The calm before the storm...

With tax season coming up we are bracing our selves for a busy next couple of months. This past week, Sam was sick, hence the bowl and sheet on the sofa in the pic! However, as you can see she is still in good spirits after being sick. Amanda is still feeling the pains of pregnancy, although it is starting to taper off for her. We are anxious to meet the new member of our family and experience being parents of two! We are finally starting to feel settled here in North Carolina and getting into the "groove" of things. More to come later...

Snow, Snow, Snow!

Ok, so we got some snow, only about an inch, but we are excited because we hardly get snow in this part of North Carolina! Samantha is thrilled to see it as this is the first time that she has ever experienced it. Church was cancelled today because of the ice that froze last night, sacrament meeting is still being held for those who want to brave the roads. I know everyone from Utah is like "yeah right, this is nothing!".

Amanda still continues to be sick but is getting better overall. This week she adventures to a new clinic where we hope to be able to see the sex of the new baby. We hope it's a boy!...

Sad News...

We are sad to announce that my Uncle Mark (Shown in this picture) passed away early Saturday morning. He was only 46 and we know that it was complications from his Pancreatitis. Our thoughts and prayers are with my Nana (Grandma) who shared his house with him. We are thankful for God's plan of salvation and the Gospel to give some feelings of comfort during this tragic and unexpected loss.

Ringing in 2008!

The new year is here and we look forward to lots of changes this year. Of course many of you know that we are expecting our 2nd baby, that in of it's self, is probably the biggest thing we look forward to this year. We also look forward to see what the new year brings us living in North Carolina and as I further my career in public accounting.

Living here thus far has been a challenge, especially for Amanda as this being her first time away from the west coast. It is finally starting to feel like home though as we are getting all our pictures on the wall and accumulating more furniture. It has been a blessing to have my family close by to help with Samantha has Amanda has been very sick this pregnancy. I am trying to get Amanda to take over the blog as I will not have time soon due to tax season fast approaching. Hope everyone is well and we miss those who don't we get to see often.