2015 :: week 48

November 22

Will got sick in the night so the kids and I stayed home from church on Sunday. He was fine and never displayed any other symptoms of being ill, but I didn't want to spread a bug if we had one. Luckily no one else got sick, but the day felt very long. We did lots of building with legos. These are three creatures that Will built (we've also been watching a lot of Wild Kratts lately).

November 23

The battery in our KIA died Saturday night and we (really Anthony) didn't have time to work on it until Monday. We jumped it, and it drove around fine, but then wouldn't start again. We bought and installed a new battery and it has driven just fine since. This KIA has been such a great car for us. Sidenote: Lauren calls it our IKEA and thinks we bought it at the IKEA store. It drives Will crazy when she says this and he corrects her every single time she brings it up.

November 24

Tuesday nights Anthony does interviews at the church, but this was the first Tuesday since he's been the bishop that he was actually in town to do them. I texted this picture to him of the four of us sharing 1.5 couch cushions while he was gone. Our house is much too big most of the time.

November 25

We went to the school playground with Will's buddy Soren, his mom and sister on Wednesday afternoon. There was no school Wednesday through Friday and the forecast looked bleak during that time so we took advantage of the lack of rain and went outdoors. Will really enjoys playing with Soren. It is really exciting for him to have a friend that lives just around the corner from us!
 

November 26

We celebrated Thanksgiving with a group of friends from our ward. The group size was in constant flux so we decided to have it at the church. It was one of the tastiest Thanksgivings ever. Anthony decided it was because we each only prepared 2 dishes we could really bring our "A" games.
 

November 27

Friday was one of the most relaxing and peaceful days we've had in a very long time. I felt so happy and full of gratitude for my sweet little family and the life we share. After dinner Will and Anthony quizzed themselves. Will continues to rock the state quizzes on Sporkle. He really likes to challenge himself. Earlier in the day he made dots on a piece of paper just to see how high he could count. He stopped well into the 200s when some friends stopped by to say hi, but I'm pretty sure he would have continued if he hadn't been interrupted.
 

November 28

We picked out our Christmas tree at Costco and it the biggest tree we have ever had. We had a busy day attending another baptism, an actual date for Anthony and me (and Elliott), and other church responsibilities. Hopefully we can decorate tomorrow!