Weekend in Havasu

Chris was given a weekend off from rehabbing his arm and we took advantage of it!

So we headed off to Lake Havasu on Friday.

Saturday Morning we ate at one of the Family's favorite breakfast places

the Red Onion.  Sooooooo yummy.

Nash enjoyed all the attention he was getting from his Daddy and Auntie Goog.

 Then we went off to the boat for a couple of hours.

As soon as the boat started going fast....the munchkin was passed out

Once he woke up, he drove the boat with Daddy

Then he played in the water with his feet a little bit.

The water was still a little cold for him to get in.

Then he fell asleep on the way home.

 Sunday we ventured out on the boat again. 

Nash was in love with the lake and the boat.

He loved the yellow ropes and wanted to help steer the boat with this Daddy

 or eat them.

 Then we had to get the famous picture of 

Nash driving the boat with his Auntie Goog.

All of the children in the family have this picture taken and then it is framed in the house!

Home Updates...we have cabinets

A lot of work has been done to the house this week!

It is amazing and I just love watching everything progress.

We now have a driveway from the street up to the house.

The first layer of stucco has been added

 Front doors have been installed

Stair Railings have gone up

Floor boards have been nailed in.

Shelves have been added to the closets

Bathroom cabinets have been installed

Doors hung

Nash and Chris looking out the window

Master Bath cabinets and potty door;)

Kitchen in the process of being complete

Shelves in the walk-in pantry are in!!!

It is so exciting watching this house be built.

God has truly blessed us and we can only continue to give back to him.

Join in on the excitement!

You read it correctly!

Chris and I are expecting our second child towards the end of the year.

My official due date is Jan 1st, however with my history this baby could come anytime from the end of Nov to beginning of Jan.

This pregnancy was not planned. Chris and I were completely surprised.

If I am going to be very honest, when I found out I cried out of shock.

Not because I did not want this baby but.....

I just had Nash
This was not fair to Nash
I have not forgotten the pains of labor(everyone promised I would)
All the baby weight gain from Nash is not gone (still had about 10 lbs)
Pregnancy was not kind to me with Nash
How in the world are we going to handle two babies that are 13-14 months apart
What is everyone going to think

After the first few phone calls...to my Mom and my friend Dianna

and balling my eyes out. They reminded me that ALL children are a blessing from God.

"Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward" Psalm 127:3

I should view this pregnancy as a huge blessing.

After the trials, drugs and years of trying to get pregnant with Nash,

God blessed us with a perfect gift when we least expected it.

Dianna told me that with your second baby you will always wonder how you could love another baby as much as your first. But once you hold the baby the love is there.

It is amazing how God works!!!!!

Chris and I are now completely over the moon about this baby.

The fears are still there:

how will we handle two small babies

what does this mean for Chris's baseball career

what do we do about my job once the baby is born

financially...(why does money not grow on trees?!?!?!?)

But the one thing we know,

"I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me" Philippians 4:13

So please join Chris, Nash and I as we celebrate the new life that has been gifted to us!

We would love for you to join us in prayers for the little one and our family.

Praise be to God!

This week in Nash's world

Nash has been really working hard on sitting on his own.

He does great for about 10 minutes and then loses focus and falls.

Nash is playing with a toy that his Auntie Holly and Uncle Andrew, Michael and Tay Tay gave him!

He loves it. However, he is still a little to young to put the balls in the slides so we help him out.

This is the face we get when we put Nash down for a nap in the afternoon.

He loves to lay down and watch his sport mobile.

More sitting and toy playing

The summer heat has arrived!

We have been in the 100s for the past couple of days.

To celebrate summer, Chris and I bought a blow up pool for the Nasherson.

He was not sure what to think about it at first.

and then he started to love it.

Sitting

Nash has been working on sitting and he is getting good.

We try to make it fun, by giving him activities to do while he sits.

Like throwing a ball:)

He has conquered sitting and controlling moving back and forth.

However, we still need work when we start to fall to either side.

Happy Sitting Everyone!