Happy Hall-O-Ween!!!

Happy Halloween to all my family and friends. Now begins the most wonderful time of the year.... The Holidays!!! Cinderella had a wonderful time at the Ball and Gus-Gus (Cindy) made sure the Princess was ready for her Prince charming!!

Dancing Queen!

I love to see my daughter experiencing pure joy and fun!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAe0o30IrTg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Life in the great Colorado outdoors.

Tonight we had a camping trip, to the backyard. We had a blast. It was a beautiful night and we made it all the way until 9:30pm in the tent until Bethany proclaimed "Done".

What a month!!!

Ok... Here it goes. I want to bring you through the last month starting around July 18th and up to the present. It was a life changing month. Here it is.... In sort of order.

1. Associate Team Leader - I was promoted at work and awarded the title of Associate Team Leader. I have been working towards this for almost 2 years now at Whole Foods with training and interviewing. There are so many advantages to my new role in that I am a part and over 3 teams now and will get a lot more knowledge that will help me continue to grow. It is a smaller store but I am loving working there and growing so much. Next step is Team Leader!

2. Century 16 shooting - as I drove to work July 20 I heard the news on the radio. Just 2 miles from our house there was the worst mass shooting on US soil and that put the spotlight of the world on our neighborhood. One of the victims went to our church and many others affected as well. It was surreal to have all the major media in our town.

3. Someone's got a birthday I wonder who? - Yep, I turned 36. It feels pretty good. These last few years I have really begin for the first time feeling more comfortable in my own skin. Things are going great for the Halls right now and I couldn't be happier. I am so blessed and just love seeing my family grow and succeed.

4. O Boy, O Boy- Last week my wife and I found out that we are going to have a baby boy! We are beyond excited to welcome in a son. Even more so that everything looks healthy and on track. We picked the name Jude Bradley Hall. Cindy came up with it and it is perfect. We now just have to wait until December 20!!!

5. My Sweet Love - I am amazed by Bethany everyday. She has officially become a toddler. She has the greatest personally of anyone I have ever meet. One of the things Bethany loves to do is sing and dance. She is loaded with musical talent. She is always putting on shows. She just moved to a new room with a big girl bed and everything. Be prepared, if you come over, she will want to show you her room. O, and in 2 weeks she will turn 2!! I am so proud to be that little girls dada!!!

As for Cindy and I... Well we are just really enjoying life and every minute of our time together.

Baking some Bread so I can raise some dough.

As I take a break from my baking it's 1:45am. Just got done baking off around 100 Baguettes and now helping ice cookies and shape pastries. All and all not a bad way to spend a night, Unless you like sleeping that is!

Cute!

Something Beautiful!

Transfiguration

At the beginning of this year my wife and I sat down and evaluated where we are and what goals we might want to shoot for in the next couple of years. Things for us were great! We were and are blessed beyond measure and comfortable with jobs and our living situation. But we asked our self this question,,,"What if?". What If we broke out of our comfort zone, dream big, made a plan and then went after those plans and goals with prayer, faith and hard work. We are still in the midst of this Transfiguration period but in the growing pains and long days and nights we are truly seeing the blessings that God is raining down on us. I am very proud to say that December 20, 2012 my wife and I will hold another precious gift. It has been the greatest gift and blessing of my life to be a Dada. I am so humbled and awestruck To become a father to another child. What a wonderful gift. God has truly been present with Cindy in her transition. It has been a blessing to myself, Bethany and the daily life of our household to have Cindy in her new role as a house manager. I love that she can be her own boss. And speaking of work, God has continued to bless our family through Whole Foods. God has put new coworkers and bosses in my life who have taught me so much and helped me grow to new levels at work. I just was promoted to a back-up Specialist role which is a ordering and receiving role which will give me the skill set needed to continue to grow. I was also blessed to get a p/t job at Panera as a baker and I was amazed that this job came just in time with a good salary and a very perfect schedule. God is truly at work in our family and as our family and friends we ask and would appreciate your prayers for us as we grow and try to realize and grab on to the blessings that God has in store for us.