We are HAPPY!

So I am the worst blogger in the history of blogs... but that's okay. I thought I would try to do an update on our exciting life because who doesn't want to hear about our adventures ;)

Mark and I are both ecstatic that we only have one more semester of undergrad... like ecstatic doesn't even cover how we feel. We have been applying to masters school and are looking forward to hearing back from those places. Right now we are required to do about 16 hours a week of internship. Mark is doing his at the juvenile justice system or cache valley youth center.  He has liked it a lot and loves that he gets to go at 6 in the morning to play basketball with the kids. I think he is ideal for that because he is so funny and down to earth and can give the troubled punks a good role model. I am doing mine at community nursing services mostly dealing with hospice patients. I like it a lot but have come to realize I want to work in a hospital setting. One thing is for sure... we both know we want our masters and would prefer working with our masters.... the bachelor level is just not for us. Only one more month of school until Christmas break and then one more semester... cake. 

Paxton is the cutest kid you will ever meet, for real though. He is so wild and loves to run around and have fun. It is CRAZY to think that he is already one year old. He has 11 teeth, sleeps about 12 hours a night, likes tootsie rolls, LOVES bath time, gives kisses, runs around like a champ and claps for the best things. He is so much fun and we love him like crazy. It is so much fun to be his mom and to watch him grow. I love snuggling with him and watching him get excited when he learns something new. He is a super tall boy and people keep asking me why I don't put him in nursery at church, then when i tell them he is barley a year they are blown away and think he is at least 18 months. 

 So our biggest news is we are going to be parents of TWO. What the... insane i know. I was dead set that this baby was going to be a boy. We were hoping for the "dream" post team in basketball... but we were wrong. When we were told it was a girl i was certain they were missing "it", but the doctor is/was certain she doesn't have "it". So now i am excited to have my little volleyball player. Like seriously... EXCITED. We were experiencing some problems with our sweet baby and were sent to Ogden to see a specialist and long story short, we witnessed a miracle for our family. Time and time again I am reminded the importance of prayer and fasting but this is definitely a time that strengthened my testimony that I will NEVER forget. I am certain that our heavenly father is aware of us and our little family, Honestly, I have never felt so loved and so cared for. I am extremely thankful and forever changed. It is so weird to shop for little girl clothes,,, but i learned with paxt that less is more and that she doesn't need every cute outfit out there, okay lets be honest... she needs majority of them. Shh don't tell her dad. AH WE ARE HAVING A GIRL.

 We love our crazy beautiful life and love the stage we are in. There have been many times the past few months where I wish i was closer to family. I really miss going out to Sunday dinner at my Grandma's or attending family activities; It is definitely something that I took for granted. But I love being in my own house with my own little family and learning how to make it a home. We have grown so close as a couple and we are rocking this life... seriously though. It feels good knowing that we are capable of doing hard things and laughing our way along. I am married to the best man in the world. He is an amazing dad and husband and keeps us laughing. Only 7 more months in this little blue house until we head off onto our next adventure!!