Well, Monterey is beautiful, as always. The weather is great; it's actually pretty chilly today. The first couple days of conference have been very informative. I took a walk this evening to visit the sea lions. They were closing the pier right after I arrived so I didn't get to go out where they all hang out but I did find a few. These dark red starfish are pretty interesting.
Well, the lasagna dinner for the football team on Wednesday went great. Well, all but the breadsticks that we ordered from Fazoli's that weren't ready for us. They were actually very rude and didn't even attempt to fix the situation. It was very frustrating but the boys loved the meal anyway. A special thanks to everyone who helped out.
Chris came down from Flagstaff today. It's always great to see him when he is able to make the trip. He's doing well and really likes it up there.
Well, I may not be posting for a week or so. I'm heading to California tomorrow morning for a library conference in Monterey. If I have time, I'll try to post some pictures of the sea lions and/or otters.
In case we don't get anything else posted before... We would like to wish everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
Sorry it's taking so long to get the photos posted. There have been some difficulties getting them uploaded. There are still a few more yet to post. We've been busy trying to get paperwork to the loan officer and doing inspection on the house to make sure everything is ok.
Wednesday we are feeding the football team (homemade lasagna). It should be quite interesting (lots of work, but, well... it will be fun). We can't complain, it will be the last opportunity we have to do this while Brandon is on the team.
More photos... 
master bedroom
master bathroom.BMP)
half of master closet
backyard
upstairs bathroomOK, here are a few more...
Kitchen/dining room/familyroom, garage, laundry room, living room, (food) storage closet-downstairs, and the next two are Patrick's room
OK, we were at the fair for approximately 3 hours on Saturday and actually got sunburned. It's the craziest thing. When we got in the car to go home the car thermostat said 103 and lowered down to 95 as we drove home. It is the middle of OCTOBER!!!!!!! There is something definitely wrong with this picture! Anyway, the girls did great and had a blast riding a few rides. Afterwards, we went out to start inspection on the house. Here are some photos. We have photos of just about everything but Heather's & Kim's bedrooms and the scrapbooking room because for some reason the camera wouldn't take a photo in those rooms. Anyway, it will only allow me to upload a few at a time. So, I'll post these and then try to post some more...
This is the front of the house, entryway, large family room downstairs,
downstairs bathroom, Brandon's bedroom and Tiffany's bedroom.
Well, they lost their game tonight but Brandon did well. He had about 60 yards rushing and a touchdown and about 130 yards passing. Unfortunately his coach doesn't let him pass enough. They move the ball when he passes and get stopped when they run and he continues to call running plays. We don't understand it and it's very frustrating. We are afraid this is hindering his chances at getting a good scholarship. Anyway, it was also senior night so I'm including a photo (it's not the greatest but...) WE LOVE YOU B. LARGE!!!
For those of you who have asked, here's a photo of Brandon's football banner that we hang up at all the games. In case you're wondering, "The Glory is Division 1" refers to Brandon's strong desire to attend a Division 1 university. I'm also working on painting one for Patrick so I'll have to post that one too when I get it finished. We gave Brandon his letterman jacket tonight also. He was very excited; now if it will just cool off enough for him to wear it, that would be nice. I'll try to get a picture of him in in and post it soon.
WOOHOOO, we have some GREAT news... the househunting is now over. Our offer was accepted! We should be closing on the 19th. Now, we just have to complete the daunting task of finance paperwork, closing, packing, etc. No STRESS here, right? It's actually pretty close to being move-in ready; other than cleaning and a few minor things. I'll post some photos when we go out again. We are trying to find out what ward/stake it is in. When we took the kids to see the house there was a flyer in the door about a neighborhood BBQ this Saturday. RSVPs were supposed to be called in by the 15th but we are thinking of calling to see if we can show up to meet some of our 'new' neighbors. Should be exciting!
So, we are still in negotiations for the house. It's looking promising at this point. Hopefully we'll know more tomorrow!
There's been a change in the date for the Roadshow. It's been rescheduled to November 7th.
Friday night is the big WW rivalry game against MV. It's also 'Senior night' where they honor the seniors. It's hard to believe that Brandon will be graduating soon and we only have a few more high school games to watch him play in. Fortunately, we hope to catch some games in the next few years as he plays at the next level.
Well, the househunting is still going strong. We are negotiating back and forth right now on the latest offer. We are actually tired to looking at houses and the kids are all very anxious to move. Hopefully it will all be over soon and we will be on our way to a new home.
Football is still in full swing so we've been keeping busy with that. We'll be making homemade lasagna on Wednesday to feed the entire football team. That should be interesting! Only 3 regular season games left and then on to the playoffs! Brandon is doing a great job and still waiting for the college offers to come in. He's had lots of communications from them but no actual offers yet.
Tiffany is still dancing her heart out. She and Heather will be dancing at the fair on Saturday.
Patrick, Tiffany, Kim, and Heather will be participating in a 'Roadshow' at church on the 24th.
Stay tuned ...
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