Holy Moly a GIANT recap!

We have had a busy beginning of the year. We have been so blessed and are loving this adventure we are on together. I'm going to try and do a rough sum of what's been going on and how our lives have changed for the better!

Since my last post we have celebrated Christmas, went to Island Park with everyone, Nick got a whole year older, I figured out that I could graduate earlier, went to Whidbey Island, rode a ferry for the first time, learned how to make pie from Grandma Jenne, found out the we were getting another niece or nephew Yay Karl and Emily! Ezra has learned to love his motorcycle, We went to Mexico on Vacation with our friends, Nick's parents have started to begin the process of getting a new house, We rode motorcycles and played volleyball ALOT. We have moved back to Idaho while Nick finishes his last semester of school!  We have loved every minute of it but the most excited thing so far has been, We found out that we are having a baby!

Wooo-hoo right?! Now the rest of this recap will seem boring but this news deserves its own post so go to the next one for all the details! 

Our First Christmas Tree. slightly Charlie Brownish but we loved it. 

The Shepherds and their lone sheep. 

We love going to Island Park every year. We laugh, play games, eat a ton of food, and go on snowmobile rides until we get too cold. 

 

  

We celebrated Nick's Birthday in Island Park but I let him open his present early. I tried so hard to surprise him this year with a new GoPro and he guessed it like the day before he got it. So mad haha He had quite the caveman beard going on here also. 

I can't even remember what holiday it was but Ashley didn't have school, and I had said that I've never been on a ferry before, so we did an impromptu trip to Whidbey Island. We did some shopping and stayed the night in Seattle, then got up early the next day and headed to Camp Casey and then to a cemetery where some of Nick's relatives were buried. It was such a fun trip with everyone! 

On the Ferry 

I thought this was funny all the boys (except for one who is afraid of heights) standing beyond the danger sign. Clearly not worried.

Learning from the Master of Pie Crusts. 

 Isn't she the cutest grandma?

Matthew was making silly faces. 

For our anniversary in March we went to Mexico with Jefferson and Karalee. We had so much fun! We stayed at the Barcelo in Puerto Vallarta. We ate yummy food, relaxed, swam in the Ocean, went snorkeling, walked around the city and loved it. We failed at taking pictures of course but we were just having too much fun! 

 Jefferson and Karalee dancing on stage.

  

 This was a private beach we went to one day. We got to snorkel and lay out all day it was such a blast.

A couple days later we went on another excursion where we stayed in this little cove of islands and got to snorkel and paddle board and swim to this secret beach (Nick has pictures from that somewhere). 

We have been so busy and having so much fun. We are so excited for what's ahead too. Sorry for the super long recap!