Back East

We took our final flight before the baby comes and it was so worth it!! We went to Connenticut to visit my brother Rod and his girls. Yes he now has 4 beautiful girls!Little Clara is now 7 weeks old. It was so fun being there with them. The girls had us laughing the whole time especially little Jayda that girl has personality!!We were able to eat some of Freddys famous pizza, visit Yale, play on the beach, paint Easter eggs, practice baseball, and of course laugh our heads off!!Ryan celebrated his 32nd birthday while we were out there so we went into New York for a day. We were able to catch the opening day baseball game of Met vs. Braves. It was so cool. Our favorite Idol Heejun was also there singing:) After the game we hit up Wall Street, Canal Street, and of course Time Square. It was a great day to be in the NYC. Little Marlee was kicking the whole time on our vacation. She is such a happy traveling baby!! It was such a fun trip back east. We flew home and had a birthday bash with Ry's fam to top it off!! Hope you had a good # 32 Babe. Marlee and I love you so much!

Cubbies

Ryan is the Cubmaster and I am his assistant. We really enjoy our calling and have had a lot of fun these past couple months. We had the big Blue and Gold Birthday Party. The Cubs enjoyed pizza, cake and a few guest speakers:). Last Month we had the big Pinewood Derby. The cubs did awesome!! The cars were fast this yr. We only had 6 compete so they all went home with a trophy so fun!! We feel so lucky to have such a good group of cubs, leaders, and parents in the Coral Canyon 1st ward!

Family Fun

We were able to go with the Hughes family for a getaway in Midway. It was such a blast. We stayed at Howie's uncles cabin. It was so nice!! He has a huge natural hot spring in his backyard that everyone went swimming in at 10pm in the freezing cold!! We were able to go snow tubing, make snow angels, hit some local hot spots, and have lots of laughs. It was so fun and Im glad Ryan didnt get injured on his sled jumps:).
We also recently had a show up in Seattle. It was just a 3 day show so we turned it into a little vacation and visit with my dad. We traveled up to Canada and had a good lunch at the Canadian Red Robin:). We had a fun time visiting and doing the Remodling Expo.

Holiday Season!

The Holidays were so good to us. What a fun and special time of year. We truly love being with are friends and family and cherish the memories we made this year! We are so grateful for our Savior and all the blessings we have in our lives. Thanksgiving was at D's house this year. It was yummy!! Nat sure knows how to cook a turkey bird. My dad was able to be with us which was a special treat. We sang a little bit of grandmas turkey song, ate some delicious food, had a home- run derby, and best of all announced our bun in the oven( baby hughes). It was such an awesome day. We truly have so much to be thankful for! Christmas was such a blast this year. We celebrated at Cody's which was such a treat. The kids (Collin,Kenz, and baby Will) made it so exciting and we all truly felt the Christmas spirit. The Nativity performance was definitely one of my favorites. We had lots of laughs, good food, golf, presents, and love. Thank you Hughes Family for being so amazing.

Best miracle news ever!!

Ryan and I were anticipating getting Invitro on Dec.8, 2011. We were so excited since we have wanted and been trying to have a sweet little baby for about four years. I had gone through fertility treatment the previous year doing shots, medication, and different testing with no success. We knew the next step was IVF. We found a docter in Las Vegas and were excited and felt lucky that we were able to go through with the process. We had a few more shows before the procedure. I had gotten everything ready medication ordered, blood work, Dr appts. We were doing a show in Germany where I was supposed to start the medication. I had not had a period and was so worried that this was going to mess up the surgery date and whole process. I had been super tired and felt a little different then usual. I thought it was due to all the long hours of travel to Germany. I luckily had a dollar store pregnancy test in my suitcase and decided to take it just in case. I had taken so many and been devastated but this time I saw two faint lines which had never happened. I didn't know whether to jump for joy or cry the lines were quite faint. I could barely tell Ryan we were both so excited but wanted to take another test the next day to be sure. So that's what we did. Boy, it seemed like a long day. I couldn't sleep. I took the test the next morning and it was loud and clear POSITIVE. We were beyond happy and excited. Our hearts were so full.We were laughing hugging in unbelief that we were going to have a precious baby. We could not stop smiling and don't think we will be able to stop. It is still hard to believe and is truly a miracle in our lives. We feel so blessed to start a family and have a baby. We are thankful for everyones thoughts and prayers.I am due July 10, 2012. This is truly the best news ever for the Hughes Crew:)

Cabin Fever

My mom took us all to an amazing cabin in Duck Creek to have a little reunion with my brothers and the kiddos! It was such a blast. We were able to fish,ride the razor,have a scavenger hunt,eat lots of yummy food,hike in the caves, play in the snow, roast smores, and laugh a lot! It is always so fun and special to be together as a family. Thanks so much mom for the awesome trip and fun memories!!

Summer...

Where did summer go? Is it really October? Well we had an amazing Summer!! Ry and I had lots of amazing experiences and loads of fun to say the least. A few of the highlights were:1st Panguitch balloon festival( we love going to hang with Grandma and Grandpa), Little Mermaid with all the girls and Ry for my birthday(Thanks Mom),4th of July at the SunBowl or should I say dirtbowl:),Our First Triathlon at Bear Lake woo woo, Big hike with Cliff in the Unitas, lovely visits from Johnnys Fam, Dad, and Aunt Kathy, we loved taking sweet Gabby girl to Raging Waters, and enjoyed lots of good laughs with everyone. We have loved living in Coral Canyon this summer we did miss the beach a little;) We are so grateful for such loving fun families and friends to share memories with. Thanks to everyone for the Super Summer looking forward to see what Fall brings.