the hall family

just days after we moved to irvine,

there was an ice cream social for all the incoming kindergarteners at jackson's new school.

we walked into the playground and looked around at all the kids and families.

i know i felt overwhelmed.

jackson was not having a great day, and (in my head) it seemed like everyone already knew each other.

then this super cute family walked in.

i don't know how, but i could tell just by looking at them that they loved jesus.

and they had 3 little kids, almost the same ages as ours.

jeff and matt (the dad) ended up pushing kiddos on the swings and started talking.

turns out matt is a youth pastor too!

i totally prayed that our boys would be in class together.

and that we would be friends.

god is good, and jackson & kai were placed in the same class!

we absolutely love the halls and have been so blessed by their friendship already.

 (i love kai & his sister, nyomi,  holding hands.  so sweet!)

kai brought along his firefighter hat.  

he helped me find 'cool places' and had lots of great silly faces :)

this is nyomi.  my girls absolutely love her.

everyday when we pick up jackson at school, they go racing out of the van to see her.  

charlotte shouts "yi-yomi!"

nyomi helped me look for bunnies while we took pictures.  

bunnies like carrots. 

and smiles.

sweet little isaac just turned one.

he was not very happy about taking pictures.

but he did like climbing on the crate :)

 

matt + natalie

thank you, halls, for letting me play with your fun family!