Halvorsen Three

School Dayz

2009-08-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

The girls started school today. Boy, is life going to change next week once everyone really is in school. Aspen will go everyday this week. Emma has testing on Wednesday and then goes to school everyday starting Monday. Dylan will be starting school on Wednesday of next week and will go Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This is going to be a big change. I have not really had any time without kids since Aspen was born and here I am working and have the girls in school. Crazy how things change. I am excited though that the girls are growing up into such amazing little ladies.

Here are some pictures of the first day. I am so proud of my little girls.

I am Not Very Good at Updating

2009-05-02T12:56:00.000-07:00

So life is going well here in the Halvorsen Household. Aspen is quickly approaching the end of Kindergarten, Emma preschool, and Dylan well, she is just approaching her teenage years. The girls are really doing well in school and Aspen is making me prouder every day. She has really come far this year and I am so happy for the social butterfly that she is becoming. Emma is Emma, she loves to be in charge of everything and keep us guessing what is coming next. Dylan, who can forget the independent now 3 year old that makes her own peanut butter sandwiches, changes her clothing hourly, and just acts like she is the teen of the group.

We will be moving into my dream house the middle to end of June. I am ecstatic. After seven or eight moves since getting married in '96 I am ready to settle down and not move again. We will be up on the hill above the Bountiful Temple and have views from every angel. The house is going to be a challenge to clean since it is almost double the size of our current house, but we have storage so things had better find a place to live. I can't wait to start having friends up to visit and look forward to settling in to a new neighborhood and school.

Hope all is well. ABCDE Halvorsen

Grandpa Great's Visit

2009-01-09T12:20:00.000-08:00

Aspen was so excited last year when Bluff Ridge Elementary had their reading program based on Grandpa Great's story Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot. She has excited to become the school's celebrity as his Great-granddaughter.

When Aspen found out that Grandpa was going to come stay the night she asked him if could be her show and tell. He said yes and on pajama day he came to the school and they had an impromptu assembly.

We are so lucky to have such an amazing patriarch in our family. Grandpa, we love you.

Aspen with her amazing teacher Mrs. Henderson and Grandpa-Great in her kindergarten classroom.

Updates Galore

2009-01-09T11:49:00.000-08:00

So my dear friend Kalani sent me a message today saying I needed to add Christmas Pictures to my blog. Well, I didn't think any so was happy to realize that I had taken a couple on Christmas morning. Unfortunately, when I came onto my blog I realized how long it had been since I had updated so I have added plenty of additional pictures of what has been going on in our household since September.

The girls were excited to see that Santa had used our wrapping paper to wrap their presents they decided that it had to be because the desk was much to hard to wrap prior to bringing it down the fireplace. They had a great morning playing with their new toys prior to going to Grandma and Grandpa Halvorsen's house. We spent Christmas Eve with Grandma Hanne and Grandpa Davis.

As a family we like to go do things together on Boyd's Day off on this particular day we went and spent some wonderful time playing in the leaves and on the playground at Liberty Park. The girls really enjoy the out doors and spending time together.

Dylan is the only one that had keep her hair done by this time of day.

Aspen had so much fun climbing up and jumping off of this piece of equipment. (I have no idea what it is called and decided I would make my hubby happy and not call it a thing.)

The girls wanted to go trick or treating at Grandma Hanne's and Grandpa Davis' before we went out in our neighborhood. I made their costumes this year but didn't quite get Dylan's finished because my machine decided to die before it was completed. She ended up being a Monkey but it was perfect because she is our little Monkey. She cannot go anywhere without jumping off of anything that she can.

Tinker Bell in her winter dress (Emma told me that Tinker Bell didn't have sleeves so I told her that she did when it was cold outside.)

Aspen was the cutest witch I have seen in a long time.

Dressing up for a family get together. We were heading to visit with my Aunt Lene and Cousins before Christian entered the MTC. The girls had a great time dressing up.

So cute.

I love my sister.

My three beauties.

Me and my fingers. Dylan is such a cutie with her fingers in her mouth. Fortunately she isn't sucking them quite as often as she has in the past.

Mommy and Me with Dolly Make Three

2008-09-09T22:01:00.001-07:00

Abee was a cute little model for this apron. My girls were not wanting to have a picture taken with the apron earlier in the day so we had Haylee and Abigail do the honors. Areeana does a lot better job of taking care of her American Girl doll also so Kit made a good model for the shoot.

I finished.. Thank goodness I finally got the finished Aprons done for my open houses this weekend. I think they look so cute if I do say so myself.

The Crazy Apron Escapade

2008-09-08T22:06:00.000-07:00

Well, for those of you that know me you have heard many a story of my bff Haylee. Well, when she said that I needed to add a line of aprons to my store I got to work. I had several failed attempts before getting a pattern I like so here is the doll version. I am not much of a model so I will have good ol' Haylee model for me tomorrow with the child's version and the doll.

Wow, you can't even tell how badly this doll needs to go to the doll hospital for the massive tangle of hair in the back. Now I couldn't even start to take pictures with Aspen's Nikki doll because she really does need to visit the American Girl Doll Hospital. The Mommy and Daughter set are the same as this one though you can actually see the pockets on those. It is amazing that a little doll apron took as long as the two other aprons to make, yet you can't charge as much.... Hmmm.

First Day of School

2008-09-08T21:14:00.001-07:00

Emma is always one for cute expressions. She was so excited to get to school that this was taken an hour before we had to leave.

Miss Kristen is one of Emma's Favs. She loves going to her class. This was a picture at orientation. Emma was so excited to wear the Minnie Mouse outfit I made for Aspen and Emma to share. It was a hit for Aspen's picture day as well. Aspen came home and told me they took several pictures of her. Too bad you can't see the cute Minnie Mouse clippies in her hair that well.

Emma told me the other day she was going to wear this outfit when we go to Disneyland and that she wanted a picture taken with Minnie. I guess I had better get busy selling those bows.

So I am a little behind on getting the first day of school posted since Aspen started... woops I guess I did get her first day posted. I am a little out of it. I have been busy working on getting ready for two open houses that I am having at the end of the week. Bows, bows everywhere. Here are some pictures of our cute little Emma on her first day orientation and her first real day at school. She looked as adorable as ever.

My Little Models

2008-08-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

I have been working hard at coming up with new items to add to my store and the girls have been such great helpers with the modeling. It is so fun to see them dress in something that I created. Heck, they are just so dang cute.

Dylan was asleep and had just colored herself orange. I don't know what it will take to get her to stop coloring all over herself, the walls, the floors, the tables, the furniture.... anything that is not meant to be colored on. She has started pulling chairs to the counter and climbing up and reaching into the highest cabinets to grab colors for her artwork. She is just too independent.

Emma in Halloween Gear

2008-08-11T10:49:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures of Emma modeling her Halloween Outfit. This is the first attempt at the October Outfit of the month I found a couple of things I want to change for the ones I sell but I think she looks adorable anyway. Th

e clippies have spiders on them for a touch of fun.

Halvorsen Family Reunion

2008-08-11T10:09:00.000-07:00

Well, here we are back from a fun weekend of family. We spent the weekend outside of Yellowstone with most of the Gail and Alta Halvorsen clan and missed those that were not able to make it. It was a lot of fun having cousins around to play. Aspen, Emma, and Dylan had a blast spending none-stop time with Kate and Luke and it was great for them to get to know their cousins better. Boyd and I really had a great time with Grant and Susie as well since they were the only siblings along, it allowed us to get to know these two amazing people more and who couldn't fall in love with precocious little Kate and her adventures.

Dylan made up a song after the first night when a dog decided to join us in our cabin. (Grandpa Great stayed with us as well so the girls loved that as well.) The song went had the melody of "Twinkle, Twinkle..." and went, "Aspen, Emma, and Me. Mommy, Daddy, and Grandpa Great. Grandma, Grandpa and the dog." It was so funny to hear her little two-year old voice singing this song and she was so proud.

We got to go River Rafting, minus the White Water and rapids. We spent much time in the water dragging the raft over the gravel underfoot. It was a humerous picture. Who'd have thunk that when the disclaimer said that you would not get your money back due to lack of fun it would me that the water was only an inch high in many areas. We did have fun though and lots of laughs.

It's Official

2008-08-04T09:29:00.000-07:00

Just a quick side note since I am so excited. www.momofthreeboutique.com is officially open for business. I am still adding new creations but it has items in there which is a step in the right direction.

Heidi's Wedding July 30, 2008

2008-08-04T09:20:00.000-07:00

Heidi is now officially Heidi Johnson. She was such a stunning bride and Craig couldn't keep her eyes off her. Could you blame him? They really do make an amazing couple. The day was perfect for them and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

Aspen, Emma, and Dylan enjoyed seeing their cousins (Ivey, Tate, & Beau from Vegas & Kate, Luke, and Kaden from the Salt Lake Area). It was a lot of fun to chase these cuties around all day long, though I was ready to get off my feet at the end of the day.

It was a great day and here is a huge photo album of "some" of the pictures I took. Yes, there is more......

2008-08-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

What is better than family?

2008-08-03T12:37:00.000-07:00

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Look at the lovely couple and family and friends.

2008-08-03T12:18:00.000-07:00

Heidi's Wedding Album

2008-08-03T12:11:00.000-07:00

Heidi's Wedding

2008-08-03T12:06:00.001-07:00

Always the Drama Queen, my sad little princess.

2008-07-29T11:49:00.000-07:00

Our Little Lady "Bug"

2008-07-29T11:46:00.000-07:00

Aspen's First Day of School in her Teacher's Pet Outfit

2008-07-29T10:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Mom of Three Blog

2008-07-29T10:23:00.001-07:00

In an effort to continue to stay at home with my gorgeous little girls I have opened up a Boutique so if any of you know anyone in need of bows, clippies, headbands, hats, baby bling, or boutique clothing feel free to visit my online store at www.momofthreeboutique. As of today 7/29/08 it is under construction but my goal is to have it up and running by weeks end. (Did I fail to mention I want to be as busy as possible over the next week?)

So what is happening in the Halvorsen household. Aspen started Kindergarten today and looked absolutely adorable in her boutique Teacher's Pet outfit. She was so excited to see Mrs. Henderson again for a new year of learning. She has made leaps and bounds over the summer. Finally, numbers and letters are beginning to click. After talking with specialists in the school and her pediatrician they still have not found what is causing her so much trouble in learning something that to many is so easy. She is so smart and that makes it even more of a mystery. Her speech therapy has made talking to her so much easier since everyone can understand most of what she says. Considering she came into this world at 3 lbs she is such an amazing little girl full of spirit.

Emma is so sad that she is still "Off Track" as she calls it. She can't wait to begin her second year of Preschool in Miss Kristen's class. She has been having fun modeling her new school clothing that Mommy has enjoyed making for her. She is such a little princess and prances around singing all of the time.

Dylan is going to be so sad when both of her big sisters are back in school. She earned the nickname "Cookie" from Grandpa Davis and Grandma Hanne since everyone always refers to her as a "smart cookie". Nobody can believe that she is only 2. She follows her sisters everywhere and tries to do exactly what they are doing.

Dylan loves bugs and picks up anything that is creepy, crawly to put in Mommy's face because she knows that she will get a squirm out of her.

Boyd is still working as hard as ever at Harrison Imports, his first home :) He is a great worker but when he is at home he gives his girls 100% of his attention. Too bad money doesn't grow on trees so that we could have him around a little more.