Nate chillin' in his scrubs...
They had a fashion show at school to "Model" what you should wear to an interview. Nate had to go to Dillards to be fitted for the big show. I made one of his buddies take pictures so I could see him...I think that was embarrassing for him...Oh the things you do to make your wife happy :)! 
One of my dreams has always been to go to Baseball Spring Training games. The Dodgers used to train in Florida and now they have a stadium in AZ! I have been looking forward to this for a year. I couldn't believe how fun it was. We got to sit really close during all of the games. We liked the intimate atmosphere of the smaller stadium. I am used to all the players looking like aunts. A couple games we sat right behind home plate! I got Andrea Either's autograph and Nate caught a fly ball. We all felt like we were going to turn into a hot dog by the end of the week from eating so many!
My dad was like a little kid on Christmas!
This game was on St. Patricks day, Nate represented and wore green for us,
'Red' the dad on "That 70's Show" was at a bunch of games. Every time he walked by I would wave and say hi, but I was sad that I never got a pic with him. Finally, the last day I was waiting for the fam to hit up the restroom and I realized I was standing right next to him! I tossed Nate the camera to take a pic for me(Nate could care less about famous people and autographs..but I live for them!)
We had such a GREAT time with my family. Other than the 4 Spring Training Dodger games we went too...we were still able to squeeze in some time for other fun activities. We took them fishing and it was so nice to have my dad there to carry the boat instead of me :). We took them to this Old Mining Ghost Town. It was fun to look at all of the antique stuff...plus they had the most amazing ice cream ever! Take notice of my bulging belly in the pics!
Thanks for coming Mom and Dad! We miss you guys already. It was fun playing dart tournaments, watching March Madness games, staying up late and playing Yahtzee with you guys too!
Mark and Natalie's Wedding was a blast. It was so much fun seeing family and friends. I am so happy for them. They will have a great life together, and we are so happy to have Nat in the family. Dylan was the hit in his cute suit with his pink tie!
We were freezing at the Temple, it wasn't quite the weather we are used too!
The Moore Family...
I flew up to Utah a few days before Nate (he had to be at the hospital for school) to help my mom get set up for the Wedding Dinner. It was so nice to play with Dylan and hang out with Jeff and Brandi. Sure enough, as soon as Nate gets in town Dylan was Nate's best friend instead of mine!
Nate and I went to Roosevelt Lake last Saturday. We had to get up at 3 in the morning because my husband always has to be the first one out to the lake! I figured I owed it to him because I have been a piece of work the past week. My hormones have been suprisingly normal the first part of my pregnancy, and unfortunatly I couldn't consider them quite "normal" last week! Between report cards, parent teacher conferences, and not fitting into ANY clothes...I had a few episodes trying to get ready for school in the morning. Unless people consider throwing shoes across the room at your husband because he told you your navy blue shoes where black is normal...then I was a little crazy! It all started when I was trying on a new pair of maternity pants that were so hedious that it looked like I was wearing a diaper, so I guess that put me in a sour mood. Oh the joys! So I do need to thank Nate for being the most patient hubbster in the whole world. I don't know how I got so lucky to deserve him. He always looks for ways to make me feel better and to love me. Luckily during our fishing weekend I didn't have any crazy episodes, and we had a GREAT time together!
This is how I spent the first hour out on the lake...the sun isn't shinning at 5 in the morning! Nate was catching enough fish for the both of us :)
Meet our fish Cheeto! I got to name him. He was 5 and a half pounds, his biggest catch of the day. Nate forgets to eat or drink when we are fishing because he is afraid he will miss out on catching a fish. I finally was able to convince him to eat a string cheese (I wanted to him to hurry and eat something before I ate it all and there was nothing left, I have no problem eating while we fish!) He left is bait in the water while he tried to open his cheese stick and he suddenly got a bite...he set the hook and the fish got off and he was SO bumbed. Nate decided to go back to the cheese stick and right away AGAIN he got another bite. This time he was able to set the hook and he caught HUGE Cheeto! He fought like crazy, it was so fun to see him catch it. We were going to take Cheeto home to grill, so we put him in a bag with water in it and tied it to the outside of the boat. Cheeto swam along next to us the rest of the day and he kinda felt like he was our pet! By the end of the day I couldn't bare to keep it...you can't eat something after you name it! So we let Cheeto go...maybe he'll get bigger and we can catch him next year!
I read my book the whole time and didn't catch even ONE fish. I'll cast like 3 times, and if I don't catch something right away then I get sick of it. I would rather relax and read. But I do have an important job...I am the net girl!
Our friends joke that Nate's hobby has aged him 30 years because there is normally a bunch of old retired guys out on the lake. Nate can just make friends with all the old men and share fishing tips together. I love it!
I don't know if Nate and I can be any more excited for this! We both are so excited to be parents. This last year was a little tough at times because once we decided we wanted to start our family, I was ready for it to happen right away. Heavenly Father had to teach me a few lessons of patience! But now we are so blessed with a tiny little thing! We found out on our way to Utah for Christmas. We were all packed and ready in the car and Nate's little bro and his girlfriend were riding with us. I realized I forgot my allergy medicne so I ran back inside to get it. As I was searching I found a pregnancy test (I thought we were gonna go into debt from how many I bought over the few months!) I snuck it under my shirt and ran outside to ask Nate if I could hurry and take the test. I quickly pee on the darn thing and it showed up right away. I freaked out and ran to get Nate. We were jumping up and down like crazies! After we calmed down we had to walk outside all normal and act like nothing happened because we weren't ready to share the news. The second we got to Utah we dropped them off and went to buy more prego tests to make sure. It was SO exciting to tell my family when we were up there. My parents are so excited, they have been wanting some more grandkids VERY bad. So long story short...I am due Aug. 24th...I have been pretty lucky and never got bad morning sickness...I am still able to teach my aerobic classes, but I have quit soccer because I was on crutches the first month of my pregnancy and it has been hard to try to get back into shape. I think breaking my ankle was a good thing after all because it forced me to take a break from soccer for a while I seem to get hurt a lot when I play....This baby is really going to like Cheetos, Mac and Cheese, and spaghetti. I hear about a lot of my friends loosing my appetite and I am still waiting for that to happen! I have already put on too many pretty pounds :) Last time I went to the doctored I was shocked when they weighed me and I cursed really loud! My nurse gave me a dirty look! Maybe this junk food and pizza diet isn't the best choice! My students at school are so happy. I under estimated how excited they would be. Even some of the boys were crying with joy. I think they think it is part theirs. They give it chocolate all the time (hence the pretty pounds) I have to teach them what things "NOT" to say to me. The other day one of the girls innocently said, "You are getting bigger every day, maybe you are further along than you thought!" Yikes!!!
Seeing the Ultra Sound was the best part yet. It was moving around and wagging it's arms! My mom thinks it was waving at her :) Nate thinks all the medical stuff is fascinating...
I am cramming a few other pics in this post too...I have been a slacker and haven't posted in forever so this is a quick update and some of things we've been up too...
Of course we have been on a few fishing trips. Winter in Arizona is AMAZING! 70 degrees is just about perfect, but the fishing during the winter is a little slow.
If there was a competition for catching stupid blue gills, then I would be the champion.
Cardinals Rock! I can't express how much fun this football season has been. We unfortunately aren't able to watch the Broncos in AZ because they don't televise more than 2 games a season. We watched every single Cardinals game of the season this year. They were such a fun team to watch and we couldn't believe they made it to the Super Bowl!!!!! We had some great parties with friends and family watching the games. I even made my self sick from nerves during the NFC championship game. I wish I could watch a game like a normal human being instead of jumping up and down, freaking out and screaming!
Nate, Mark, and Jeff were able to do some ice fishing. That is where I have to put my foot down, I can fish when it's 90 degrees in AZ..but ice fishing?! You gotta be nuts to sit in the cold for hours :) I am really glad Nate got to go because he had a blast both times they went!
These next few pics are Jeff and Nate's fishing tournament in Scofield. It was Nate's first tournament and when you add competition to anything..it makes it even better! Nate was really close to winning some money with that fish. We are gonna blame it on the guy weighing the fish. They weighed his fish twice and took the smaller of the 2 weights. Nate's looked bigger than the guy who placed just ahead of him and he only lost by 1 ounce! What a hoax :)
Jeff chillin in his one piece coveralls!
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This is the fish Nate caught the day before we left to Utah, notice no coat!
Merry Christmas everyone! I absolutely love this time of year. It really makes you look at all of your blessings you have in life, and when it comes down to it most all the joys in life boil down to wonderful family and friends.
I think Christmas morning is still just as exciting as when I was ten!
I am looking a little scary that early in the morning...but Nate is such a SWEETHEART and surprised me with a beautiful ring with a diamond in it. Jeff was had me help investigate what kind of jewelry Brandi would like and I was not expecting to get one too.
We were able to have a bunch of game nights (and yes, we are all still competitive and fight during games...although I think we are getting a little better, no one threw the game board across the room :)) Nate and I were the lucky ducks and won a bunch of money.
We tease my dad and call him the "Grinch"...we know he puts on a front and loves the holidays.
We were able to spend time with nieces and nephews. We gave little Carston that lion for his Birthday and the kids were wearing it like a cape.
Dylan LOVES Uncle Nate. Nate is really good with kids, and I am so grateful for that. Brandi says that babies are like dogs and they smell fear. Nate is so calm that they can sense it...hmmm that must explain why babies cry every time I hold them. Yikes! I better learn some new ways!
Cutest little gentlemen in the world!!!!!!!!!!!! We miss Dylan already!
