Utah Sate Hey Aggies All the Way!

As many of you know Jared and I....well mostly me.....are HUGE Utah State fans. Last year I had the thought of doing a Utah State Christmas tree. Once we got closer to the holiday season I started thinking more and more about the tree and how I was going to make it a Utah State tree. I am so excited how it turned out, and I think it is the perfect tree for us!

Thanksgiving

Jared and I had a great Thanksgiving. Our break started Wednesday morning and lasted until Sunday evening. We were able to spend the first few days with the Fulgham family in Tremonton. It was nice to be together with everyone. It was the first time we were all together since the funeral and it was good just to sit down and relax with everyone. Nikki announced on Thanksgiving that she is getting ready to turn in her mission papers. We are so excited for her, and so excited to be sending out a missionary in the coming year. We will miss her, but we know she will be a great missionary!

Saturday was the annual Hudman Christmas party. As always it was full of talking to family members and eating a lot of food! Its nice to get together with Jared's aunts, uncles, and MANY cousins. We took time to take a quick family picture for Paul and Tina's Christmas card. It isn't professional by any means, but it is always nice to have pictures to keep memories :)

Sunday we made the trek to Neola for our niece Lily's baby blessing. It was great to spend time with my family and see Clark, Amy and their beautiful little girl Lily. It was a great blessing and a great day spent with family. Even though I didn't enjoy the long car ride I am glad Jared and I took the opportunity to go.

I am excited for the Christmas holiday and to spend even more time with our wonderful families. It is going to be a great holiday season. We will be busy with family activities and getting ready for our little guy to join our family.....ONLY 7 MORE WEEKS!

My Thankful List

As Thanksgiving gets close I find myself thinking about everything that I am thankful for. I have been SO blessed in my life. I would truly be ungrateful if I didn't take the time to recognize all of the blessings in my life.

I am thankful for my wonderful husband. Everyday I am reminded how lucky I am to be married to such a wonderful man. He is a hard worker and has ambition in life. I know he will always provide for our family. He is patient with me and lets me put up our Christmas tree....even if it was 2 weeks BEFORE Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for my family. I was lucky enough to be born into a great family and even more lucky to marry into such a wonderful family. I have parents who love me and take care of me. They support me through all of my decisions in life. I have 5 wonderful siblings and their families who bring so much joy to my life. I know I will never been alone in life because of my siblings. My mother-in-law and father-in-law have welcomed me into their home as one of their own children. I know they will be there for us if we ever need them. I have wondering in-laws who treat me as their sister and have welcomed me into their family.

I am thankful for a roof over my head and for our jobs. I have to remind myself each day for how blessed Jared and I are to have a roof over heads. For the space we have to raise our little boy that will be joining our family in January. Our jobs are HUGE blessings in our lives. We are able to both work full time and I will be able to take 2 months off of work when our little one arrives.

I am thankful for the many friends we have. We have some great friends who would drop anything to help us. I know if I ever need help I can call them up and they will be there in a instant to help me.

I am thankful for an easy pregnancy and for the little boy that will be coming to our family in January. This pregnancy has been really easy on me which has allowed me to keep up in my job and continue to do my best work.

I am thankful for the gospel and my knowledge of the plan of salvation. I know with everything that happened this year was made more bearable by my knowledge of the plan of salvation. Knowing that we will see Logan again and that he is in a better place makes going through the days much easier. I am thankful to be living so close to a temple, even though I should go more often, we are so blessed to live only a few miles from the Logan temple. I am thankful for Christ and for the atonement. I know that Christ died for us and because of that we can live again.

I am hoping that through this holiday season I can keep in mind everything that I am thankful for and remember why we have all of these wonderful blessings.

Happy Thanksgiving!

29 Weeks

Well I am officially 29 weeks! Everything is still going great. For the most part I feel good and have energy. Sleeping is getting a little rough, but I think it is just preparing me for what is coming :)

Yesterday my fantastic friends Britney and Kaleena put on a baby shower for me. Of course I don't have pictures from it, even though I did have my camera with me. We got a good start on what we need for this little guy to get here. He is definitely going to be a spoiled little boy! It was so nice just to sit back and enjoy my family and friends company. We got the crib this week, which made my day when I found out it was in :) I can't wait to start putting his room together!