Celebrity sightings!

So, we went to the Sundance film festival in Park City yesterday and it was so much fun! We were nervous about how it would go because we had never been before and the cold and Hallee and all that, but it really turned out really well.

When we first walked onto Main street we saw either Stephen or Alec Baldwin. He was across the street and we couldn't decide, but he was definitely a Baldwin...not that exciting I know. Then we walked around and looked at a bunch of different Sundance things and shops and got caramel apples and things like that. We were planning on going to the wait-list line for a movie that Jimmy Fallon was in at 4, so we were just killing time before that. So, we go to this pizza place, and before you get to the restaurant there were some benches inside with a heater above them, so we went and sat there to warm up a little bit and rest a minute. As we were sitting there I could see flashing from cameras inside the pizza place, and these people walked out and were like "oh that was so cool." So, I said, who was it? They said, Jimmy Fallon! So, we took our time feeding hallee and changed her diaper and eating our caramel apple, so when Jimmy walked out we could take a pic with him!



He was so cool! When he first walked out he saw hallee immediately so he started talking to her and making her smile a ton, and he even got her to laugh, so then we asked for the pic. He told us she was so cute and congratulations. It was pretty cool. By the way, Hallee was the only baby in all of Park city so everyone recognized us and smiled at hallee and that was pretty funny. And she of course smiled back at every person she could make eye contact with.

THEN...we got in to see the movie with Jimmy in it, called The Year of Getting to Know Us and found out that Tom Arnold and Sharon Stone were in the film and were there as well. Lucy Liu was in it too, but she wasn't there. The movie was interesting...not funny as we expected, but very serious. And, you don't know the ratings of any of the films and this one must be "R" because they said the F word 5 or 6 times, but that was the only bad part. Then they did a Q&A at the end and we got to see Tom Arnold make a fool of himself because he was drunk.

Anyway, I think this is my longest post ever! But, we really had a lot of fun and Hallee was amazing! She slept the whole time during the movie! What a blessing. She really made the trip fun because we didn't have to worry about a screaming baby at all. Yay for celebrities!

Pics

Christmas with cousins!

Here are some pics from Christmas vacation. We had so much fun seeing some cousins and wish we could have seen everyone! We are doing great though and Hallee is finally back into a normal routine! We have been watching season 6 of 24, and it's CRAZY! Kyle has been doing really well at work so we are planning to get a few additions for the house and for Hallee, like a highchair and other fun things. Anyway, enjoy the pics!






ok, well, my uploading thing isn't working very well, so I will post the rest later when I have more patience.... :)

Christmas TIME!!!

So, last weekend we had our ward Christmas party. It was pretty fun, and Hallee had her first experience with Santa, and she didn't cry!!! She looked very shocked and didn't really know what was going on...but she didn't cry!





It was a pretty fun party and it was a great way to get into the true spirit of Christmas. We also had a big enrichment brunch, and that was also fun and it brought a great spirit and helped me to realize even more why we celebrate Christmas. This season has already been so wonderful and it will just keep getting better when we can see family.

Right now we are playing the terrible waiting game with Valerie and her baby. She is due on the 28th, we think it will happen any moment. So, we wait.

Kyle has finals all this week, and he is still working, so I think I have seen him a total of 3 hours in the last 4 days.....NOT COOL!!! At least we will have 2 weeks off to enjoy. Anyway, that is the latest with us

Thanks giving

This post is my expression of a few of the things I am thankful for.
My loving husband
my beautiful daughter
my family
my in-laws
my kitchen
my ward
my calling
my friends
warmth
good health
my savior
my home



They are in no particular order, but these are the things I am most thankful for I think. I am just really grateful for everything in my life right now. Thanksgiving really helps me to realize the problems in life are so minimal compared to the blessings and joys.

We have some more cute pics of Hallee on our gallery website

gallery.mac.com/kyle_payne

There are some new ones under "Hallee" and of course "Halloween." We will add our costume pics after halloween, so check back later too.



This is just a preview.

4 Month shots

We went to the doctor last week, and Hallee got her 4 month shots.




She handled them reasonably well, and she bruised from one of them on her thigh. She is now 25 inches, weighs 14 lbs 11 oz, and is 75th % in height and weight, and 85% in size of her head. She is doing really well and growing up too fast. The doctor recommended we start her on solids now, but I am sort of nervous. Nursing is just way too easy. We are also excited about halloween, and we decided to do a Winnie the Pooh thing. Hallee is going to be a hunny pot, Kyle will be Winnie the pooh, and I will be a bumble bee. We are pretty excited, since this will be the first really good halloween for us. And, Hallee is gonna look so adorable. Anyway, that's the latest.