Thanksgiving 2013

This year we got to spend Thanksgiving with my family! Since Jason and I have been married, we have never been able to spend Thanksgiving with them and it was so much Fun. My older sister came from Klamath Falls with her family. My older brother was also there with his Family. We had a great time!! I loved seeing all the kids play together. Most of the afternoon the kids were outside so I was able to take some picture of them! Here is an overload of picture--

It's really hard to get all the kids to look at the camera….

Zaden's Blessing

On Sunday September 1st we were able to bless Zaden --I know it was over a month ago, but I still wanted to record this special moment. It was so special seeing him dress in all white. He looked so handsome! Thank you to all those who made this day so memorable. 

A trip to Seattle

Last weekend we went to Seattle to visit some friends. It is such a beautiful place! We were able to have a wonderful dinner at Chelsea and Alex's parent's home. They were very sweet to us and let us spend the night in their new home. We have known Chelsea and Alex since our first semester married in Rexburg and we have become very good friends with them. We had a great time catching up with them since our move.We had a great weekend full of adventures and memories while visiting with Chelsea, Alex and their baby Eli and also Mike and Mandy. 

Mike and Mandy recently moved to Seattle and they were very generous to show us around town. Mike was Jason's MTC mission companion and Mandy is his sweet wife. We had so much on our little adventure with them exploring Seattle and seeing all the fun things there are to do around!

Lots and lots of updates....

I can't believe that I haven't blogged since Halloween!! That's crazy. Well this post is going to be full of pictures of our latest adventures. Where to start...

So we are out of Rexburg. We really miss our friends and neighbors, but we are glad to be here in Oregon with family. Jason graduated in December and I was able to walk with him even though I'm not done with my degree until April. I'm so proud of him and all the hard work that he put into school. Jason is currently working for an internet marketing company and doing some things of his own on the side. I'm finishing up school and taking care of Lea.

Our empty apartment

I can't wait to be done with classes. I am taking 18 credits this semester and it has been a little hard. But I'm so glad that I only have 2 1/2 weeks left until I get my Bachelor's. I couldn't be any more happy!!

We took family pictures with Jason's family.

I love this one of Lea

I celebrated my 21st B-day in December! 

We celebrated Christmas with Family

We went to my sister's for New Years.

We took a trip with Jason's parents to Florida and the Bahamas!!

During all of these adventures, I was pregnant. By the time we actually went to the doctor I was already 13 and 1/2 weeks and they were able to tell what we were having. This pregnancy was a total surprise. We were being careful and cautious, but I guess Heavenly Father had another plan for us. I'm due August 5th. Lea and her baby brother will be a little less than 2 years apart, but that's okay. The pregnancy has gone pretty well. I get nauseous really fast, but nothing very extreme. I'm so excited to have another baby. I can't wait to meet him! And Jason couldn't be any happier. He really wanted Lea to be a boy, but that didn't happen. So He is extremely excited about us having a boy. Lea is going to be such a great sister. I can't wait for her to meet her brother. 

Halloween!!

We had a Ward Halloween party about two weeks ago. We were so excited for Lea to wear her costume that we got for her last year for $5 dollars a few days after Halloween. She looked so cute as a pumpkin!!

                                       Us                                                                          Jason and Elizabeth Dimond

 Jason's parents also came to town that weekend and we had the privilege of having them over for a week. It was so much fun having them here! We went to a pumpkin patch in Idaho Falls. Lea had a blast on the little train.

We didn't really put  much effort into carving our pumpkins, so  they didn't turn out that well...

Lea had so much fun with Nana and Papa and so did we. Lea was able to go to the park and play with them while Jason and I were at school. We were able to get so much homework done!! We are so grateful that they came to Rexburg to help us us out!

Called to Serve!

My friend Genna has being called to serve a mission in Ogden, Utah. I am so excited for her. Genna and I have been really good friends since my first semester at BYU-I. We were roommates our first semester and our friendship has been strong since then. Genna was also my Maid of Honor at my wedding. She is an amazing girl and will be a great missionary. She went through the temple on Thursday and I was pleased to join her. 

Genna and I being roommates!!

Genna and I getting ready to go to the temple our first semester

Genna, her mom and friends at the temple.

Ce(IO3)4 + H2C2O4 --> Ce2(C2O4)3 + I2 + CO2 + H2O

Kiwi Loco has a great deal on Tuesdays ( buy one get one free). We love it. We walked with Chelsea to get some delicious yogurt and for her to get some exercise so the baby can come faster.  It was a beautiful day! But the best part of it was that we got to see where Chelsea's husband (Alex) works.   

The Lab at the Benson. 

 It is such a cool place. Jason got to do some nano droppings. I don't know what it is... but he had lots of fun. He was like a little kid. The whole time he was saying "look at me, I'm a scientist!" There is a dark room in there. And what's amazing about it is that you have to go inside this black tube that rotates to get to the dark room... a little scary, but awesome. Chelsea and I also matched that day. We were both wearing  V-necks with a black tank-top. (According to Jason we were twins). Lea did amazing on the walk and got attention at the Lab from all the scientist. lol.

Jason really interested on what Alex is doing!!!

My beautiful baby

Twins