Hale Family Tales

Some of My Favorite Things:

(in no particular order)

-chocolate cake

-my husband

-my girls

-spending time together

-enjoying God’s Creation

It was a great birthday…but I forgot the camera so you will just have to take my word for it!

I thought I would post some pictures from the last several weeks because since school started I haven’t been getting around to doing much blogging.

Here are a couple of shots of the girls playing around while we picnicked at the “Taste of Colorado” and listened to a band on Labor Day Weekend.

Any guesses who they [...]

I got up first thing this morning and baked a cake for Bible Study tonight.  It has been sitting on the counter waiting to received its crown of cream cheese frosting and caramel sprinkles.  Yum!  Spice cake with cream cheese frosting – my family requests it as their favorite. 

I just walked into the kitchen [...]

Ellie stumbled into my room last night and asked me to scratch her back at 11:22 pm.

So glad I could be of service – in the middle a sound sleep – to help her out.

Boy, how, my girls have grown this summer!  I always joke about how much effort parents make to grocery shop and cook nutritious meals for our kids and how do they thanks us?!?  By growing out of their clothing!

One mark of Hannah becoming a “tween” is that she wants to go shopping and try [...]

Out of the blue at dinner, Ellie said, “Mom, you are a genius!”

Ryan didn’t miss a beat, “So says the 3 year old…” and then,”…but you have to get your accolades somewhere.”

I will happily take her compliment.  What a great kid – she gives the best hugs too!

So…

I had to call Poison Control last night for the very first time.

Yep!

It was Ellie.

Yes!

She is (and was) just fine.  We just wanted to be sure…

Our plan had been to go camping this weekend, but Ryan and both girls have colds; Hannah has a terrible sinus infection, and Ellie has a terrible cough.  The weather [...]