Seriously

So lately Phil and I have had a good chuckle while we work with each other on the house because every time I make a mistake (which happens often when taking nails out of the floor) I mumble "seriously". We have been hard at work whenever we have a free moment and hope to have the house put back together for our family Christmas party December 23rd...things are not looking very positive right now, but I am sure once we get the cabinets put back together and all the kitchen stuff back in the right place it won't feel so crazy. Our house is a disaster. We had a babysitter last weekend and I warned her that it was super cold and messy. When she got here she said, "it's not that bad, I have seen worse." What??? I can't imagine things worst than this. It makes me feel crazy with all this mess around and I can't wait to have things put back together and for everything to have a home.
This week was a tough one with elections and coming to terms with Obama for another four years. Then to top that off this morning we went in the garage to get some tools and found that someone broke in last night and stole our tools! Hurray! We were nice enough to have a wheelbarrow for them to load with tools so they wouldn't have to carry heavy things up the drive-way. I love when things like this happen and just when everything is torn apart. I hope the stolen tools buys a lot of pot now that it is legal in Washington. Funny how everyone is writing their things they are grateful for this month and I am venting on mine. So, I am thankful for a husband that can fix things and that keeps his cool when I have a hard time maintaining mine.

New Callings

We got a new Stake Presidency a few weeks ago and Phil got called to be the executive secretary. He is working with really great men, but he has been using all my blogging computer time. I guess we all make sacrifices. Somehow October came and went. We made it through Halloween without going into a sugar induced coma and find ourselves on the other side of the holiday surprised it is November. I love fall and we have yet to turn on our heater...which means bring a coat if you come for a visit.

Family Pictures

We got family pictures taken a few weeks ago. My friend Jamie is amazing at taking pictures and editing to make us all look great. I love these pictures and the people in them. It was a perfect day for us with a little wind to make us feel like models. You will all get a nice picture of us in form of a Christmas card to put on your fridge. Lucky you!

Cannon

Finally got Cannon a skateboard and he is always asking questions about how to do tricks. I showed him all my tricks by sitting on the board and riding down the hill.

Zoo

We took the kids to the zoo the week before school started. I love the zoo and it was a beautiful day. I love how depressed the animals look in all the pictures we took. Cannon loves the sharks and we wished the walrus tank wasn't being cleaned. I have missed them the last two times I have gone and they are the coolest animals at the zoo. The Tacoma zoo is really pretty and has a great view of the water as a backdrop. Plus I finally got cotton candy for the kids on this trip and they thought I was mother-of-the-year.