Thanksgiving Fun

It has been so great to have Adam home since Wednesday mid-day! On Thanksgiving morning, we ran in a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot (4.1 mile) hosted by the Corpus Christi Road Runners. Adam was kind enough to TROT next to me for the entire race as I tried to chase down an 11 year old girl who ran the whole thing in front of me! I accomplished my goal though- I ran the whole thing and ran at about a 10 minute mile pace! Not fast... but for a girl who hates to run... respectable????











Just a little proof!!

Yesterday we had the awesome experience of having our family picture taken by Amber Bright! You can get a sneak peek at our pictures--go to www.AmberBrightPhotography.com & then click on blog!!! Amber is amazing and I would highly recommend her! What do you think? We can hardly wait to get all the proofs! I think Adam sat and looked at all the pictures today over and over and over! It's fun to see our family growing! (The last time we had a family picture taken, Cooper was 3 months old- he's going to be 7 in May!)

On another note, we are getting our house boxed up and ready to go. Bookshelves are empty, leather furniture is fully Saran Wrapped, and 1 closet is emptied out! We're getting there! One week from now, all my stuff will be loaded on a moving truck. It's crazy to think about!

A Cow Hand Breakfast

Saturday morning we decided to do something truely TEXAN... so we, along with our friends the Christensen's and the Knudsen's, drove out to Kingsville TX to King Ranch to attend their Annual Cow Hand Breakfast. It was a hardy breakfast of eggs, sausage, refried beans, tortillas, salsa, and biscuits and gravy. Very delicious. We decided, however, that to eat like a cow hand, you really then need to go out and work like one! The kids had a lot of fun watching calf roping, branding demonstrations, weaving, country cookin, and exploring the Texas Rangers furs and guns! The Fire Department on hand also allowed the kids to explore their truck, which they all thought was quite fantastic. You can view all our pictures from the day here.

Gabriella

Emma wants to be Gabriella. She has asked Santa for the Gabriella Barbie and the Gabriella Dress. She asks me to sing Troy's part when we listen to the songs. At the park the other day, we had to sing "Can I Have This Dance" and dance around, acting it out. Here is a taste of what I listen to DAILY in the car~

Westford Massachusetts

It's finally official! Our lease in Mass has been signed and a move in date of January 3rd has been set! We are excited to move in to this great community! You can see the town website here and the school website here. Here are a few pictures of our new place...






I haven't been there yet, but I trust Adam's judgement! He says the neighborhood is really nice and the home is on a Cul-de-Sac. This home is smaller than our current home, but it does have an unfinished basement, so we're hoping it will all even out in the end! What do you think? Can you picture our family here?

On my list today

1. Get the kids up and off to school, without any angry words- check
2. Go Jogging- check
3. Shower-
4. Finish sorting and organizing kids toys and get them in boxes to move-


We are loading up the moving truck on Saturday, Dec 6th, leaving Corpus on Monday, Dec 8th. Then the kids and I will drive to Utah to stay with family and friends for the holiday. The kids can't wait to spend Christmas in Utah!!

5. Worry about our move- check (We have signed a lease for a home in Westford, MA, paid our first and last months rent plus a security deposit equal to one months rent, but the owners have not signed it yet!!! It's been two days!!! We received an offer to lease our home here in Corpus yesterday!!! Great news, I know! My agent called this morning to tell me she was expecting their application today, but their agent told mine that our potential "tenants" are working on their credit and have been living with their parents. Once my rental agreement in MA is finalized, I will post some pictures.)

6. Tease Adam about the new dress and shoes I bought for his company party next month- check Here's a little tease of what he can expect...



7. Like a crazy teenager, I plan to meet many other crazy ladies for dinner at 9pm, followed by-



Here are a few picture highlights from my househunting trip to Boston and Philadelphia-

Autumn leaves


Holly


Independence Hall in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was argued over and finally approved


The Liberty Bell

Picture Tag

Amber tagged me- It's picture tag. I am to show you the 4th picture from the 4th file on my computer... so...



This is a picture of Emma this last summer at the Harte Library in Flour Bluff, TX. She was really in to Clifford books and by the look on her face, she thought this particular book was amazing!

I tag Nicole, Taryn, Carly, and Rochelle.

Where in the World is...

This weekend has been crazy and busy and I feel like our family is spread out all over the place! My parents flew in to TX on Friday afternoon at 1:00. We hung out at the airport and talked for a litte while and then they left in my car with Emma for my house, while I stayed at the airport. My plane left at 2:30, connected through Houston, then on to Philadelphia. Adam was waiting for me when I arrived at 10pm- he had just driven up from Washington DC where he had been training all week. We loaded up in the rental car and drove to Boston! We checked in to our hotel there at 4am, grateful that the hotel was VERY comfortable! (I'll post pics when I get back home) We were up at 8:30 to get ready and meet a Realtor by 10am. By the time we finished seeing houses and meeting Realtors at about 3:30, our heads were swimming!! We went back to the hotel to nap before meeting some friends for dinner. Sunday brought church in the area we thought we wanted to live in, but after talking with many people there, our minds have shifted slightly. So we drove up to another church building where we might attend and had the blessing of seeing our old Bishop, from when we lived here before. On our way out of town, we drove though some other areas we had considered living in- very beautiful... all of it! If you have never been to the Boston area, you should really consider going. Tons to do and very beautiful! Anyway, we drove from Boston back to Adams apartment in Exton, PA (outside of Philadelphia) and made it here by about 10:30pm.
I dropped Adam off at work this morning and now I'm supposed to be getting ready to go over and have lunch at his office and meet his boss and co-workers! For some reason I feel nervous about this so I'm stalling by blogging! Now that I've given our travel log, we did find an amazing house that we would love to live in. Please pray someone will rent out my house in TX!!