Here are the details:
- Officer Skinner Funeral: A police officer whose family live in our neighborhood died this month. They had just moved in, had twins and the first Sunday they came to church is the day that evening that Officer Skinner was killed in a collision chasing a stolen car. We didn't know him well, but it was great to see how the neighborhood has supported the family. It gave many of us an excuse to get to know each other better. The open house I went to was PACKED with people and community donated cookies. The site was very amazing. It reminds me that eventhough bad things happen, good things can come too. Here's a newslink about it: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4794286
- Sanitize!: Troy, Sophy, (Kara part of the time she was here) and I have been sick this month. I feel like I've not been able to get out of the house since August, and I feel like I'm always doing laundry, cleaning throw up and outfits other family members as well as my own. We are hardly every sick though and when we do get sick, it's usually October or November so we expected it.
- Jazz Game: Troy got free tickets from work for the Jazz vs. Chicago game this month. We went on the FrontRunner and even bought food there (we went all out!). It was so much fun to see the Jazz in action and would have been a perfect night if it weren't for Chicaco's last split second win.
- Sophy is nearly walking!: We are so proud of our sassy girl. Each day this month she has seemed more determined to join the "human world" and leave the "baby world." It makes me sad but excited. She stands all day long now (for practice I assume), and will take a few steps on her own from mom to dad. I got impatient and bought her a grocery cart that's really neat. She loves being independant (with supervision) and playing with all the sounds and lights. Since she doesn't know what Christmas is and we'll be in WA anyway, we're planning on wrapping it back up and letting her open it for Christmas too.
- Thanksgiving in Morgan with Troy's family: What's not to like, family, food, kids, fun, etc. I am so grateful to have family close and to have family far. My sister came to visit. It was great to have part of my family here for a holiday. Because of scheduling and money, we haven't been able to spend much time with my family for holidays in years, so it was great to have Kara here. We saw Twilight, played many card games, watched many movies, had Troy's family up a few times, went down to spend time with them, she got to go 4-wheeling in Morgan, and get her hair cut and dyed.
Here is a video of Sophy "walking":
