Story of my Life: Making Memories

These past couple days at home, once again, have been more than I could ask for! Its such a blessing to be home. Yesterday I played "Dinosaur basketball" with dad and brother. What is dinosaur basketball you ask?... I'm not exactly sure how it all came about. While we were out shootin around, we came up with a silly idea to play basketball with your elbows attached to your side. Try it sometime.. its great fun :) and very very hard to do. It takes quite a bit of skill to bend down and pick up the ball, having no arm extension; not to mention the fact that you have to shoot, also with no arm extension. I'll never forget those laughs we shared. Then when it got dark, the three of us took a walk down Christmas tree lane to see what this year's street would look like. There are a couple newbies on the street, so this year, it looks a bit different. What a great walk :) And quite a difference in temperature from Washington. Then the second we got back, I was headed straight toward the food pantry. This is another reason why I love to be home. The house is always stocked with my favorite food! Here are some pictures from the night:

Where's Seth?

Soldados

The Newbies :)

Seth and I built a house of dominos

Today was another great day. I'll just share some highlights like I did yesterday so as to not bore you guys :) Today Seth had an assembly because he was chosen as a Star Student! I'm so proud of him! It was weird being back at my old elementary school. Even the smell of that cafeteria was still familiar and quite distinct. I remembered the cafeteria being much bigger... but I suppose that's because I was much smaller the last time I was in there. Then I headed up to Modesto with mama for a doctor's appointment and some last minute Christmas shopping. I found a dress for Tess' wedding that was originally $80 and I got it for $12!! What a steal! I absolutely love the dress. Its so gorgeous. Here are some pictures from today's festivities: