the characters and the story!

The only thing is that I would still have to say that Tangled is my favorite {new} Disney princess movie. I love how in Tangled they developed the characters and concepts a lot more than they did in Frozen. I also absolutely LOVE the story line in Tangled! So there are a few reasons that Tangled is still at the top of my list! I could watch Tangled about a million times over! Don't get me wrong, I did really like Frozen and I will definitely see it again! I am so glad that I finally got to see what all of the hype was about! If you haven't seen it, I would definitely recommend that you do! It was worth it!

Sarah and Emily ready to go see the movie!

Granny and Emily ready to go see the movie!!

Emily sitting in her own big girl seat at the movie!

Waffle Love!

The other day I went to the waffle truck. It is delicious! I just thought I would share how great I think it is! If you live in Utah or Arizona you should definitely check it out! They even just opened up a new store in Provo! The link to their website is: http://www.waffluv.com/. You can even follow them on instagram to find out where the trucks are going to be each day.

I got a waffle with nutella, strawberries and cream! It was so delicious!

Catching Up!

So on Saturday December 21st my Mom came to pick me up in Rexburg, to move me back home. We were driving home and when we were about two hours away Lauren called letting us know that her water broke and she was in labor! We got there right on time! It was an awesome experience being at the birth of Addison and I can't wait to experience having children of my own someday! Lauren was so amazing and I am so glad that Addie waited for me to get home to come! She is such a cutie! 

We had some fun on Christmas! Here are all of our presents set out the morning of Christmas after Santa visited!

Halle had a sleepover before Christmas break was over! I love this little girl! She is growing up so fast! I still remember the day she was born!

Emily snoozing away!!

Crysta and Ryan moved back from Washington! I have loved being able to see all of them again! I missed them so much!