Thanksgiving

I'm playing a little catch up, I apologize!  My goal for 2014 is to be a lot better about blogging now that I am back to work full time!  I will get to those later though!

For Thanksgiving break this year Tyler stayed home.  Christ didn't go to Palm Springs for teacher's conference, so just I went and the kids went to my parent's house for the few days I was out of town.  

Bubba checking in on his sissy!

My beautiful baby girl!

While I was in Palm Springs I was so excited to be able to spend some time with Chelsea!  I miss her so much, and it was great to see her!  We even were able to go and see the Catching Fire!  Chelsea and I had been planning this since we found out that she was going to move to Vegas!  We dragged some friends along with us too!

Chelsea, Ellen, Ashley, Lotus and I at our Catching Fire

My BFF Chelsea

The kids had a great time at my parent's house, and when I got home from Palm Springs we headed up to my parent's house to spend time with them before Thanksgiving.  My parents hosted Thanksgiving this year since my dad had to work the entire week!  It was crazy!  He has been working at K-Mart so he has been putting in a lot of hours over the holidays.

Brandon and Natalie have been spending so much time together it is cute to see them laugh, and have fun together!  Brandon loves his sissy, and he loves to give her kisses!

Natalie made quite a cute turkey too, if I do say so myself!

We love our bow from Aunt Ashley!

While we were at my parent's house Bubba was able to play outside a lot!  He enjoyed walking up and down my parent's block, pushing his stroller, and riding on his car that my grandma gave him for his birthday!

Fall Decorations

This year for Halloween I wanted to add some Brandon decorations!!  So that is exactly what I worked on during Fall Break!!  Brandon loved helping me make this cute decoration too!

Started by painting a canvas all black

I had to paint B's foot white to make the ghost

He wanted to watch as I put it on the canvas

White foot on the black canvas

Added some eyes!

Added some orange dots, and the word Boo!  Can't wait to hang it in our house!

It's Fall!!

I can't believe that it is already half way through October.  This year is going by so fast.  Here I was in June thinking that I would be ready to move out by now.  Things are actually going pretty good.  Tyler and I are surviving in out 10x10 bedroom, and have only wanted to kill each other a couple of times so far.  :D

School has been amazing.  I finished my first quarter on October 3, KRIS'S BIRTHDAY, and Tyler is finishing his quarter on Friday.  I have parent teacher conferences tomorrow and Friday, but Tyler had to do his a couple of weeks ago.  We both love our classes, and are so thankful to be here.  We found out some bad news about Prince of Peace, which is the school I taught kindergarten at last year.  They are going through a really rough time right now, and are letting go of two teachers at the end of their quarter which is in a few weeks.  I am still in disbelief about this, since both of these teachers were my mentors, and I know I wouldn't be the teacher I am today with out them.  I just ask that you all continue to keep them in your prayers, along with every one else who is struggling during this hard time.

I had fall break last week, and it was amazing!!  Breeann came to visit for four days, and we had an AMAZING time.  We were just girls, and it was so nice to just hang out for a couple of days and not have to worry about any thing.  We stayed at the Hotel Indigo down in Scottsdale, so that was amazing as well.  She is such an awesome friend, and I am so grateful for her.  Kevin and her are having an engagement party at the end of the month and we are so sad that we can't be there to celebrate with them.

After Bree left I got an amazing email from our relator Kim.  There is a house listed in Matt and Katie's neighborhood for a really good price.  Katie and I went on a walk through the neighborhood on Sunday, to scope out where it is, and we walked through an even bigger house further down the street that is going for $315.  The house that we are really excited about is the big house that we have been looking at.  We are going to go look at Sunday, to see if we like it on the inside.  At this point Tyler and I were planning on waiting until summer to try and move, but we'll see if this ends up working out for us.  Right now it is all about the numbers for us.  We are being very diligent about writing out a budget together, and making sure that we stick to it.  God is providing for us, and with out him there is now way that we would be making it month to month, and we aren't even being rent right now.  I am constantly amazed that we survived in Orange County last year.  I really don't know how we did it.

We are very excited about going home for holidays, and can't wait to see my parents for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.  It might be our last year home, since next year hopefully we'll have a home!! :D

Tyler just has one thing to share with every one: God is good!!