cupcakes, football and a sick child.

I have been busy. i won't deny it. Ben has NEVER been home, so i have had O a lot, by myself.
These are all backwards....but some updating.
We have an exchange student. Her name is Ann. well that is her american name. she is great. she is going to chico state and is really helpful around here. We took her to a High school football game. she had never been to one, so we drove to Oroville and her and her friend came. it was really fun. Ben got the night off, so we had a little date. it was pretty fun though, LP was actually playing PV and PV killed them! ;)

We went to the Pumpkin patch.. it was kind of sucky, to be honest. we went on a friday afternoon, and i guess TJ farms only has the fun things going on the weekend. last time i checked, friday afternoons were the weekend...but whatever. we were the only ones there. Another first for Ann.

O was sick, so it was kind of hard to have her there. she did start to lighten up once she could run around though. this was a tree swing made out of a tire.

This was O for a whole week. EVERY DAY!!! she threw up 3 times in one day. would NOT leave my side. Regardless of what this pic looks like, i am NOT picking my nose. She was really sick. Fever all week, i felt pretty bad for her. I am glad she isn't sick anymore. there is nothing worse than a sick child. Especially her age.

Barely ate applesause. i had made some sweet potatoes and mixed them in, so she got more than just applesause.

She loved being pulled in the wagon.

I was released from being the choir director at church. Now i am in nursery. it is pretty fun.

We went to the salmon festival again this year. it was really fun. i wish that ben had gotten the day off. I guess a bunch of guys decided to go fishing or hunting, and so 3 days before we found out that he didn't get the day off. i was MAD!! we had been planning on this for a whole year. we went last year, and it was really fun. anywho, this is the sunscreen station.

Up at the dam. this is a neat view. all the fish are going crazy. Jumping non stop.

Next to the dam, there is the fish ladder. they jump from each step to the next. they have windows to look at thi fish. it is a pretty cool thing.

This is Jen. She is my neighbor, and closest friend right now. She literally lives next door, and we hang out everyday. it is nice to have someone since ben is gone all the time. We actually met at the gym, and that was almost a year ago. she is the one who informed us about exchange students.

Now that ben has quit his job, he will be home MORE!! i can't wait. we decided it was the right time, so he quit. he will be finished in May and then it will be off to looking for ANY PE teaching job in california. I love this picture, O loves when Daddy gives her a bath. She can count to 15 now. thanks Ernie.

O LOVES Ann. She is always trying to go in her room. It is funny, sometimes Ann runs from her and shuts her door so she can get homework done. But when Ann is out of her room, O LOVES it.

Otherwise, we are excited for Christmas season. O is going to be old enough to know somewhat of what is going on. I think it will be a challenge to keep her from touching the tree. she did GREAT last year, but she is a little more sassy this year.

I am so excited for Ben to be finished with school. I can't describe it. This has been our WHOLE marriage. Speaking of which, we are having our 4th anniversary on Nov. 2nd. I can't believe it has been 4 years either. Ben is 27 today and O is 2 tomorrow. Busy time of year for us....huh?