New Car

We have been wanting a new car for a while because the gas we were using in our truck was costing as much as a car payment. We have been wanting an xB ever since they came out in 2004... so we got one and we love it. Our really good friend Rich wanted to buy back the truck that we bought from him almost 2 years ago, so it worked out great. He is involved in almost all of our car sales and purchases though. Before we bought the truck from him, he sold our Lexus for us. And before that, he bought our Jeep from us. He is always helping us out.
The guy we bought the xB from said it was getting 38 mpg in the city. And it only cost us $15 in gas to drive back to Snowflake from Mesa. Much better than $40 each way in our truck. Plus it is really roomy inside. It's a 2006, the last year they made that body style and we don't like the new ones.


More news:
-Congrats to Emma & Brennik on getting married!!!
-I am working again for the same family.
-Halloween is coming up and Halle is excited to be Snow White. :)

PICTURES!!!

I finally got all of our pictures from the end of July until now into our Picasa account!
I have a little more time this week because I haven't been working. The baby I usually watch 3 days a week is at home with her dad because he is out of work and trying to find something else. So I have no idea when they will need me again... kinda weird.
I posted a lot of cute pictures of Halle, like camping and playing and stuff. So check them out!

August 2008

September 2008

October 2008

Today I made a "Halloween Cheese Pizza" for Halle's lunch from a recipe I found on BettyCrocker.com. http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/recipe.aspx?recipeID=35909
I was surprised that it actually turned out kinda cute. I have been baking a lot more lately and trying to learn to make things I didn't know how to make before. This week I also made cinnamon rolls and Italian herb & cheese bread both from scratch. The cinnamon rolls were a HUGE hit with the whole family. :)

Hooray for new computers

My parents got a new computer! So new pictures will be coming soon!
And in a couple weeks we will have pictures from Emma & Brennik's wedding reception (10/17-18) too.

We still don't have our computer connected to the internet or anything because we don't know how long we will be staying with my parents. But our house in Gilbert is almost finished. Emma & Brennik will be living in it until they buy a house. Then it will be ready to rent and we will start looking for our own place up here. We originally planned to eventually move to Show Low, but that was before Jason found a job in Snowflake. So we will probably try to stay somewhat close to his job for now.

Everything is still going great. We are enjoying our jobs and the cool weather. I am deathly afraid of winter but trying not to think about it too much and just enjoy the 70-80 degree days while they last.

Halle did the sweetest thing!

On Monday night we had tostadas and Halle was eating refried beans. After everyone finished, Halle was in the bedroom watching a movie and wanted more beans so I got some and handed the bowl to her. Then she folded her arms and said "Say prayer again." I said, "You want to say prayer again?" And she said "Yeah", still folding her arms. So we knelt down by the bed and I said a short blessing on the beans and she repeated the words.