Playing Catch-up

We have been keeping pretty busy here lately. We have been spending a lot of time going out with missionaries, Dave’s been working, and we are moving into a new house tomorrow. We have been fixing it up and cleaning it for over a week! Last month the apartment office said we would have to sign a new lease or pay a bunch extra every month and since we are only going to be living in Oklahoma til February we didn’t like either of those options very much, so I sent an email to my RS Pres that just asked if she by chance new of anyone who was leasing out a home for such a short period of time, I knew the chances were slim to NONE. We didn’t know but her and her husband buys and rent houses and they had just put offers on a few more, and that is why we have been working our hinnies off on cleaning this new place. They are going to be working on it while we are living in it so they gave us a really, really good deal! We are excited!!

This Monday David and Aaron are driving up to Alabama for a couple days; it’s also our THIRD YEAR anniversary on Monday, I cant believe it!! Owen and I will have to have a little celebration!

Next week we are flying home to Idaho for 4 whole weeks! I am so excited to see everyone and actually have time to see everyone! My sister is getting married the day we fly to Idaho and I am so nervous that something will go wrong with our flights and we will be late or miss it L I am the one marrying them so the wedding will not be much without me.. Oh, I love when things revolve around me, kidding, I’m quite nervous!!

Owen has been an out of control toddler lately. He just wants to do so much and do it all by himself, its bittersweet. When you ask him a question that he isn’t sure about he shrugs his shoulders and lifts his hands up like “I don’t know?!” It is so cute!

He loves to climb on EVERYTHING; his favorite is getting up on the table. It makes me so nervous. I most of the time have to stick the chairs on the table and I hate doing that too! Owen will lock the dishwasher, start it, unlock it, open the door, climb on the door, slid out the bottom basket, and then stick stuff in it/ pull stuff out. By the way, it’s NOT OK with me if he climbs on the table and dishwasher ;)

Owen watched Dave open a DVD case the other day and has been opening the DVD and PS3 cases all day today, the little things make me so proud.

Owen really loves to throw all his many balls but he especially loves his football and big green bouncy ball

A couple weeks ago we went to the Christmas tree lighting in Lawton, and they had a parade, and we walked through the park and looked at all the lights and I think Owen enjoyed it!

For Thanksgiving we went to the city and spent it with the Christensen’s, it was a great holiday! We (as in most everybody but I) played dodge ball and ate lots of pie, and deep fried turkey, and sweet potatoes! Yumm!!

The next day we headed back up to the city and spent the day at the zoo, all the big animals were out and running around and hanging out by the glass so we got a lot of great views! Every time we go to see the gorillas/chimpanzees/monkeys/orangutans, Owen gets a little nervous when they run up to the window to see us, it’s actually quite hilarious. After the zoo we went downtown to the Christmas tree lighting and walked around to see the lights and decorations, we went and saw the ice rink they open up in the myriad gardens, we went inside the new Devon Energy building, and rode the water taxis in brick town, we even got to see the fireworks from the water parade they had on the river! Kim and a few of her kids came and met us there, I love spending time with them, they are so great!