It's that time of year again where everything gets busy and Christmas is here before you know it. We have had so much going on that I haven't updated this in way too long, so bear with me this is going to be a long one! Some of the most exciting news in our house is that Ellie got her first tooth last week! After a couple of hard weeks working on pushing that little bugger through, we finally have a tooth! Josie is getting very excited for her trip to Minnesota, and thanks to a advent calendar sent by Grandma and Papa Grant she has a visual reminder of how many days until we leave. Josie can't wait and Mom and Dad are planning how they are going to get all their Christmas shopping done after they get to Minnesota.
Earlier this month Mortenson had their annual Christmas party. We went to Brunzwick Zone and had dinner and bowling. Even though many of the Mortenson crew thought that this may be a step down from our fancy party last year, I think is is safe to say good times were had by all. The picture to the left is at the party. There's Brian in all his Movember glory(I'll get to that later). The guy to the right of Brian, not paying any attention to me is Lee, a co-worker of Brian's and part of our Arizona family. The goofy guy between the two is RV, Brian's boss. I should take a minute to stop and thank the two reasons we were able to go out for a fun-filled night, our excellent baby-sitters, Johnny and Heather! They were so sweet to come down and hang out with the girls for the night. Josie had lots of fun with them and re-capped the whole evening for us the next day. I think we may have to have them come more often, my kids (Josie, really) went to bed well and on-time for the first time in weeks! Johnny and Heather got some parenting practice, which will come in handy in the near future!
We are attempting to get in the Christmas spirit, even with the lack of snow and any kind of visual reminders that it is indeed December. It's difficult to remember sometime when it's 75 degrees outside that all of our family is being dumped on with the white stuff we long for and they dread! It do find it interesting that as much as we would love to be back in Minnesota with our families a large number of them would rather be here in the desert. I guess the grass is always greener, or the snow is always whiter, whatever you prefer. Josie has some specific requests this holiday season. She had to put the star on the top of the tree, which as you can see she did an excellent job! Her other request was that Daddy make her house sparkle. I have to say given the obstacles that we encountered ( It's hard to hang lights on stucco) he did and excellent job that would make the Grant family proud. We are by far the best decorated house in our neighborhood. I will try to get a picture, but currently we are camera-less due to a unfortunate accident. Hopefully Santa comes early with a present for Mom!
And finally, Movember! Some of you may have heard of this crazy fundraiser because evidently it has been done since 2004. It is a Australian based charity that raises money and awareness for men's health, in particular prostate cancer. Mortenson Phoenix participated this year with the goal of raising $1,000 for it first year, which they crushed and raised more than double the goal. Part of the fundraiser includes the guys to grow moustaches for the month of November with prizes given out at the end of the month for the best Mo's. Some of the categories included, manliest Mo, Trashiest Mo, and best all around Mo and the A for effort Mo. This year Brian did not walk away a winner, but after seeing what we are up against, next year I think we have it in the bag! Josie insisted that I point out that you can still see Daddy's owie, from when he got hit in the face with a puck a couple of months ago. She keeps a very close eye on his owie!
I am happy to report that my husband has returned from Movember and I am glad. Although after living with that horrible thing for over a month I do have to say that he looked weird when he shaved it off and it took a couple of days for both of us to get used to his old face. Josie never even noticed that he shaved it off!
We are all looking forward to our trip home, one week from today! We are excited to see everyone and have some fun in the snow!
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