Valentines

I am so grateful to have Mark in my life and that we are an enternal family! Now, Mark likes to play jokes and make me really think twice. Saturday morning I went to a Relief Society meeting. When I walked back in the front door, Mark was lying comfortably on the couch watching TV. He turned and asked if I could do the laundry. My first thought was "are you kidding me?!" I said you're joking, right? I proceeded to walk pas the washer not once, not twice, but three times while saying, you could have started it, when I stopped and looked at the washing machine. Sitting on top was a beautiful single pink rose (my favorite!) and 2 chocolate covered strawberries (yum!). I quickly turned around and apologized and thanked him!

We than went and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Olive Garden. Of course, I didnt take any pictures then. Ooops. After we went to Target to lok around. We made a few purchase for little Davids room! I am so excited for him to join our family! His room is slowly coming together...
Here is a picture of the lamp we bought (Amazon is a favorite site of mine to visit! Decent prices and cheap, if not free, shipping)

We are doing a sports theme in his room. While we were in Target, we were walking down the middle isle when Mark saw this adorable and perfect rug for a great price! I love it!

And there are his little shelves and fun organizers. We actually bought this when we first married, and havent really used in our current apartment. Once we found it our little was a boy and decided on a them, we bought the inserts for a steal of a price!

And lastly, there is the pack n play (with bassinet and changing table), stroller and car seat (again, from Amazon). I really like these!!

We cannot wait for little David to come join us. I just received his bedding from amazon, so once it is up, I'll post more pictures :-)

It's a...BOY!!!!

Yes, you read that correctly! We found out this past Tuesday exactly what "it" is. Of course, he is definitely our child. He had his legs crossed to start off with! Already stubborn inside the womb. Haha. The ultrasound tech decided it would be best to look at the the rest of his little body-heart was pump strong (176 beats per minute exactly!) Anyways, when she was rolling the ultrasound machine across my stomach, something popped up on the screen. She and I looked at each other, both wondering if the other had seen it. Thats when things started to pick up and he decided to come out and play. There it was, clear as day...

We are so excited and grateful to welcome him into our family! The name we have decided on is David Thomas. David is Marks middle name and Thomas is Marks dads name. Here are some more pictures of our growing boy...
This is hand/arm...kind of cramped in there :-)

And his little feet (that look big because of how zoomed in the ultrasound tech was)

Catching up with Christmas

This year we spent Christmas with Marks family in Illinois! It was so fun to be with them, though I did miss my family- Getting there (and back for that matter) was difficult with the snow that covered the country. But, after many delays we landed safely and the fun began. I wish I had had my camera handy, but instead it stayed mostly tucked away in the suitcase. Katie had hers Christmas morning...

Notice the huge 12 foot + Christmas tree behind us! Filled with many gifts, some even for our little one! We enjoyed spending time with family, friends, and lots of yummy food (even if my stomach didnt approve every night :-)
Now we are back home...I am back to work, we were some what busy this past week, but I am enjoying it! Mark starts school on Tuesday. Still waiting to hear what is to happen with deployment.
Even amidst the busyness, we enjoy our neighbors and the fun get togethers! New Years Eve we went out to dinner with Ralph and Norma who have recently bought a house. Texas Road House was far too busy, but Outback was a shorter way. We then came back and had a few more neighbors over for games! Such a fun night! We look forward to this next year and the adventures it will bring!

Snow, snow, snow

Seeing as how we live in Rexburg, snow is a very common thing! I am grateful for a husband gets up and shovels the walkways and car area. Here are some pictures from the most recent snow storm (with more on its way!) I would like to point out he is wearing SHORTS and CROCKS! Haha. Only Mark could get away it. I love him though!

Exciting News!!!!

First Comes Love...

Then Comes Marriage...

Then Comes BABY #1...


We are so excited and happy! We are due June 21!!

Where has the time gone??

Oops, I am way behind on updating this! So sorry! I'll start back in August-Mark and I traveled to Maryland for a week and it was so good! I love going back. There were 2 things that made this trip extra special. The first, I got to see one of my favorite people that had recently moved out there while her husband did some training for the Army...NICHOLE!! It was so fun catching up with her and Devin. We went to the zoo, which lets just say Im glad we made it there (via the metro). Poor Mark got too hot and got sick on the way down, which made the people around us look disgustingly at us. But all in all it was a lot of fun. Below are some pictures from that day...




We were also able to drive to South Carolina with my family to see my brother Grant graduate from Marine boot camp! It was such a neat ceremony. It made me think back to Marks basic graduation. You really cant leave those type of things and not feel proud of our Country, the men and women who fight for our freedom, despite everything going on in the world. Way to go little bro, Im so proud of you!!!


Mark and I also planted some flowers in our front "area" to make it feel a little more homey-which I think it did just that, and looked pretty too!! We also bought a deep freezer, we got a really good deal on it and its a good thing we bought it because in just a couple weeks we will be getting a 150 pounds of cow :-)


Now last, but certainly not least!! We celebrated our one year anniversary at the end of August. Mark planned the whole thing, and he did a fabulous job!! We spent the night at the Anniversary Inn in the Mississippi Serenade room. It was so romantic and amazing!!!




We enjoyed a nice dinner at the Roof Top in Salt Lake-so fancy and again romantic!!




All in all it was a great summer! I promise there will be more to come soon!!

I promise I will update soon, there is tons to share! But for now, I'd like your help, click on the red right button and vote me as a Military Spouse.

Mark has been in the Army National Guard just over 2 years
His branch is the Army... (National Guard)
His base is the National Guard Base (their not stationed on a particular base)
and his command is also National Guard
and dont be fooled about the questions,they dont have to be long, just put in something nice :)