Top 11 of 2011

11. We celebrated our 2nd anniversary. Yay for marriage!
10. We had a great week long vacation with the Thomas family in early July. It was heaven.
9. We completely paid off our car. HUGE accomplishment for a poor student couple.
8. We spent hours and hours of our summer at Seven Peaks. Yes, it deserves to be on the list.
7. Alex got to gonto Ukraine with his parents to pick up his little brother Tyler from his mission. It was a very cool experience.
6. Our ward was reorganized and we have had the chance to serve in some leadership. It has been a huge blessing!
5. Alex changesd his major to Business and Entreprenuership. It fits him so well.
4. I graduated with a Bachelors of Arts from BYU! Huge goal accomplished.
3. Alex was accepted to and completed an awesome Real Estate internship. He loved it and wants to focus on real estate and business. So proud of him!
2. We bought our first place - a condo at a great rate that will e a great rental when we move on.
1. We got pregnant and it stuck! :) we are SO excited for what 2012 will bring us - a son! :) and many other blessings I am sure.

Happy New Year!

drum roll please...

hello my four readers!

Yesterday we had our gender ultrasound. I LOVE ultrasounds. I haven't felt any movement yet, so I still think it's amazing that a little baby is wiggling in there. We are double spoiled because we got to find out early--at 16 weeks in stead of 20. Score.

It is an absolute miracle. I am so, so grateful that a child is coming to us. Fertility is such a precious thing. For a bit there we weren't so sure it would all work out, but it works out in the Lord's timing and not ours :)


SO! To announce the big news, we had a UT family get together last night. (I called MN family about 5 seconds after we got to the car after the appointment) :). It was really, really fun and of course I took zero pictures. We had family and a few friends over and showed them the DVD of the ultrasound. When they first came, they voted for girl or boy by pouring pink or blue punch in their cups. We made cupcakes filled with the right color frosting -- and then showed them the ultrasound. Then we talked about funny names for the next hour. :) This baby gets a fun family.

And now, to announce it to YOU -- we are having a little....

BOY! :)

We are so, so excited!! Either gender would have been great for us, and we are so happy it's a boy. I have been drooling over overalls, bow ties, sweater vests, and track suits ever since we found out. He gave us a very clear picture, so we're 100% sure he's a boy!

We are so excited for this stage of our lives. We are so blessed! I will (hopefully) post soon to update you on the other latest stuff with us. But this is by far the best. :)

xoxo

Nat