Horay For the Season of Service and Our Savior!

The days are getting cooler now and we are loving this time of year. People smile more and a Christmas tree decorated with memories glows from the room across from me. We have so much to be grateful for as this year comes to a close, our lives have completely changed since moving here to Texas. We have a home and a happy family and bright hopes for the future. 

But what have we been up too since September you ask? A whole lot! Grab that cup of hot cocoa and a piece of peppermint bark and enjoy the recap.

Teensie Tales

Little Elizabeth Jane is always up to something; exploring her world as fast as she can, always making us crack up. Here she found that brother's boots fit on her arms, what fun!

 

And then there are the times when things don't go so well and we end up with a sad story to tell. Lizzie was just trying to stand up, slipped and bonked right into the meeting spot of two walls. OUCH! She's all better now, but it was a sore couple of weeks!

  
Next we have petite pilates presented by Jane. First you begin with a positive attitude and your balloon of choice

 Next, position yourself on the balloon so that the core of your body is prepared to be stretched. Remember to breath. 

Next, roll your body forward into the Up Dog position and exhale, feeling your entire being cleansed.

Finally, relax. You did it! Give yourself a big cheezer smile - cheese!

Our last little tale is that of the tierd princess and the not so polite tantrums that come when bueaty rest is due. Here we have the wails that come from wanting a cheese stick and not getting it fast enough.

And here we have the lastest fasion vogue that was not up to the standard of her highness. 

 "It just wont do!" she wails. Well, with tantrums such as these there is not much else to do but sleep the sorrows away and awake fresh.

 The End!

Visitors!

We love it when family can come to visit us here in TX. It's a real treat and this time it was Richard and Brandi's family that came to stay for a spell. We went to the Kennedy assassination spot

and then let the children cool off in the nearby fountains. They were soaked!

I can't believe I didn't take more pictures! But here are some that made us all laugh. Kami loved our puppet Grimace, and he was happy to have a place to call his own 

too funny!

Halloween Time

What a fantastic Halloween we had. Our costumes came from Grandma Janet and the children just loved them!! CJ was a robot, Optimus Prime

And little Lizzie was the cutest little lady bug ever!

We carved a pumpkin as a family, letting CJ design the face this year

Went to the Southwest Halloween Party as a family

And even Grandma Gretta was there too! She was an awesome Super Girl

And on Halloween night CJ handed out candy, and ate a lot of it too, while sister ran around in monster feet grabbing candy from the bowl whenever brother let his guard down.

Happy Halloween! 

 Other Tid Bits 

We love the Home Depot craft once a month. Here's Daddy and son working together on a spice rack

 

They sure are a great team!

And Teensie is always there to lend a hand.

And lastly, we finally have joined the ranks of many other breeders and have bought a mini van! We love our venture van, it has power locks, power windows, and even a door that opens when you push a button! The kids love to play in it whenever they can, it's our adventure Venture van.

And as a final bit of news, today was Elizabeth's first day in the nursery. She did well as soon as snack time came and was tearfully full of joy when mommy came to pick her up when church was over. She's just growing up so fast these days, I know that she'll be a wonderful big sister.

And on that note, we're having a girl! Yep, couldn't wait, maybe with the next one, right? We are thrilled to have another daughter and will name her Alison Janet Hunt. We're still on track for early February and every day I think of what three will be like. I'm getting bigger, nearing 7mo now I'm starting to look like 5mo, but the trend is for the baby to be all in front by the end and then come fast, I couldn't ask for any better.

Love you all!