Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Burley at my parent's. My brother Erick, his wife Audra, cute baby Myelle, grandparents, Uncle Steve, Aunt Peggy, my fav cousin Steph, her husband Jake and their too cute baby Mason were in attendance. It was nice to be amongst family for this holiday. While we have loved spending Thanksgiving with friends, there is something about being with your family. The food was delicious and of course we ate way to much. The boys loved hanging out at Grandma's and being spoiled. Alex created his own Turkey bowl and thus his day was complete -- thank you Uncle Steve for hanging in there. Zach in all his craftiness mad place cards for everyone. He made turkeys and glued "red and blue fedders" on the back of each turkey and wrote everyones name. He already has big plans for Christmas. I have no idea where this Martha Stewart personality is coming from!!!

I couldn't decide which pictures to post so I made a couple of collages. The contraption Alex is blowing into is a Marshmallow shooter -- Aunt Peggy things of everything. Grandpa Wood enjoyed the Packers game along with his fellow cheese heads. Syd made everyone smile with her cute pigtails. Cris and I? We are thankful to have the move complete and to be for the most part settled. We are also very thankful to be blessed with family and friends whom we love dearly and for the knowledge of the gospel.

SNOW!!

We had our first snow fall in Boise on Tuesday. Needless to say the boys were thrilled. Syd didn't quite know what to think so she was running around outside barefoot touching her now damp hair. The snow definitely set the tone for the upcoming holiday season. True to what we had heard, the snow quickly melted away. We are off to Grandma and Grandpa Wood's to celebrate Thanksgiving. We haven't had Thanksgiving with the family in a long time so it will be nice. We hope everyone has a fantastic day.

Hello Hello

We have joined the Blogging world. We love reading others and decided to join in the fun. Also, we thought it would be a great way to keep in touch with all of our fabulous friends and family in Arizona. Special thanks to Kennedy Coley who helped us set up a blog. Click the link on the side to check out her creation.

We arrived in Boise Tues, Nov 6th. After a few long nights we pretty much have our home settled (special thanks to Grandma Wood for helping unpack). It is a cute home in Southwest Boise and the boys said it would do. We are living here temporarily until we find the "perfect" home to purchase.

Alex started school at Desert Sage. Desert Sage my AZ friends may ask? Yep! Same name as his AZ school just different mascot. He is now a coyote. Funny coincidence! He is enjoying his class and finally enjoyed recess today.

Zach started preschool with Ms. Brandi and is happy to be the only boy on campus. He loves is class and wants to go everyday, but only gets to go on Tues and Thurs. He was a little disappointed that there wasn't a large purple dinosaur on the wall like he had a Ms. Carrie's preschool. He finally decided it is okay to wear a jacket. It has been a little chilly with a high of 50 and a few days with rain.

Syd is doing well although she is definitely heading for the terrible... I mean terrific twos! She has climbed out of her crib a couple of times and refuses to sit in the shopping cart which makes grocery shopping even that much more enjoyable. She still works hard to keep up with her brothers and loves to be in the middle of everything.

Cris is off on his weekly road trip to Idaho Falls. Since he is now doing sales he travels once a week to eastern Idaho to drum up some new business. This new position is quite a change from the corporate days in Phoenix and we are all adjusting to his new schedule. But overall it will work just fine.

Me! Well I have been busy organizing the home and realizing have way to much stuff. Well I am certainly not a hoarder but it is amazing how much you accumulate after 11 years of marriage. It has also been great to reconnect with old friends and family who live in the Boise area. Oh, and I run the twice daily taxi to Alex's school. No bus service for him. But too far and cold to allow him to go off on his own. I don't mind, but Syd vs car seat vs Mom is getting old. I am also navigating my way around this city. Haven't gotten lost yet, but stay tuned. Here are some recent pics of the family and our home. Drop us a note and if you are in town drop by!

Home is where you hang your hat

Here are some pics of our home in southwest Boise. It is a cute home in a quiet neighborhood. It has 4 bedrooms. Three upstairs along with a bonus/play room. Downstairs has the open kitchen and family room with master, half bath and laundry room. It feels good to finally have everything somewhat in place. And to think we get to do it all again in six months!

For Love of the Game

In mid October we made a quick trip to Indiana to visit family, friends and of course attend a Notre Dame football game. While we didn't win the game (big surprise in our 1 and whatever season) we certainly had a blast. We were able to spend some time with David, Michelle and their two boys as well as Gpa Don, Andrew and his family. We left Syd in AZ with some friends which made the trip a lot less complicated. We spent a day in downtown Chicago. The boys loved being on top of the world in the Sears Tower.

Happy Halloween

Thank goodness we had two knights in shining armour and an ardorable cowgirl to protect us from ghosts and goblins. The kids had a great time trick or treating. Syd loved getting candy. She wanted to hold all of it in her two hands and would get very upset when she dropped some.