When I first saw grandma and asked her how she liked Utah she said, "Well, It's a lot cooler here than it is... down there." I'm hoping by 'down there' she meant Arizona.
Grandma had great fun for the first couple of days with all the company there to entertain her. She especially loved watching Kemp. I recall multiple occasions when she motioned toward him, laughing, and wonder aloud, "Now what is he doing?"
Having grandma here with us has been such a treat. She has the funniest sense of humor like you wouldn't believe! Almost every night we play a game of catch her favorite light up ball and she is just laughing so hard as she walks around the house to show everyone. When my mom asked her if she liked ice cream she replied, "Do I like ice cream?" in a 'what kind of question is that?' way. Iv'e learned grandma doesn't like ice cream... She loves it!
Our summer days are definitely a lot less boring. Having grandma here sure keeps us busy! We do a lot of puzzles and grandma keeps the laundry flowing. We now eat consistent meals instead of snacking all day because grandma isn't always hungry like us teenagers and dad are. :)
For my job I work with the sweetest down syndrome girl named Kaylee and grandma just loves to help out with her. Last week I took Kaylee out to play soccer and grandma followed us outside just to watch. Kaylee kicked it over to her and pretty soon grandma was up and playing with us! Who knew grandma would have a pretty good foot?
I'm very grateful for the opportunity to have grandma come stay with us. She's already been a huge help and I can't wait to see what blessings come out of this! Something grandma would love is to receive letters from her family in Arizona (hint hint). :) Thanks for the support and way to be a Hallsted! A special thanks to grandma and grandpa for being great parents and raising awesome kids. That being said, thanks to our awesome parent, aunts, and uncles. And hey let's thank us grandkids while we're at it. We're pretty great too! I love you guys!
Love, Haley
Our summer days are definitely a lot less boring. Having grandma here sure keeps us busy! We do a lot of puzzles and grandma keeps the laundry flowing. We now eat consistent meals instead of snacking all day because grandma isn't always hungry like us teenagers and dad are. :)
For my job I work with the sweetest down syndrome girl named Kaylee and grandma just loves to help out with her. Last week I took Kaylee out to play soccer and grandma followed us outside just to watch. Kaylee kicked it over to her and pretty soon grandma was up and playing with us! Who knew grandma would have a pretty good foot?
I'm very grateful for the opportunity to have grandma come stay with us. She's already been a huge help and I can't wait to see what blessings come out of this! Something grandma would love is to receive letters from her family in Arizona (hint hint). :) Thanks for the support and way to be a Hallsted! A special thanks to grandma and grandpa for being great parents and raising awesome kids. That being said, thanks to our awesome parent, aunts, and uncles. And hey let's thank us grandkids while we're at it. We're pretty great too! I love you guys!
Love, Haley
