My Niece Allyssa's Baptism.

Well this month has been a little busy so I got a bit behind with blogging but I am catching up today! So last month March 3rd my niece Allyssa got baptized, it is crazy that I have a niece that old. It was GREAT, and fun to spend time with family! So proud of you Allyssa for making the decision to get baptized!

Michelle's (my sisters) family.

Mark (my brother in-law and Allyssa's dad) and Allyssa before she was baptized.

Cute Mother, Father, Daughter picture.

Dean and I with the Special Allyssa
(Me 13 Weeks preggers with baby number 1)

The day after Allyssa was baptized she was confirmed and after that we had a Party at Mark and Michelle's.

Below is Brian, Whitney, and Baby Aubry.

These 3 cousins were all born with in a few months of each other! They will such great friends!
Left to right Brielle, Kaitlyn, Aubry

Always fun to spend time with Family!

YES I AM MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT : )

WE ARE PREGNANT!
I am sure most if not all of you know this by now but I wanted to take a second and blog about the Journey this far.
Well It was Christmas Day and I told Dean I am going to take a test just to see if we are pregnant (side note... we didn't think we were pregnant because I hadn't had a period since October so we didn't even know if I was Ovulating, and I knew I wasn't pregnant in November because the test was negitive) I continued to tell Dean wouldn't that be cool if we found out we were PREGNANT on CHRISTMAS! So I got out of bed, and went did the test and waited a few minutes, and ... There was a faint pink line. So I went into the bed room and told Dean I think we are pregnant come and look. He saw it too, and so of course I had to take another test to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Mean while I kept saying to Dean, do you see what I am seeing. I THINK WE ARE PREGNANT! The second test looked the same. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO US! So Yes it was a very Merry Christmas. It was hard to be quiet that afternoon cause we got to talk to Daniel my Brother on a Mission and Dean Sister Rachel on a Mission and I wanted to tell them in person. But we decided to wait till we were able to hear the heart beat. Thus far I wasn't sick yet, I kept telling Dean if this is what it is like to be pregnant I could have a lot of kids. ;) I ate my words a little later. The morning sickness came : - )

So I called the Doctor in Boise (since we were still in Arizona and knew we were moving to Boise soon) and they asked how far along I was or when my last period was. I said, I had no Idea how far along I am. I haven't had a period since October, but I know I wasn't pregnant in November. So we scheduled me an appointment in January to come in and see how far along I was and to have my first appointment.

So...
January 19, 2012 Dean and I went to the doctor and saw this...

(Yes the two pictures above are the same I just retook them with my camera and thought different thing about each people turned out better then the other so I put both of them up).
I was 7 weeks and 2 days along in the pictures, and the nausea had kicked in... The baby's heart rate was 147. It was really fun to see and hear the little heart moving and share the experience with Dean.

In the picture below I am somewhere in my 10th week.

We just had our Second appointment on Thursday Feb 23, 2012 the heart rates was in the 150's-160's the Doctor said it sounded like a girl today, just cause the heart rate was fast, : ) but we will find out for sure on April 17th. I am currently 12 weeks and 3 days.

I am so grateful for my life! I have WONDERFUL, CARING, HARDWORKING, Husband who I love with all of my heart and I am so grateful I get to share this experience with him. I am grateful we are blessed to bring a Wonderful child of God into this world. I am one LUCKY and HAPPY mom to be.

Super Fun DATES with my hubby xoxo

So I wanted to blog about some dates Dean and I have been going on because I think THEY HAVE BEEN SO FUN!!!

First, last Friday Dean came home and said he had a date idea, I said okay. We each got 5 dollars and we had to go shopping on the dollar menu for dinner. We decided to go to several resturants. First we went to McDonalds and got a Hamburger and Ice Cream Sunday to share, and then we went to Taco Bell and got a Beef Gordita, a Bean Burrito, chips and a drink to share. Last we went to Wendy's and got a Hamburger and Fries to share. It all costs a total of $9.5o something cents. It was SO fun we had a great time chatting and picking out what we wanted most on the dollar menu.

Second was Valentines Day It was a GREAT DAY! I got up that morning and made pancakes, pineapple slices, and milk. Then I gave Dean his present, (2 passes to the rec center and candy) :) xoxo. Then he headed off to work and we met up for lunch where Dean gave me some of my favorite candies. After lunch I went home and waited for Dean so we could go out to dinner at Johny Carinos. So Dean got home from work and he walked in with a dozen pink roses (They are pictured below) (pink roses are my favorite!) They smell SO good!

After I got my BEAUTIFUL flowers we headed out to dinner and had a great time.

The last date I wanted to talk about was the one we had tonight. I have been really wanting Sushi and we made some when we were in Arizona so we decided to make it again! YUM is ALL I have to say!

Doesn't it look good?

Good Job Dean! He rolled this one : )

It was a California Roll with Spicy Mayo!
After dinner we went to the coach and talked. It was SO fun to just be able to sit there and chat. Dean has been working some LONG hours so I don't get to see him more then a couple of hours at night if that. (besides the times I take him lunch). I am SO grateful for the time I get to spend with him and I appreciate how hard he is working to make his business grow! He is amazing and I feel to lucky to have him as my husband! LOvE you Dean!

What we have been up to...

This last month we Moved from Chandler Arizona to Meridian Idaho. Dean was finished with his work at the Edward Jones Head Quarters and they placed him in an office in Eagle Idaho. We found an apartment about 20 minutes from there in Meridian Idaho. We are getting settled in and I am beginning to look for a job.

Below are a few pictures over the last month. My parents flew down to AZ to help us drive vehicles and move back. So when they were there we took them to a few places.

One was this Pizza place and the whole inside room is an Organ. This guy played the organ while we ate, it wasn't just the organ but it was more like an orchestra. It was Awesome!

Some of the pipes.

Mom getting some pictures with Arizona scenery.
Dad had to get in on it too. This was outside of a HUGE Bass Pro Shop!
The week after we got back to Idaho it was my Dad's Birthday. So we went to a Japanese Habchi grill. Where they cook the food in front of you. It was a lot of fun and good to see the family.
The last pictures for today are of Dean's NEW OFFICE! It is still so exciting!
The front office.The Conference room

Part of Dean's office

Another part of Dean's office

The final part of Dean's office.

Pretty cool!
We are very excited for this new adventure and that we are in the next step of our lives.

A GREAT DAY TOGETHER!!!

Dean and I both Had Monday off in observance to New Years and we realized it was probably the last day we had free, to do what we wanted in Arizona. Because we will be moving soon. So Dean heard of the Apache Trail it is a sight seeing drive. I have really been wanting some pictures to remind us of Arizona. SO we went on this drive and it was amazing!

Below are the pictures we took along the way.

Look how tall the Catus is.

Lake in the Middle of no where.

Close to the beginning of our drive we saw this Ghost town so on our way home we stopped by. It was really cool. We also loved it cause we got Ice Cream!

One of the last pictures I really wanted was of palm trees. So I had Dean stop at a parking lot so I could take the picture Below : )

Being in Arizona has been so fun. We have been on many adventures, have enjoyed spending time together, and we have learned a lot.

Happy NeW YeAR!

For New Years Eve this year we went over to our friends the Childs and we played games, ate yummy food, and lit off a few fireworks!

Dean and I outside ready for Fireworks!

Dean Loving the sparkler. Well he loves anything with fire actually!

Chase and Amy Child! Amy giving Chase a New Years Kiss.

Thanks Amy and Chase for inviting us over it was a lot of fun! Hope everyone has a great New Year!