Bad News and Fantabulous News!

So, the bad news it, our egg donor canceled on us a few weeks ago.  The Fantabulous news is . . . we got pregnant on our own!

Today was our first ultrasound!  The baby is 6 weeks old and in perfect health, from what they can tell of a grain of rice sized baby. LOL

We are due March 19th 2013 and we couldn't be any happier!  This is truly a miracle from our Heavenly Father!

  Here are some pics from our ultrasound!

Well, life never goes as we plan it, ours definitely hasn't.

This isn't meant to be a negative post, but rather an update of our crazy lives.  It's funny though because one of my favorite quotes is, "We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to live the life that is waiting for us."  Well, whoever said they had a plan for their life and it actually worked out?

So, Mark did not get the seminary teaching position, but who knows, he may try again next year.  Currently he is just job searching like crazy.  We decided, for the time being, that we would stay here, if possible, until the housing market goes up.  Who knows, maybe he will get a great job and we won't have to sell the house.  Please pray for us.

On another note, my job is still going great! I got another raise and I still love my job! 

 Cisco is getting bigger.  He is now up to 6 1/2 lbs.  The vets lied when they told me he was about full grown at 2 1/2 lbs.  Oh well, he is still adorably small.  He loves to play catch with his ball, even indoors.  Since we have been working outside on the garden, he is loving all the out doors time, and so am I.  That's the only bad part about my job; inside all day.

We got to go home last month for Chad and Beth's wedding.  It was so nice!  We got to be there for almost 2 weeks.  I made the wedding cake and the groom's cake.  I don't have pics of the groom's cake yet, but here is the wedding cake.

It was a lot of fun to make the cakes, but I still can't believe how many of my tools I forgot to take with us.  It was a nightmare!

We got our garden in on Monday.  I am so excited to have a garden this year cause last year we were too busy to have one.  We got a freezer, yesterday, so now we can freeze all our garden stuff.  YEA!  I love garden veggies!

As for our little family, we are currently waiting on an egg donor.  She has been selected, and she is beautiful, but they are still running all the tests.  If all works out, we should be moving into the process within the next month and hopefully I will be pregnant by the end of June.  Pray for us, please.

All in all, we are very happy and doing great!  Life definitely is not going as planned, but I like where it is going.

Big Changes, but It's All Good!

Well, a few things have changed for us in the past few weeks.  Mark is no longer working for the Boy Scouts of America.  He is now pursuing a career as a Seminary Teacher for the LDS church.  This is something he has wanted to do for a long time, but until recently, the church was going through a hiring freeze.  Mark has already been in contact with the department and if everything works out well, they may have something for him this fall.  We'll keep praying.

As for me, I just got promoted at work and now we have AMAZING benefits with Costco as well as a better pay for me.  Things are looking up.

Cisco is growing and becoming such a little character.  We love having him in our home.  He is such a good puppy and learns so fast.

We will be going home in April for my little brother's (Chad's) wedding to Beth Kuoppala.  I am making two cakes for their open house and reception.

My cake business is starting to take off.  I have, hopefully, three weddings between June and July, and they are MASSIVE cakes.

Things are going well for us and we feel that our Heavenly Father really does look out for us.

Introducing Our Little Boy! . . .

This is our sweet little boy.  His name is Cisco and he is 9 1/2 weeks old.  He was born on October 19, 2011 and currently weighs 2 lbs 2 oz.  He is the sweetest little puppy and already loves us so much.  We love him so much too.  He already waits for me to come home from work and as soon as I walk through the door he runs and jumps into my arms.  At night time, he sleeps around Mark's neck like a scarf.  He is hilarious!  We love having him in our home.  He really makes our home a happier place and we are lucky to have him in our lives.  Our sweet little boy!