Summer Catch Up

Wow- It has been forever since we posted - We've had lots of summer fun! Not much is new with us. Paige started a new job at the hospital - in the Quality Department. She works with policies and surveys in the hospital.

We are playing the waiting game with adoption. We are approved and just waiting to be chosen. All is well with us, and we hope that you are all enjoying your summer!

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Lake Powell

In June - for my birthday - we went to Lake Powell with our friends Blair and Vanessa. Besides the dive of a motel - we had a BLAST!

~ Nick Driving the boat! SCARY!! Hold on tight!

~ Paige on the tube!

~ Nick on the Tube!

~ Hanging out on the boat!

~ Nick and Paige on the tube together!! What an experience!

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4th of July

We spent the 4th of July in Minersville with Nick's family. His Mom's sisters came - it is always a blast when we are together! Lots of family from up north, and Milford. His aunt and cousin's family came from Texas, and his cousin from Colorado made it as well! We were so excited to see everyone! It has been a few years since we've been together!

Of course the morning started out with the traditional bombs - and then a parade down main street - our nieces Tylee and Shakell and our nephews Kaden and Gus were in the Parade. After the Parade we went to the Minersville Program - which is an hour program about the history of the town. This year Nick's little sister Ashley and her husband Devin danced in the program - it was hilarious! They did a great job!

~ Far Left: Ashley and Devin - doin' their dance! Such good sports!

Of course no Minersville celebration is complete without a BBQ, 4-wheeler rides, lots of visiting, and fireworks. We had a great 4th of July - and it was so fun to spend it with some of Nick's extended family.


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Paige's Family Vacation

We headed home Saturday night following the fireworks in Minersville - so that we could attend the blessing of Troy and Andrea's little addition - Camrie. It was a great blessing! Following the blessing we headed up to Salt Lake to spend some time with Paige's family.

Monday we spent the entire day at Lagoon! It was so fun to see Mike (Paige's Brother) and his wife Summer! We haven't seen them in forever! We rode so many fun rides - and just hung-out in the sun!

~ Mr. Sexy Nick at Lagoon

~ All of us waiting in line to ride Wicked! It was lots of fun! Aubrey, Garrett, Paige, Aubree, Todd, Mom, Mike, Summer, and Nick!

~ Rattlesnake Rapids: Aubree, Todd, Mom

~ Rattlesnake Rapids: Nick, Paige, Aubrey

~ Rattlesnake Rapids: Summer, Mike, Garrett

* All 9 of us went in one raft! We got soaked! Such a blast!!!

~ Riding Wicked! Back Row: unknown girl, Mom, Aubree, Todd

Front Row: ghost, Nick, Paige, Garrett

~ Riding CliffHanger at Lagoon - Nick, Summer, Paige, Mike - we were SOAKED!

Paige LOVES old time pictures! So she suggested that we get one while we were all together - at Lagoon! It was super fun to dress up - and act silly - wait - act silly? We didn't have to act....It was a blast!

~ Back Row: Garrett (Paige's Youngest Brother) Todd (Paige's Mom's Man) Mike (Paige's Younger Brother) Nick

~ Front Row: Aubree (Todd's Daughter) Luey (Paige's Mommy) Summer (Sister-in-Law) Paige, Aubrey (Paige's Younger Sister)

Monday night we drove to Park City - and stayed in a time share up there - it was super nice! Tuesday we headed to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house - it was so pretty -and a fun experience. The rest of the day we just hung out at the time share.

~ Temple Open House - Garrett, Aubrey, Nick, Paige, Summer, Mike

Wednesday we headed home - but no trip is complete without a stop at Cheesecake Factory - Paige's favorite! It was so sad to be done with our little vacation! We miss Mike and Summer so much!! - We can't wait to see them again!

We also stopped on the way home to see Paige's best friend Julie - and her new house! It was so fun to hang with Julie for a couple of hours - she cracks us right up! Her new house is so cute -and her little boy Boston - is so cute -even though he hates us!

Great News!

We just got a phone call from our Social Worker at

LDS Family Services - and we have finally

been approved for adoption!

This is super exciting! We have been working on

this for almost 5 months!

And - we have gone crazy!

But now we are ready to find our baby!!

We'll post more about this soon -

when our official LDS site is up!

Spread the word! We are looking for our baby!

4th Anniversary Trip

Well - It has been a long time since we posted!
First of all we celebrated our 4th Anniversary on the 27th of May! It is so crazy to us that we have been married for 4 year!
I am so lucky to have Nick as my husband! He is so patient with me! My love for him grows every day - and I still get butterflies when I think about how much I love him!

For our anniversary trip we went to visit our friends Tyler and Camille in Louisville! We had a blast!! For the first few days of our trip they were out here in Utah visiting family - so we just explored on our own!

We flew out on Friday morning - and once we landed we headed right for Cincinnati to have dinner with Paige's cousin Ben and his wife Melissa! We miss them so much! It is a darn good thing that Nick reminded Paige that we were near Ohio - and that we could visit with them! Paige is a total ditz when it comes to geography!!

Saturday afternoon we headed down to Nashville! We toured the Grand Ole' Opery! It was super cool! We got to see the singers mail boxes, their dressing rooms, and even stand on stage!

Saturday night we went to the Nashville Temple - it is so tiny!

On Sunday we just drove around and explored Nashville - We love to drive by and look at nice homes - don't worry that these homes gave us a new description of MANSIONS! Their homes are ginormous!!

On our way home, we stopped and visited the Louisville Temple -

On Sunday Night we picked up Ty and Camille from the airport! It was so good to see them! Their son Kayden is so big! He was so much fun - just constantly jabbering and walking around! He is super cute!!

Monday (Memorial Day) we went to ChurchHill Downs - There were actually races! So we got ourselves a seat near the finish line - and watched a couple races! It was so cool! Nick really enjoyed it - his family has always been into horse races - they even had a couple race horses when he was growing up!

The Trumpets Starting the Race:

Us! Aren't we Super Cute?!

Getting the Horses Ready for the Race:

Us at the Finish Line!

For lunch we went to the cutest little diner! Paige wants to open a place like it here! It had mismatched tables and chairs from the 50's - 60's. Cool lamps on the tables, crazy decor every where you looked! It was a lot of fun! In the parking lot - they had some photo opportunities - - -

Tyler, Camille, Paige, Nick~

So cute!


On Tuesday we went to the Louisville Slugger Museum and Bat Factory! We watched them make bats - and some for professional players! It was cool!

Paige at the Slugger Museum

Nick at the Slugger Museum

Tuesday night we went to the Falls of the Ohio - much like Niagara Falls. Well - the falls were nice - but - we think Niagara wins!

Nick walking with Kayden at the Falls - Super Cute!


We flew out Wednesday morning! We had a great trip - and we were very sad to come home! We always have a blast with Ty and Camille! We are so happy that they let us come stay with them!!

Aubrey's Senior Pictures

Wow! It has been a long time since we posted!

We had the opportunity to take Paige's little sister Aubrey's Senior Pictures last weekend! We had a blast! Aubrey is so fun! We can't believe that she is old enough to be graduating!! To Paige she is still a little toe-headed toddler!

Check out Nick's amazing skills! :)

We had to lift her into this tree! She was honestly freaking out about it!!

I love love love her on the red rocks! The wind was blowing - the lighting was great! We got tons of great pictures here!!

Life is Good!

We had a blast hanging with her for the evening! Love ya tons Aubrey!!

March Madness

March has been a crazy month! - It actually all started the last weekend in February with Nick's sister Ashley's bridal shower - and since then it has been non-stop running - but LOTS of fun!

The first weekend in March, Ashley received her Endowments at the St. George Temple. Afterwards, we had family over to our house for a lunch. It was a beautiful day! It was very fun to have everyone over, and catch up with them.

That same weekend, Nick's brother Gus was ordained an Elder, by Nick. So we headed up to Minersville for a quick trip. This was such a special event for Gus, and Nick was very honored to ordain him.

Thursday night, Gus and his wife Adrienne came to St. George to receive their Endowments. Nick, his brother, and sisters were all able to be in the Temple together. It was a very neat experience for all of us.

Friday morning we headed to Minersville to help set up for Ashley's reception. It turned out great! We headed to Manti - because Ashley and Devin were getting hitched' in the morning.

Saturday was a beautiful day. It was Paige's first time inside the Manti Temple. It was so pretty!The ceremony was very nice. It was a special experience to have all of Nick's siblings there . We had a quick luncheon in Ephraim, and headed back to Minersville for the reception.
The reception was great! We couldn't have done it without the help from some great friends! Our friends/neighbors the Webbs were life savers. As well as the McKnight family from Vegas, and Nick's sister Cynthia's sister-in-law Candi. They were such troopers! They kept the chocolate fountains running and the food looking great!

Then we had a week to 'rest' - okay - well back to our normal work routines -

This last weekend - we were able to attend the Temple again with Gus and Adrienne, and their four kids - to watch them be sealed as an Eternal Family. It was such a touching experience.

After the Temple, at the dinner - Paige asked our 5 year old niece, Alyssa, what her favorite part of the night was. Alyssa said, "being sealed!" Paige asked her what that meant, and she clapped her hands together so tight and said, "being stuck together on this planet and the next!" Then Alyssa asked Paige if that meant she was sealed to us. Paige told her yes, and she said, "cool dude!" and gave her two thumbs up! It was so cute!

On Saturday morning, we headed to Salt Lake for the final reception in Magna for Ashley and Devin. It was very nice. All of Nick's family stayed at the same hotel - and it was fun to be able to spend some relaxing time with them.

We woke up to snow on Sunday morning - and had a long drive home - but no trip to Salt Lake is complete without stopping at Cabela's! We loved seeing all the animals! Paige especially liked the Zebra!

Next weekend is Nick's Grandmas 80th birthday - so we'll be heading back up to Minersville to have a shin-dig.

We have been very blessed this month - to be able to witness so many spiritual milestones in our families lives.

Update

Some of you may be aware that we have been trying to become pregnant for the past 3 years. This has been a challenging experience for us; as we share a strong desire to have children. We have discussed and prayed about this trial often; and we feel in our hearts, at this time, that adoption is the right path for us to have an eternal family.

We have started the adoption process with LDS Family Services, and we are currently in the approval process. It won’t be long before we are approved; perhaps in the next couple of weeks! Adoption is such a blessing. We feel privileged to have the opportunity to adopt in our lives. We know that adoption is the way that children will come into our home; and this is Heavenly Father’s plan for us.

We have heard many stories of couples that become pregnant after they have been approved for adoption. While these are wonderful experiences, this is not our intention. We have both had confirmation that adoption is the right choice for us at this time.

We have been told by our social worker that more than half of adoptions come through family and friends, and their acquaintances. We are excited about this opportunity in our lives, and we are anticipating our little miracle.

In addition to our family blog, we started a blog that has information about us for birthparents. Feel free to check it out, and share it, if an opportunity arises. www.paigeandnick.blogspot.com

Talents

My friend from high school has a blog for her hand made jewelry - and she is having a clearance sale! She does AMAZING work - so check it out! http://accessoriesalamode.blogspot.com/

I have so many friends - with great crafty talents -who have turned their talents into a business- check them out - they are all on my side bar! I wish I could be as crafty and as driven as these amazing ladies!