O Christmas Tree

We had the day before Thanksgiving off school so we took advantage of it and made a trip up to Calvin Crest. Most of the people we know up there have moved on so we said hello to the Gists and then went on a hike.

Most of the fall leaves were gone already but we found a few trees that still looked beautiful.

Sarah and Jonah at the Crestview campfire.

Hiking on the Shadow of the Giants.

After our hike we headed down to Sherwood and found our perfect Christmas tree!!

Jonah and Sarah cutting it down.

Getting our tree in the car was a bit tricky but we managed.

Sarah was cozy with the tree on the way home.

That night Jonah and I decorated the tree and house.

The first ornament!

This is our second Christmas since we've been married but since we were living with my parents last year this is the first time we've been able to decorate our own house and have our own tree!

Snugglers

Our kittens have turned out to be quite the pair of snugglers! Whenever they get a chance to sit in our laps they seize the opportunity.

Rosy taking a nap with Jonah.

Monty "helping" me paint.

The jam and the climb

A Few nights ago one of my long awaited hopes came true. Some friends of ours gathered with us in downtown Visalia for good jam session. Jesse and I played guitar while a few others rocked drums. It was pretty fun and mostly was just good getting together.

Preparing to rock.

My hand dissappears when i'm jamming.

Greg, Jesse, and I living the dream.

Then a few days after that even more of those long awaited hopes came true. We went bouldering with another couple we know from work. It was alot of fun to climb again and the weather could hot have been better for it.

Michelle working on a problem.

This was a good one we found when we noticed the chalk from previous climbers.

Michelle and Sam after solving a pretty tough problem that both of them named their nemesis.

Wild(flower) Halloween Party

The Saturday before Halloween we had a party at The Wildflower Cafe where Jonah, Sarah and I all work. Most of the people who work there are a lot of fun so it was cool to do something besides make sandwiches with them.

We had a costume contest (I was first runner up), pumpkin carving contest, and a wrap the mummy contest.

Sarah, mine and Sierra's pumpkins

David and Jonah's pumkins

Hanging out after the games

The Accident

On Thursday Michelle and I were in a car accident. We were headed to JoAnn's Fabrics to get some material for Michelle's costume. As we were approaching the intersection we had a green light and were expecting to drive through as you would usually expect to do in the given situation. This particular time however a man driving a van in the far left lane ahead of us changed his mind as to where he was headed and decided to turn right. This, of course, meant he would have to cut across several lanes. A daring move to say the least. Needless to say, we were not anticipating his venture into our particular path and we hit him dead center. Our car was pronounced dead at the scene and had to be towed away. Michelle was briefly in schock and we both suffered minor scrapes and bruises. Other than that we were both alive and well. The thwarted effort to make Michelle's costume did not go unredeemed. So as to have you better understand the event I have drawn a diagram pictured below.



Our car at the tow yard.

The End!

Pumpkin Patch

We went with my family to the Hillcrest Farms Pumpkin Patch.

Natalie playing with Uncle Jonah's sunglasses in the van.


The kiddos with the pumpkins.

Walking on the shakey brigde

Eating snow cones for a cool down treat.

Riding on the train.

New Addition

We became aware of some kittens who needed rescuing so we opened our arms and welcomed them in. However, at first they didn't want to come near us. They had not been in very much contact with people so at first they were quite scared and hid most of the time. After a couple days they warmed up and now snuggle, purr, and love to play!

Bella Rose and Monty

Birthday part 2

Thursday after my birthday we had dinner at my parent's house to celebrate. Everyone was there including my Grandpa and Eleanor. We had yummy swiss steak for dinner and Sarah made 2 delicious cheesecakes for dessert!!

Putting the finishing touches on the chocolate swirl cheesecake.


Micah took care of the extra chocolate toppings.


The finished products!!

We love cheesecake!!!

Thanks to all of you for helping me celebrate!