No, I did not forget about Halley!

So, I have all these cute pictures of Halley that I wanted to put on the blog, but it got way too late last night. I was sooooo tired. I didn't realize that it would take so long for me to upload all the pictures.

Anyway, so here are some cute ones of our baby girl. While I load those, I think I'll blab for a minute about our lives. I have to tell a cute story about Bradley. I was having a really rough time a few days ago. I was feeling really lonely and overwhelmed and all that stuff, and we knelt down for family prayer. Bradley asked to say it, which is awesome! This is what he said, "Thank you for our new baby sister and that we can be with Daddy always and for our new house, and bless that we can be happy." It was just what I needed to hear. Despite the fact that life here is really overwhelming right now, I need to remember how lucky we are to have such a nice house. It's also more than wonderful to be with Wes again for so many reasons. I can't even express how nice it is to have a husband to share my worries with, and I know that the kids need their daddy around.

Halley is also a wonderful blessing. She is so precious. By the way, she had her first smile on Tuesday. Wes and I were arguing about how to tell if it's a real smile, and then I remembered, it's in the eyes, and it was definitely a smile! Of course, I haven't really gotten anymore out of her, but that's OK. She is very tricky because when she starts to fuss, it looks like a smile. She has dang cute dimples that show up when she's fussing too. It's funny.

OK, so as far as feeling lonely and such, I met some new friends at the ACS (Army Community Service) building on Tuesday. One of the girls I met is from Germany, and we have already talked a couple times. I am feeling like the military and church communities our here are really going to end up being like our family. There's a Mother's Day brunch tomorrow morning that I am going to go to, and hopefully I'll be able to meet some more people there. There are also play groups and classes to take. It's going to be a fun adventure!

This last picture has a funny story. The boys love to have me take pictures of their "surprise faces." Well, just by chance, Halley opened her mouth at the same time so they are all surprised! I was pretty proud of myself for catching that. :)

Bradley wants to type a little so here's a short thing from Bradley (It's a letter for Richie, my brother in Iraq. Cute huh?):

dear richie,

i bradley have fun in my house. i really like my new house. i really am going to a park mommy loves another day.

love, bradley

He typed most of those letters. I told him how to spell some of the things, but he knew a few. Love to all!