Hello all!

Well, Evalynn is now 6 months old! Time seems to be flying by. We are getting all moved in and internet should be up next week. Spencer is working hard and learning lots!

Evalynn and I are off to Safford tomorrow-she has several appointments on Friday. Then on Sat we get to go to our Grandma Ruth's 90th birthday party! Yea!!! When I asked my dad what the dress code for the party was he said, "Birthday suits-what do you think!" I said, "Yea right, no way!"

I (Elisa) am now 30 years old! What a hard b-day it has been for me!!!! Thanks to all of you for your cards and calls. Here is one of my funny conversations-this one with my nephew Norman:

N: Happy Birthday Essie!
E: Thanks Normie, do you know how old I am?
N: Mmmmmm, like 7?
E: No, I am now 30 years old:
N: (Silence and then)...Oh.

I have been called to be the Branch Music Director so I get to find our who in our branch likes to sing and plan special numbers and eventually form a choir. I first project is the young men-the are singing in Sacrament Meeting on the 25th!

Gotta go for now!

PS-Spencer has officially been assigned his own car!!!!!!

Quick update

Hey everyone! We don't have internet at our house in T or C yet, so be patient! I will try to get it soon. We are moving in and getting settled and Spencer has started his job and is loving it! It sure is cold here! We miss and love you all!

PS-Spencer has been asked to sing The National Anthem at a Homeland Security meeting here in New Mexico in March!!!!! Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!

Spencer graduated on Friday, Dec 5th. Evalynn and I flew to Albuquerque with mom and dad Roberts and Russell and my parents drove up with my brother and his girlfriend. We were all able to go to the banquet on Thursday night and then to the graduation on Friday. It was cold!!!! There was snow on the ground where the graduation was held! Spencer won the award for best driver in his class! Yea! So he is official now and his first day of work is the 20th. But he has Christmas off!!!!

Evalynn drove home with daddy and the crew while mommy and grandma and grandpa Roberts and uncle Russell made it to the airport for our flights with about 10 minutes to spare! Whew!

We will be busy with packing and getting stuff ready for storage. We are headed back to TorC tomorrow to start moving in and will stay through Sunday.

Houses, houses and more houses

Well after spending a whole day looking at houses for rent, we finally found one in TorC. It is small but the rent is nice and we are right around the corner from the church building.

So now we get to pack and clean and clean and pack. We head back to TorC on Thursday to start moving in and get utilities set up. Then we have a NMSP party on Sat and then a family one in Mesa on Mon. Then Elisa and Evalynn will be at the Mortensen one on Sat the 20th but that is Spencer's first day of work. He has the 25-28 off so we will spend Christmas in Virden.

Hope everyone is doing great and having a great Holiday Season!

Update, Twilight and new videos.....

So Kendra and I were in Mesa last week and decided to be crazy. We went to the 12:10 am showing of Twilight. I have read all the books-she none. We both really liked the movie. My problem is I can't shut my brain off-it keeps saying, "Hey, they skipped a part," or "That's not how it happened!" But overall I liked it.

Update-we have decided to put our house up for rent so that I can spend at least part of the time in T or C with Spencer. When I am in Safford I will be staying with my sister Amber. We ARE SHUTTING OFF OUR HOME PHONE NEXT WEEK but will still have our cells.

Below are two new videos. First one is Evalynn's new trick. Second one is one of her first tastes of baby food. She likes green beans and bananas and so far we haven't tried anything else.

GRADUATION IS IN ONE WEEK!!! HURRAY!!! Please keep Spencer in your prayers-he still has to take and pass his proficiency test nest Wed.

My new trick!!!

Mmm...baby food!