I still consider my blog shut down, because without pictures, or much time to get detailed, it isn't all that interesting, but just the fact that I can add something new right now, I'm going to.
Every Friday, Rich has a day off (along with Sunday). So this is the day I come to the library by myself for a while to return emails and try to catch up on some blogs. Even though I could stay in the quiet library ALL day I miss Rich too much throughout the week, and family time is scarce. Wow, that sounds like poor me...but I really don't mean it that way. My point is, I don't have a lot of time here and want to get back to my family.
Anyway, if I could upload pictures I would include, My FIRST Thanksgiving dinner that I cooked myself! I will add them later when I can but they will be old news by then:). But it was something I was proud of because I know I can pull off a Thanksgiving dinner now! My kids even ate it! For 4 days we ate leftovers (that was how I could justify doing the whole thing) and it was great! It was just the four of us. We have never been alone on Thanksgiving, and although we missed having more family around, we still had the best day. It really felt like Thanksgiving too. Our kids are starting to understand holidays so much more and that makes everything feel so special. It's fun to have traditions with our own family and see our children get so excited!
So speaking of Holidays, the day after Thanksgiving we decorated the house with Christmas decorations. I love this time of year. Julien is so precious; he is so enthusiastic about the holidays! We took the kids to see Santa at the mall and I took some pictures on my digital camera (another post I would have included). Julien was in disbelief that Santa was actually at the mall. He kept saying, "I can't believe Santa is here, Mom!" Then afterward he kept saying, wasn't that so nice of Santa to come here?! That was just so nice!" He asked Santa for one thing and that was a set of bowling pins. I found a set at Family Dollar for $5 today and bought them before they sold out! I love how inexpensive their little wishes are! As for Jonah, once again, he ran away, frightened, but Richie was able to talk him into to going near Santa for a minute while I took a picture. I don't know what the deal is!
We are really looking forward to Christmas! Tonight we are going to our ward Christmas party. We are excited. I just love doing things like that throughout the month of December! Last night I took the boys to watch a little Christmas concert at a retirment home. They were preschoolers- 2nd graders and you could imagine how precious they were! My mother in law has a sister who lives here in Pocatello and she created this singing school from her home twenty something years ago and now its pretty huge. She wants Julien to start in January and we hope he will because it will be really good for him.
Other than that, for those who don't know, we moved into our own place, just outside of Pocatello. We really like it so far besides the fact that it's sooo cold! Our ward is awesome! We live a block away from the library so we come here all the time...that may sound boring but we love it! We also go to the mall all the time so the kids can play at the indoor playground there. And anytime I can be at the mall, doesn't matter what I am doing, I'm a happy camper!
So there is a little update on us. Things are going well! I hope everyone is doing well too!
