Hale & Hearty Holiday Gathering!

Thank you to Randy and Shauna for a lovely evening ! The food was wonderful, the conversation stimulating and the Christmas Elf a treasure! Thanks for keeping up the tradition!

* * * Starting Next year we are bringing back the Extended Hale Christmas Party with all family members invited down to the youngest babe. We will be gathering at an LDS cultural Hall so we can have our traditional Mexican dinner and talent show! Hopefully the Christmas Fairy will return again!

Congratulations Brandi and Jake!

Introducing Beck

After months of not knowing what I was carrying around in my womb, we finally got to meet our baby boy! Beck Monroe Terry was born Aug 11th, 2009 at 6:13am. He weighed 7 lbs 10 oz, was 20 inches long and had a full head of hair. He was delivered at Timpanogos Hospital in Orem.

And here's how it all went down....Monday night around 2am I started having some good contractions so I awakened Jake and told him if he wanted to shower before we left, now was the time. He gave his mom the wake up call and she headed over while we packed a bag. We got out the door around 3am and made it half a mile up the road before we realized we left our bag with camera and all sitting on the front porch. So we flipped around, grabbed the bag and were back on our way. By this point my contractions were pretty strong. I rode in the fetal position most of the way to the hospital. When we arrived it was 3:30am. After checking me out, they admitted us and sent us to our room to wait for an epidural. It took an eternity! I finally got one at 5:40am after I was fully dilated and ready to push.
The Doctor showed up at 6am, put on his gloves and took a seat. Thirteen minutes and 6 pushes later, out came our little boy. It was awesome not knowing the gender up until then. Needless to say we were thrilled! We hadn't fully decided on a name yet so he was Baby Boy Terry until the following day.
We're all home now and doing great. Beck is such a sweetie and the perfect addition to the family! And on a side note, I'm excited that I can actually see my toes again :)

Heather & Heidi's True Birds in Nordstrom!

Hey Fam!

I'm so proud of the twins, Heather & Heidi, I had to let you know...they just got their first order into Nordstrom last weekend! Nordstrom ordered True Birds for EVERY store in the nation, which is rare and incredible for a first time vendor. Check out the two lovely styles below that are in the stores, they are fabulous and a perfect addition to your fall/winter wardrobe!! Hope you have time to pop into your closest store and pick some up and/or to give them some theatrical excitement (luckily we all know how to do that very well!) to the sales associates and customers to get the line sold out so they'll continue to pick up more future orders of True Birds!

They are generally located on the main floor by sunglasses/jewelry/purses.

**Click on image to view larger and see www.truebirdsblog.com and www.truebirds.com for updates too.

Way to go girls!

~Sandy

Grover Rocks!

Another great time in Grover! Thanks to G&G Hale for finding such an ideal place and building a rockin' Ranch! The Phil & Barbara's are too big for sleeping indoors so Jenny & Mike and Chad and I took over the deck out back and it was AWESOME! Perfect cold temps for sleeping, great night music and lovely lights above. Totally preferred it.

Mike Hale had a purty pic of the Pleasant Creek Falls near Lower Bounds so Chad and he decided to hunt them out and they found them. They were so great. Not as cold as Calf creek and fun to play in. These are located off the Lower Bounds Campground drive to a pull-off. Then use bikes or 4-wheelers to go down the trail 3 miles to the falls. Nice sandy road with some rocks, easily handled on quads.
We also had a fabulous 15 Second Talent talent night...so funny! We hiked to Hickman Bridge and Cassidy Arch followed by the awesome Waterfall...warmer than ever. Exercise each morning on the back lawn with Yoga, Pilates and Kukoa dance and every night was filled with a variety of games from Killer Bunnies to Speed Scrabble. Too Much Fun!

This fun week was followed up with a visit to Ben and Rebekah to see them as Raul and Meg Giry in Phantom. We've seen Phantom 3 times and this was so superior to the others. Rebekah was wonderful at dancing and her voice is lovely. and Ben! What a voice. So rich and emotional. WE LOVED IT!! All of the family needs to see it. It was a wonderful experience....so go...right now!







Hickman Bridge & Waterfall












15 Second Talent Show




Kukoa



Pleasant Creek Waterfall










Ben & Rebekah in Phantom of the Opera

2009 Hale Summer Party

Saturday was the 3rd Annual Hale Summer Party in Huntsville. It was a beautiful day and so great to see family who we see less and less often these days. Thanks, Wendy and Chad for hosting it at your home. We missed those who weren't able to be there - hope to see you next year!

Hale book and more

Hi Hales,

I have two bits of information for you. First, I just wanted you to know that my son Jack was just diagnosed with Autism. It will be a long and hard road, but his happy smile is what keeps us going every day. We have started him in early intervention and have his name on several lists for autistic pre-schools. If any of you have any information or "people" we could talk to regarding it, please pass it on. We are new at this and have a lifetime of learning ahead of us. We also know that the Lord sent him to us for a reason. We feel blessed, and humbled, that He would trust us with this obligation.

Secondly, I have officially started the "Hale's Angels" book. It will mostly be photos, but I would love some comments on quotes or sayings of Grandma and Grandpa Hale. I know you all have favorite lines from plays or sayings they used to say.

My favorite, "Run your fat little legs upstairs and get my purse." - Ruth Hale

Email me at mpframing@gmail.com

Thanks Fam! - Melanie