Mike & Stacy: November 2008

11.30.2008

Pictures at the Temple

We went to the Houston Temple to take some pictures with our friends.

Decorating for Christmas

Setting up the Christmas tree!

Stephen is checking out the deals for Black Friday

We are painting Jack & Stephens room blue. Our friends gave us some bunkbeds so we will be setting up those next. Then we will move the crib into Christsia's room for Liberty. It is all coming together. The boy's were helping to tape the room....I think.

Thanksgiving Feast!

We had Thanksgiving with our friends the Donaldsons and the Sister Missionaries. It was soooo good. Then we played some games and ate pie...then more pie

11.25.2008

Pregnancy

For those of you asking........I caved and allowed a picture to be taken.
We took this today at my work. 3.5 weeks to go, and counting! :)

11.23.2008

Preschool Thanksgiving Feast!

We all went to the much anticipated

"Thanksgiving Feast" at the Preschool.

Ferry Boat Ride

Riding the Boliver Ferry near Galveston

Stephen's cut

Stephen fell onto the edge of our tile hearth! Poor guy

This picture is a day after the fact, it was cut to the bone

The good news is that he is mostly healed now.

Crystal Beach

Mike took the kids to Crystal Beach which just now

opened back up after the hurricane.

Here are some pictures of the wreckage

11.10.2008

8 Things About Mike

RULES
1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six "8" items

8 Favorite TV shows
1. Planet Earth (Discovery Channel)
2. CNN
3. Fox News
4. How it’s Made (Discovery Channel)
5. Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
6. Meerkat Manor (Discovery Channel)
7. Blue Planet (Discovery Channel)
8. LDS General Conference (BYU Channel)

8 Things I did Yesterday
1. Went to church
2. Passed out candy to the children @ church
3. Took a nap
4. Went to a missionary farewell
5. Edited the Hurricane Ike project video that I am working on
6. Stitched-up Stephens head. He cracked it open on our hearth.
7. Worried a great deal about Stephen.
8. I thought about how our Father in Heaven must feel when his children are in pain.

8 Things I look forward to
1. Kayaking
2. BMX Racing
3. Christmas
4. Tax-time
5. Liberty being born (December 22) and all the family coming to visit!
6. Seeing the Paugas
7. New Years Eve (big firework party @ friends house)
8. Returning to my Father in Heaven’s presents

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Waffle House
2. Fuddruckers
3. Peter Piper Pizza
4. Weinersnitzel
5. Arctic Circle Hamburgers
6. Cheddars
7. Dask’s Greek to Me
8. Murphy’s Deli

8 Things on my wish list
1. Finding a vocation in life
2. Getting out of debt in a year
3. This life being “rolled up as a scroll” sooner than later
4. A new van to fit our growing family
5. Getting a bigger fish tank
6. Having extra money so I can build some shelves for our growing food-store
7. Catch a big sailfin fish and have it stuffed
8. Learn how to sail

11.08.2008

Mikes Kayaking Adventures

Mike went kayaking at Aromond Bayou. Here are some of the things he saw.

5 different alligators (1 baby gator and 4 adult gators reaching 12 feet in length). All the adult gators were sun bathing. When Mike got closer to them they would jump in the water. One of the gators started thrashing around and scared Mike half to death. But, it was an "awesome 75-80 degree day in Houston, TX". Mike says he wouldn't trade it for the world and looks forward to meeting them again next month!