IT"S A WHAT????

IT'S A GIRL AND WE ARE SO EXCITED!!

Christmas Day

Christmas holds many fond memories for me growing up and some of these things I want to pass on to our children as we continue our journey together.

On Christmas eve after having spent a lovely evening with Grandma and Grandpa Black, Great Grandma Black, and Chelsi and her husband Morgan we came home and read the Christmas story. Luke 2. How grateful I am for his birth and how grateful I am he came for us. This is the one thing I want my children to understand about Christmas. The presents we get are wonderful, but he gave us the greatest gift of all.

Christmas Day, Grandma and Grandpa Black and Uncle Lang came over to be with us as Abbie opened her presents. She was so excited. Thanks for coming over to be with us.

The whole time we opened presents she jumped and giggled and ran around in circles. Her Aunts and uncles and both sets of grandparents were so cute to send her little gifts and we are so thankful for their thoughtfulness. I think her favorite gift was her box of princess dress up clothes. SHE LOVES THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DISNEYLAND

Abbie really loved this ride even though she looks bored. She was so focused on the ride.

Handy Manny with Abbie and her cousins

Abbie and Cassie sharing a moment

OH MY DID SHE LOVE THE TEACUPS. I THINK ADAM LOVED THEM MORE!!!

OH BOY! What a great time to go to Disneyland... We had a ball. It was a very quick, but a very fun time with family.

Some may say Why Disneyland right before Christmas? I say WHY NOT. It was beautiful. We arrived at my parents condo Wednesday, December 21st. I could hardly sleep a wink because I was so excited to have Abbie go to Disneyland.

My older sister and her family and my mom and dad joined us on this adventure.

As you walked in there was this ginormous Christmas tree and lights decorating all the streets.

Here are a few pictures from our fun filled days at Disneyland and California Adventures.

I could have cared less where we met up, but I was so glad that Abbie got to see, play, and hold hands with a few of her cousins. I know she would love playing with all of them. It was just fun seeing my sister and her family and my parents.

Tis the Season

I must admit that I haven’t documented our lives very well this past year. I feel so overwhelmed
with working, being pregnant, and being a wife and mother. I know each person has trials that they must face and this one just happens to be a LARGE one. Adam is doing an assistantship for UNLVand I must say that this helps so much. It helps to have the extra income and it helps Adam to help our little family by working. He is in school for another year, but I hope and pray that this year flies by.

In September, Adam and I decided to get pregnant. Just because we aren’t in the best position
emotionally (ME) does not mean that we should hold off on having children. I am almost 15 weeks pregnant and we are both so excited for another little one. We are due June 4th.

Abbie has been a constant joy in our lives…of course she has her occasional breakdowns, but don’t we all? For her birthday back in October Abbie received clothes, books, and toys. Adam and I got her a doll stroller and she LOVES it. I am so glad we chose well. She is a very talkative, bossy, and fun kid to be around. On her birthday we went to a pumpkin patch with Grandma and Grandpa Black and rode some little rides with her. We went down slides. We ran around like wild animals!! We all had a fun time and enjoyed having her grandparents over for dinner.

On October 29th, we had a ward Halloween party. And we dressed up as the Flintstones. It
was loads of fun being Fred, Wilma, and Pebbles. Abbie even sat still while I sprayed her hair
red. Getting the red out of her hair was a whole different story though. Abbie loved the trunk or treat and on Halloween she ran from door to door yelling trick treat, trick treat. People gave her
loads of candy because they that it was adorable.

Right after Halloween she started potty-training. Let me tell you…..I am grateful for the
Halloween candy because she loved getting treats for going potty and stayingdry. She has done wonderful...she has had accidents, of course, but overall she is doing great.

Thanksgiving was a fun time. We drove up to Utah on Wednesday, November 23rd. It was an extremely long car trip, but I was so glad to finally make it there. I don’t get to see my parents very often so it is a joy to be with them when I get to be there. Thanksgiving Day was pretty low key; it was just my parents, my grandma Hardman, and my little family. The thing I was most thankful for this Thanksgiving was my husband and daughter. They bring so much joy to my life. I am also thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life; it provides me with an eternal perspective on life.

We did the Black Friday thing this year ………..AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
The deals were great, but the people were CRAZY!! The toy section was probably the worst by far. I have never see people push and shove like I did there. I should have taken pictures!

Christmas Fever has hit me and I am enjoying listening to the music, seeing the lights, and am excited to celebrate the birth of the Savior.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Chelsi's Wedding

The time has flown by as usual, but Chelsi's wedding was so much fun that I needed to post about it. Dancing was I remember from the wedding. All the kids loved dancing and they danced for the entire time. I loved it.

Photo Booth at the wedding and the kids loved every moment of it.

Easter

We had such a fun Easter with Adam's family. Kayann and her kids came down and we were able to spend some time with them. They are a wonderful family and we enjoy every minute we get to spend with them. We all went to the Hoover Dam and went on the Dam Tour and had a fun time.

Abbie loved having so many people to play with. She thought she was in heaven. I am sure this summer will be a ball for her because she gets to see both sides of the family within a week of each other.

The Easter Egg Hunt was the most anticipated moment of the weekend. I mean who doesn't love Candy!!!!!

Life...............

Sometimes I get so frustrated with life. My biggest desire is to be able to stay home with my little girl Abigail and have not been able to yet. Adam is in school getting his Master's and we hope this will help in the job search.
I need to look on the bright side of things and realize that he only has a year left in school and I know that we will be blessed with a job.
Having to go to work has made me learn two things: 1. Patience and 2. My husband is awesome.
I have come to realize that the Lord blesses us according to His timetable, not necessarily according to our own.
Having to work has made me yearn to be a stay at home mom. I look forward to the day when I will get that opportunity.