Busy times

Mommy and Evan New Years eve.
Mommy and Gracee New Years Eve

Mommy and the kids at Grandpa and Grandma's

David's new snuggie!

David and Dody...Christmas Eve

Floor plan of the house we are trying to buy

Busy time here for the Garcia's! We are getting ready to move in March. We will be taking our house off the market in a couple of days, and we are in the process of trying to have it rented for April 1st. I hired a rental management company to help take care of the details. The kids are excited, but I am not sure they really understand the process. I have been keeping busy getting things done around here, along with getting things transferred for the kids down there. David is house shopping for us, while I gather mortgage paperwork. The kids started swimming lessons again last week. I will have them in two sessions before we take off. We are trying to find them some soccer leagues to join, along with a preschool for Evan, and a new church. I want to keep things as normal and busy as possible for them to help with the adjustment. Facebook has been a great tool for me to get a few tings sold too. I have sold David's phone, some wood, and a saw. Anything that I think may be worth a little money, I am selling, because we could use the extra coins right now, and I don't want to move anything we don't need. It is nice to start off with less clutter when you move. David is setting up the move date, and his company will pack us up, so I am busy separating paperwork that needs to come with us, and stuff that can be moved by movers. It is no easy task, let me tell you! Also, my brother and his wife had their first baby boy! He is beautiful! Above are some recent pictures, and some pictures of the floor plan we are looking at. (you can see better pictures at www.alberhillranch.com click on neighborhoods, Capella, plan 2.

Santa, Tree, moving and more!

Getting ready to decorate the Gingerbread house
Gingerbread house....before it fell apart

David decorating the tree

Grace and Evan in front of the tree before it is decorated

Heather, Dorothy and Jennifer...baking day!

Grace's class with their turkey hats

Evan, Santa and Grace

My Niece's 1st Birthday

First off, I can finally announce that our move is going forward to California. David has accepted a job with DCMA a contractor for the department of Defense. We are still trying to sell our home and have a million details to work out, but are excited things are moving forward.

In the meantime, we had a nice Thanksgiving, and celebrated my niece's first Birthday in Forks, WA.

We are getting ready for the holidays. I am frantically getting my cards done and we have decorated the tree and have seen Santa. We still need to squeeze in the zoo lights and we will be attending David's work Christmas party on Thursday.

It has been such a fun year with the kids enjoying Christmas, and understanding the true meaning. The kids have really latched onto the Advent calendar this year, and look forward to it every night. I was going to add a fun thing from Grace's class from Thanksgiving! Enjoy.....

How to Cook a Turkey

By Mrs. Strub's Kindergarten Class

Colin: Get a turkey at the store. You should cook it in the oven. Maybe you should put some salt on it. You should cut it up in little tiny pieces. And then serve it to everyone.

Brianna: Get a turkey from the store. Cook it for a few minutes. Share it with the family.

Robbie: Go to the grocery and pick out the right turkey, the biggest one for you. Then you put in the oven or microwave for half of the day. Then when it is dinner time you go and eat. You put onion rings or stuffing all around the turkey.

Christiana: We can get turkey from the grocery store. Put it in a oven. Then it is done and we can eat. You put garlic and tomatoes on it.

Priscilla: Get a knife and cut it with a knife. You cook it in the oven and it turns into a turkey. Put apples and carrots under the turkey. All the people come to the house. You need to clean your room.

Preston: Turkeys are at a farm and people can get them from the farm. Then you can cook them in a pan. You put the pan in the dishwasher. Then you have to clean the pan in sink. People eat the turkey. Save some turkey for Daddy.

Margo: Get a turkey from the forest. Take it home. Cook it in the grill. Put spice on the turkey. Then we eat it with family.

Alex: Get a turkey from a farm. Then you cut it. Then you clean it. Warm it up. Put some salt on it. Cook it on a stove by where the big kids eat lunch.

Gracee: Get a turkey at the store. Cook it like a pancake. Put sugar on the turkey. Then we eat it. Then you put pepper on it. Then the turkey sneezed and says “achoo”

Thomas: I go to the store and get the turkey. Then I just go home and get the thermometer. Then I get ready and cook it in our oven. Sometimes my mom wants to put some stuffing on it. My Mom and Dad and brother and I eat it.

Layla: First you make it and then you put it on the table. Everybody eats it and when it is gone everybody gets dessert. Mommy and Daddy and I eat the turkey.

Carys: Get a turkey from the market. Then you go home. Then you put it in the oven and roast it. Eat. Then you share it with your family. And that's it.

Arran: My Mom gets a turkey at stores. When it cooks we play. It cooks in the oven. When it's done we eat it all. We take a bath or shower then we go to bed.

Jasmine: Get baking soda and pour it on the turkey. You get the turkey and put it in baking soda and put powder on it. Cook it in the oven. When it's done cut it in slices. Then you eat it.

Spencer: You get a turkey from a grassy place. Then just cook it up. Put some milk and sugar on it. Then you cook it in the pot. Cut a piece off the turkey then just eat it up.

Alice: You need a turkey. Put tomatoes and onions around and have peas. Then eat it and put hot sauce on it.

Amy: First you cut a turkey and put it on a cookie and put a little bit of water. Then you just cook it. Then you put a little bit of milk. Then you write a turkey on the paper then you cook it and you eat. You get a fork and knife and cut it and put it on a plate. Then eat it. Then you put a little bit of sugar and water so it can taste good then you put a little bit celery and carrots. Cut a little bit of chicken and turkey

Tate: Get a turkey from the farm. Then kill it. Then go to the store. People come and buy them. I put A1 sauce on it.

Owen: You find a turkey. Then you cook it on pan. Do something else for awhile. Then you eat it with your family.

Fun filled Flu....NOT

Evan as Buzz Lightyear
Grace as Supergirl

The past week of October has been a doozy for us. On Sunday night the 22nd, Grace came down with a 102 degree fever and a cough. When David got home on Monday night from work, he was feeling ill, and had a fever too. Everyone laid around all week. Evan got sick Wednesday night, and by Friday morning he seemed to be doing better. David also kicked his fever on Friday morning. Grace was still coughing horribly with a high fever, so I finally took her to the Dr. on Friday night, and she ended up having pneumonia. She is perking up quite nicely and went back to school. Evan, however came down with a fever again last night, and we are hoping it does not return tonight. The Dr's we spoke to, all thought it was H1N1. I had a Dr. appointment with my obgyn on Friday, and told her my woes, so she got me started on Tamiflu...and so far, I have been healthy. The Mama has no time to be sick! Anyway, that was our fun filled week. We are praying for good health the rest for the season.