Ok...so we want to hear everyone's guess. We are finding out what we are having on Thursday March 4th. Less than one week away...yay! Please comment on what you think we are having....boy or girl? We are really excited to hear everyone's guess!! And we can't wait until we find out!!
My sister Kristin, her husband Jared, and their cute baby boy Luke came down and visited us over Valentine/President's Day weekend. We had lots of fun just hanging out, watching movies, playing games, etc. I was able to get a few pictures of Luke, but he is a little stinker and won't smile when that camera comes out. On Monday they wanted to go to Boulder Dam so we drove down before they had to take off later that day. That was the only place I got a picture of us all and our weekend together. We are so happy they were able to get away and come to stay with us. We miss you guys already and can't wait until Luke has a little cousin/friend to play with.
PS My belly is not really showing yet...but I promise more pics to come as soon as I pop out!
Last weekend Dave and I really needed to get out of the house and go do something. We decided to go see Hoover Dam since it is only like 15-20 minutes from our house. It was really amazing. To see it all and think of all the people that built it and it was in the 30's....it is crazy to think how they did it without all the modernized equipment we have now-a-days. There is also a brand new bridge being built as a bypass to the dam, so trucks and stuff can drive through and also because the canyon to get to the dam is so windy. The bridge was also amazing...but terrifying to me too. It is SO big and SO high! On the way back home we decided to stop in Boulder City because we had heard a few things about it. It is such a cute little town. And it is the only city in Nevada where gambling is illegal...no casinos. It was a very small town but they had lots of cute little shops and a cute little main street. We really had a great time.
Well on Sunday Dec. 20th, Dave had been having really bad stomach pains especially on his right lower side. We called my brother-in-law, Jonathan, who is a doctor, and asked him if he thought we should go to the ER or wait til the next day. Jonathan said it sounded like appendicitis and to get to the ER. We headed down and after a very long night they booked Dave in a room to go in for surgery in the morning. They were sure what was going on because on the cat scan there was too much inflammation, so the surgeon said she would just have to open him up and see. Once in surgery, the surgeon said she could see his colon with a hole in it, which hopefully his appendix was also attached too, and a LOT of infection! She said she removed about a softball size of infection, part of his colon with the appendix and some of his small intestine. It has been quite the wk of recovery. Both my parents and Dave's parents were able to come down and help out and also be here for Christmas which I am so grateful for! It got pretty rough some of the days, but Dave is doing a lot better!! He had a pick line placed tonight so he can hopefully come home tomorrow afternoon and have someone continue to come to our house with the antibiotics. I am so grateful for all of the love and support and prayers through all of this. We were looking forward to coming home for Christmas because we have some very exciting news, but we are glad we were still able to share it with everyone! I am pregnant! We are so excited! I am ten weeks along, and my due date is July 24th. I have been sick and it has not been fun! It has made this past week a bit more emotional so once again we are very grateful for everyones prayers and especially for both of our parents who not only gave Dave support, but really helped me out, as I was kind of a wreck. We love you all and will keep everyone posted on more baby news!
So I have had like 6 interviews this week. Thank goodness that dental hygiene jobs finally popped up in Vegas. I feel very blessed and like my prayers have been answered. Well after all these interviews, I was offered a job. I took a few days to think about it because it is an office that has never had a hygienist and needs a lot of help changing things around. After much discussion with Dave, thinking on my own, and prayers to my father in heaven...I decided I would take it. It is two days a wk and she (the Dr.) let me decide what days I wanted. I am starting on Dec. 1st and I am going to be working Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. I decided on those days because the other interviews that I am still waiting to hear from or for either Monday, Thursday, or Friday. One of my interviews was actually with a female dentist that went to dental school with the dentist that I worked for in Heber, Dr. Lobrot. She doesn't know if her hygiene schedule is going to start picking up more, but if it does, she wants me to work on Thursday and Fridays. I do have a working interview on Monday for a Monday only job, and then I have one on Friday with the dentist that went to school with Dr. Lobrot. I also am temping in an office next week on Thursday and then the following Tuesday at the same office. I am really excited about all of these opportunities that have been coming my way recently. I truly know I have been blessed!!
So I did finally get my nevada hygiene license about two days ago, so now I am on hunt for a job. Nobody is hiring, so I hope I can find somewhere. However, with Dave being gone on work every night, I have started baking/cooking alot. I have always enjoy cooking, I just always hated deciding what to make and I don't really like grocery shopping either. Anyway, a few months ago, my mom and I went to an amazing bread making class so I decided I would play with that and try and make a few different things. I make bread and pizza all the time with it, but I thought I would try some other things. Here is what I made:
Pizza Rolls
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Raspberry Rolls
PS...It all tastes delicious!! I recommend the pantry secrets bread making class to anyone. It is amazing, and it is so easy! Start to finish in 1 hour!
