Yesterday we celebrated Liz's birthday.
What a cute family!
How fast time has gone by! Ashley (left) and Liz (right) share the same birthday (just not the same year). 
I love this picture!
Lizzie, the sweet baby.
Only two more days of school left before the holiday break! Do you think I'll be able to find my desk in time to spend two wonderful weeks relaxing at home?
Last week, on the exact day of the anniversary of my father Dennis B. Hall's passing, I came home from school to find this little book that arrived in the mail. It was from one of my very earliest friend's, Michelle Wilson Hunt. We grew up together in Fairview, Idaho, a small farming community. Michelle and I spent many hours playing, riding bicycles, climbing trees, and exploring together as we were growing up. She had compiled a little collection of her early memories, along with some of her own water color pictures and created this wonderful book.
One of her memories was about a cardboard fireplace that my family put together every Christmas. It was covered with a brick-like paper and lit with colored light bulbs. We faithfully hung our stockings on it every year before we retired on Christmas Eve. Later, my parents built a real fire place in our house (which I really loved), but the cardboard one worked great for us as children. Michelle was even wishing she had had one, too!
Another memory she shared was about our Christmas dolls. We both received "lady dolls" one year. She was cautioned to preserve her doll, but we played with mine, spending hours and hours dressing, styling, and loving her. A few years later my Grandma Palmer "restored" my doll by scrubbing her and somewhat fixing her hair, and sewing a bridal dress for her. I still have that doll and all the memories of fun times playing with her!
Michelle also remembered many sledding rides being pulled behind my dad's tractor. It is about four miles around a country block and we enjoyed every minute of it.
Maddie had a fun time playing in the snow this morning. 
Remember this fun party with the Clegg family?
What exciting thing was Curtis thinking about?
Another fun gathering at the Lloyds' house, eating and playing games.
Ron and Jenny
A bunch of Hall cousins
Tim, Lori, and Lindsey (who is now a teenager)!
Can you recognize anyone?
Robbie, Michelle, Andrew, and Shane (who looks like one of our kids)!
A few years later. Hint: Two of the babies are Regan and Karli. I'm not sure who the third one is. Does anyone know?
Last night we had a Hall family fun night! 
Uncle Robbie and Madison
Irene, Madison, and Andrew
Brady, Emily, Liz, Audrey, Linda, and Michelle
Ally and Chris (one of the "turkey" bowlers)
A group of cousins (Jared, Kelli, Brett, Audrey)
Mardene (Who hasn't bowled since you used to keep your own score!)
Jared, Kelli, and Mardene
Karli and Emily
Morgan and Emily
The beautiful lights of Temple Square
Katie, Liz, and Karl (another "turkey" bowler)!
Madison all bundled up!
Michelle and Katie 