Big News!!!

I am relieved to report that as of Thursday, Jammie and I are both employed!! We both want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during this frustrating and stressful time. Jammie got a job working for a large retirement home here in Logan as a Sous Chef (the second chef in command). The corporate company owns over 300 homes all over the U.S. which will provide him with transfer opportunities once we move on. And he'll have a big corporate ladder to climb too.
Jammie and I have been fighting colds the last few weeks and despite being in my second trimester, I have still been experiencing morning sickness. (Grrrrr!!!)

As promised, here are the pictures from our little snow a few weekends ago.


We drove to Bear Lake (about an hours drive) on our Anniversary to see the snow but we also saw tons of deer out and about.

Logan Canyon- about 15 minutes from our house. The snow was still falling in the distance.
Beautiful Bear Lake. The mountains beyond the lake are in Idaho. The frightened deer are in Utah.


This scene made us excited to spend the winter here. I'm actually looking forward to the cold since, in Utah, cold weather means lots of snow! Although I won't be downhill snow skiing this winter, I'm looking forward to cross country skiing , snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.
Back home in our little valley. The view of our mountains. Aren't they beautiful covered in snow??

Old pics, new-er pics

These are some pictures that I took in the canyon south of Logan two weeks ago. I need to go for another drive to update these pictures because last night and this morning it SNOWED. No snow "stuck" in the valley but the mountains are dusted and the snowing continues at the peaks. Snow in mid-October is disgusting.



These are pictures from our late August trip to Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. This is the place where astronauts practiced the first lunar landing since the lava is so fresh and "moon-like". The second picture is of us hiking through a hallow lava tube. Some of them were huge and long, others were short and filled with water or ice. Several volcano craters show exactly where the volcano coughed up the good stuff.

BABY, Oh BABY!!

Aside from our relentless job searching, the main thing on our minds is baby. This week I've begun to feel a bit better, although the waves of nausea still hit me from time to time, and have decided that I should join Jammie in hitting the pavement to find employment. On Friday, Jammie and I took the time off from job hunting to go to our first official obstetrical appointment. We were able to hear the heartbeat for the first time and learned that my due date was going to be one week sooner, on April 25. After meeting with the insurance lady we both agreed that a home birth would not only suit our preferences for a more homeopathic delivery but would be much more cost effective as well. So I immediately set up an appointment with our midwife for tomorrow. We are both excited to meet her since she will spend so much time with us over the next 6 months including long hours in our home for the birth. We both want to find out the sex of the baby so we are still planning on having one more ultrasound appointment at 20 weeks.
It's still hard for me to imagine that there is something growing in there except for the flu. My pregnancy book said that usually the baby can be felt by the 16th week and I'm anxious for that time.
We have met a few other neighbors in the past few weeks and have encouraged everyone to further meet each other. Jammie has suggested that we all meet for a bike ride or a picnic before winter begins. Everyone seems excited.....
Speaking of winter: This weekend marked the second snow fall on the peaks outside of city. Winter is certainly coming quickly!