Just a note- there is a link over on the side of recipes that I cook, just like a day-to-day journal. If you have any good recipes that you make please share and I will post them up. The reason why i did it is because I have had questions of what to make so... check it out!
On Friday night at 5:45 my Granddad, Frank Martino passed on from this life. He was in Africa on vacation with his wife Meme and their two sons and wives when this event started happening. All of his sons were able to go to Africa and see him before it happened-so I am greatful for that. We will be traveling to Texas this week for the viewing and funeral, and then Halle and I will be staying to play for a little bit with my mom!! Thanks for all your love and support.
We had so much fun yesterday- we went to the Orem Summerfest. The best part is that they had a whole section of rides for toddlers! Halle got to ride the Carousel, the "Spinney Berry ride", the Alpine slides, and a roller coaster (all by herself on the coaster!!)! She had such a blast and was so exhausted by the time we got home. They have these kind of festivals all around Utah all summer so we are going to try and find them!!
Ok, so I am not really up to date with all the latest gossip etc..but I have been following this whole scandal where she got out of jail? Totally not fair, so I am glad to hear that as of today she is being put back in the court to decide what will happen. Personally I hope that she goes back to jail, and gets a cell mate with the name of Bertha (sorry if there are any Bertha's out there) who teaches this snotty rich girl a lesson or two. I am not a mean person but I mean for goodness sakes she violated the law and should pay the price what everyone else in the world has to do. And that is how I feel.
I just couldn't wait to show everyone these pics!! We got these day as a Father's Day present (surprise!!) for Dustin, my Dad and Dustin's Dad. (Once again....surprise!!) It was also a great excuse to get Halle's pictures done again, maybe even for the last time by herself. I liked the photographer a lot-she worked really well with Halle-so of course it was hard to narrow down which pictures I wanted to get. These aren't all the pics, but some of the ones that I liked the most.
Halle received a present in the mail today from her Grammy (Dustin's mom) it was a cute swimsuit cover up!! Halle was ok with wearing it- she just couldn't figure out why she wore it out to the pool to just take it off to get in the pool!! We really appreciate it!! Thanks Grammy!!
I have realized that, yes, I am addicted to blogging. Not necessarily blogging about what I have been up to (as you can see as the last post was on Monday) but I LOVE reading about what all of my friends are up to! I enjoy the pictures that they always share- and the always comical posts that I run across. I believe that since I have admitted to this I can continue on with rambling about what we have been up to this week. 
A benefit of being here in Provo is that my little sister is here going to school- and well besides the fact of being able to see her all the time we are also enjoying the benefits of a free babysitter (woohoo) so on Wednesday night Dustin and I enjoyed a date night out! We went and ate at Jason's Deli (our favorite sandwich place in the whole wide world) and then went and test drove our new dream car.Yes it is the Toyota Sequoia. We have been looking at getting different cars- and wanted an SUV we wanted one large enough so that when we bought it we could use it for the next 10 years and not have to worry about outgrowing it or it dieing on us. Needless to say I am in love with this car. The price tag on it...not so much. It might be a while before we can get this car but our honda is just fine with what we need right now.
Another thing that I have been working on and would love help from anyone that has any suggestion is Halle's hair. That girl gets the BIGGEST knot you have ever seen in the back of her hair when we ride in the car. I don't know if we need a different car seat cover or... I am at a loss for words. It seriously looks like she is hiding some furry creature in her hair by the end of the day.
Today we got to drive up to Provo Canyon to see just how pretty it is this time of year. Halle actually enjoyed the ride looking out her window at all the pretty mountains and trees...exclaiming often "wow...big". 
It was a great drive, and nice to see such a wonderful change of scenery after being in Bloomington (Indiana has its own set of natural wonders).
Last but not least- I am looking for a good blessing outfit or Christening outfit for little dude. Any suggestions? I am finding it hard to find a cute one for boys.
