snowball fight & tree lighting

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Pictures of model home of our plan

This is the model home we went through and just fell in love with. We wont have to do much tweeking with this to make it what we want. Just add a door from office to kitchen and that was all. I guess you know when you find what you want. This home is 3223 sq ft and I think would do us well.

Were back....but not for long

So we have been gone for a while. We left last saturday for a week in San Antonio. We drove. Took a long time. We left our house about 7 am from Co and got to nana's home about 2:30 AM on sunday. We took turns sleeping to drive. I think we just wanted to get there so badly we went all the way. The drive there was FOGGY ALL THE WAY. As we were driving back today we didnt know if we were on the same road as before because we could see everything today.

Anyway. We had a really good visit with nana, papa and family. We even got to see my new little nephew who decided to come on Friday. Nothing like waiting for the last minute. This was MA, Scott's new little boy and first child. It seems wierd to think Scott is a daddy but what a cute little baby.

We accomplished what we wanted to and found us a place. Assuming everything works out and we should know this week we will have a new home in Converse TX. WE or guess I had fun picking out all the interior and exterior look of the house. Its a D.R. Horton - Regency floor plan home. I did take video and pictures and will put some on later. Just wanted to say we are home and its great to be back.

We should be home until this saturday when we leave for Utah for christmas. Where has DECEMBER gone????

What I like ... Christmas

My cousin sent this to me and instead of emailing it to everyone I thought I would put it here.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? I like my Fiber optic tree
3. When do you put up the tree? usually right after thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? few days after Christmas
5. Do you like egg nog? not really
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I think when I got my TV at 20 yrs old.
7. Hardest person to buy for? John
8. Easiest person to buy for? DM - anything super hero
9. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I would like to mail but haven't done so that last few year so I will say email.
11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? OH that's hard.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I think Sound of Music is always played around Christmas.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? November unless a really good deal earlier
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? can we say EVERYTHING!!!
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Colored
17. Favorite Christmas song? Are you kidding. I love Christmas songs. All.
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We travel to my families house every year.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yep
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? 1 present Christmas eve - usually PJ's from my sister
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Crowds, traveling in traffic
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? snowman
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? I need a new watch and money to help with the move. I would love stuff for my kitchen but why get them when I'm trying to pack up.
26. Who is most likely to respond to this? Jenn
27. Who is least likely to respond to this? my family

New calling

Well. After getting possibly my first good night -if you call 6 hours strait good- of sleep we had a call at 7:30 am Sunday morning. Our ward doesnt meet until 1 so I was looking forward to sleeping in. Well it was from the stake office wanting to see John at 930. We had to get all the kids ready and us ready by 9. We did it and went to the stake center. Speculating all the way what his calling would be. We just got a new bishop 2 weeks ago and he used to be the EQ president. So we knew they were looking. Well THAT was the calling. Elders Quorum President. Our stake president already knew we were planning on leaving but felt like he should still be president. So we accepted and he was called yesterday. We had to let them know too we would be gone the next 3 sunday's possible 4 with traveling to Tx and to Utah.

We are leaving EARLY this saturday morning for TX. We will see how far we get but would like to try to go all the way. We come back next saturday 15 and 16th and then the kids have 1 week of school and we leave on the 22 for UTah. A much shorter trip. Only 8 hours there.

Thats all for now. Talk to you later.