House work

We recently decided to replace the old/rotten wood shingle siding on the front and side of our house with composite vertical siding. Using my birthday gift from Grandma and Nannie, we were able to get it done! We did the painting ourselves. It looks so great! Now if we could only get rid of that new vine-type plant the association planted. :)

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AFTER:

We had a very lovely week off from school for Thanksgiving. And now the house is decorated for Christmas!

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, Jon worked (and I helped) on lofting Lucy's bed. We recently bought the bed from friends who were moving; it's the top bunk to their bunk bed, but we were just using it as a twin bed on the floor. Since it was part of a bunk, though, it already had the ladder, railing, and holes/pegs in the bottom of the legs to make lofting it easier. I looooove it. Now there's more space in the children's room for playing, and we even added that little triangle desk space so Lucy has somewhere to color and draw. 

Pictures for Nannie

Some pictures

Our final trip to Disneyland using our annual passes:

Nate worked up the courage to go on a kids' roller coaster (Goofy's Flight School) and was so proud of himself. He went twice.

Lucy's baptism

When Nate was baptized two years ago, Lucy began asking, "When can I get bath-tized?" We told her we would love for her to be baptized and would keep talking about it. The Bible tells us that baptism is not what saves us--it isn't a requirement for going to heaven. It's a public declaration that we believe in Jesus and desire to obey Him. Once we felt Lucy understood that, we said yes she could be baptized. 

Last Sunday was the day! She wanted her Grampy Ray to baptize her. She answered his questions before the church (I especially loved when he asked how the church could pray for her and she said, "That I would obey my parents.").

This boy

This boy is funny, wild, cute, sweet, happy. This boy still loves cars. This boy is 5 today.

Hi Nannie

Me... in an empty car:

I got to babysit my favorite baby (Amelia):

A knight, a pumpkin, and Moses:

The CSA table I do at the school's Harvest Faire:

Hello

Ten points if you can figure out what I went to a Halloween party as: