Our Caribbean Cruise-April 2014

With the emotional roller coaster that infertility has come with, we decided that it would be good for us to plan something fun and have something to look forward to.  For anyone who's ever dealt with infertility, you know how each month feels like a failure as you watch time march on.  What we needed was something tangible to anticipate as a means to push the troubles of infertility out of our minds.  

So with that idea, we decided to plan an awesome cruise!  The date was set for the week of my spring break in April.  We had a blast and made incredible memories!  

We left out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and enjoyed a night there staying in a hotel on the beach!  The following morning we were off!  Lance is amazing at finding sweet deals and knowing how to get the most for his buck.  He landed us on the biggest cruise ship in the world!  It was A M A Z I N G!  There were tons and tons of fun things to do and cool shows to see.  We loved it!  

The ports we stopped at were Falmoth, Jamica; Lebade, Haiti; and Cozumel, Mexico.  We loved snorkeling, relaxing at the beach, meeting locals, trying different foods, seeing the ruins in Mexico, and being together.  Maybe infertility isn't that bad after all... :) 

Beautiful clear ocean water and our amazing cruise ship behind us

Man, he's a hottie.  

This was scary, but fun.  

Formal night was a blast!

The ruins in Mexico.  We changed in our swim stuff after our tour and enjoyed that gorgeous water!  

I love this guy.  I'm one lucky girl.  

Halloween 2014

This Halloween we were a little sad since it's was Zander's moms turn to have him.  What's Halloween without our Zander Man??  Even though we missed him, we were happy that he got to go trick or treating with his siblings.  

We lucked out though, because our ward Halloween party was on Thursday and we were able to pick him up right after school, take him to the party and then get him back to his other home before school on Friday!  What a whirl wind-but he had so much fun, and we loved being able to spend time with him!  

This ward has been so good for Zander.  The primary is full of really good kids, and he has many friends.  It was wonderful to see him be able to spend a part of Halloween with them.  

On Friday, I had an awesome time spending Halloween with my students and joining all the wonderful festivities at Greenwood Elementary, which is seriously the best school.  Lance's work had a Halloween costume contest and he won best costume!!  That's my hottie!  

That evening we got to spend time with Sasha, Hudson and Baby Makenly.  We went to our trunk or treat with Sash and Hudson and they loved it!  After the trunk or treat we went to a Halloween party with our friends, Kelsey and Tyler.  

What a fun Halloween!!

In His Timing

Trying to gain a better understanding of the Lord's timing is precisely what I'm seeking to do right now.  It's so difficult to look at our wonderful lives and not have a baby be a part of it.  But I know God is in it all.  I want so badly to solidify my knowledge that He's in control and His timing is always best. 

The timing with which Lance and I met was amazing.  I know the Lord's hand was in it, and that it was the exact day that He wanted us three brought together to be an eternal family.  There was no coincidence about it.  Now my infertility (look, I said it infertility) constantly brings me to my knees and helps me remember that nothing is in my control.  But it's in His control, and that knowledge helps me to see the bigger picture.

My heart, arms and womb yearn for another child, but all is in His hands.  He's blessed Lance and I with the knowledge that a baby will come-we don't know when, but we know it will happen.  Now it's our responsibility and privilege to build our faith upon that blessing and allow it to grow.

Color Festival 2014

Throwing chalk+getting filthy+loud music=one happy eight year old boy! 

Henry Bear

On January 15th we got Henry, a fancy bear hamster.  Zander and I really wanted a kitten, but Lance said no, so we talked him into a small caged animal.  Before we got him, Lance wanted Zander and I to do as much research as possible in order to find which rodent would be best.  We went to the library and got TONS of books and after much reading, decided on a hamster.  Our first visit to the pet store led us to this little guy and it was love at first sight!  He is a lot of fun and has been a good little pet.  Welcome to our family, Henry! 

Smarty Pants

Zander got straight A's this semester!  He's a smart boy and works very hard!  His teacher, Mrs. Adamson said that he is very helpful and just about everyone chose him on the 'Who is a good friend to you in the class' part of the class surveys.  Way to go Z! 

Krispy Kreme gives one doughnut per A on your report card.  Thanks for the yummy breakfast smarty pants!! 

Baseball Season is Here!

 This little guy just signed up for his first season of baseball!  Yesterday he had tryouts at Salem Elementary and did great.  He is hoping to be selected as a pitcher-we'll see what happens.  Lance and I are thrilled to go to his games and watch him play.  We have been playing ball with him for over a year now, so he's more than ready.  Good luck, Zander!!