He did it!!

Rich got accepted to P.A school! I can't tell you how proud I am of this man. He has definitely put in the hard work and dedication to get an offer from the University of Saint Francis. It has been a long hard year, and I will be happy to say goodbye to 2009! But I am grateful for the lessons we've learned as we have struggled to pursue this dream. We have learned patience though this whole process, and that things don't always happen exactly how we think they should. It has not been easy on either of us getting rejection letter after rejection letter from different schools across the country. It can be very discouraging reading a letter saying they don't want you, but it has also been very humbling and made us want to try even harder to accomplish this goal of getting accepted. I can't tell you how many times I've driven by the mailbox and not wanted to check the mail in fear of getting one of these dreaded letters. And many times I have hidden these letters from Rich and waited until the right time to give it to him. I have recently felt the Lord's hand in our lives as both of have been at our breaking points with trying to get accepted. I really feel that the Lord stepped in and helped us get into this program. This acceptance couldn't have come at a better time! What a perfect Christmas present and a great way to end this year. The crazy part is that this program starts on Jan 6! Rich has to leave in a few weeks to start school in Albuquerque. I will stay here until our house sells or until our financial aid comes through and I'm able to move out there with him. I really hope it's before our baby is due!

I think I'm most excited because there is now a end in sight! In two years, my kids will have their dad back, and I will have a husband with me at home.
I seriously can't stop smiling!

Weston is 4!

Weston turned 4 on Saturday! He really is growing up so fast, he has the cutest personality and knows how to really make us laugh. The first year of his life was very difficult on the both of us, he had chronic ear infections all the time and he was colic. He cried A LOT, and I cried along with him! These past couple of years, he sure has made up for being a hard baby because he really is a joy to have in our lives. Happy Birthday Wes!
We LOVE YOU!

Weston wanted a spiderman cake, so we just made the same cake we made together at Halloween but put one of his spiderman toys on it. You can't get any easier then that!

Weston has had his eye on our neighbor Austen's scooter for a long time. Anytime he see's it outside he try's to go over and use it, until I catch him and tell him it's not his scooter. So he was happy to get his very own scooter, he's been riding it down in our unfinished basement. He's loving it!