Black Friday

Yes, Reed and I were crazy and went shopping on Black Friday. Patrick slept at Grandma's house and we got up and tackled Walmart at 5am. But we did it for our child! We got him some blocks for Christmas, and then we found a couple other great deals. We got a Black and Decker cordless drill for $25. (Reed still doesn't really know why I wanted this doorbuster so badly, but I told him we would use it a lot in our house. We don't need to pay Home Depot to install our blinds when we can do it ourselves!)

Then we went to Ultimate Electronics to look a new camera and a washer and dryer. I had found a great deal in the Home Depot ad for a Maytag pair, and I was going to see if Ultimate would price match since we were there. Then the guy who was helping us wanted to show us some others that were better efficiency than the pair in the ad. I was a little hesitant at first because I wanted to stay in budget, but we found a great GE pair that is energy efficient and just below the pair we originally wanted, and with the water rebates, they were only $50 more, so we went with those. Most of our time at Ultimate was spent standing/sitting in line, but we still had a good time.

We also got a new camera which is a great upgrade for us. The pictures look great (see last post). There will probably be many more pictures on our blog now, and we can now share video with sound! So I will try to capture Patrick gabbering away and post it.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was nice and low-key this year. We went to the zoo with Aunt Amy and Uncle Marco. It was a pleasant 65 degrees and very sunny. Patrick had a great time at the zoo, as he always does. Then we picked up the food we had made and went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for dinner. Everything was tasty, of course.

Here is Patrick while he is feeding bread to Amy's dog, Jed. He was laughing hysterically.





Friday night we went to downtown Littleton where they turn on all the lights as Santa comes down the street and then they light the big tree. Patrick was well bundled up.

He LOVED looking at the lights and kept saying, "wow."

Dude

Patrick totally said "dude" this morning, but I can't get him to say it again.

Peoria Ward

Our new ward is the Peoria Ward, and so far we are really enjoying it. The ward is large and seems to have A LOT of missionary work. We have been attending there for about a month now, and they told us they weren't going to request our records until we were officially moved in. Then we got a phone call for an "interview." Apparently they decided we were such a hot deal they were going to request our records anyway! So we both have a calling in a ward that we haven't moved in to yet. Reed has been called as the Young Men's Secretary, which we both think he will really enjoy. I apparently didn't do a good enough job in my last calling, because I have once again been called to teach the 8-9 year olds in Primary! I really do enjoy Primary though, and it will give me the chance to perfect this calling and I have some good ideas for the second time around.

Patrick loves our new ward and has made many friends. He usually escapes to another pew for at least a few minutes during Sacrament meeting. He doesn't know what a stranger is and will go to anyone anytime. He doesn't really notice or care if Reed or I are there or not! Six weeks until nursery! We are counting down!

Waiting is the Name of the Game

For some reason, our closing process is taking longer than normal. We were supposed to close on November 16, but now we have not heard of our new closing date yet. Our mortgage broker is very nice, but the problem lies with some lady in Connecticut who never returns phone calls and is sitting on our file. So maybe next week, maybe not . . . all we can do is wait.

Meanwhile, Patrick is working on his molars. They look incredibly painful, and I believe this accounts for the runny nose, puddles of drools, and generally cranking baby. He is happy for about an hour in the morning and that is about it right now. I'm glad he is getting all of them at the same time so we can have this over quickly.

Our Thanksgiving plans include going to the zoo, having dinner with family, watching some football, attempting to nap if Patrick lets us, and formulating a strategic plan for Black Friday. We actually have cash this year, and many a great deal that we plan to take advantage of!

I LOVE KOHL'S

If anyone has not discovered the wonderfulness that is Kohl's, you must try it this holiday season. Everything is always on sale! We totally scored tonight. Reed and I BOTH got two shirts and one pair of pants, PLUS these super cute jammies for Patrick for . . . $100! Everything we got was on 30$-60% off, plus we used our Kohl's card and got an extra 15% off, and I had a $10 Kohl's cash. Awesome!

These jammies are so cute on Patrick. There is even a "cape" in the back. He was really tired until we put them on him, then we was a little ball of energy!

Tuesdays with Patrick

Still Waiting . . .

We are still waiting on the house. We are still in underwriting, trying to get all the papers the bank requests, etc. Of course it is hard waiting when we just want to move in!

On the up side, I have been working a TON the last three weeks. So far I made $706.50 in one check, and it looks like the next check will be about the same! That's not bad for one month. Patrick has been moderately patient as I work on the computer all day long. This is the last really busy week, though, and then we can get back to a normal routine.

Everything else is going great. We are still healthy and plugging along!

Halloween

Our Halloween was fun, but not too eventful, thankfully. Patrick was a tiger, I was the safari hunter, and Reed my Indian safari guide. We made popcorn balls for our ward trunk or treat. We went to our new ward, and we weren't sure it was our ward at first because we didn't recognized anyone, but we managed to meet some new people.

Snow in October!

Not really unusual, but we have had quite a storm yesterday and today. So far we have about 15 inches, and it is really windy, so there are lots of drifts. But we don't have anywhere to go, we still have electricity, so we are warm and cozy watching the snow!

This was Patrick's first time playing in the snow since he could walk and be aware of what snow is. We spent more time bundling him up that actually playing in the snow, but that's okay!




He touched the snow for a bit, but he wouldn't leave his gloves on, so it was really cold!


Daddy let him eat the snow, but he didn't like it very much.


This is our patio. Most of it is drifted, but the corner is taller than Patrick!