I thought I would write a little about the things going on right now since I am getting so many questions about it.
First off, about
Matt's health. He saw a specialist a couple of weeks ago, but the Dr had not seen his CT Scans yet. So he just had the consultation to go off of, and supposedly he believes that Matt has
Chrones Disease. Before they diagnose it as such, they are going to do a few more test including one where Matt gets to swallow a tiny camera that takes pictures of his
innards. Cool. We are also waiting for the office to request and look at his ER records. Until then, Matt is just keeping it cool and trying to eat "safe" foods.
Second, the house. We are still waiting for the official "
ok" but things are looking really good. We heard from the bank that everything is almost complete regarding the loan and our official closing date is the 26
th of this month. Matt just signed the fence line paperwork, so they will be getting started on our yard. We are still busy selling all of our current furniture so that we can start off with new stuff in the house. We are very excited to move in and decorate and we love that we will be close to Chris and Tiffany (
Matt's cousins) who just announced a pregnancy! We're going to an uncle/aunt! Congrats to them.
Other than that things are pretty normal. We are getting ready for the Holiday Season (I cant believe its here!) and love that we will have a home to decorate for Christmas.
Briz and Tina are doing good, and even though Princess is really lonely without Armani, she is also doing fine. She actually comes to us for attention now...its weird. We are both working hard at our jobs and still manage to get some "together" time at the end of the day either playing
XBOX or dinner out.
Leave it up to me to be taking pictures when I should be helping Matt paint :) 
My mom had set up a beautiful dining room complete with place setting cards. 
The boys got to watch a little football too, which is a must on this holiday. My parents had no idea that Cory had a new puppy, so it was a huge surprise when they walked into the house with Dundee. My mom melted! She is the biggest Aussie fan on planet earth, not to mention its like having a new grand baby. Her "cooking all day" stress was gone in an instant. 
Her dogs Boomer and Bandi were also very interested in this new addition. The dinner was great, the pies were wonderful and the company (dogs and all) was perfect. We had a great time (and a small nap.)
This was the second year that we have eaten at Rays, and it was good, but not impressive. So Jan decided that she would go ahead and make a thanksgiving feast on Sunday. 
The turkey was huge! Matt got to help with the turkey and the rest of the goods along with watching a little football with his dad.
At dinner we got to open "poppers" and all of us got really fun (but cheesy) gifts. Then Shauna and Garrett made dessert, and everyone partook! It was so good.
After dinner, we all got to try our skills at Guitar Hero, including Jan!
Then we all got into teams and played a few games of "Guesstures". Here is Matt during his turn. Can you tell what the word is that he is acting out?
This little guy was SO cuddly and calm. He just sat and watched the other puppies chew and play. He was the sweetest one for sure! After getting seriously lost in "Purdy" and "Allyn", we headed home to give this baby a bath. (He smelled like piddle)
He wasn't too sure about the bath, but as long as Cory talked to him and held him, he sat there very patiently and waited for it to stop. He is so little he fit in the sink! Briz was very interested in what this little thing was, and I was surprised to see how good she was with him. We'll have a puppy for her to play with one day. 
Congrats to Cory and Alex and their new adorable puppy, "Dundee."
