School has been a beast. My semester wasn't hard, but two of my teachers sure made their classes ridiculous. It was very frustrating. Ray has been such a hard worker with his classes. He loves the nursing program, despite how hard it is and the not so great teachers. And with all that he still found the time to play with Mady, help around the house, and take me on dates. What a man eh?
Halloween was so fun this year with Mady being old enough to actually know what trick-or-treating was. I love dressing everyone up as relatable characters. I just think its adorable. So this year I was debating between Peter Pan costumes or the Flinstone costumes. I really wanted to do the Flinstones with our really good friends who have a little boy around Mady's age that she always plays with, Dori.
Then they could be Pebbles and BamBam. And we could be Velma, Fred, Barney, and Wilma. But that fell through. So PeterPan it was. My Mom found Mady this adorable Tinkerbell costume. I also had green water shoes to match her outfit. She loved carrying around her pink bucket. And once she understood that it was for candy, she would not let anyone else hold it. Even when it got really heavy. 
I found my costume at D.I. It was an XXL, so I had to do some sewing. But it turned out good. At least when I had my Tinkerbell and Peter, people would get the idea of who I was. Ray's costume was a little harder. I found the hat, leggins, and shoes online. I wasn't sure what to do for his shirt, until I found a huge XXXL green men's shirt. So I just cut that up to make it Peter Pan-y and Wa-la! PeterPan, Wendy, and Tinkerbell! 
Thanksgiving was our next break, that was very needed. We were able to spend it with both of our families this year. We first went to Ray's house in Lindon. It was a quiet Thanksgiving with them, only 6 of us were able to come. Ethan was in Mexico on his mission, Jemacob in Japan, and SueSue and her family (Barb's sister) were visiting other family. It was nice though, and the food? AMAZING! Mady loved having Joey and Naketa around. And notice Mady's outfit? Barb made it. So cute. 
It was also such nice weather. Ray and Mady had the funnest time playing outside. Or well Mady did. Ray was hard at work. He is such a hard worker, even when he's supposed to be on "break". Mhmm handsome guy right? 
Mady was so cute to watch play in the leaves. Just look at this adorable face! 
Thankgiving at the Martel's is all about food, naps, and movies. And believe me, we did plenty of both. Mady even watched a good 15 minutes of 101 Dalmations. Which is quite impressive. She wont' sit through anything unless it Yo-Gabba-Gabba.
Ray and I were able to do some Black Friday Shopping. We had planned to go to a few stores, but after being trampled and roughly handled at Walmart, we just went home. Friday was super fun. My Dad's side of the family always celebrates Thanksgiving on Friday so that everyone can come. We had a great time in the cultural hall of the church playing dodgeball, basketball, Christmas activities, and eating the most amazing food!
And then it was back to school and studying our hearts out for finals. Mady helped us out a lot.
But for the week of finals, Ray's parents were sweet enough to come get Mady and watch her until our finals were done. We got so much more done without her. But I was missing her soooo much! It was really hard to focus at times, I missed her so much. But it was always so comforting to know that she was in such good hands.And now we are DONE! Oh how I love that I have two weeks of no studying, no homework, no classes, and no tests. Oh it makes me happy! Now I can finally focus on working on my Christmas gifts, which Mady is a real big help with.
Oh! And did you notice our new family picture? Adorable eh? (a cute one of Mady is on the side) They turned out amazing and I love them. Thank you Rae!
PS: I decided that I'm not going to be private anymore. I have come to realize how many people do not have google accounts, among other things. So for now, public it is!
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