A good day

My grandpa had such a nice service. He was loved by so many. His funeral and both viewings were full of friends and family, I'm so proud to be a Hall.

Remembering Grandpa

Birthday spankings, snipping beans, Ice skating, North Fork, getting all the change from his pocket, playing pig, gathering eggs, Nauvoo, “how‘s my girl“. I remember exactly how he looked at me when he thought I had said something a little to sassy, (I got that look a lot).I remember when he smiled and laughed out loud, or him always telling me to watch my mouth. I remember when he told me “Dean is a right good boy and you’d better not let him go“. I remember most of the ways that his finger got cut off, I have so many memories of Grandpa Hall and will miss him dearly. I love you Grandpa!

MAY 2009

I just finished my first year teaching 5th grade at Oakwood Elementary. Here is my cute class. I really did enjoy this past year and I learned a lot. (Its always easier to say positive things when your looking back). However; I'm excited to stay home with my little Josie!

It's that time again. The time when Dean ropes daily. Sometimes I will ask Dean how his day went or what he did and he always gives me a long list of things he got accomplished, but almost always by the end of the night he will accidentally admit that he went roping. His practicing must be paying off, tonight he won a jackpot roping. I didn't go watch him but here are a few pictures of him roping at home. I don't think you could call where I live a neighborhood, but if you could we had a little neighborhood softball game. It was really fun.

Here is the funny part. Right in the middle of an inning everyone on the field starts chasing a squirrel. It was so funny to see these grown boys chasing the little critter. Eventually they caught up to it. It's pretty obvious what happened to it after that.

Only in this Town...

Branding Round #1 '09

Isn't he so cute!

Dean spent Saturday branding calves. While my wonderful family and I worked on the house, we are getting closer slowly but surely.

April

On a search for warmer weather Dean and I went to Florida with some friends. We had a lot of fun, the weather was so nice.

The boys stopped and asked this guy to take them for a ride.He was hunting frogs for dinner, no lie. He only had a few teeth and a really strong draw, it was so funny.

Sunday was such a nice day, Dean took me on a 4-wheeler ride. We went up to the pond and turns out it is still winter.

Fox Family

Grandpa Fox

Grandpa Fox was such a special guy. Dean looks up to his grandpa for so many things. I love to hear him talk about the things his grandpa taught him. He expected a lot of him and didn't put up with much messing around. Dean talks about how Bernard would tell him what to do and then say "savvy that" Dean would say yes even if her didn't understand, but would eventually figure out what he should be doing. He tells lots of stories of hiding out from grandpa and eating his Oreos. Grandpa Fox was the only person Dean wouldn't say no to. I can't believe the stuff he could get Dean to do. He could get Dean to eat stewed tomatoes or come up to his house when we were already on our way out of town.

I enjoyed getting to know Grandpa Fox. He was so good to Dean and I. We visited him often and we would often hear the same stories but they were interesting. I hope we don't ever forget how he would fold his legs up under himself in his chair and how he laughed and scratched his head with one finger. I loved when he would call me to cut his hair. I always tried to trim his eyebrows or the hair in his ears. He never told me to stop but he swatted my hand a few times and just kept on with his story. The first time I met him I asked him how many cows he had and he shot back, "I don't ask you how much money your have". He once took me to EZ way and got out in the middle of the road. He didn't put the car in park or pull off to the side he just got out and told me to stay put while the went to get milk. I put the car in park when he left but didn't dare move it to the side. Another time I remember him asking me for a ride to the Y. He just wanted me to leave him even though his ride wasn't there yet. I said no I would wait till someone came to pick him up and he said, "you will do as your told" and shut the door, so I left. He was a neat guy though he seemed gruff I always liked him. I love the ring her gave me and will always hold it dear. We love you Grandpa Fox!

Just for the Record

Delma Fox- this is not in order but to keep it for the records here is Delma Fowers Fox

Moms Birthday

We all went to the temple for my moms birthday!

before's aren't cool without the afters

I only have before pictures of our first "little house" in Idaho. Dean and I moved to this little house the first of May 2007. When Dean was offered the job offer of a life time we quickly left our large rental home in Ogden and moved to Thatcher. The house needed some cosmetic surgery. We first moved only our mattress in on a blanket on the floor in the bedroom and ate with only paper products, while we tore apart and put back together enough to move the rest of our stuff in. The house ended up being pretty cute and homey. My brothers came up and built a new deck and made the outside look great. This house was so tiny but such a fun place for us to live at first. We didn't have any TV wich led to a lot of game nights and movie rentals. Dean and I went through quite a few dogs these first two years also. They kept Dying. This year Dean continued school at ISU and I did my student teaching at Grace Elementary. I graduated in December 2007 and started working at US Bank until I started teaching my own class at Preston Elementary Fall 2008. Dean continued school and learned the ins and outs of his new job. He truly loves his job and truly hates college.

Preston ID- There were 8 5th grade classes 27 to 30 students each, its a small

town but the boundaries cover a large area the elementary was huge.

Grace ID- only 1 5th grade class, I loved each one of my 11 students.

Ogden

I hated when people said I was from Ogden. I always made it very clear I was from North Ogden, not so ghetto in my opinion. When Dean and I got married we moved to the dreaded Ogden, which actually was very nice. We were able to rent a huge home on the east bench near Maylan's Peak. It was more like house sitting really, we only paid $100 a month. Our plan was to live there until the following July and then move to Rexburg and both finish school. As life would have it we only lived there one month and then Dean got a job offer with Westates. We finished the semester and moved to Thatcher Idaho. O at this house we did get our first little pet together. Dean wanted to buy a dog. I thought it was dumb to buy a dog because my dad always said if you wait long enough a good dog will come around for free. I gave in and we bought Blue. Dean paid $100 for him but I made him tell my family it was only $50.