BUSY, BUSY, BUSY.. almost end of summer.

We have had a busy, busy summer.  We bought a house and have been working like crazy to fix it up. It has been a lot of work and we are not done, but it is coming a long.  It is a work in progress, but we are able to make things like we want it, which has been nice.  We are learning all kinds of new skills.  How to lay tile, hardwood floor, baseboards, painting, ceiling lights, door knobs and the list goes on.  We were lucky in that we had the time, we worked on it for a month before moving in.  Thank goodness we have the summers off. And thank goodness we have such great family and friends that came and helped us out. We couldn't have done it without them!!  

Two days after moving in, we took a trip to Pennsylvania to take a break, visit with family, and see the sites!

We went to Baltimore, Philadelphia, E-town, Chambersburg (where family lives) Washington D.C.,  New York City, Gettysburg and all the sites in between.  We had a terrific time, even though it was record heat - 105 degrees!  I think I am fit to live here, that humidity is terrible. 

 Sad to see our summer winding down... quickly! 

GRADUATION!!!

He made it! YEAH!!

Getting Ready

The Hood

Classmates

Procession

Stage Walk

The Family

Rootin'. Tootin', Shootin' Fun

We took the new guns out for a little fun.

Christmas Day...

We had a fantastic Christmas. We spent time with family, played and ate. It was a great vacation.

Here is my cute little tree.

I got new pots and pans.

He is so excited about his new guns.

The car mat that I made. This boy loves cars, so it was a fun place to drive his cars.

Christmas Day, after church.

The boys both got new work coats.

Putting together a new tricycle before Christmas Day.

The game was intense, but we won. Go Cougars!

Thanksgiving Fun

We had my family over for Thanksgiving fun. It was good weather for the most part. We went shopping, cooked, ate and crafted. It was a great break from the stresses of work.

P and I also went and saw the new Muppet movie. He has every Muppet movie ever made, as well as many of the Pez dispensers, figurines, plush characters and posters. He has been a lover of the Muppets for years. It was a cute movie. Kind of corny, but that is what it is supposed to be. We watched to come home and watch some of the original Muppet Shows. No worries - we have them all too. We don't go see movies often, so it was fun.

October Update

Stretching after the race. No J didn't run, he rode, but still needed to stretch.

This is our 3rd Race. I ran a 5K and P ran a 10K. He did a great job too.Everyone went to the football game but J and I. We played in leaves and just had fun.

We went to a local place that had a ropes course. I was nervous to begin with but it ended up being really fun.

My Halloween Costume.

We went to a Pumpkin Carving Show. It was a contest that you could enter your carved pumpkin. There were prizes, and games and fun. We didn't enter a pumpkin but we had

fun looking at the many people who did!

My in-laws left for their mission. It sounds like they are really liking where they are at.