New House and Update

Over the past week we have been moving stuff from our old apartment to our new townhouse, which we are still renting. It is quite an upgrade from the old place and so far we are loving it! 

This is really the only picture I have right now and it is the front of our house. As you can see it's tall which means a lot of stairs, which I am not used to anymore...Its been a good workout for us both. We aren't quite used to all the space yet. The other day Cody had left the living room and I thought he had gone upstairs to the bedroom so I went down and turned off lights and locked up the garage and the front door. Turns out Cody had gone out to the garage to move a couple more things in from his truck and I had locked him in there in the dark. I couldn't here him knocking and yelling my name because the tv was on so he was out there for about 10 minutes before I realized it. I guess we will have to pay more attention now to where the other has gone! We are still slowly moving things over as we have both places for the whole month but hopefully we will be done in the next few days. We still have to clean the old place. This is the only other picture I have of the new house.

Our Christmas tree and nativity all set up for Christmas in front of the big bay window! I will eventually put more pictures up of the inside but I'll wait until we are more settled and there aren't random boxes and things everywhere. 

In other news I am just entering my 11th week of pregnancy and so far if I didn't know any better I might even be a good candidate for the tv show, I didn't even know I was pregnant! It has been pretty breezy so far with no sickness or really any other symptoms. I am pretty lucky I guess from what I've heard about other people's pregnancies. The only difference is that I can't seem to go all day without having a LONG nap or two and working a 12 hour shift just seems like working a whole week with no breaks. And for this pregnancy I have a goal to stay below 15-20 pounds weight gain which so far I am doing great with! I know its still early but I have only gained about 0.5-1 pound depending on the day. So hopefully I can keep that up and keep the weight gain down! 

That's pretty much all the excitement in our lives right now. It's been a pretty crazy busy few months lately so I am looking forward to a laid back Christmas and New Years. 

Baby Peacock #1

This is our baby at 8 weeks! The baby is due to arrive July 9th and Cody and I couldn't be more excited! 

Elder Kember

This is Cody and I with Elder Kember. He is a missionary serving in our ward. My brother Steve is serving out in the Toronto mission and will be home in January. Elder Kember is pretty special to Steve and to our family because he was Steve's really good friend and very first baptism! We were able to have Elder Kember and his companion over for dinner last night and it was really fun getting to know him a bit better and to have that crazy connection with him. I'm pretty proud to be able to see the fruits of Steve's labor and to see the amazing results of his hard missionary work. We think its pretty neat that the first area Steve served in, Sarnia, was where he met and baptized Elder Kember, and then the first area that Elder Kember is serving in is here in Fort McMurray!

This is Cody with Elder Kember and his companion Elder Kuntz. It was a good dinner and lots of fun to get to know them both a bit better.

6 MONTHS!

Just two days ago Cody surpassed a big day in his adult life. It has now been 6 months since he quit smoking, which is quite a feat! I am very proud of him! He continues to do well with it and I am very happy for him! I love you Cody!

What Happens When...

What happens when Cody shops a huge clearance sale at a seasonal Halloween store??

A life size (6.5 ft tall) animated Frankenstein living in our spare bedroom (year round b/c we don't really have much storage...)

Converted!

 Last week while making Thanksgiving dinner I got some sort of grease on the stove and it really got baked on. I tried EVERYTHING to get it off, vinegar, dish soap, lysol...I finally decided to try something that I had heard a lot about but never really believed in...

The MAGIC ERASER!!! I have been totally converted! The very first swipe I took the grease instantly came off, and I didn't even really have to scrub. I know I'm behind in the times, but I will definitely be keeping this little gem in my cleaning supplies from now on!

Goodbye Blonde, Hello...RED??

The leaves have changed and that only means it is time for a new haircolour! Being on a budget I decided to dye my hair myself. Let's just say it didn't turn out as I expected...

The colour I thought I was getting:

                               

 

The colour I got:

                    

Moral: When your hair is bleached blonde, probably best to get your hair professionally dyed to ensure the colour goes as planned! 

The good news is it dyed pretty evenly and is all one colour that I actually think looks alright, so for now, I am again a red head!