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.

10 YEARS

Can you believe it. 10 years ago at 10am in the LA temple with a ton of family and friends we were married. And now we have 4 kids and couldn't be happier. (Except maybe my own house, but that should be soon. see earlier post)

Let see. We moved to Baton rouge in 98 where John got his PhD in I/O Physc. (ask him what he does). We found out early of 99 we were having a baby. September of 99 AN came. We were so excited to have a GIRL. We didn't know if we would or not. We had most of the family at her blessing in Nov 99 and were grateful for all who came. We had visits to Dallas as that's where grandma and gram pa were serving their mission. Im glad we were able to come that year as that was the last of grandpa we saw. We have pictures of how happy grandpa was holding his new granddaughter. WE miss you DAD.

Ok, Ok, back to us. In 2002 John was done with classes and we had a job offer in Denver and came in July 02. AN got to see her first snow this year.

2003 we added anther baby. DM came in June. He started out as a twin but something happened to the other baby at 11 weeks. I don't know what I would have done with twins and a 2 1/2 year old. Thanks to mom and Cindy who were there for his birth. I was on bed rest with D and my mom came out to help me that last month. My sister had to break her foot and wanted mom to come home but instead we convinced Cindy to come to us. She worked from our home and glad she was there also. She did miss the main event due to a conference call she was on at the end of the hall in the hospital.

We then tried for another baby but miscarried early in 05 and found out later that year we were pregnant again and here comes AJ in Jan of 06. He is our big boy. He is very active now and into everything. Right now he is using the potty and he's not 2 yet. I'm so excited.

We wanted another baby but not as quickly as we did. We thought it would take a while but SURPRISE!!! not this time. I found out when AJ was 10 months old we were pregnant. I thought at least it would take another year like all the other ones. Thus our newest boy. Yes another boy, came end of July and couldn't be a happier baby.

Now we are looking for a change in location and can hopefully let you know soon. I hope you all have a great holiday season and will post soon.

Moving in 08' ????

John went in Negotiations with his job yesterday. He thinks it went pretty well. If everything goes OUR way , He will stay with his current company and we will be moving to San Antonio, TX in June after the kids are out of school. Johns family is all there now but us. His brother just sold their house in AZ last week and have to be out by the 20th of December. Now its our turn hopefully.

IF he doesn't get what he wants then he will still be looking for a new job and will have to go wherever that may be. Some of the companies he has looked at are in Tulsa, Atlanta and Gainsville, Fl. No matter where we end up there most definitely will be a move for our growing family in 08. We have been here since 2001 and I think we are ready to try somewhere new. ESPECIALLY somewhere there is not a lot of snow. I will go CRAZY. I'm a Cali girl and need sun not snow. I don't like the cold. Visit snow yes but live in it NO MORE. :-P

Pray for us this week we get what we want and would be best for us.

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas season.

video of eating and blowing bubbles

Along with eating today I learned how to spit bubbles or food.

My baby's 4 months

JR turned 4 months today and had a Dr. visit too. He is now 13.1 lbs and 25 inches long. The dr said he is still doing well granted he is at the bottom of the general curve he is right on track for his curve. He got to start eating today. He really liked it. Had his mouth open and waiting for the next bite. Maybe now I will get some more sleep because he has a fuller tummy. Wishfull thinking huh.

This is him last sunday IN SHORTS. it was 76 degress on sunday. IN NOVEMBER. We finally got some snow today and the temp was a mere 28 degress. He was really bundled today.

Knitted hats

AN got a Kniffty Knitter from girl scouts and I kinda took over. I mad a hat for JR with a brim on it. I thought it turned out good. Then DM wanted one. His workes for AN and AJ and ME. I made another one with black and green and a little longer so I can were it too. AN took it over so I guess I need to make another one for me. They are quite fun to make. I will have a lot of time when in the car to Utah for christmas.