A Lot Has Changed

Wow! I definitely didn't realize that the last post was in March...oops! I guess we have some catching up to do! Read below to see what we've been doing the past year.

January-We moved out of Granny's and into our own place. There are pictures on this site of what our apartment looks like. Eleven months later, we still love it. :)

February-Karl and Lacey came to visit us for a long weekend.

March-We celebrated our 2 year anniversary. :) Sam accepted a job offer at Ashford University. Pat and Jane came to visit us.

April-Sam took a private flight with a friend of ours and he actually got to fly.

May-Karl and Lacey back for another visit. I accepted a long-term sub job at the private Christian school where I currently work. (www.horizonprep.org)

June-I went to Atlanta for a work-related conference.

July-We went to Big Bear for the first time with some friends at stayed at their family's cabin. I went up to Berkeley for another conference.

August-Sam turns 29! We saw Wicked with some friends---great show!

September-Back to school...three times over! I started my fifth year teaching. This year I am teaching 7th and 8th grade English and science. Sam is not working for Ashford any longer but did go back to school to get his BA. He is in an accelerated program at Azusa Pacific and will graduate next December with a degree in Organizational Leadership. I also went back to school and am currently working on my masters in Educational Leadership with and administrative credential. I'm going to USD. We also went up to Hume Lake with my school (work) and both of us served as "camp counselors" for a week! My dad and Tori also came for a visit. Oopps...can't forget that this is the month we found out I am preganant. :)

October-nothing exciting

November-We went to Fresno so I could co-host a shower for my wonderful friend Lacey who is due Christmas eve. We also told our family that we are having a baby. We had a nice quiet Thanksgiving with Granny although it wasn't small. She invited 13 people!

Upcoming for December-I turn 29! We also have our first ultrasound on my birthday (the 3rd) so we are really looking forward to that. We'll be leaving for Fresno the morning of the 19th and we plan on being in town for a while.

**So about the baby <3
As I mentioned, we found out in September but decided to wait to tell everyone until I was three months. It worked out great because we had our first doctor's appointment right before we went to Fresno in early November. At that appointment we got to hear our baby's heart beat; it was very surreal for both of us. Our next appointment is in two days and we'll do an ultrasound. I'll be 16 weeks on Saturday and I'm not sure if that is far enough along to determine the gender BUT we're not finding out anyway. As for our due date, we're looking at mid-late May. We don't know for sure because we have done the ultrasound but regardless, that will be a great time for us to have the baby. I should be able to stay off of work for the remainder of the year so I'm thrilled. Our goal is to post pictures regularly (we're shooting for each week) so you can watch the belly grow, if you want. :) The Christmas card picture is 14 weeks. I think we missed the 15 week picture but we'll try to do one this weekend. Oh, I also get asked quite a bit how I'm feeling. I am very blessed because I did not get morning sickness whatsoever. I feel great now as well and I'm thankful for that every day! My clothes don't fit so well but I bought a bunch of Belly Bands (or whatever they're called) and they allow me to still wear my pants even though they don't zip. I think it's the greatest invention!

Well, love to you all and we are so excited to spend some time in Fresno soon!