The Blessings of Tithing

We are only two weeks into school and already this semester is going by smoothly. It's almost too good to be true. Ben and I have had a couple of good experiences these last two weeks and since our camera died all we have is stories to post.
Ben and I were both really stressed out about how we were going to make it through this semester because we have to pay our bills, our doctor visits, we have to pay for the baby delivery in May, and we have to pay for my summer school tuition with fees and state boards exam and fees. On top of all that Ben had to cut back on his hours this semester because his school schedule won't let him work as often as he could last semester and with two days of clinicals and two days of lab I can't pick up more shifts either. We went through our budget over and over and kept coming up short. I didn't think we would make it through this semester at all until three days before school started. I went and checked my email one afternoon after Ben had left for work and got an email from a lady that I won a scholarship. I thought it was junk email or something like that. I almost deleted it, but just before I did I remembered that a few months earlier my mom helped me fill out a scholarship for school and I completely forgot about it. Ben and I went into the school and that's where the scholarship came from. I wasn't expecting to get anything, like I said I completely forgot about it, but we won it and it is plenty to help us get through summer semester. I was so excited, I called my mom to tell her we won and to thank her for helping me get everything together for it and she said, "It's what you get for paying your tithing".

It's A Boy!!!

Here are the first pictures of our baby. We have discovered that he does not like his head touched one bit. We can't decide if it's because he's shy like his daddy or stubborn like his mommy, but this picture took us over a half hour to get because he kept his face tucked and covered and every time the ultra sound lady poked at his head he would bat at my belly and then he would kick his feet like he was throwing a tantrum. It was really funny. His head is on the right side of my belly right now so he won't let his mommy lay on her right side at night, everytime I do he kicks me until I roll over to my other side.

Isn't he so cute!!

Here's his little footies.

Here's his little Ben junior.

Going To Nursery Is Fun To Do

Today was a pretty good day at church. Two weeks ago all of the nursery leaders were released leaving me, the only teacher left. I about died when I found out. Not that I don't like nursery, but you have to sing little kid songs that I don't know the words to and give little kid lessons and talk baby talk with them and lets just face it I can't and even if I could I wouldn't do that. It's just not my thing. I really hope the person they call to help me has children young enough that they are willing to do that or else nursery is going to get lame for some of the kids. I have had Ben come help me with nursery for the past two weeks until someone is called to help me. I think Ben really likes nursery. This week one of the girls came right in and ran to him and hugged his legs so he would pick her up and she asked him to read her a story. Last week during coloring time Ben wanted to color with the kids so I let him. You can judge for yourself, but to me it definitely looks like a Simpson.

January 14th

For those of you who keep asking us, Ben and I will find out what our baby will be January 14th. Don't worry we aren't holding out on anybody even though some people think we are (mom). We will tell everybody as soon as we find out.

Ginger Bread Houses!!

This is Kyle (Erin's brother) and his girlfriend Alicia (We like her, we hope that she'll keep Kyle)

This is the Cat that Ben made, he is a very creative one isn't he.

oh!! we are so cute together

This is Kyle and Alicia's gingerbread house. Don't look too close or it'll bust the PG rating (that bear in the front yard is in a puddle of "blood" with a stick through it)

This was Erin and Ben's Ginger bread house. We have a nice little trailer with a gazibo in the back and an igloo and cat complete with a mailbox.