I Know, ITS BEEN FOREVER!

So I know that it's been forever since I last posted, but once again I am going to try and keep up with it! My last post was of me being halfway through my pregnancy and now Rendon is 1 1/2 yrs old! Time flies by too fast!

Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to lately... or at least what Rendon's been up to.

He just figured out how to steer and work his bike and he's been loving it! He rides on it every day and hope every morning that it will be a warm day!

Rendon absolutely loves his Great Grandpa Glenn and loves doing everything with him! He rides on the lawn mower with him, helps him in his shop, and here is a picture of him and grandpa with the cows.

Getting Bigger...

So here is a picture we took a week ago when I was at 24 weeks. Just getting bigger... :)

It's a.....

I'll just get straight to it! It's a boy!! We are both super excited, although I think Rod's even more excited than I am if that's possible. Here's a few ultra sound pictures.

Little arm and hand.

Two little feet!

And definitely our little boy!

Baby on the Way!!

It's finally time to break the news! Rodney and I are going to be having a baby in May! We told our families over Christmas and it was hard to keep a secret that long, especially over Thanksgiving! We did it though, and tomorrow we are going to find out what it is. This picture was taken over Christmas, my belly doesn't look too huge (at least I hope you don't think so) although it feels that way to me!

Camping/photo editing

I didn't post our camping trip beacause of all the other stuff that was going on, but I decided to try out some photo editing and post some pictures of our camping trip as well.

We had a lot of fun camping! We rode horses, 4-wheelers, went fishing, and played games as a family.
Katie and Josi had a lot of fun playing together!

Gus stayed in his pack n' play while we played games and talked.

Katie caught her first fish while we were camping!

All Graduated

So I actually walked at the beginning of May, but I figured I couldn't really put the pictures on our blog until I had actually finished my last class and was for sure going to get the diploma! :)

Well I finished my last class a couple of weeks ago and I'm now officially graduated with my bachelors degree in accounting. I'm so grateful that I was able to make this accomplishment in my life. I feel very strongly about getting an education and have worked hard my entire life to make it possible for me to be able to afford and get through school. My own efforts, however, wouldn't have gotten me this far. I owe a lot to many people so I've made a "Thank You List" at the end of this post. I was so glad that both of my parents could come up to my graduation and I was also glad that Rod's parents could be there as well. We went to Maddox afterward and ate. Believe me, it was so good it was worth mentioning!

Thank YOU!!

#1 - Mom & Dad - My parents have always been there pushing and supporting me in everything I've done. They pretty much made it possible and I love them both so much for all the things they've taught me that school could never do.

#2 - Husband & Friend - Rod has been helping me for a long time! :) I'm grateful to him for putting up with the stressed out me and the late nights of studying. He really is my best friend!

#3 - Good Friends - I was lucky to have some of the best friends in high school. We all believed in the same things so we started out on this little journey at the same time and now they are getting their degrees as well.

#4 - Good Teachers - I think every year of grade school I would have a new favorite teacher I

liked them all so much! Mr. Myers, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Stevens, Mr. Keel, Mrs. Mundy, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Aldredge (for teaching me how to lose a game of b-ball) and I could go on forever!

#5 - Other Family - This includes brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and whatever

other family it's possible to have! I could say something personal to each one of these people. Each one of them has had a SIGNIFICANT influence in my life and have shaped me into what I am today.

#6 - All the Unnamed - I realize there are a lot of people who may not fit in these categories, and I feel I owe them a great deal as well. Some of these include church leaders such as Holly Woolsey and SheriKay Beckstrand (and her girls!), as well as other friends such as Rita Tanner, Karen Wardle, and Mary Dobsen who I looked up to so much while my mom worked with them. There are so many others I am thinking of. People from every town, my friends parents, and family of my in-laws. Pretty much a big thank you to anyone who has touched my life in a good way and has helped form who I am today. THANKS!!

An AMAZING Man!

So how hard is it to wake up at 4:30 every morning and go drive bus? I figured it probably wasn't very fun, but I told myself that since this week was Rod's last week of going early EVERY morning of the week, I was going to try and get up and ride with him at least once. I didn't tell him, I just wanted to show up and surprise him.

Well, on Monday I didn't even wake up to his alarm... Tuesday I heard him wake up, was waiting for him to leave so I could hurry and get up, and yep, you guessed it, I fell asleep waiting!! Well I thought I still had Wednesday and Friday since he would be on the ambassador retreat on Thursday.

Wedensday however, he surprised me and didn't have to go to work that morning. So now I was down to today, my last day to try and stay awake enough to go with him. Luckily I woke up just as he was leaving the house so I hurried and got ready and went to the Transit Center. He was pretty surprised to see me and I was SO glad that I got up and went! I was the only passenger for most of the way (he has an hour long route) and it was fun to talk to him and start our morning together which never usually happens.

I am so grateful to Rod for waking up every morning without one day missed to help us earn a living. It is something I could never do and yet I've never once heard him complain about it. He is such a hard worker and all I can say is that I'm so glad that I waited for this amazing man to come back home and marry me!! Thanks for all you do Rod, I love you so much!!