October was a month with a lot of changes. Jamir was called as Branch President. Oh boy. So far it hasn't been too bad. A few more meetings than usual. The hardest thing for me is sitting with the boys during sacrament. Usually I have help, but it does make it hard to listen when trying to keep two active boys quiet. But we are hoping it will be a good opportunity to grow as people. I do have to say that our Stake President was very aware of how it affects the families of those who have leader positions and he was very considerate of me. So I am grateful for that.
Earlier in the month we headed to Sunriver to spend time with Jamir's siblings. We saw Tumalo falls before we met with them and drove through beautiful Bend. We stayed at a nice house with running trails all around. Some siblings we hadn't seen in a few years, so it was good to see them.
Jamir also switched jobs. He is now lead engineer for Jackson County. His old job was nice, but the benefits were very enticing as well as a possibility of management at this new job, so we deiced to switch. He just started working this last week (Nov 15), but he likes it so far. His schedule also allows him to go in early and get off at 3:30 so I will enjoy that a lot.
And lastly, we had a fun Halloween. Ben changed his costume last minute from a spider to a cat. I painted to some egg carton ears and used a long black sock as a tail. He loved it. He has been talking about Halloween since August. He really got into trick or treating this year too. We saw our neighbors walking out the same time as us so we walked with them down the street to the popular houses. It got so packed with people! I'm glad we live close to that nice street, but also that we have our own private street away from it all. We didn't have any trick or treaters, which is totally fine with me.
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| last dahlia. I'm hoping next year to have many many dahlias! |
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| closed to finished |
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| finished! except a part of the window, but for now it's done. We are taking a break from projects to rest for a while |
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| short hike at Tumalo falls |
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| the group. We are missing Josue |
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| A short hike. Ben was in the car having a melt down. So I walked around with Danny. Eventually Ben calmed down enough to go. |
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| Matching |
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| Ben would not leave Oliver's side the whole time |
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| New arbor for my wisteria |
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| lesson about the amor of God |
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| Our lime tree had at least 35 limes! I love it. Even now we are still picking them. I want an avocado, orange and lemon tree. And probabyl more. (the dead stuff at the bottom is drying dahlia tubers.) |
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| Also I got 16 gourds! Some not pictured |
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| Finally got a double stroller. I love taking them on walks. And they love it. |
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| Danny loves Smokey too much |
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| Red maple planted last year |
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| We also got a chicken coop for free!!! I am so excited for chickens |
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| I grew all those pumpkins and gourd except the big one in front. |
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| and zinnias still blooming. |
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| Smokey checking it out in there |
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| Being big goofs with popsicles |
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| cards from Grandma |
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| Ghost shaped pupusa |
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| first row of railroad ties down |
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| poor Danny has been sick so many times |
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| He fell asleep while the missionaries came to dig for us |
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| Jamir moved him |
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| I put up a siderweb and took it down a day later. I couldn't handle it |
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| we went to pick up some building material for the chicken run |
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Jamir's birthday cake. His actual birthday we had a carne asada in the basement. The picture is on Jamir's phone
(note to self, add it later) |
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| Practicing his face paint |
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| my little pumpkin |
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| giving each other hugs |
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| ready to go |
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| Danny is liking this candy thing |
