We got presents from Britany, Nathan's sister who had our names for Christmas this year. We haven't cheated and opened them yet, though it's tempting! I mean... who would know...? :) We do get to open one on the first of December though. That should hold us over for a while. Oh and the Mickey figurines were part of the package!
Yuki and my Thanksgiving feast! She came over at noon and we cooked til a little past seven. She was such a big help! I couldn't have done it without her. We had a really good time with our temporary family: Chris and Yuki and the Elders Conover and Roe. The missionaries came over again the next day for turkey sandwich lunches! Then the Scotts came over again for dinner on Saturday.... and we STILL have leftovers haha. Oh and you might be wondering where the turkey is on the table. It's by the red cranberry sauce (two turkey joints, not a whole bird). And the ham is what looks like two loaves of bread in front of the mustard. Anyway, Thanksgiving was officially a success! Yay! And look at our cute napkins :) :)
Today was fun. After church (which was EXHAUSTING.... I went from 2 good boys last week to 8 little kiddies who LOVE to talk, bless 'em) our new best friends came over for a few hours. Thomas and Joshua Camacho, 8 and 10, came and played PS3 and ate mac and cheese. They're sweet boys, though they do have their rowdy moments. But honestly, you'll be frustrated for about ten minutes, and then they're behaving and you completely forget they were ever hitting each other and fighting over what game to play. It's like in "Into the Woods", where the witch first sings about how "children won't listen", then at the end of the play she sings about how tehy really do listen. In primary Joshua will get in trouble for whatever reason, then two seconds later he's giving amazing answers about stories from the scriptures he remembers. Really good kids. And it showed me what a good daddy Nathan's going to be. He handled them really well! I think I'm better with babies, but he's definately better with older kids.
I won't make this another long post, so cheers!
2 comments:
So glad your Thanksgiving went so well. You are quite the hostess (and I don't mean a Twinkie).
Parenting definately requires teamwork. As you know Mom and I each have our strengths. Even sometimes it will be a tag team wrestling match. Be consistant and always look for the good.
Love & Hugs,
Daddy (aka Baggy-eyed Brady)
Yum! It warms my heart to know you carry family traditions with you wherever you go. Everything looked fabulous and filling. I think it's neat that you are discovering the inner workings of the young mind and how different personalities interact. All good experience for your own someday. You'll be an amazing mamma, I'm sure. Keep everything in perspective, realize that time changes things, and love them, love them, love them.
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