This is the perfect picture, except that I didn't turn it, because this is usually how Brian looked over Thanksgiving. One of the kids were usually jumping on his back.
Brian and Jessica
It’s hard to believe that it’s December already…the Christmas decorations in the apartment are a helpful reminder, but it seems crazy that 2010 is almost in the books! The beginning of the month was low key and involved lots of football (real and fantasy), work, and different projects here and there. Brian now realizes how cold the apartment can get during the winter months and we’ve been getting good use of the space heater and electric mattress pad. Now before people comment on the fact that we live in California, I just want to remind those of you who were in here in May of the baseball game. And considering it’s been getting down into the 30’s at night, the lack of insulation, single pane windows, and extremely inefficient heat makes it pretty darn cold inside… Anyway, I got Brian some slippers so at least now his feet are warm!
The highlight of the month was our trip to Boise for Thanksgiving. I had so much fun getting to know at least part of the Sawyer clan better and it was the first Thanksgiving in several years that I have spent with family. Not only was the dinner fabulous, but I loved being with the kids, seeing some snow, getting a little black Friday shopping in, and attending a very entertaining production of “White Christmas” at the Boise Little Theater (entertaining probably not in the right way…I almost had to separate Brian and Christian during the show). We also got to be super crafty – Brian working on various projects with his dad and me discovering my inner craftiness making Christmas decorations. I could try to claim mad crafting skills, but it’s not too hard to do when you have custom made wood decorations available with experts helping you to design them! It was a really great time and we look forward to visiting with more of you in the future!
Now…time to do some Christmas shopping
Mom and Dad
After typical winter conditions it was comforting to hear that the Weavers made it home safely.
Dad has been making good use of his/Brian’s CNC. His is always on the lookout for new ideas. Mom has been excited that huge progress has been made on the deck.
We wish you all a month full of fun and laughter.
Love, Mom and Dad
Steve and Sharon
Thanksgiving came a week early for us this year. The girls came home when they had free time and one of them brought her bff Kai. We had turkey dinner, went to a dumb Harry Potter movie, and bowled. Then, as fast as they showed up, the kids were gone! We decided to go to Disneyland for Christmas vacation instead of doing the usual thing. It will be a good opportunity to soak in the 60-70 degree heat while standing in line for hours! And we will LIKE IT.....
Daddy ain't driving this time. We are going to fly down and meet Britt and Kai there. Kelly is going to be moving back home since she is taking all of her classes on-line now. She is hoping to get a job in town somewhere. We are excited to have someone else to do dishes....:)
Steve
Christian and Becky
I can't believe the year is nearly over. I don't know if I am ready for it or not. I guess it doesn't really matter since it will happen even if I am not ready. This month has been searching for work. Christian and I have been so busy trying to figure everything out. Thankfully I was blessed with a job rather quickly. And they let me start after Thanksgiving. I work for an online tax company out of Provo. It is a bit of a drive but so far they are great to work for and I can come in when it works for me so I can pretty much miss the rush hours and have some time at home too.
Christian is trying to figure out his Mr. Mom role. He has requested a moo moo for Christmas. Should I be worried? He is doing great though. He did say homework is no fun. The hard part is him feeling like he can do everything he needs to job search. He is trying hard though and we are working things out so we can both do what we need to do.
Thanksgiving was great. It started and ended with bad roads but the in between was great. We spent a whole we up in Boise. It was so awesome to see so much family. Christian was able to network a little at Boise State and see if they knew of anything and visit with some old friends. I got a lot a crafting in and had a great time hanging out with everyone. The kids of course had a great time and didn't know why we had to leave grandmas at all.
