December is getting away

Every single day I think about blogging. And every day I seem to be too darn busy! Geez, it isn't like we are moving across the world or something, right? Oh, wait. Maybe we are! So, what is the latest news, you ask? Well, we decided not to ship our household goods. We get a nice little cash out for not shipping it all. I love going through everything and ridding ourselves of the "stuff" we don't need. We still don't have a firm date yet, but all of my paperwork is in. It is just time to hurry up and wait...

We have had a couple of snow storms. Emmett couldn't care less if the temperature reaches the teens. He wants to be outside ALL the time. He loves to help daddy shovel snow.

Augi enjoys a little outdoor time herself. As long as she isn't required to wear socks! We made our first snowman of the season. He is still hanging out, but he has melted quite a bit.

We ventured out last week to see the lights at the park. We had already driven through, so we decided to try walking this night. I have to say, sitting in a cozy warm car is a much nicer way to do it!

Zion and India will set up camp at our place as soon as we move. In the meantime, they came by for a little play date while auntie Lester got some shopping done.

We had our annual big family Christmas party this weekend. It was really the best one yet. Auntie Luanna and Auntie Lisa organized a fun gingerbread house decorating contest. It was great fun and we won 2nd place!

It felt strange to think that we will be gone for at least 2 years. I actually have in my mind that we will be gone for at least 4. Shhhh. Don't tell Chris.

Speaking of Chris, we will be celebrating his big 4-0 day after tomorrow. I thought of planning a big surprise bash, but he isn't really that kind of guy. So, we will just have a quiet dinner at home. I scanned a bunch of his childhood pics. Here are a few for fun:

I love this video of Emmett. He was trying to take a little nap in Augi's little doll bed. Her elf has been sleeping here this month. Em thought it looked pretty comfortable.

Well, that is all I have for now. I'll try not to wait so long next time!