Hale Family Tales

The stomach flu took its second victim last night around midnight.  I had a rough night and morning, but am feeling a bit better; however, I am yet to eat anything other that toast and tea.  Hannah bounced back in less than 24 hours, so I am optimistic.

There are 9 people in our house this [...]

Yesterday was our 14th anniversary.  Just like a marriage itself, it had its up and downs.

It started with a low point.  Hannah came into our room at 1:08 am and stated that she had just thrown up.  My kids are not the vomiting type, so we were up for a while trying to get things [...]

Ryan posted some December pictures  on his site.  Here is the link.

Oh, by the way, Ryan spilled the beans on a post today and my mom saw Treasure’s official name.  We are naming her Julia Joy Hale.

Merry Christmas!

Last week, Hannah had a super loose tooth.  She refused to pull it, hoping it would soon enough fall out on its own.

Finally one morning she woke up and it was out.  She said, “I prayed that it would come out and it did!”

Ellie heard me telling Ryan about the event.

She said, “Well, I prayed [...]

Ellie has been cracking us up this week with some of her 4-year old phrases.  

-Grandma:  ”Why don’t you go over there and play Simon Says?”

-Off goes Hannah, always the leader, “I’ll be Simon!”

-Ellie, quickly trailing behind, “I’ll be Says!”

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Last night at dinner, they were playing a guessing game.  Hannah gave a clue, “It starts [...]

…Is a GIRL!

We were so blessed today to receive a call letting us know about our newest little one.

She was born on July 25, 2009.  Her paperwork says she is very healthy and on track developmentally.

She is beautiful with dainty features, lovely coloring, and big brown eyes.  (I could go on and on – and [...]

as she makes her new favorite statement about God: “Isn’t it funny when God changes His mind?”  (I am sure that is not  theologically sound, but she is 4 after all- and maybe that is the best way of understanding in our limited humanness when God says, “My ways are not your ways.”)

She is asking [...]

It is obvious that both my girls spent plenty of time with Papa last week:

-Hannah reminded us this morning that she doesn’t eat lunch, she eats dinner as her noontime meal.  

-As I am typing, she is outside with a ruler measuring how deep the snow is this morning.  I think every family in Indiana [...]

Tonight for Awana’s the children were to dress up as their favorite biblical Christmas character.  Hannah said she would be an angel since we have a beautiful costume from a couple of Halloween’s ago.

Today I mentioned maybe she should just wear the wings and the halo and skip the dress in light of the fact [...]