Oh, happenings...

The computer I'm currently using doesn't have pictures, so I'll have to post some updated ones later. I just haven't posted anything for so long, I thought I'd give a little update. Jake is almost done with school! Yay! We're looking at June as the earliest graduation date. He recently scored the highest on one of his final exams, which is awesome when he seriously thought he was going to fail the class and have to retake it, which it's only taught in the Fall. Now we just need to get through these last 4 weeks of the semester and hope he does well in his other classes! We also recently found out he was awarded more scholarship monies randomly. We are definitely grateful for this unexpected blessing.

I am in my second year of teaching high school, and it's been good, but hard. As many know, we are expecting our second child, which means Mom is sick in the mornings but has a schedule to keep. I am 16 1/2 weeks along, and the appointments have looked good so far - a healthy baby heart beat. I really haven't been that sick, comparatively, which has been another huge blessing for our family, especially where I have to save up my sick days. I'm due the end of April, which at my school is perfect timing. I teach college classes to high school students, and we follow the college schedule. Spring semester ends the first week of May, so I really won't be missing many days of instruction, and then someone else can administer the final exam. The Lord definitely has perfect timing! I just hope I don't come early, which most pregnant women don't hope for :)  Recently, I obtained a second job as an Adjunct Professor at Argosy University in Draper. I will be teaching one class, one evening a week for 7 weeks in January/February. With Jake not working next semester and a baby on the way, we figured the extra income would be nice, and it's pretty decent money for the hours. It will also look good on a resume if I decide to teach at a Community College or do an online class for other universities. The other staff seem really nice and laid back, and I think it will be a great opportunity and experience; my Tuesdays will just be very long.

Gregor is as wonderful as ever! He is always laughing and running around. He loves when both his mom and dad are home because it happens rarely right now. Next Sunday will be his first day in nursery, and we're super excited about that! He is also obsessed with babies, or maybe just the word, and we hope that continues until baby sibling comes. He loves other children; we just hope he doesn't get annoyed when the new baby can't play with him like his cousin Jayce can. We know he'll be a great older brother! And I love his super cute moments when you know he loves you just as much as you love him. For example, I fell asleep in the chair yesterday, and he climbed up and gave me a kiss smack on the lips and laughed! I just hope those moments never cease!

Hopefully I'll post pictures soon! :)

Family Pictures

 These pictures were taken on Gregor's first birthday by a good friend Courtney Hart. We needed a good family picture!

Here is Gregor in his birthday outfit.

 Here he is on his new ride.

 As we were taking pictures, he was running away. He loves being outside and especially walking toward the street.

 See his little smirk? He wasn't the most cooperative :)

This picture is just funny. We were getting him changed for the pictures, and he just had shoes on, so we had to take a picture!

Gregor's First Birthday!

Hey, I'm actually blogging relatively close to the time these pictures were taken! Yay, I'm improving :) So Sunday was Gregor's first birthday! I can't believe it's been a year already! It has definitely flown. These first pictures are of the present Jake got him. Gregor loves it. He was getting really impatient when we had to get it out of the box.

We have this stuffed cat from Build-a-Bear that has a voice box in and meows. Gregor loves it! Every morning when we get him out of bed, he'll meow looking for Kitty, as well as when we come home. You may also notice in these pictures that we buzzed his hair. It's the shortest it's ever been since birth. He also has two bottom teeth and is currently getting his upper front teeth!
Later in the day, we invited family and friends over for cake and ice cream. We had Sheree's family, Jan, Kjerstin, Allison, Eric and Courtney, and later Logan. It was a lot of fun. We appreciated everyone coming. Here are the pictures of his birthday outfit, the cake I made him, and him eating the cake.

 Gregor is showing left-handed tendencies, so I'm instilling in him that baseball is the sport to play :)

 He did not like cake on his face but rather wanted to use his fork!

 Allison did it :)

Happy Birthday little one! We love you tons!

Well needed update

Work, Jake, and Gregor pretty much take up most of time, hence the few updates. But I need to post more pictures of Gregor because that's what everyone cares about anyway :)
It's finals week at BYU, which makes Jake a very happy person! He also started an internship working for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a facility manager in an area of Salt Lake City. He is really liking the job thus far, and we're excited because he will be able to go full time come next week when school is officially done, and then continue until he graduates! It was such a blessing for us for Jake to get this position because it means no moving this summer! Plus it pays decent :)

I am still at Itineris. I really like where I'm at. I have wonderful students, and it's also getting close to the end for me, which is a plus. My first year of teaching was stressful, but definitely not as bad as if I were in a mainstream public school.

So here are the pictures of Gregor. He has become an excellent walker and is still such a happy baby!

 So this picture is pretty old. This is when we started feeding Gregor solids. As you look through these pictures, notice how his face is becoming less round.

 Isn't he adorable?! We dressed him as a skeleton for Halloween.

 Just playing on the couch with the remote and being cute!

 This picture is from January. We had a bowling activity with my students right after Christmas break, and one student had received these fake mustaches as a gift, so we stuck one on Gregor!

 Here is Gregor with 3 of Jake's brothers. He's not sure what to think of these three uncles - they're kinda crazy :)

 Chewing on a Nerf sword. These last two pictures were taken in January.

 Being cute while drinking his bottle. He loves these banana chairs!

 His favorite thing to do is find my wallet in my purse and pull everything out of it!

 This was taken a few weeks ago when Gregor was really getting the hang of walking, and of course getting into everything!

 This picture was just two weeks ago or so. Notice he has nuggets in both hands - he's such a pig! But we're happy he's a good eater!

We just got this toy last week, and Gregor loves it! His legs aren't quite long enough to reach the ground, and he has yet to grasp the concept of using his feet to move himself, but he loves it when we push him around. We're trying to convince the grandparents to get him a PowerWheels car for his first birthday in about a month! He's getting so big! Crazy how time flies. Hopefully with summer coming I'll keep up more on the blog!

So it's been a while...

I apologize that I haven't posted anything in a while. Life gets busy, and then I get lazy in my free time. I am still teaching at Itineris Early College High School in West Jordan, and I'll be honest, I'm ready for a longer than two-week break. I'm enjoying teaching, but it is tiring. Jake is still studying at BYU in Facility and Property Management. We are on the downhill - 4 semesters left! 

The pictures below are from Christmas Eve at my brother's house. I don't look that great, but I love the expression on Gregor's face :)  He's growing so big! He's now 8 months and crawling everywhere. I think he's looking forward to the day he learns how to climb up on the couch. He also loves to climb the stairs. He's so happy and such a good baby!