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Today something very significant happened for the Hall family, something Billy has been hoping for, dreaming of, and praying about for a long time! His brother, Andy, was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is inspiring to see someone take that leap of faith and enter into the waters of baptism. What a glorious path he has stepped onto!

biRthDayS!

Where does the time go? I now have a 7, 4.75, & a 2-year old. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Billy & Grace!!!

Refugio

The end-of-summer-blues were postponed this year, as we enjoyed a great campout at Refugio State Beach with my family.

Local Influence

We enjoyed a little downtown SB "culture" the other day. But when we arrived home, I was surprised to see that Billy decided to set up a wishing well of sorts on our front walkway, for all the neighbors to try:


Inspired by our local homeless, he'd set up a little pan-handling station... which, to my relief, turned into a penny tossing contest for the neighborhood kids, with prizes for the winners.

So today the boys hosted a lemonade stand and actually gave people something for their money.

Jesus Wants Me for a SuNbEAm

Today was Grace's first day in Nursery! It's hard to believe she's already 18 months old (actually on the 6th). The experience went well, considering Grace's history of greeting other toddlers with a shove in the chest... it must be all those gentle interactions with her older brothers.

After she got a little more comfortable, the serious face softened and our fun-loving Grace came out. Check out her dare-devil balancing stunt. She's gonna be a bad influence on those other kids!



She, and a bunch of the kids, helped out with the closing prayer. And during the prayer she had to make sure her belly-button was still there. Oh, she's funny.

a boy and his worm

Billy wishes he could have a pet dog, cat, bird, bunny, even chicken. But right now, since we are still apartment dwellers, he has to settle for things like goldfish (dead x 3) and... worms. Is that the longest worm you've EVER seen?!

spring's a comin!

We visited the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens today and the plants were about to explode into blossom!

Thanks, Mother, for watching Grace so we could share this special adventure with just the boys.