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Well if you guessed that we were having a BOY you were right:) Joseph and I are so excited and cant wait for him to get here. It was so fun to see the little guy kicking around. Joseph already wants to buy him his own 4-wheeler:)
I still cant get over the fact that this little miracle is growing inside of me:)

Thanksgiving:)

I was having so much fun with my family on Thanksgiving I forgot to take more pictures, but here are a couple:)

My mom bought this turkey hat for my dad to wear while cutting the turkey, he is such a sport I love him:) (Mom that was the best turkey ever)

Tyson playing with olives:) He is so cute:)

*Well I am so thankful for my family and all they have done for Joseph and I, and I am grateful that we get to start our own little family soon:):) The Lord has truly blessed us more then we have deserved.*

I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving:)

All Done

Well today was my last day student teaching. I made me really sad saying goodbye to all the kids. I have grown to love all of them. There is a handful of students that I got really close with and loved that I am going to miss a lot.
All the teachers gave me a card that had the "Best Teacher Advice":)

All my students wrote me little notes, it was so sweet of them.

My cooperating teacher Mrs. V gave me these cute baby gifts for a goodbye present. She is so sweet and I could not have asked for a better teacher to work with. I just love her:) Thanks V for everything you taught me. I will miss you

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Well next Monday I find out what I am having:) I am so excited:) I found some cute crib bedding:)

For a boy

for a girl:)

Breana & Joe's Wedding

Joseph's sister, Breana, got married yesterday and she looked so beautiful:) Here are some pics of her wedding.

Bre got one good looking guy

Her friends

Joseph wearing Bre's parka coat :)Ah Dall and Bre:)

Cheri made the cake and it turned out so good.

Brides maids on Bres side

They got each other so good:)

Daddy daughter dance

Bride and Groom dance:)

And they are off:) Love you guys, have so much fun:)

Being a Mom

My Aunt sent me this and I thouht it was soooooo good, hope you like it. It gets better as you read. Sorry so long.

We are sitting at lunch one day when my daughter casually mentionsthat she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family.."
"We're taking a survey," she says half-joking. "Do you think I should have a baby?"
"It will change your life," I say, carefully keeping my tone neutral.
"I know," she says, "no more sleeping in on weekends, no more spontaneous vacations."
But that is not what I meant at all. I look at my daughter, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her to know what she will never learn in child birth classes.
I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing will heal, but, becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will forever be vulnerable.
I consider warning her that she will never again read a newspaper without asking, "What if that had been MY child?"
That every plane crash, every house fire will haunt her.. That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder if anything could be worse than watching your child die.
I look at her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting her cub. That anurgent call of "Mom!" will cause her to drop a soufflé or her best crystal without a moments hesitation.
I feel that I should warn her that no matter how many years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for childcare, but one day she will be going into an important business meeting and she will think of her baby's sweet smell. She will have to use every ounce of discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure her baby is all right.
However decisive she may be at the office, she will second-guess herself constantly as a mother.
Looking at my attractive daughter, I want to assure her that eventually she will shed the pounds of pregnancy, but she will never feel the same about herself.
That her life, now so important, will be of less value to her once she has a child. That she would give herself up in a moment to save her offspring, but will also begin to hope for more years, not to accomplish her own dreams, but to watch her child accomplish theirs.
I want her to know that a cesarean scar or shiny stretch marks will become badges of honor. My daughter's relationship with her husband will change, but not in the way she thinks.
I wish she could understand how much more you can love a man who is careful to powder the baby or who never hesitates to play with his child. I think she should know that she will fall in love with him again for reasons she would now find very unromantic.
I want to describe to my daughter the exhilaration of seeing your child learn to ride a bike. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a baby who is touching the soft fur of a dog or cat for the first time. I want her to taste the joy that is so real it actually hurts.
My daughter's quizzical look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes. "You 'll never regret it," I finally say. Then I reached across the table, squeezed my daughter's hand and offered a silent prayer for her, and for me, and for all the mere mortal women who find their way into this most wonderful of callings.

Birthday

Last Sunday The Griffins celebrated my birthday:) here are a couple pics:)
Joseph is silly

On my birthday we went and hung out with some good friends of ours:)

We played Scum:) So FUN. Jason and Casey are so fun to hang out with. Thanks you guys for such a fun day:)
On Sat my fam celebrated. My sister made this way cute cake:) Thanks Sue I LOVED IT

Ok here goes the story of why I have a LIVE Cricket. So I have been telling Joseph that for Christmas I wanted a Cricut machine that does all these cool scrap booking things. Well Joseph hands me a gift, I unwrap it and sure enough its a live cricket:):) He is clever:)Then he walks in with...............

The real thing:) I was so excited. This thing can do so many fun things. Thanks love for my present I love it:)

Boy or Girl?

Well everyone I am PREGNANT:) I made these cute tiles for my parents and Joseph's parents to tell them:) It was so fun to see their faces:) I am 4 months and am due in May:) I find out what I am having in a couple weeks so leave me a message and let me know if you think its a girl or boy:):)

Joseph at the Sand dunes

Man can he jump:)

Bachelorette Party

It was Bres Bachelorette party last night and I have not had that much fun or laughed that had in a long time. Thanks girls for such a fun night:) Love ya Bre:)

Cake close up, didnt Tiff do such a cute job:)

At Dinner:)

We had to do a scavenger hunt and it was so funny to see people do some of the things:)

Deco:)

Yummy drinks

The group that was there:) Ah it was so much fun:) I love you girls so much, we need to hang out again soon:)

4-Wheeling

Ty and Joseph went 4-wheeling on sat and had a blast.

Joseph got both 4-wheelers on his trailor:)

Birthday Hunk:)

Here are some pics of Josephs Birthday:)
Gosh he is HOT:)

New 4-Wheeling Jacket for the winter:)

New 4-Wheeling gloves

Card with a fun surprise inside:)

Thanks everyone we love you all so much:):)