Well, there haven't been any posts for a while, but hopefully that will change soon
Halloween is always a big production at our house. We love to decorate for it and the boys get really into it too. Especially since Liam was a spider last year, he get's really excited for our big spiderweb we put on the garage door. This year we convinced the boys to do something different for thier costumes aside from their usual request for Trains. We also went for easy this year. Old Navy supplied darling costumes without the all the time and effort or stress. Daniel ended up being one cute monkey, Liam a ferocious dragon, and Caleb a little skunk (fitting, considering some of his diapers!).
We were excited to make a trip to Utah for Thanksgiving. My little sister, Andrea, and her husband, Paul, adopted a baby over a year ago and went through a long and painful legal process before they were able to finalize things. At the first of November they moved back to Utah from Kentucky where they were living. We were excited to have them move closer and see them, but even more excited to be able to go to the temple the Saturday after Thanksgiving when they had Jonas sealed to them. I went out with the boys the week before, and then Nate joined us for the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend.
As soon as we got back we started getting ready for Christmas. As always, there is never enough time to get everything done. It's just a busy time of year, but one that we love. This year we had some countdown's for the boys that we got out of the Friend magazine. It was great to have them so eager to read the scripture stories that went along with them. Christmas was great and we were spoiled by many.
January... what a blur. We began our demolition of our kitchen right after Christmas. It helped us save on cost to do as much of that as we could ourselves. Then we got to turn things over to Don, our 'do it all' contractor. He built the cabinets himself, did wiring for the recessed lighting and everything. Nate suggested I take the boys and go to Utah during the construction process. What a wonderful husband! Even though we missed him terribly and called everyday, he knew I would go crazy with a demolished kitchen and the mess of the construction impeding the daily routine for a 4 1/2 year old, nearly 3 year old, and an 8 month old.
We loved all the time we spent with family while in Utah, but were excited to get back home. The last few days the boys were especially anxious. Liam came downstairs the morning we were loading in the car to head back and said, "I want to see Daddy and my animals" (his stuffed animals). Then added, "but I'm going to miss Tessie dog." At least my little sister's dog made an impression on him :). We made it out just before the ice storms hit Logan and Salt Lake.
Everyone was excited to be back in California. Especially since Grandma and Grandpa came along for the ride. They stayed for a couple of days before heading back. The kitchen wasn't done, but significant progress had been made.
So, there you have it. The past 5 months in a nutshell.
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