Friday, November 7, 2008

The Last Few Weeks

Sorry, I know it's been a while since our last post. We've been keeping busy. Chris is working and doesn't get home till about 6:30 - 7:00pm. When I'm not watching the kids, I'm either out shopping or reading. The Centerville Canyon Ward Relief Society Book Club has been reading the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers. Surprise, surprise! When I heard that they have a book club, my immediate thought was, "It's Utah. They're probably reading books written by church leaders." Especially, since majority of the members are senior citizens. (The ward boundaries were recently expanded so it would include younger families.) So, I was surprised to learn that they're reading Twilight. A sister who is a fan of the series was nice enough to lend me her copies so I can catch up. I'm enjoying the books so far. I'm currently reading the 2nd book, New Moon.

Kaleigh went Trick or Treating for the first time this Halloween. She went with Esther and Yan. Kaleigh and Esther were fairy princesses and Yan was Prince Charming. Before we left NY my mom bought Kaleigh the fairy costume. She thought it was cute and bought Esther one too. Jacob was a cowboy. He didn't like his cowboy hat at all. Kaleigh had a lot of fun and got too much candy for a 3 year old. Amazingly though, we put the candy away when we got home and she has forgotton about it. We also carved some pumpkins and made some cute Jack O'Lanterns. The house we are currently calling home is located in a cul-de-sac. On Halloween the neighbors lit a few fires in the circle and we roasted hot dogs.








We will be moving into our apartment in West Jordan by the end of this month. So far we've gone furniture hunting 2 times. We said that we were gonna get our furniture from Deseret Industries (DI) but we couldn not resist going to IKEA. We have never been to IKEA before and we love it. They have nice stuff for reason able prices. We already decided to get a couch, entertainment center, bookshelves, Kaleigh's bed and dresser at IKEA. They have a lot of cute stuff in the children's department. We are also really adamant about getting a red couch. We don't know why but we have to get a red couch!!



We saw our first snow in Utah this past Wednesday. The mountains are so beautiful when they're covered with snow! I took some pictures, but they're from the inside of a car while driving, so they don't do the mountains justice.



Also on Wednesday, I noticed that Jacob is finally getting some teeth. He's got 2 teeth coming out on the bottom. Jacob is now 8 months and is becoming a bit of trouble maker. He's cruising and climbing. The other day I turned my back for 2 minutes and he was gone. I found him in the bathroom splashing water in the toilet.

Peace, Out!
-Patricia

5 comments:

Bex said...

Hahaha ewww... Jacob splashing toilet water >p Yuck!
It's cute how he was a cowboy. And the red couch.. It prob looks cool and brings life into the room and you are red! It'll match you! haha. Like the red toyota matrix car.. it was so you! So what kind of candy was given out?

Da said...

Cute outfits!! They look so adorable!! keep up the post so we can see how you guys are doing over in Utah.

Mel said...

You don't know how excited I am that you guys are moving to West Jordan!!! I'm going to come visit you guys when we visit my in-laws (whenever that is). We'll shop til we drop at Jordan Landing and watch movies. lol.. I love the kids' halloween costumes!! I can't believe Kaleigh forgot all about her candy! She never forgot the lollipop I gave her! I have a friend who allows her daughter to keep her choice of 10 pieces of candy, and will exchange the remaining candy for a small toy or book. And it really works for her! Wonder if that will work for you guys in the future. I'm definitely going to try that.
Anyway, I love IKEA too. you guys are lucky that they just built that there a year ago. They've got such cheap affordable stuff. Well anyway wish u guys the best!! We miss you all!!

cherry said...

Ho Pun Yow! wow, it's amazing how fast Jacob grows..he looks so cute and adorable on his cowboy dress and i love the picture of him riding the small bike outside the house..and i bet Kaleigh had so much fun trick or treating...hahha..she forgot the candies?! they just want to have fun mommy and it was in deed fun, Becky was right--Halloween is "Children's Day"!

I really love that mountain view Patty cake..it's gorgeous. I'm happy that you are now able to apply your skill in photography...keep it up! I miss you a lot. .love you!!!

cherry said...

I think you should use a professional camera to enhance your skill.Do you want to buy my Nikon D50? i want to buy a Cannon...hehehehe...only if the budget will allow...maybe 2020? hahaha..