It's been nearly 2 years since my last blog post (I can't believe it!), and a LOT has happened for us since then. I won't take the time to try to chronicle it all for the reader, but a quick summary: Skyler graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in spring 2011, and I graduated with a bachelor's degree in family life and human development in December 2011. It was a LONG journey getting those "4-year" degrees, but well worth it. After I graduated, we left Wymount, sad to see it go, and moved to Springville. We enjoyed a lot about Springville--good neighbors, close to family and friends, and Abby loved the trains that went by right outside the apartment. About 6 months after moving to Springville, Skyler started a civil engineering job in Las Vegas, so away we moved! It was the biggest move we've had as a married couple and was sad and exciting and stressful all at the same time. We moved into a terrific ward in Vegas/Henderson, where people welcomed us with open arms and made us feel right at home very quickly. That's been a huge blessing, especially since we were no longer very close to any family or people we knew.
And now, we are happily expecting baby #2. That in and of itself has been a journey. Without delving too deeply into it, we tried for 2-1/2 years for another little one, and it felt like an emotional roller coaster at times. I know that that is a shorter time than a lot of couples deal with it, and so I don't share this to complain, but just to say that that experience has helped me sympathize much more with couples who face that particular trial. It is a very hard and emotional thing, and the unsurety of it all is very trying. But we are feeling very grateful to be blessed with this pregnancy and the chance for Abby to be a big sister. She is VERY excited. :)
These are a couple pictures of our Valentine's Day festivities--we had fun decorating homemade sugar cookies together. Abby turns out to be a very meticulous and skilled cookie-froster for her tender 4 years. :) She did a great job. Even Skyler got into it--he's very good with finding the appropriate food ratios...you know, frosting to cookie, chocolate syrup to ice cream, milk to cereal. :) And I must say, the cookies were delicious. Yum.
And here's the 20-week baby-bump. Halfway there! At least we hope only about halfway...with Abby having come 7 weeks early, we are hopeful this little guy (oh, by-the-way, it's a boy!) will make it closer to the 40-week mark. So excited for our little one!
