Well life has gotten a little crazy on me lately! I'm not complaining at all though, it's been wonderful! I unfortunately wasn't a great picture taker during our recent adventures, in fact.. I'm a little dissapointed in myself because this is literally all of the pictures I took! But believe me, we've had some fun.
We went to the park the day before we left, and Brenna and Eliza showed up in the exact same shirt! Cute! We didn't even know they owned matching clothes!
Brenna really wanted to put on her own pj bottoms the other day, so I gave them too her and left the room. She walked in about 10 minutes later, obviously proud of herself for doing such a good job... I laughed right out loud for a good long while... both her legs and her waist are through one leg hole... she's becoming miss independent!
Brenna and I were able to go up to Canada for a week to be with my family. My mom wanted to see us for her birthday, and it is probably our last trip up there before Brenna turns 2 and we have to pay for her separately, so we jumped at the chance to go. We had a quick trip of just a week, but since we will see them again in just 3 more weeks, it's ok. We were very busy in Canada most of the time, but were able to throughly enjoy spending time with loved ones. My brother even made it up from Idaho where he goes to school, so we were ALMOST a complete family for a few days. Jessica and Jeremy would have made it whole. 
So while in Canada I got to help for the first time in my mom's annual sister/mother chocolate making marathon. They do it every year, but I have never been involved. It was really neat to see how it's all done and to get to know some cousins better who were there who I haven't seen in a while. I also got to take home lots of yummy chocolates, which is exciting.
We were busy with chocolate stuff most of the time I was home, but on the last day my mom and I were able to sneak away for a couple of hours to see "New Moon". It was definitely a nice treat. *Thanks so much to Devin for volunteering to babysit Brenna so we could go!*
Grandma let Brenna color on her book, but she just couldn't get the right angle! I was laughing as she tried position after position. I guess we need to get her an art table!
So the day I got home I enjoyed a few hours relaxing with my hubby, and then at 2 AM I got to go pick up my sister who drove up (in a carpool) for Thanksgiving! We had her and her friend Shelby here for the holidays. I love it when she gets to come visit, and had a blast hanging out with her. Jeremy's brother and his wife also made it up from BYU, so we had tons of family around to celebrate with. We enjoyed a few days of no work/schedule craziness with family.
This morning Jessica went home and I realized how quiet it usually is here! I am a person who enjoys a quiet life... I don't like a lot of noise, and prefer a small group to a big one, and I have to admit, a part of me is excited for the upcoming week just to sink back into a nice, quiet routine. BUT that doesn't mean a little noise and chaos every once in a while isn't a good thing, and I loved the last few weeks! Now we have to buckle down and work hard (Jeremy) and get ready for Christmas! Can't believe it's almost here! Gotta love the holidays! :)
