catch up!

Mike had spent the week of the 9th-13th doing a side job siding a house with his friend Brad and getting a little bit of hunting in at night. My parents got to spend time with Bella and take turns when one of them had to take care of the office. Connor and I were alone the whole week but we had fun. Since he goes to bed early, I was able to get alot of housework and laundry done. I must say, Connor is the worst shopper! We desperately need to get our Christmas outfits planned and bought so after work, we went to gymboree and gap. Saturday morning, Connor and I went to my sister's and my mom and Bella met us there. We did some shopping but the mall was crazy and the kids just weren't happy to be in the stroller. We picked up stuff to make chicken and mashed potatos for lunch and then Sam and Ashley joined us. Around 8pm, although the kids were already in their jammies, we decided to go to Kohls when it wasn't so busy. When we got back, we rented a girl's movie and hung out. Sunday morning, the kids and I headed back home.

Tuesday, the 17th, Mike came back from hunting. Wednesday, we took the kids to the pet store to get a fish. Bella wanted a pink fish and a Little Mermaid fish tank, but the guy who worked there, said the Little Mermaid tank wasn't appropriate for two fish. In the end, we got a pretty purple betta fish and a cool tank. Connor was pretty impressed with all the giant fish tanks and kept running off. On our way home, we discussed names and came up with "Perchy" The kids LOVE their new pet :)

Saturday, the 20th, the kids and I had baking day with my mom. Bella LOVES baking with grammy. I am convinced that she will be a little chef someday ;) We made gingerbread cookies, cherry butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate covered pretzels with sprinkles. They loved sprinkling the pretzels.

Sunday, Bella went to church with grammy. I was beyond excited to hear that she had participated in the children's service and sat with grammy in the Sunday school class. She is also gonna be the sheep in the Christmas play! I am so excited!!! After lunch, we headed over to grandma Fran's. She had a little baking extravaganza with her friends so Bella helped her dip pretzels in chocolate. We had pizza with her and then headed back to my parents' around supper before heading home.