300 Days of Sunshine

Yesterday was our introduction to the Grandview 300 Days of Sunshine. That's right, they claim to have 300 days of sunshine a year. Maybe I should keep track and see... Either way it's pretty wonderful to see the sky in winter! Baby it was cold outside, but GORGEOUS!

This is the view looking down our street.

Moving is fun!

OK, moving really isn't all that much fun, but when you are a 1 and 4 year old the boxes sure are!

Christmas Sweaters

I don't think it's humanly possible to get a "nice" shot of these two on a Sunday morning before praise team practice. This will have to suffice.

Who needs pants when you're this cute?

Zoo Lights 2011

Zoo Lights is it's own holiday at our house, just ask Alex. There's Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then Zoo Lights, then Christmas!

Changes

Ahhh change.....

I think my least favorite word is change. I try to keep it out of my vocabulary as much as possible. With the exception of new shoes and household decor I prefer things stay the same, but that doesn't seem to be how God works. Things are changing for the Cooks and God is stretching me.

As you can see in the picture there is blue sky above this house, so obviously it's not in Centralia. God has called us to Grandview Church of the Nazarene in Grandview, WA and we are heading there next month. This is the parsonage that we will soon be calling home! We have clearly seen the Lord's hand leading, but will dearly miss the family and precious friends we have here. I am incredibly grateful for those who have walked alongside and ministered with us these last 4 1/2 years. We have been deeply loved.

More from October: The Cider Mill

As usual we like to kick off the fall season with a trip to Lattin's Cider Mill. This year was no different. We didn't make it into the pumpkin patch because the kids were exhausted, but we enjoyed all the animals, yummy hot cider and cider donuts, corn maze and all the other Lattin's fun!