11-years-old

Hallee wanted me to take new pictures of her for the wall since she got her braces off.  She was excited to wear her new clothes that we bought on her birthday.  This is both of our favorite picture.  She is so beautiful and looking so grown up!

I can't believe my baby girl is 11-years-old.  These eleven years have gone by so fast! Hallee has been so much fun from day one.  She can be so feisty, but she is so sweet too!  If she is hot that feisty personality comes out in full force! She is like her mama, she hates to be hot! Don't mess with her when she's hungry either!

Hallee seems more like a teenager every day.  She loves to take selfies, put on make up, do her nails and go to the mall! She loves all things girly and always wants to look her best.

Hallee is very organized and reliable.  She loves to organize her room and is good at putting things away.  I know if I ask Hallee to do something, she will do it. She likes to be on time and always makes sure she has things ready to go for the next day. She likes to write things down on her calendar for the month so she knows what is going on. 

Hallee is very compassionate.  She was very concerned about me after my surgery and always checked on me to see if I needed anything.  She always asks about our day and gets excited about things with us or sympathizes with us about hard things. 

Hallee is willing to work hard for things.  She loves to make birthday cards for people and she spends a lot of time on them and makes sure they look great. She has great handwriting and everything she writes always looks beautiful.  

Hallee appreciates beauty.  She will comment on nature and how pretty things are.  We both love this pond at BYU.  This is where we took her baptism pictures.  It's so pretty.  She also loved to see the ducks.  Hallee loves animals.  She would love to have lots of pets.

Hallee is a deep thinker and very spiritual.  She always has good insights during scripture reading.  She likes to ask me questions about what I think and why.  She really thinks about things before she forms an opinion and wants to hear both sides of it.  She is wise beyond her years.

Hallee loves to dance.  She loves to go to class each week and she loves to perform. She comes alive on stage.  She has been working on her flexibility this summer. She has different stretches and things she is working on. 

Hallee has a beautiful voice and loves to sing. I love listening to her sing.  She isn't sure if she is going to take voice class again this year.  She enjoys singing, but she got burned out with all of the performances.  She performed a lot and she had a lot of anxiety before each performance, so I think she is ready for a break from that.  When you watch her on stage you would never guess that she was so anxious before stepping on stage. 

Hallee is very social and loves to spend time with friends, but she is also shy.  She gets nervous and talks quietly when she is nervous to talk to someone. She doesn't like the attention on her, unless she is on stage!

Hallee likes to play games.  She is the only one that is always willing to play a game with me or Keith.

Hallee is amazing and we are so lucky to have her in our family.