Some pretty big news

We have some very exciting news to share!

 

 

Baby number two is on it's way, and we are so excited. Then end off June, or beginning of July is when the next little one is expected, the doctors can't seem to decided on a date for some reason. June 27th and July 4th have both been thrown out there. We all know though, baby come when they want to come, no matter what any doctor has planned.

ABC 123

These last two weeks have been very crazy for us. I had all three finals to do, on top of doing a boutique at our house. It all got finished though, I got at least a B in all of my classes, and although the boutique was a complete fail, it meant our house got a good deep cleaning!
 

 

William had been busy learning as well, he has been practicing eating rice cereal with both his hands and a spoon.

 

Sometimes learning is a very messy job.

He also learned how to get a pair of his overalls off, I went to get him from a nap one day, to find that he had unbuckled them, and they were down around his ankles.

 I get a month off from school, although Nick jut started his. It is a self paced course, so he is hoping to get it all finished while he has a couple of weeks off for Christmas, then it's back to the books for me.

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a very quiet weekend, Nick was off of work for four days, so we had some time to just be together and relax. I took two days off from school work, and spent most of the day playing with William, building mazes and obstacle courses for him to navigate.

 

 

Thanksgiving day we took a drive down to the park. It was a wonderful 70 degrees, and William had so much fun swinging and going down the slides.

 

 

Two other families showed up, and that is when he got more interested in what they were doing than what we were doing.

 

 

We didn't have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but that seems to be normal for us. It was just a great weekend together before all of the craziness reached it's peak.

 

So much to be thankful for

It is a beautiful day here in Kentucky, a great reminder that we all have so much to be thankful for in our lives. I was thinking back to our life only a year ago, and so much has changed. I was 8 months pregnant, Nick was in AIT so we spent our Thanksgiving in a hotel, eating mozzarella sticks and pizza rolls for dinner. We were together though, and that is what matters most.

The list goes on and on, but the main thing I have to be grateful for. Family near and far, although mostly far.

 

We know we have a support system country wide, a large group of people who love and support us, and would do anything that we needed.

 

 

 

 

 

We have both been blessed with amazing parents who have taught us so much, and giving us so much love. We are now parents ourselves, and are able to experience all of the joy that come with that.

William brings so much joy and laughter into our home, he has such a sweet spirit and always makes you feel so special.

I am grateful for our health, and for our freedoms. Although Nick has not had the chance to "fight" for our country yet, I am still bursting with pride that he chose to do this, because if is was not for men and women like him, we probably would not have so much to be grateful for.

We have a beautiful home to live in, that we can call our own. It is full of all of the things we need, and plenty that we want. I am thankful for my craftiness, to make our house a home. Even though it never turned out to be a money maker, I am glad I was given the chance to try it out.

Tell your family and friends how much you appreciate them in your life, and keep the spirit of thanksgiving in your heart.

Take a moment to see the beauty in life, I can guarantee that you will find it in unexpected places.

 

 

Such a big helper

William has turned into such good helper.

 

 

 He makes sure I organize the towels and hot pots the right way,

 

He helps me load the dishwasher,

 

 

and he even makes sure his diapers are clean and folded correctly.

 

I can always count on him to help me fold the laundry too.

 

I don't know what I would do without him helping me out every day.

Our next big step

Last Sunday Nick was ordained to be an Elder, and I could not be more proud of him. This was a big step for both of us, but now we can not wait to set a date and get sealed together in the temple.

He worked very hard going through the classes, and preparing for this big commitment.

 

First Hair Cut

A couple of weeks ago we decided to give William his first hair cut.
 

He was such a champ, and did really well all most the whole time.
 

He got upset at the end, but I was pretty much done anyway.

It tuned out shorter than I wanted, but that is the good thing about hair, it will grow back.