Independence Day fun!

So, Kyle was actually able to get off work Friday night, so we considered watching Myley Cyrus at Stadium of fire....not really. We decided to go up to Park City where at the Park City Resort they do fireworks. Kyle's grandma has a condo up there, so we went up after Kyle's day shift, and we ate dinner, went swimming, then went over to watch the fireworks. It was amazing! You get to sit on the bottom ski run, on some blankets, and the fireworks feel like they are on top of you and will fall right on you. It was great! I haven't seen fireworks that close up in a long time. And, Hallee did great, and enjoyed the fireworks too! Oh yeah, and this Friday we get to find out (hopefully) what we are having!!

Hallee's Birthday party

Hey go to gallery.mac.com/kyle_payne to see pics from Hallee's birthday party. It was lots of fun and Hallee had a great time. We had it at the clubhouse in our townhome complex and we had a bbq and one of those big bouncer things. There were about 40 people there. Hallee having a birthday was really just an excuse for us to have a big party! Thanks Hallee.

Vacation #2

So, I know it was a week ago, but life has been slightly crazy since being home. Anyway, Hallee and I had a really fun trip to Texas to visit grandparents Baillio and friends. We just hadn't seen them in a while and thought we would take a little trip.
We definitely did a lot of shopping

Swimming in a little pool


Visiting Great-grandma and grandpa Redd and celebrating Hallee and Grandma's birthdays


Having a fun birthday party for Hallee, with friends from high school and the ward




And just hanging out and relaxing at home.

It's still not quite Hallee's birthday but mom and dad won't be there for her real birthday so we decided to have a little party for her there. Hallee and I actually got sick while we were there, so we weren't completely our happy-go-lucky selves, but we still had a really fun time. Thanks mom and dad for all the fun!

Four things!

A) Four places that I go over and over and over again

1. Hallee's room

2. My bed...sometimes more than once a day. Being pregnant is exhausting sometimes.

3. Red Robin...Kyle works there

4. The grocery store. I seem to be there way too much. Kind of annoying really.


B) Four people who e-mail me (regularly):

1. My family, mostly dad and mom

2. Random stores with coupons

3. Baby Center baby updates

4. Val in New York


C) Four of my favorite places to eat:

(while pregnant) Mimi's Cafe, Costa Vida, Wingers, Brick Oven....and CPK


D) Four places I would rather be right now:

1. Back in Cali at the beach

2. Back in Texas with Gma and Gpa and warmer weather

3. Shopping

4. Out doing something fun with Kyle and Hallee


E) Four people I want to TaG!

Liz, Tiana, Katie M, and Val


F) Four TV shows I watch over and over


1. House

2. The Office

3. So you Think you Can Dance

4. Last Comic Standing

Vacation time!

SO.....We went on a nice little vacation to Vegas and California!
We had a lot of fun seeing family and friends. The pictures can pretty much explain the trip.
First we went to Vegas and visited Adam, Annjilla, and Anwen.



Celeste and Brooklyn were there for a day too!



Then we went to Malibu to visit Austin and Sarah! We went to the beach, played games, went to dinner, met some of their friends, and had lots of fun! The beach pics were the best of course!

Eating some yummy grilled hamburgers!


Sunscreen hair baby!


Hallee w/ daddy.


Hallee w/ mommy.


I think Hallee looks really pretty here.

Oh, then we went to Venice beach and watched all the crazy people but ate some yummy food.


Then we headed down to San Diego, where we stayed with Kyle's Aunt and Uncle and their family in San Marcos. That was tons of fun too! The first day down there we went to the San Diego Zoo, where we got to see Kyle's favorite animal in the entire world. He was soooo excited, just like a little kid.


We have so many pictures of those panda bears!
Anyway, then we went to a beach in Encinitas with Kyle's old mission buddy and his wife, and this friend, Lance, who is a professional surfer, taught Kyle how to surf! They also brought a baby that Christy (hope I spelled that right) nanny's for, and she's only 2 weeks older than Hallee. So we had a lot of fun there too!




Then we spent some time with Kyle's relatives and drove back to Vegas to spend more time with Adam, Annj, and Anwen. It was a really nice and relaxing trip! And we are happy to be home!

Hallee's latest face

This is the face that Hallee makes all the time, in reaction to anything and everything, and we just can't get enough of it!

Photo session contest

So there is this contest that I am going to try to win! It's a photography contest where if you post on the blog of this fun photographer 25 times, you win a photo session with her. Marci won one time already, and the pics are so cute and fun, so I am excited about this. Her name is Melissa and she is an amazing photographer. Anyway, so go check it out and see how great she is!