Utah Utes Rule....

48-24

The Hallman's wearing Red...need we say more?

Zachary Chanting "Go BYU" (not kidding) So Tyler is taking care of it...

(we normally don't allow violence)

Thats better...Everyone say "Boo Hoo BYU"!!

Maddy's "Libby Lu" Birthday Present from Angelica

For Madysen's birthday Angelica and her mom organized a "Girls Night / Make over" for Madysen. The night before we took off to Oregon we drove 45 minutes to our Girls Night out. We stayed in a nice hotel room, went to dinner, the mall to purchase matching outfits and erasers for the girls, and then stayed up late talking and watching a show. The next morning we checked the girls into Libby Lu's for their Princess Makeovers! They had a blast. Being a little older they were a little more reserved with the hairstyles, but in the end they both looked like Models! It was so fun (and a much needed get~away for me)! We are so lucky to have such great friends who think of these fun trips. Thanks so much Shell and Angelica for making an already emotional weekend so fun!

Playing with our Newly purchased Erasers in the hotel room...

Getting our Nails done first...


Then comes the Make-up...


Then the Fancy Hair~do...


What a beautiful Girl...




Best Friends Forever...Thanks so much Angelica, We Love You!!

We had a "Spooktacular" Halloween...

Halloween for the Hallman's this year was very fun. Madysen and Tyler decided to g0 as Harry Potter characters. Madysen was Hermione and Tyler as Harry Potter. Jess took a break from packing to braid Madysen's hair in little tiny braids (you can tell he did many of his sister's hair growing up) so she would have frizzy hair to fit the character. They both looked wonderful, and Tyler so smart in those glasses!! Zac went a a Pirate this year. It is a good thing I did not spend much on his costume because he did not want to wear it. Below is a slide show of our day. I forgot my camera during the "Trick-or-Treating" so I did not get any of these. We hope you all had a great day as well!!

We will miss our Friends in California...

We have spent the last 6 years here in Mountain View California. Because of this we have made some GREAT friendships. Last Sunday Jess and I (well OK, mostly I) decided to plan one last "Farewell" dinner to thank these wonderful friends. We invited 7 families to dinner. We had a total of 41 people (mostly kids) in our apartment. It was a little crazy but so much fun!!! Thank you so much for your friendships, I hope that we can stay in touch!