The end of summer

Ok so I haven't been a very good blogger lately. It seems life has just kept me busy and by the time I can sit down to do this, I feel like just being lazy or think of something else that needs to be done. So here is an update and overview of our summer as we hop into fall.

Here are some pics for when we went to CO. We flew from Ca to CO and Jake drove and met us there. We had a great time. Jake and I went to breckenridge to have a few days alone. We spent time with friends and family and had a birthday party for Halia with all our friends and family then on her official bday went to fargos pizza.

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Halia and I went to Ca in July for a week to stay with my best friend Emma!! We had so much fun! It was so nice to have a vacation and with great company! We stayed busy the whole week and went down to monterey for two days, the beach was beautiful Halia didn't like the waves though and it was too cold to get in the water

Random pics of Halia, her in the bath and her first time bowling

When we went to Melanie and Scotty's for Labor Day weekend. Once Halia got brave enough to go in the water she loved it! She likes the boat but when we are moving it makes her sleepy

Here are some recent pics of Halia. She is getting so big. She is talking so well. At her two year check up the doctor said that she is talking better then most two year olds. She is about in the 50th percentile for height and weight.

I have more pics to add but as you can see this is really long. I will add more pics from CO and with John and more updates soon. Hope everyone is doing well and I will try to be better now that summer is over and I have to be on here a lot again for school.

The Dogs

So when Jake got home we aquired a new dog named Zeus, We haven't yet decided what kind of dog he is but he is our latest edition. Here is some pics

July Begins

Oh where to start.... The last month has flown by. Jake came home June 5 (pics below) and it has been very busy since. Halia did very good when he came home. We were a little nervous because she is gong through a shy time, but she was so happy to see him. Gave him kisses and hugs, ans couldn't stop smiling. She didn't go to him right away but it didn't take long for her to warm up, and then he was all she wanted. We had a bbq the weekend after he came home, and have been gone every weekend since. We went to fort smith to see family, then the weekend after, Jake and I had a nice getaway just the two of us to Eureka SPrings where we got to rent a boat and have a nice dinner for my birthday. It was a nice break from reality. This last weekend Halia and I went to Oklahoma to visit my good friend Jen and her girls. THey may be going back to CA and we wanted to see them again before they left. We had a great time!! Jake started back to work last week. He will start eight hour shifts starting next week. As for me, work has been crazy, I am working 4 10's so I can have fridays off through the summer, but getting up at 430 every morning is taking a toll on me. Halia is getting so big. She always amazes me. SHe is 25+ pounds now and thinks she is grown up. She is Miss independent has to be a big girl at everything.
We are finally taking a vacation, Halia and I leave next friday to go to CA and see Emma, then Jake is going to see his friend and family and we are going to meet in CO to see the family and friends, and especially John. I am so excited!!
As for John, I know its been awhile since I updated last, but its hard to update when I am only hearing how he is since, last time I actually saw him he was completely different. He is living at a house in CSprings. He lives with one other person and they have 24 hour care. He is taken to all of his therapies and being worked with daily. He seems to be doing pretty good but of course has his bad days. I talked to him on my birthday and it was definately nice to hear him really talk, although not necessarily sure of what he wanted to say. I will be able to give a better update in a few weeks and hopefully add some more pics. We will be there for a week, so hopefully we can get some good stuff:) Hope everyone is doing well, and I will continue to add pics, so keep checkin k:)


These pics are in the new house. He is glad to be there I think:)