sorry, I don't know why the captions to my slide show are so freaking huge!

So much to do...so little time!!

Sorry to all for being so horrible about keeping our blog very updated. So much has been going on with us I don't even know where to begin. Guess I'll just jump into the big stuff. SOOOO, Nate graduated from BYU-Idaho in December after doing an internship that fall at C of I in Caldwell, Idaho doing research. We were living with my parents during his internship and were kind of just winging it as to what we'd be doing next. After being in limbo for a couple months, Nate has been accepted to the University of Hawaii's Masters program in reproductive physiology. He was also offered a job to work in a lab there doing research, so he'll be paid to do that and also receive a tuition waiver since he'll be working for the school. I'm so proud of him and all the hard work he's done to get here! We feel so lucky to have the opportunity to do this...and live in Hawaii! =) I, on the other hand, have been accepted into Nail Technology School. haha Ok, so they take anyone who pays. But it's been fun and I'm hoping to be able to do it out of our home at some point to be able to help us make money, but also stay home with Zak. We'll see what happens and if I can cut it.
Zak is pretty much just a little boy now, not even a baby at all. Which apparently has been the case for awhile. But he is SOOO much fun! He loves playing 'Ring Around the Rosies' especially the falling down part, he loves cars, balls, throwing (everything...can be scary)..and animals. He can do the noise for anything that growls, cockadoodledooooo, he says 'hot', paco, Mmmmm (when he's going to eat), I think those are his newest, I'm pretty sure I've posted about his others. He's also acquired quite the sweet tooth. He just points to the cupboard until someone finally gives him a chocolate chip or something. I've definitely had to start regulating a little more. Going outside is also getting a little crazy..he wants to be outside all day everyday. He'll have a runny nose and a cough and it's 40 degrees and he won't come inside until I just have to make him. But he loves sliding and just exploring outside.
Hmmmmm, I don't think anything else too major is going on right now. We feel really blessed right now in our lives and are so thankful to be accepted into a program and progressing a little more to our ultimate goal of being able to be 'settled'.