Another month, another week, another day has gone by. Our little family has been so blessed and we have enjoyed our time in 70-degree weather for November! I must say, I think the weather is my most favorite part of California.

Since my last post, there has been many events in the Osborn family.

There was much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. We made the long journey to Idaho to spend some much-needed time with immediate and extended family. It was so wonderful to see everyone and made me a little sad for Utah where many of them live. Our anticipated 12-hour car ride turned into 17 miserable hours through the night. We were so happy to get to our destination at 9 am.

Carter with one of his cousins

Thanksgiving dinner was amazing as always and for the first time in many years I did not go black Friday shopping! Instead we spent our time at the instacare (carter and Jason) and at my uncle’s house away from everyone with two very sick children. I was bummed we had to be secluded, but so glad we didn’t spread the germs.

Carter at the instacare

Saturday was the highlight of our trip. It was a very special day where we became an eternal family. Our little Daxton was sealed to us in the Meridian Idaho Temple. It was so special to have so many family members to attended and share this special event with us. Carter looked so handsome in in white suit, and little Dax did so well in the temple. I am so in love with our huge eternal family. I know our girls were there to witness the event and see their little brother Daxton. I have been given so much and am so thankful for all that I have.

Our little family outside the temple

Our big family outside the temple 

A good friend of ours came to be a part of our special day

We made the trek home on Sunday and it only took us 12 hours! We were very thankful for that as well, and decided that flying is more of our thing.

Here is what has been happening with each of us

Jason

Jason suddenly got into camping and we have camped quite a few times in our front yard. Jason started looking into camping trailers so that we could camp out at the coast. Well, he found one he really liked and one day it was right in front of our house. Carter was so excited about it too and we just had to break it in with sleeping in it for a couple of nights started the night that we got it. Since then we have gone to Morro Bay at the coast and spent a couple of days there.

Jason is still enjoying his job and making sure that our little family is never in want of delicious ice cream. Although we have shared much of our stash, every week it seems there more to try and find a place for in our freezers. We attended an awesome work event where we ate delicious food, played blackjack, and showed off our little Daxton. I have decided that Nestle hasn’t been all that bad too us.

He has some pretty hard days at work

Jason decided to start a new hobby. In January he will be coaching Carter’s basket ball team and balling it up with 5-year-old on the Raptor team. He is pretty excited and Carter can’t wait to play more basketball with his daddy.

Carter

My little ocean bug 

Carter is still loving school. He enjoyed having some time off for Thanksgiving, but I think he was excited to see other kids and be a part of his class again. When I volunteer in his class it is fun to see him and how he interacts with others.

Best big brother!

Carter has loved that we have a camping trailer. When it was outside in our front yard, he asked every night if we could sleep in it. He loves the fact that we can watch movies on our little T.V. inside. I love that he is excited about going on adventures with us.

Carter's favorite new thing

Daxton

Our happy little baby

Daxton is the newest member of our eternal family. He is adorable and every day I feel so lucky to be his mom! He is the happiest baby when he is being held. He has even had an awful cold, but through all the coughs and sneezes he smiles bit. He just turned 3 months and it has been fun to see him stay alert more and interact with us more. He absolutely loves his big brother and will not waste any frowns on him. He always smiles when he sees him.

3 months went by so fast!

Our little polar bear

A smile in his car seat is very rare!

Me

Well, there’s not a whole lot new with me. I spend my days in our rocking chair, holding Daxton while he sleeps. There are only very few times when I am able to put him down so that I can get stuff done. I am so glad that I have an hour 3 days a week to get a little bit of a break and help out in Carter’s Kindergarten class.

My little buddies 

I recently got a new calling in our new ward, and I think it will help me grow quite a bit. I am not very excited about it, but that is because it is uncharted territory. I am the new Wolf den leader for cub scouts. I know… you are jealous that I get to spend an hour a week with little boys teaching them things like how to build a fire and how to sit still for 2 seconds. We had a decent size group of rambunctious little 9-year olds. I am so glad I’m not on my own and have a partner who has done it for years, otherwise… I would not last very long.

As soon as we got home from our trip... Christmas is up!

California has finally started to look like fall. I have loved the weather here, but it definitely takes some getting used to. It is very strange to go outside on a November day with only a light sweater. We have missed our friends in Spanish Fork very much, but are thankful for the kind wonderful people here. There hasn’t been very many weekends where we don’t have plans.