We’ve been dreading and anticipating this week since Aug! Me dreading, her anticipating. Just kidding. Kind of. It has been so wonderful celebrating Halle and looking back on all the amazing things she has accomplished. And it’s been bittersweet revisiting all the old pictures of her adorable childhood. I love that tiny girl with the…
Isn’t she a beauty? We found this dress at Macy’s in NYC and it’s so perfect for her. Halle, Riley and Angie spent the afternoon getting all dolled up and then we went to snap a few pics. The wind was not in our favor. It has been such a windy spring! But luckily we…
The best part of March was Sound of Music! Being back inside a packed auditorium watching live theater without masks on was HEAVEN! Halle played Frau Schmidt and she had a TON of stage time. It was so fun to see her shine. I tried to obey the rules and so I only snuck a…
Happy 18th birthday Halle! Right now we are sitting on a plane home from Phoenix where I watched my first born jump out of an airplane and go hurdling toward the earth. I’m so glad we got to do that together. You always have been, and always will be my forever adventure buddy. You didn’t…
I. Can’t. Even. How beautiful is my daughter?
Halle here–I had the opportunity to do the Researcher Experience at Dolphin Research Center, and it was so fun! There could be four people there at one time, but it was just me which was especially awesome as they could really make it special for me and made me feel like one of their team.…
Halle and I needed a break. Second semester of junior year during a pandemic is no joke. It’s stressful! And to make matters worse, Crohn’s is rearing its ugly head again. Halle was supposed to have a colonoscopy this summer, but her bloodwork started to go downhill and so I booked her the first available…
Dear Halle, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, STOP GROWING! Only one more year of childhood for you. Wow. It’s been a strange, strange year to be in High School. So many experiences cancelled or delayed. And that has brought a lot of disappointment and uncertainty. But I hope we can still…
Along with everything else, traditional YW camp was cancelled this year. We thought and prayed about what we should do and felt impressed that we should put together a shortened 2 day virtual camp. I’m so glad we did it, but I cannot even begin to express how much work was involved. It’s way easier…
Thursday March 12th was scheduled to be opening night for Fiddler on the Roof. Coronavirus had recently been declared a world pandemic, and social distancing measures were being put in place. Well, at 2pm, they cancelled school for the next two weeks. Effective immediately all sports, after school activities, and school were cancelled for at…
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