The Catch Up

Hello Family and Friends,

Most of you know that Jared and I moved from Mesa, Arizona to Carrollton Texas July 2011. We moved because Jared was offered better work here in Texas. Blinds,Shutter and now Drapes. We love being here, it is a nice change. Though it has been very hard being so far from family and friends. Jared and I have done some fun things here.

• Fort Worth Zoo- Very cool, Second best zoo I've been too.
• Dallas Arboretum- 66-acres of spectacular display gardens that showcase incredible seasonal flowers, ornamental shrubs, trees and plant collections in a serene setting on White Rock Lake.  It was alot of fun we went at Halloween time and there were pumpkins EVERYWHERE.
• Dallas State Fair- The fair is HUGE we didn't even get to see everything and we were there for almost 5 hours! It was alot of fun though, we saw our first pig race too!
• We went camping in Brokenbow Oklahoma- BEAUTIFUL. It was so nice to get away, it was a three hour drive but so worth it.
• Dallas World Aquarium- We went when my sister was here at Thanksgiving. It was amazing, we got to watch them feed the sharks, there were monkeys....not in cages! they had there own little island. It was so nice when my sister was here.

We were able to make a trip back to Arizona over Christmas. Our first stop was Show Low, AZ where some of Jared's siblings live. they had a birthday party for Jared to while we were there, Definitively some yummy food! It was so nice to see all the siblings and nieces and nephews there, we enjoyed our stay there.We got to go play in the snow while we were there to it was so fun to see little Conner go sliding down this little hill! Our next stop Mesa, AZ this was about a three hour drive. Where we stayed with my grandma. We were able to see my brother and his family which was super nice to see my nieces, Kids sure do grow super fast now days! We also saw our favorite friends ever, we had a huge group dinner at Barros pizza, Jared's friends came and my salon girls came, it was so fun! We did some fun things there I gave my grandma a perm and we saw the temple lights and just had a good time. Our next stop was Pima, AZ another 3 hours, that's where Jared's parents have there new home. Jared's sister Tiffany and Dawn and her three kids live there with them and grandma Watson too, they have a beautiful home, While we were there we saw Jared's Aunts and Uncles that we haven't seen in a long time. We were there when Dawns twin boys opened there presents it was so fun to watch them do that! Our last stop was Sierra Vista, AZ to see my parents, we got there late Christmas morning. We sure did get spoiled with gifts. My mom cooked a big dinner, Some of my cousins where there too, and of course Ariel (my sister) was there! We had a wonderful Christmas! The next day my brother and his family came down for another small Christmas with them. We stayed an extra day there and my mom and dad took us to see We bought a Zoo (super cute) and dinner Vinny's! Best chicken wings ever!! The next day was our LONG journey home. We left my parents house at 2:30 AM we had to take turns drive cause we were so tired, we finally made it back to our apartment at 5:45PM. It was a nice trip but we were so glad to be home and sleep in our own bed!

After our lovely trip to Arizona......On New Years Eve.....I took a pregnancy test, 

It was POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!  Jared and I of course had to call our families and let them know. Everyone is so happy for us, and Jared and I are SUPER SUPER EXCITED!  We had our first Ob appointment a few weeks later and we got to see our little baby. We want a boy so bad! My dad says and now i know why that's why we call them peanuts!

Ultra-Sound 8 weeks 4 days

My mom Came and stayed with Jared and I for a week, It was super nice. When she was here we were able to see/meet some of her cousins. They are so nice and I'm so glad we got to meet them! They live in Texas too! My mom got us a few things for little baby. She is making an amazing blanket for the baby too. =]

We are Due August 30th.

Sorry this is a long one, Its just a taste of what's been going on!! Our next appointment is Monday so I'll post again. Hope everyone has a good week!